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The Works of William Hay, Esq, published 1794 (2 volumes, London: J. Nichols) accessible at: British Library

Willam Hay, MP for Seaford 1734-55, born 1695

Brighton new guide or, a description of Brighthelmston, and the adjacent country; with an account of the following places: East Bourn, Lewes, Newhaven, Shoreham, Rottendean, Worthing, Arundel, Seaford, Steyning, Preston, &c. &c. &c, edited by Frederick George Fisher, published 1800 (124 pp., London: T. Burton) accessible at: British Library   View Online

Parliamentary History - Seaford, by William Durrant Cooper, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (appendix III, article, pp.68-71) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The Town and Port of Seaford, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. I, rape of Pevensey, pp.275-281) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2396][Lib 3211] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500087] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

On the Translation of Saint Lewinna from Seaford in 1058, by W. H. Blaauw, published 1848 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 1, article, pp.46-54) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2086] & The Keep [LIB/500220] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Memorials of the Town, Parish and Cinque-port of Seaford, Historical and Antiquarian, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., F.S.A., published 1854 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 7, article, pp.73-150) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2092] & The Keep [LIB/500226] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Memorials of the Town Parish and Cinque-Port of Seaford, Historical and Antiquarian with the Charter of Incorporation and other Documents, by Mark Antony Lower, published 1855 (London: John Russell Smith) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Roman Urn found at Seaford, by Charles Ade, published 1857 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 9, notes & queries, p.368) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2094] & The Keep [LIB/500228] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Medieval Pottery found at Seaford, by William Figg, F.S.A., published 1858 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 10, article, pp.193-194) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2095] & The Keep [LIB/500229] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Hospital of Lepers at Seaford, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., F.S.A., published 1860 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 12, article, pp.112-116) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2097] & The Keep [LIB/500231] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Monumental Inscriptions - Seaford, by Henry Simmons, published 1860 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 12, article, pp.242-253) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2097] & The Keep [LIB/500231] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Addendum to Notices of St James's Hospital at Seaford, by Mark Antony Lower, published 1860 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 12, notes & queries, pp.269-270) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2097] & The Keep [LIB/500231] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Annexation of Sutton Church to Seaford, by M. A. Lower, published 1861 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 13, notes & queries, p.315) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2098] & The Keep [LIB/500232] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Further Memorials of Seaford, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., F.S.A. and William Durrant Cooper, F.S.A., published 1865 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 17, article, pp.141-163) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2102] & The Keep [LIB/500236] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Notes on Seaford, Historical, Antiquarian, Anecdotical and Descriptive, by Mark Antony Lower, published 1868 (Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Discovery of Human remains at Seaford, by William Webb Turner, published 1868 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 20, article, pp.180-183) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2105] & The Keep [LIB/507132] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Antiquities lately Discovered at Newhaven and Seaford, by M. A. Lower, published 1869 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 21, notes & queries, pp.218-219) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2016] & The Keep [LIB/500239] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Seaford, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. II, pp.142-146, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3315] & The Keep [LIB/500158]   View Online

Excavations in the Camp and Tumulus at Seaford, by Col. Lane Fox, published 1873 in Journal of the Anthropological Institute (article)

Manor of Sutton, near Seaford, by John J. Bennett, published 1873 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 25, notes & queries, pp.228-229) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2110] & The Keep [LIB/500243] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Ordnance Survey Book of Reference to the plan of the Parish of Seaford, published 1874 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode)

II. On the Chalk of the Cliffs from Seaford to Eastbourne, by Whitaker, William, published 1877 in Geological Society (vol. 8, no. 83, article, pp.198-200)

Notes on the Romano-British Cemetery at Seaford, Sussex, by F. G. Hilton Price and John E. Price, published 1877 in Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (vol. 6, article, pp.300-309)

On Excavations In the Camp, the Tumulus, and Romano-British Cemetery, Seaford, Sussex, by John Edward Price, F.S.A., M.R.S.L., published 1882 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 32, article, pp.167-200) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2117] & The Keep [LIB/500250] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Seaford Church, by late John Swainwick Lee, published 1883 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 33, article, pp.131-138) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2118] & The Keep [LIB/500251] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Gold Roman Coin found at Seaford, by Henry Griffith, F.S.A., published 1892 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 38, notes & queries, p.202) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2123] & The Keep [LIB/500256] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Coin of Antonia found at Seaford, by Ambrose P. Boyson, published 1899 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 42, notes & queries, p.249) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2127] & The Keep [LIB/500260] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Poll for the Election of Two Barons to Represent the Town and Port of Seaford, taken 25th March 1761, by R. Garraway Rice, F.S.A., published 1901 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 44, notes & queries, pp.210-211) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2129] & The Keep [LIB/500262] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Flint Arrow-head found at Seaford, by Ambrose P. Boyson, published 1903 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 46, notes & queries, p.236) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2131] & The Keep [LIB/500264] & S.A.S. library

Hospitals: St Leonard, Seaford, by William Page, F.S.A., published 1907 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 2: Ecclesiastical, Maritime, Social and Economic History, Population 1801-1901, Industries, Agriculture, Forestry, Architecture, Schools and Sport, pp.105-106, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 0712905863 & ISBN-13: 9780712905862) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2399][Lib 9097] & The Keep [LIB/500090][LIB/504899] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Hospitals: St James, Seaford, by William Page, F.S.A., published 1907 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 2: Ecclesiastical, Maritime, Social and Economic History, Population 1801-1901, Industries, Agriculture, Forestry, Architecture, Schools and Sport, p.105, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 0712905863 & ISBN-13: 9780712905862) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2399][Lib 9097] & The Keep [LIB/500090][LIB/504899] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

On the geology of the neighbourhood of Seaford (Sussex), by James Vincent Elsden, published January 1909 in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society (vol. 65, issue 1-4, article, pp.442-461)   View Online

The following paper deals with that part of the South Downs which adjoins the coast between Beachy Head and Newhaven. Its primary object was to investigate the variations of the dip and strike of the Chalk strata in that area, with the view of discovering the interpretation of the sudden westerly dip of the Chalk at Seaford Head. Incidentally, the geological features of the surrounding country and their relation to the surface-contours are discussed, and reasons are given for the view that the true eastern extremity of the structural area known as the Hampshire Basin lies within this district. With regard to previous literature on this part of Sussex, the whole question is summed up by Mr. Jukes-Browne in the following statement, published in 1904:-
'At Newhaven the beds are nearly horizontal, so there must be a quick recovery from the steep inclination which they show in Seafurd Head. Whether they are re-curved or faulted we have no means of knowing.'

Seaford and the Valley of the Cuckmere, by R. Thurston Hopkins, published 1921 in Kipling's Sussex (Chapter VIII, pp.135-150, London: Simkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16008][Lib 17091] & The Keep [LIB/504753] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Eastbourne, Pevensey, Seaford, published 1922 (Ward Lock and Co Ltd) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 649]

Seaford Church Tower , by Walter H. Godfrey, published November 1926 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 4, note, p.113) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

Some Hollow-Scrapers from Seaford, by J. G. D. Clark, published 1927 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 68, notes & queries, pp.273-276) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2153] & The Keep [LIB/500286] & S.A.S. library

Rambles in Sussex, No 1. Seaford to Berwick, by H. J. Sibley, published 1927 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. I no. 6, article, pp.262-263) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2303][Lib 8326] & The Keep [LIB/500137]

Rambles in Sussex, No 5. A Downland Walk, Seaford to Berwick, by H. J. Sibley, published 1927 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. I no. 10, article, pp.446-447) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2303][Lib 8326] & The Keep [LIB/500137]

A Christmas Fight of Seaford Head, by Rev. A. A. Evans, published 1927 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. I no. 13, article, p.544) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2303][Lib 8326] & The Keep [LIB/500137]

Happocrates, the God of Silence, by J. F. Tattersall, published May 1927 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 6, note, pp.184-185) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

Seven Ships that sailed to Seaford Bay, by Arthur Beckett, published 1928 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. II no. 5, article, pp.204-208) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9327] & The Keep [LIB/500138]

Saint Lewinna, the Sussex Martyr, by Kenneth Povey, published 1928 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. II no. 7, article, pp.280-291) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9327] & The Keep [LIB/500138]

Carvings in two Sussex Churches, by J. Hutchings, A.R.I.B.A. and W. Cyril Wallis, F.S.A., published 1928 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. II no. 12, article, pp.533-537) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9327] & The Keep [LIB/500138]

Seaford, by R. Thurston Hopkins, published 1929 in Kipling's Sussex Revisited (pp.107-119, London: H. Jenkins Ltd) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15871][Lib 17092] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Tennyson at Seaford, by John Fountain Tattersall, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 2, article, p.126) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500139]

Seven Ships that sailed to Seaford Bay, by S.C.M. Contributor(s), published 1930 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. IV no. 10, article, p.835) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2308][Lib 2309] & The Keep [LIB/500173]

Seaford in Parliament, 1660-1832, by Rev. G. P. Crawfurd, published 1931 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. V no. 1, article, pp.18-20) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2310] & The Keep [LIB/500174]

The Battle of Mercredsburn, by H. G. Romer, published 1931 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. V no. 10, article, pp.656-661) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2310] & The Keep [LIB/500174]

Newhaven and Seaford: a study in the diversion of a river mouth, by F. G. Morris, published March 1931 in Geography (vol. 16, no. 1, article, pp.28-33, Geographical Association)   View Online

Sussex Wool Ports in the Thirteenth Century. 3 - Seaford, by R. A. Pelham, M.A., Ph.D., published May 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 6, article, pp.166-171) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

The Ferry of Sefford, by Arnold J. Taylor, published November 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 8, article, pp.237-242) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

Kitchen Midden at Seaford, by V. Gerard Smith, published November 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 8, note, pp.251-252) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

Seaford Church, by J. G. Taylor, published November 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 8, query, p.252) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

The Ferry to Mechyngewelle , by Laurence F. Field, published February 1936 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 1, article, pp.20-23) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library

The Parish Church of St Leonard, Seaford, by J. G. Taylor, published 1937 (xvii + 139 pp., London: George White) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508057] & East Sussex Libraries

A Romano-British Cremation Burial from Seaford, by C. R. Ward, published November 1938 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 4, article, p.116) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library

The Stratigraphy of the Chalk of Sussex. Part II. Eastern Area - Seaford to Cuckmere Valley and Eastbourne, with Zonal Map, by Christopher T. A. Gaster, F.G.S., published 1939 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 50 issue 4, article, pp.510-526)   View Online

This paper, which forms the second part of a comprehensive survey of the Chalk of Sussex, records the results of a survey of the Chalk extending from Seaford to the Cuckmere Valley and Eastbourne, a distance of 7 miles. The width of the outcrop from the escarpment on the north to the chalk cliffs on the coast being approximately five miles. The area dealt with is included in parts of Sheets 334 (Eastbourne) and 319 (Lewes) of the Geological Survey. The three major divisions of Lower, Middle and Upper Chalk shown on those sheets are replaced in the present work by detailed zonal results which are shown on the accompanying map.

Iron Age and Romano-British Site at Seaford, by V. Gerard Smith, published 1939 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 80, article, pp.293-306) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2165] & The Keep [LIB/500349] & S.A.S. library

A Norman Tympanum in Sussex [at Seaford], by Dr. J. G. Taylor, F.S.A, published May 1940 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VIII no. 2, article, pp.48-50) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8865][Lib 2207] & The Keep [LIB/500210] & S.A.S. library

Twelfth Century Burials at Sutton, Seaford, by E. Cecil Curwen, published August 1944 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. X no. 3, note, p.67) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8228][Lib 2209] & The Keep [LIB/500212] & S.A.S. library

Skeletons at Hope Gap, Seaford, by W. J. Mortimore, published May 1947 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XI no. 6, note, pp.132-133) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8229][Lib 2210] & The Keep [LIB/500213] & S.A.S. library

Guide to the Parish Church of St. Leonard, Seaford, edited by Walter H. Godfrey, published 1949 (Sussex Churches No. 11, pamphlet, Seaford Parochial Church Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5001][Lib 6537] & The Keep [LIB/503052] & R.I.B.A. Library

By the publication of this new guide to St. Leonard's Church, Seaford, a long felt want has been satisfied. Hitherto there has been no authentic guide to this interesting church available for visitors to study and take away. I use the word "authentic" advisedly because many weird and wonderful attempts have been made by ill-informed residents to explain the archaeological features of the building. Proud parishioners have been known to point out to visitors the "Norman" west doorway - a feature which Mr. Godfrey clearly shows in this excellent little guide to have been added in 1893! In 1937, the late Dr. J. W. Taylor published his excellent book on this church, but this was too costly, and too bulky for any but the keenest enthusiasts to take away among their holiday luggage. Now, thanks to Mr. W. H. Godfrey, acting for the Society, we have in handy form, a clear, concise explanation of the history of this truly remarkable church. For the very modest price of sixpence one can thus obtain a full understanding of the many interesting details of its construction and development. Mr. Godfrey, however, in his modesty, does not tell us that the present fine condition of the fabric is entirely due to him. An architect of the restoration undertaken just before the war, he has renovated the building, secured its safety, whilst retaining all its interesting features. These features include the unusual method of building the tower inside the Western-most bay of the Northern bay and the unique carved capital in the South arcade. In such an excellent booklet one can find little to criticise, but many of us are disappointed with the photograph of the exterior of the church. A better position from which to take the photograph could surely have been found, but I understand that this was not of the Editor's choosing.

A sickle-flint from Seaford, Sussex, by Dr. E. Cecil Curwen, published October 1949 in The Antiquaries Journal (vol. 29 issue 3-4, note, pp.192-195)   View Online

Sussex Church Plans LXXXIX: St. Leonard, Seaford, by W. H. G. [W. H. Godfrey], published May 1950 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 2, article, pp.39-40) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

The Stratigraphy of the chalk of Sussex: Part IV. East central area - between the valley of the Adur and Seaford, with zonal map, by Christopher T. A. Gaster, F.G.S., published 1951 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 62 issue 1, article, pp.31-64)   View Online

The paper records the results of a zonal survey of the Chalk in the area between the valley of the Adur and Seaford. It reveals some new and interesting facts relating to the geological structure of the area. For instance, the previously described anticline of Kingston near Lewes is found to comprise three folds, i.e. (a) Kingston Anticline, (b) Hollinghury Anticline, and (c) Beddingham Anticline. The Kingston Anticline is limited to the area between Mount Caburn and Newmarket Plantation. Faulting is associated with these folds. The Beddingham Anticline extends eastward beyond the district. Other folding, both synclinal and anticlinal, with faulting, are also described. The form of the outstanding valley, known as the Coombe, East of Lewes, is explained. The results are supported by considerable field evidence.

The Church of Sutton-Next-Seaford, by Frank R. Williams, published February 1951 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 5, article, pp.98-100) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

Excavations at Seaford Head, by Rev. E. D. Arundell, F.S.A., published May 1952 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 9 & 10, article, pp.193-196) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

Two Sickle-Flints from Seaford, by E. Cecil Curwen, published May 1952 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 9 & 10, article, p.197) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

A Celt of Red Flint [found at South Hill, Seaford], by W. J. Mortimore, published May 1953 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 13 & 14, note, p.294) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

Red Flint Celt [at Seaford], by W. J. Mortimore, published November 1956 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 11 & 12, note, p.207) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library

Elphick Family, of Seaford, by W. H. Challen, published May 1958 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 1, note, pp.28-29) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library

Records of the Corporation of Seaford, by Francis W Steer, published 1959 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2539] & The Keep [LIB/504697]

From Lewes to Newhaven and Seaford, by H. R. Stones, A.M.Inst.T., published March 1961 in Railway Magazine (article, pp.149-154)   Download PDF

Movement of shingle on the margins of Seaford Bay, by I. P. Jolliffe, published 1964 (Hydraulics Research Station)

Newhaven and Seaford Coastal Fortifications, by R. J. Goulden and A. Kemp, published 1974 (16 pp., published by the author) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506120] & East Sussex Libraries

Victorian and Edwardian Seaford: An embryonic Brighton?, by John Lowerson, published 1975 (64 pp., Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex, ISBN-10: 090424203X & ISBN-13: 9780904242034) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503055] & East Sussex Libraries

Sussex River: Journeys along the Banks of the Ouse - Seaford to Newhaven, by Edna & 'Mac' McCarthy, published 1975 (Lindel Organisation Ltd.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16046] & The Keep [LIB/500072] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Diplock of Seaford & Newhaven, by Roger Diplock, published September 1976 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 6, article, pp.211-212) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Excavations 1976: Seaford, by D. Freke, published December 1976 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 20, article, p.98, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

An introduction to the history of Seaford: with a description of its historic buildings , by Joan A. Astell, published 1977 (2nd revised edition, 9 pp., Seaford Museum of Local History) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

Excavations in Church Street, Seaford 1976, by David J. Freke, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.199-224) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library

Newhaven and Seaford Branch, by R. W. Kidner, published 1979 (Locomotion Papers No. 117, 32 pp. with 32 illus. on 16 plates & 8 maps, Oakwood Press) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Flint Artefacts from Seaford, by Eric W. Holden, published 1979 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 117, shorter notice, pp.224-227) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7497] & The Keep [LIB/500312] & S.A.S. library

Notes on the Mammal Remains in Medieval Pits and Well at Seaford Church Street, 1976, by D. Brothwell, published 1979 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 117, shorter notice, pp.231-233) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7497] & The Keep [LIB/500312] & S.A.S. library

Excavations in Steyne Road, Seaford, 1977, by D. J. Freke, published 1979 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 117, shorter notice, pp.233-234) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7497] & The Keep [LIB/500312] & S.A.S. library

Excavation Report 1979: Steyne Road, Seaford, East Sussex, by D. J. Freke, published April 1980 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 30, article, p.199, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

A Seaford Boyhood in the 1820s, by Joan Kent, published December 1981 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 3 no. 3, article, pp.76-81) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8892] & The Keep [LIB/501189] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.

A Brief History of Seaford, by Marie Lewis, published 1982 (16 pp., East Sussex County Library)

Recent Archaeological Trial Trenching in Seaford, Sussex, by David Freke and David Rudling, published 1983 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 121, archaeological note, pp.209-210) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8902] & The Keep [LIB/500308] & S.A.S. library

Excavations at Seaford Head Camp, East Sussex, 1983, by Owen Bedwin, published 1986 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 124, article, pp.25-34) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9762] & The Keep [LIB/500311] & S.A.S. library

Prehistoric Sites Threatened by Coastal Erosion between Seaford Head and Beachy Head, East Sussex, by Robin Holgate, published 1986 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 124, archaeological note, pp.243-244) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9762] & The Keep [LIB/500311] & S.A.S. library

Excavations in Seaford, 1985, by Robin Holgate, published 1986 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 124, archaeological note, pp.254-255) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9762] & The Keep [LIB/500311] & S.A.S. library

A survey of the prevalence and treatment of asthma and hay fever in a small town in East Sussex, by Sonya Leff, published July 1986 in Public Health (vol. 100, issue 4, article, pp.205-207)

Concern had been expressed by teachers and parents about a seemingly high incidence of asthma and hayfever amongst school children, and about the numbers of children using inhaled antispasmodics during the school day in Seaford. A twelve month survey was undertaken which showed an incidence reflecting the findings of the National Child Development Study (NCDS). It is suggested that the effectiveness of inhaled antispasmodics has resulted in more asthmatic children being educated in ordinary schools rather than in those for the physically delicate.

East Sussex Census 1851 Index: Pevensey, Westham, Willingdon, Jevington, Folkington, Wilmington, Eastbourne, Eastdean, Friston, Seaford, Westdean, Litlington, Lullington, and Alfriston, by June C Barnes, published March 1987 (vol. 8, booklet, 112 pp., C. J. Barnes & printed at Battle Instant Print Ltd., ISBN-13: 9781870264082) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11237] & The Keep [LIB/503432] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Then and Now in Seaford, by Patricia Berry, published April 1988 (64 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 094689311X & ISBN-13: 9780946893119) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Voters in Seaford Borough in 1761, by Stanley Excell, published September 1988 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 3, article, pp.138-139) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Seaford Sea Defence Scheme, by A. E. Holmes, published April 1989 in Water and Environment Journal (vol. 3, issue 2, article, pp.101-108)   View Online

During the last 100 years the shingle beach levels at Seaford have gradually declined, with the result that the 10-m high sea wall, protecting low-lying areas of the town against flooding, came under serious threat of collapse.
Southern Water Authority assumed responsibility for the frontage in 1981, and the paper briefly describes the history of events leading into the problem, model studies, and the solution which was adopted. Details of behaviour of the beach during the months following completion, including the great storm of October 1987, are also given.

Religious Survey 1851 - Eastbourne district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.28-34, ISBN-10: 085445036X & ISBN-13: 9780854450367) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10578][Lib 13824] & The Keep [LIB/500452][LIB/507827] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Eastbourne district incl. Pevensey, Westham, Willingdon, Jevington, Folkington, Wimington, Eastdean, Friston, Seaford, Westdean, Litlington, Lullington & Alfriston

The Cinque Ports Liberty of Seaford - Land Tax 1785, edited by Roger Davey, published 1991 in East Sussex Land Tax, 1785 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 77, pp.254-256, ISBN-10: 0854450386 & ISBN-13: 9780854450381) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11681][Lib 13075] & The Keep [LIB/500454][Lib/507860] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

A Brave Son of Sussex: Nicholas Levett 1816-1885, by Mrs. G. M. Couper, published March 1991 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 9 no. 5, article, pp.177-178) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11999] & The Keep [LIB/501261] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Nicholas Levett was born in 1816 at Goring, the fourth son of Nicholas Levett and Sarah Stace who had married in 1806 at Seaford. Nicholas married Ruth Beale in 1844, and they had one daughter, Selina in St. Ives in 1857. Nicholas was coxswain of a lifeboat in St. Ives that rescued the crew of a French brig in heavy seas in1865. Article covers the years 1751 - 1981.

Letters from Canada to Sussex, 1885-89, by Mrs. D. Wright, published December 1991 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 9 no. 8, article, pp.294-297) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11999] & The Keep [LIB/501261] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

A letter postmarked Guelph and addressed to Mrs Thomas Simmons arrived at Church Street, Seaford, in June 1885, and ended over twelve years anxious waiting for news of the whereabouts of her son Thomas Simmons junior and his family

On foot in East Sussex : 27 rambles based on the Eastbourne, Herstmonceux, Lewes, Seaford, Brighton, Rye, Ashdown Forest areas, by Society of Sussex Downmen, published 1992 (10th edition, 72 pp., Hove) accessible at: British Library

A Polished flint axe from Seaford Head, East Sussex, by Christopher Butler, published 1994 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 132, shorter article, p.193) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12979] & The Keep [LIB/500294] & S.A.S. library

Bishopstone and Seaford: A Second Selection (Britain in Old Photographs) , by Patricia Berry and Philip Pople, published 1995 (128 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 0750909285 & ISBN-13: 9780750909280) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Aspects of the History and Archaeology of Medieval Seaford, by Mark Gardiner, published 1995 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 133, article, pp.189-212) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13209] & The Keep [LIB/500288] & S.A.S. library

Later Prehistoric Flintwork from Valley Dip, Seaford, East Sussex, by Christopher Butler and Ed Jarzembowski, published 1996 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 134, shorter article, pp.219-224) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13390] & The Keep [LIB/500296] & S.A.S. library

Seaford - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, pp.232-235, ISBN-10: 0854450424 & ISBN-13: 9780854450428) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13825][Lib 13828] & The Keep [LIB/500458][Lib/507864] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Tory and Whig : the parliamentary papers of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford, and William Hay, M.P. for Seaford, 1716-1753, edited by Stephen Taylor and Clyve Jones, published 2 July 1998 (xcii + 390 pp., Woodbridge : Boydell Press, ISBN-10: 0851155898 & ISBN-13: 9780851155890) accessible at: British Library

The parliamentary papers of Edward Harley and William Hay offer a unique insight into the politics of the 1730s and 1740s. The journals kept by the men during the latter part of Sir Robert Walpole's premiership provide two contrasting perspectives: Harley was a leading figure in the Tory party, and a fierce critic of the Whig ministry; Hay was an independently-minded but committed ministerialist. Hay gives an account of events in the Commons, while Harley, who succeeded to the earldom of Oxford in 1741, has a rare insider's view into proceedings in the House of Lords during the Whig supremacy. Other parliamentary papers include Hay's letters to Newcastle, providing a fascinating account of the bitterly contested elections of 1734 in Sussex and Lewes.

The Seaford Mutiny of 1795: The Royal Oxfordshire Militia Rebellion, by Peter Longstaff-Tyrell, published 2001 (Polegate: Gote House Publishing, ISBN-10: 0952129760 & ISBN-13: 9780952129769) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506117] & East Sussex Libraries

Seaford Memories 1950-1999, by Patricia Berry, published 25 November 2003 (76 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857702867 & ISBN-13: 9781857702866) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

With photographs, anecdotes and reminiscences, the author, Pat Berry has drawn on her many years' living and learning in Seaford to cover fifty years, during which a small seaside community has grown into a thriving town of some 24,000 people. The end of the Second World War found 'Front Line Seaford' with gaps in its families and in its streets, where enemy action had taken its toll, at home and on the battlefields. The sea, that great eternal foe, continued to demand vigilance, to prevent damage to shoreline defences with consequent flooding of the old town area. Gone forever were many of the boarding schools for which Seaford was famous. Seaford has become a modern commuter town but still proudly celebrating its ancient history - with some startling discoveries and notable events along the way.
Pat Berry lives in Seaford and is a notable and active member of the Seaford Historical Society.

Excavations at 1-3 High Street, Seaford, East Sussex, by Simon Stevens, published 2004 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 142, article, pp.79-92) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15489] & The Keep [LIB/500360] & S.A.S. library   View Online

An area of c. 7 m by c. 7 m was mechanically stripped following the discovery of buried features during an archaeological evaluation of the site. The remains of a substantial structure were uncovered in the western half of the excavation area. The surviving masonry consisted mainly of flint and chalk/clunch, bonded with a sandy mortar. A single sherd of pottery dating from 1300 - 1400 was recovered from the foundation trench. A chalk-lined well was located below the corner of the building from which pottery dating from 1200 - 1275 was recovered, and the masonry also truncated a pit from which a pottery assemblage dating from 1225 - 1325 was recovered.
More limited structural remains built on a similar orientation were encountered in the eastern half of the site. Part of one of the structures truncated a pit containing pottery dating from 1125 - 1225. Hence all the structural remains encountered during the excavations appear to be of late medieval date.
The other features consisted of a small group of pits and post-holes. Medieval pottery was recovered from 19 separate contexts. The earliest group dates from 1125 - 1225, with the latest group dating from 1325 - 1425. Other finds include glazed roof tiles, floor tiles, slate, metalwork and animal bone (including fish) and charred seed remains.

Seaford, Historic Character Assessment Report, compiled by Roland B. Harris, published March 2005 (Sussex Extensive Urban Survey (EUS), 39 pp. + appendices, E.S.C.C., W.S.C.C. & Brighton and Hove City, funded by English Heritage) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries   Download PDF

Southern Main Lines: Haywards Heath to Seaford, by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith, published 19 November 2005 (96 pp., Midhurst: Middleton Press, ISBN-10: 0906520282 & ISBN-13: 9780906520284) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506439] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Lavington Park (Seaford College) - Pump House, by Ron Martin, published 2007 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 37, article, pp.7-15, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506535]   Download PDF

Lavington Park is situated to the west of the A285 Petworth to Chichester road immediately to the south-west of Duncton village. It is located entirely within the parish of East Lavington. The house was originally built in 1589 by Giles Garton but it was rebuilt in 1790-94. The estate had various owners and in 1936 was owned by the Wallace family, Mrs, Wallace being the daughter of Sir Edwin Lutyens. During WWII it served as a commando HQ and in 1946 was bought by Rev. C. E. Johnson for the present owners, Seaford College.

Seaford Through Time, by Kevin Gordon, published 12 January 2010 (96 pp., Stroud: Amberley Publishing, ISBN-10: 1848685122 & ISBN-13: 9781848685123) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Half-way between Eastbourne and Brighton, the quiet Sussex town of Seaford is often overlooked as a holiday destination but it has an abundant and fascinating history. Seaford's past looks down on the town, quite literally in the form of the Neolithic Hill Fort on the cliffs at Seaford Head. Over the centuries the town has been a bustling Cinque Port, a rotten borough, a quiet seaside backwater, a centre for education, a garrison town and a target for enemy action. Seaford today is a residential town nestled between the sea and the South Downs National Park, however there are still clues to be found that point to the rich tapestry of its past. In this book, local historian Kevin Gordon embarks on a nostalgic trip using old photographs and postcards to discover how the town has developed and changed.

William Hay, M.P. for Seaford (1695-1755), edited by Stephen Taylor and Clyve Jones, published 11 May 2010 in Parliamentary History (vol. 29, issue s1, article, pp.lxi-lxxxvii)   View Online

A supplement to Parliamentary History: Parliamentary Record Series, volume 1: Tory and Whig - The Parliamentary Papers ofEdward Harley, Third Earl of Oxford, and William Hay, M.P. for Seaford, 1716-1753, Edited by Stephen Taylor and Clyve Jones.

William Hay's parliamentary papers, edited by Stephen Taylor and Clyve Jones, published 11 May 2010 in Parliamentary History (vol. 29, issue s1, article, pp.280-340)   View Online

St. Leonard's Church Seaford: Altar table and four seasonal panels, by P. Meynell, published 2011 in Church building & heritage review (issue 127, article, pp.16-17)

Seaford, St. Leonard - Church monuments, edited by Nigel Llewellyn, published 2011 in East Sussex Church Monuments, 1530-1830 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 93, pp.315-317, ISBN-10: 0854450750 & ISBN-13: 9780854450756) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17926] & The Keep [LIB/500470][LIB/507876] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Treasure Chest: A Seaford Anthology, compiled by Diana Crook, published 1 June 2012 (136 pp., Dale House Press, ISBN-10: 1900841061 & ISBN-13: 9781900841061) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503495] & East Sussex Libraries

War Graves of Seaford Cemetery, by Kevin Gordon, published 2013 (Local History Booklet no. 11, 24 pp., Seaford Museum and Heritage Society, ISBN-13: 9781902170190) accessible at: Seaford Monumental Inscriptions Group & East Sussex Libraries   Download PDF

The Great Explosion at Seaford , published 2013 (booklet no. 38, East Dean & Friston Local History Group) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509215] & East Dean & Friston Local History Group

The dramatic attempt to save Seaford Bay as reported in 'The Illustrated London News', September 1850

Testimony of Regard: Monumental Inscriptions at St Leonard's Seaford, by Members of the Group, published 2014 (Seaford Monumental Inscriptions Group) accessible at: Seaford Monumental Inscriptions Group

Seaford and Eastbourne in the Great War, by Kevin Gordon, published 14 October 2014 (176 pp., Pen and Sword Books, ISBN-10: 1783036427 & ISBN-13: 9781783036424) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Seaforth and Eastbourne were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. A record of the growing disillusion of the people, their tragedies and hardships and a determination to see it through. The Sussex seaside towns of Seaford and Eastbourne were closer to the action than most places; the sound of naval battles could be heard from the coast (and sometimes witnessed by those with a good pair of binoculars). When the wind was in the right direction the rumble of artillery from France bought the frontline into the streets. At the start of the Great War, Eastbourne was an elegant and blossoming resort and did its best to maintain its tourist trade despite the arrival of soldiers, aeroplanes, refugees and the wounded. Seaford was a much smaller resort with a population of under 4,000 however thousands of troops from all over the Empire were billeted in the area either at private homes or in two massive camps. The Seaford camps were the venue for training, parades, fighting, murder and even rioting. Nearby Newhaven became an important port in which provisions were transported to the front. Conscientious Objectors, some under threat of the death penalty worked on the docks and the nearby roads.
In his book "Seaford and Eastbourne in the Great War" local historian, Kevin Gordon tells the story of how the conflict affected, not only these seaside towns but also of the soldiers (many of them teenagers) who answered the call to battle. It is a story of spies, schoolchildren and sacrifice; a story that, for many, ended in the cemetery at Seaford which today is one of the largest Commonwealth War Graves in the South of England.

5 Findon Close, Seaford (NGR: TV50299910) - watching brief report, by Sean Wallis, published December 2014 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

Training for war: Plans of the three Great War Divisional Camps in Sussex, by Luke Barber and Justin Russell, published 2015 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 153, article, pp.191-201) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18934] & The Keep [LIB/509033] & S.A.S. library   View Online

During research on the Great War camps at Seaford, the authors located a set of 1916 plans in the Canadian national archives. Not only was Seaford covered but also the camps at Crowborough and Shoreham. These extensive sites have all but disappeared and the plans therefore provide an invaluable insight into the three divisional camps in the county. The plans have been redrawn and colour coded for reproduction here along with a brief explanatory narrative.

The Seaford stone axe hoard, by Rodney Castleden and Alex Thompson, published 2015 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 153, short article, pp.203-208) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18934] & The Keep [LIB/509033] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Changing Face of Seaford, by Patricia Berry and Steve Benz, published 15 February 2015 (84 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857702999 & ISBN-13: 9781857702996) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

There is proof of Seaford's History going back over two thousand years. Photographic evidence only dates back just over one hundred years ago recording the growth of the town to its population of 25,000 today. In order to show the changing face of Seaford, the authors have assembled a rare collection of photographs and postcards, many of which have never been published before.
A comparison of the then and now illustrations have been included to feature subjects from soldiers to shipwrecks, smugglers to superstores and sport to storm damage.
The author, Patricia Berry is a well known local historian who writes regularly about her beloved Seaford. Steve Benz is an avid postcard collector and has worked within the publishing trade for over twenty years.

Forlorn and Widowed: Seaford in the Napoleonic Wars, by Rodney Castleden, published 8 March 2015 (210 pp., Seaford: Blatchington Press, ISBN-10: 1326194739 & ISBN-13: 9781326194734) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509023]

During the French Wars, 1793-1815, Seaford in Sussex was little more than a village, and a poor village at that. Its days as a port were really over, now that the Sussex Ouse made its way to the sea at Newhaven instead of Seaford. Efforts to turn it into a seaside resort were a miserable failure.
New life was brought to the town when it was militarized, with two batteries, a barracks and the last of the Martello Towers. Seaford was also a rotten borough, with corruption on a grand scale. The book re-creates the town and its struggle for survival.

The House on the Cliff: The Story of the Building That Stood on Seaford Head , by Lynn Lawson, published 11 November 2016 (120 pp., Country Books, ISBN-10: 1910489379 & ISBN-13: 9781910489376) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509450] & East Sussex Libraries

1841 Census vol.07 - Pevensey area, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: BPCG, CD-ROM)