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A journey through Sussex [Lewes, Brighton, Shoreham, Findon and Chichester], by John Burton, published 1752 in Rivington, London (article, pp.53-56, in Latin)

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

Picture of Worthing; to which is added an Account of Arundel and Shoreham, with other parts of the surrounding country, by John Evans, published 1805 (London) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

New Shoreham Harbour, The Report of J. Rennie, Esq, by John Rennie, published 1810 (W. Smith) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Report to the Committee of Subscribers of the Proposed Harbour of new Shoreham

Report, or essay, to illustrate the advantages of direct inland communication through Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and Hants, to connect the Metropolis with the ports of Shoreham, (Brighton) Rochester, (Chatham) and Portsmouth, by a line of engine rail-road, and to render the Grand Surrey Canal, Wandsworth and Merstram rail-road, Shoreham harbour, and Waterloo Bridge shares, productive property: with suggestions for diminishing poors-rates, and relieving agriculture, by William James, published 1823 (31 pp., London: published for the Author, No.3, Thavies Inn, Holborn, by J. and A. Arch, Cornhill) accessible at: British Library

Plan of the proposed line of engine rail-road to connect the ports of London, Shoreham, Rochester and Portsmouth, as designed by W. James.

Parliamentary History - New Shoreham, by William Durrant Cooper, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (appendix III, article, pp.52-56) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Borough of New Shoreham, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Bramber, pp.208-214) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Parish of Old Shoreham, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Bramber, pp.214-215) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Mogg's Brighton Railway, and Brighton, Lewes, Shoreham and Worthing Guide, by Edward Mogg, published 1841 (London) accessible at: British Library

Sele Priory, and some Notice of the Carmelite Friars at New Shoreham, and the Secular Canons at Steyning, by Rev. Edward Turner, published 1858 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 10, article, pp.100-128) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2095] & The Keep [LIB/500229] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Architectural History of St. Mary's Church, New Shoreham, by Edmund Sharpe, M.A., F.R.I.B.A., published 1861 (Chichester: William Hayley Mason) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2849][Lib 15693] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries   View Online

Black's Guide to Brighton and Vicinity, including Lewes, Shoreham and Newhaven, by Black & Co. Ltd., published 1866 (54 pp., Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black) accessible at: British Library

Old Shoreham and New Shoreham, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. II, pp.158-161, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3315] & The Keep [LIB/500158]   View Online

By a Way they knew not; being memorials of blind Fanny Winton, by Martha Rigden, published 1873 (London) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

Mainly on her religious life in Shoreham

Book of Reference to the Plan of the Parish of Old Shoreham, 1874, published 1874 (pamphlet, Ordnance Survey) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3614]

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

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

New Shoreham, by Burton Green, published 1877 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 27, article, pp.69-109) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2112] & The Keep [LIB/500245] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Pleasant Days in Pleasant Places, by Edward Walford, M.A., published 1878 (London: Hardwicke & Bogue)   View Online

A Shoreham 'Scare.', by Henry Campkin, published 1880 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 30, notes & queries, pp.243-244) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2115] & The Keep [LIB/500248] & S.A.S. library   View Online

New Shoreham Church, by Henry Campkin, published 1880 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 30, notes & queries, p.245) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2115] & The Keep [LIB/500248] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Reply to Mr. Hubbard's Address to the Electors of the Borough of New Shoreham and the Rape of Bramber. Together with a speech delivered at Worthing, etc., by Sir Robert Loder, Bart., published 1882 (26 pp., London: J. Davy & Sons) accessible at: British Library

Dedication of New Shoreham Church, by Frederick E. Sawyer, published 1886 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 34, notes & queries, p.262) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2119] & The Keep [LIB/500252] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The outbreak of Enteric Fever at Lancing College and Shoreham, published August 1886 in The Lancet (vol. 128, article, pp.418-419)

The History of the Shorehams, by Rev H C Adams, published 1891 (A. F. Tower) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4308] & West Sussex Libraries

Sketches of Shoreham, past and present, With a descriptive account of its churches &c. Taken from authentic sources, by A. Pilmore and Feliz Summerly, published 1891 (Higham and Sons) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

A Guide to the Shorehams, Sussex, by Henry Cadwallader Adams, published 1893 (20 pp., Shoreham: E. H. Knight) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

1779. A Story of Old Shoreham, by Frederick Harrison and illustrated by Stanley L. Wood, published 1899 (S. P. C. K.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12791] & West Sussex Libraries

The Two Shorehams, by E. F. Salmon and Annie Pilmore, published 1902 (Emery) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Note on an Old Carved Chimney-piece at New Shoreham, by E. F. Salmon, published 1903 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 46, notes & queries, p.237) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2131] & The Keep [LIB/500264] & S.A.S. library

Shoreham, by E. V. Lucas with illustrations by Frederick L. Griggs, published 1904 in Highways and Byways in Sussex (Chapter XIX, London: Macmillan & Co.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 41][Lib 12792][Lib 15825] & The Keep [LIB/500142]   View Online

Masons and other Incised Marks in New Shoreham Church, by E. F. Salmon, published 1905 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 48, article, pp.145-149) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2133] & The Keep [LIB/500266] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Two Shoreham Antiquities, by E. F. Salmon, published 1905 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 48, notes & queries, pp.155-157) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2133] & The Keep [LIB/500266] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Houses of Carmelite Friars: Shoreham, 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.97, 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, Shoreham, 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.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 Katherine, Shoreham, 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.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

Some Notes on New Shoreham, by Burton Green, published 1907 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 50, notes & queries, pp.181-183) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2135] & The Keep [LIB/500268] & S.A.S. library   View Online

From the North Foreland to Penzance [includes Cinque Ports, Newhaven, Shoreham and Littlehampton], by Clive Holland and illustrated by Maurice Randall, published 1908 (xvi + 334 pp., London: Chatto & Windus) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Extracts from a Vestry Book of the Parish of New Shoreham from 1707 to 1779, by Ernest F. Salmon, published 1908 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 51, article, pp.163-182) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2136] & The Keep [LIB/500269] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Shoreham Seal, by L. F. Salzman, published 1908 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 51, notes & queries, p.190) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2136] & The Keep [LIB/500269] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Dedication Title of New Shoreham Church and other notes, by Ernest F. Salmon, published 1908 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 51, notes & queries, pp.190-192) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2136] & The Keep [LIB/500269] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Ships and Mariners of Shoreham, by H. Cheal, published 1909 (F. M. Blake) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Inscriptions In New Shoreham Church, by Ernest Frederick Salmon, published 1909 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 52, article, pp.156-162) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2137] & The Keep [LIB/500270] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Books and Documents Belonging to the Vicar and Churchwardens of New Shoreham, compiled by Ernest F. Salmon, published 1911 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 54, article, pp.259-260) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2139] & The Keep [LIB/500272] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Brief notes on the architecture of the church of St. Mary de Haura, New Shoreham, Sussex, by Walter Marshall, published 1915 (Edinburgh: Turnbull & Spears) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries

The Story of Shoreham, by H. Cheal and illustrated by Arthur B. Packham, published 1921 (Hove & Wakefield) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2842] & West Sussex Libraries

New Shoreham Church, by J. H. Round, published 1921 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 62, notes & queries, p.206) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2147] & The Keep [LIB/500280] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Shoreham by Sea with Bungalow Town: sea, river and downland, published 1923 (booklet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4311]

A Shoreham Paleolith, by Henry Cheal, published 1923 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 64, notes & queries, pp.187-189) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2149] & The Keep [LIB/500282] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Report of Local Secretary. Shoreham, by E. F. Salmon, published 1923 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 64, notes & queries, pp.190-192) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2149] & The Keep [LIB/500282] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Old Sussex Seaport, a Brief History of Shoreham, by H. Cheal, published 1924 (published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The Marlipins, New Shoreham, by Arthur B. Packham, published 1924 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 65, article, pp.158-195) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2150] & The Keep [LIB/500283] & S.A.S. library

Report of Local Secretary. Shoreham, by E. F. Salmon, published 1924 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 65, notes & queries, p.263) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2150] & The Keep [LIB/500283] & S.A.S. library

History of Marlipins, by H. Cheal, published 1925 (published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Report of Local Secretary. Shoreham, by E. F. Salmon, published 1925 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 66, notes & queries, p.243) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2151] & The Keep [LIB/500284] & S.A.S. library

A Correction, by J. E. Couchman, published 1926 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 67, notes & queries, p.225) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2152] & The Keep [LIB/500285] & S.A.S. library

Report of Local Secretary. Shoreham, by E. F. Salmon, published 1926 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 67, notes & queries, p.229) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2152] & The Keep [LIB/500285] & S.A.S. library

Report of Local Secretary. Shoreham, by E. F. Salmon, published 1927 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 68, notes & queries, pp.287-288) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2153] & The Keep [LIB/500286] & S.A.S. library

St Mary de Haura, New Shoreham, Sussex, by J. F. G. Glossop, published 1928 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6897][Lib 6544]

Report of Local Secretary. Shoreham, by E. F. Salmon, published 1928 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 69, notes & queries, p.236) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2154] & The Keep [LIB/500287] & S.A.S. library

A Shoreham Seal, by Fane Lambarde, published May 1928 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 2, note, p.60) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library

Chalk zones in the neighbourhood of Shoreham, Brighton and Newhaven, Sussex, by Christopher T. A. Gaster, F.G.S., published 1929 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 40 issue 4, article, pp.328-340)   View Online

This paper is a further contribution of my work on the zones of the chalk in Sussex. My previous paper dealt with the chalk of the Worthing District [1924 (3) p. 89, et seq .]; the present one, which continues eastward of that district, embraces the area between Shoreham and Seaford. The southern portion is coastal, extending east and west for about 15 miles and is chiefly of an urban character. It includes the towns of Brighton, Hove, Shoreham and Newhaven. Owing to a westerly inward bend of the coast the inland extension is about 2½ miles at Shoreham, widening to 6 miles at Bishopstone, west of Seaford. The western boundary is drained by the River Adur and the eastern by the River Ouse. The part of the South Downs which forms the cliff at Brighton and eastwards to Newhaven recedes from the coast west of Brighton and continues inland. The Mount Caburn syncline is pr esent in the north of Brighton and eastwards, also the anticline of Kingston near Lewes, which runs approximately parallel with the last fold [1924 (2) pp. 6, 7]. Brydone has recorded a series of folds transverse to the cliff-line from Black Rock, Brighton, to Seaford [1914 p. 361]. These are continued westwards by an anticline which may be known as the Brighton anticline, of which East Brighton is the axis. It is the westerly pitch of this fold that accounts for the presence of the higher zones in West Brighton (which may be seen in the railway sections between Brighton Station and Holland Road Halt) and finally terminates the outcrop of chalk on the coast in East Hove. The inliers of Cold Dean, Lower Bevendean and Balsdean recorded by the Survey [1924 (2) p. 40] are present in the area.

Report of Local Secretary. Shoreham, by E. F. Salmon, published 1930 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 71, notes & queries, pp.266-267) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2156] & The Keep [LIB/500358] & S.A.S. library

A Shoreham link with Captain Cook, by George Godwin, published 1930 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. IV no. 12, article, pp.1042-1045) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2308][Lib 2309] & The Keep [LIB/500173]

Mural Painting in New Shoreham Church, by E. F. Salmon, published May 1930 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 2, query, p.59) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

Report of Local Secretary. Shoreham, by E. F. Salmon, published 1931 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 72, notes & queries, pp.280-267) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2157] & The Keep [LIB/500357] & S.A.S. library

Report of Local Secretary. Shoreham, by E. F. Salmon, published 1932 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 73, notes & queries, pp.208-209) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2158] & The Keep [LIB/500356] & S.A.S. library

Robert Frye, MP for Shoreham, Sussex , by George S. Fry, published November 1932 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IV no. 4, article, pp.62-63) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2203][Lib 8222][Lib 8861] & The Keep [LIB/500206] & S.A.S. library

St Mary de Haura, New Shoreham, Sussex, by J. F. G. Glossop, published 1933 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6543]

Report of Local Secretary. Shoreham, by E. F. Salmon, published 1933 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 74, notes & queries, pp.251-252) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2159] & The Keep [LIB/500355] & S.A.S. library

Shoreham Harbour, by C. Richard Ward, published 1933 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VII no. 5, article, pp.331-332) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2312] & The Keep [LIB/500176]

St Nicholas, Old Shoreham, Sussex, by Rev J. F. G. Glossop, published 1935 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14812] & West Sussex Libraries

W. E. Henley and Shoreham, by S.C.M. Contributor(s), published 1935 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. IX no. 3, article, p.189) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9330] & The Keep [LIB/500179]

Sussex Wool Ports in the Thirteenth Century. 2 - Shoreham, by R. A. Pelham, M.A., Ph.D., published February 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 5, article, pp.137-141) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

Old Shoreham, by F. L., published May 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 6, note, p.187) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

"Brighthoving airport": semi-formal opening of the fine Shoreham aerodrome serving Brighton, Hove and Worthing, published 26 September 1935 in Flight (article, pp.335-336)   View Online

The Shoreham by Sea Official Guide, published c.1936 (pamphlet, Shoreham by Sea UDC) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12125]

Sussex Sailing Ships. 1 - The ships of R. H. Penney, Shoreham, by M. Rome, published 1936 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. X no. 1, article, pp.22-27) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2315][Lib 9331] & The Keep [LIB/500181]

Sussex Sailing Ships. 1 - The ships of R. H. Penney, Shoreham, continued, by M. Rome, published 1936 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. X no. 2, article, pp.116-118) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2315][Lib 9331] & The Keep [LIB/500181]

Sussex Sailing Ships. 3 - The Last Two Ships built at Shoreham, by M. Rome, published 1936 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. X no. 4, article, pp.240-242) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2315][Lib 9331] & The Keep [LIB/500181]

The Swiss Gardens, Shoreham, by Arthur Wilde, C.C., published 1937 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. XI no. 9, article, pp.607-608) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2316][Lib 9332] & The Keep [LIB/500182]

Shoreham Harbour Official Handbook, published 1938 (pamphlet, Shoreham Harbour Trustees) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12126]

The churches of Shoreham, Sussex, by F. S. W. Simpson, published 1946 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4932]

Shoreham by Sea Official Guide, published 1949 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10300]

A Critical Period in the History of Shoreham Harbour, 1760-1816, by H. C. Brookfield, published 1949 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 88, article, pp.42-50) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2173] & The Keep [LIB/500341] & S.A.S. library

An Iron Age and Romano-British Site on Slonk Hill, Shoreham, by N. E. S. Norris, G. P. Burstow, F.S.A. and F. H. Whitten, published May 1949 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XII no. 6 & 7, article, pp.150-154) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8230] & The Keep [LIB/500214] & S.A.S. library

The churches of Shoreham, Sussex, the churches of St. Nicholas, Old Shoreham and St. Mary de Hau(v)ra (of the Port), New Shoreham, by F. S. W. Simpson, published 1950 (pamphlet, 55 pp., Gloucester: British Publishing Co.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5020] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries

Further evidence of the shape of the East End of the Original Norman Church of St. Mary De Haura, New Shoreham, by H. Cheal, J. Hoare and F. H. Witten, published November 1950 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 4, article, pp.78-80) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

The Capital By-the-Sea: A survey of Brighton, Hove and Worthing Including the Adjacent Towns of Portslade, Southwick, Shoreham, Lancing and Surrounding Countryside, by Harold P. Clunn, published 1953 (206 pp., Southern Publishing Ltd.) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

To Brighton through the Shoreham Gap, by H. A. Vallance, published February 1953 in Railway Magazine (article, pp.75-83)   Download PDF

The Customs Ports of Sussex, 1680-1730, by John H. Andrews, M.A. (Cantab.), published May 1954 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 1 & 2, article, pp.1-3) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library

Three Sussex ports, 1850-1950, by H.C. Brookfield, published 1955 in Journal of Transport History (vol. 2, no. 1, article, p.35)

The Genesis of the South Coast Lines, by H. C. P. Smail, published October 1955 in Railway Magazine (article, pp.665-672)   Download PDF

The churches of St Nicolas, Old Shoreham and St Mary de Hau(v)ra (of the Port), New Shoreham, Sussex, by F. S. W. Simpson, published 1958 (pamphlet, 3rd edition, 64 pp., Gloucester: British Publishing Co.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4934] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries

Shoreham Harbour development, by H. Ridehalgh, published 1958 in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (vol. 11, no. 3, article, pp.285-296)

Shoreham Harbour Development, by H. Ridehalgh, published November 1958 in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (vol. 11, no. 3, article, pp.285-296)

Shoreham Harbour Development, by H. Ridehalgh, G. A.Wilson, P. A. Scott, J. Duvivier, F. E. Prior, W. H. Dunkley, J. B. Dalman, A. H. Toms, M. L. Wolfe Barry, P. G. K. Knight, R. W. Bishop, J. R. D. Francis, J. R. A. Garland, A. G. Stephenson and J. H. Jellett, published June 1959 in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (vol. 13, no. 2, article, pp.218-233)

Shoreham Glories, by W. E. H. William, published 1960 (pamphlet, published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4309] & West Sussex Libraries

Shoreham Harbour, by W. G. S. Tonkin, published July 1964 in Geography (vol. 49, no. 3, article, pp.247-251, Geographical Association)   View Online

A caterpillar brooch from Old Erringham Farm, Shoreham-By-Sea, Sussex, by Vera I. Evison, published 1966 in Medieval Archaeology (vol. 10, article, pp.149-151)   View Online

Sussex Shipping Visiting the 'Liberty of the Water Thames' in 1760-1761, by J. Rudland Hearn, published May 1966 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 7, article, pp.231-233) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Ferries in Sussex, by G. D. Johnston, published May 1966 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 7, article, pp.237-244) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Ferries in Sussex, continued, by G. D. Johnston, published November 1966 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 8, article, pp.277-279) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Kelly's Directory of Brighton & Hove with Portslade, Southwick and Shoreham, published 1968 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501016][Lib/504651]

A discovery of Two Unusual Objects in New Shoreham, by K. Jane Evans, published 1969 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 107, article, pp.79-83) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2192] & The Keep [LIB/500322] & S.A.S. library

Shoreham by Sea in Sunny Sussex, published c.1970 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5281]

Kelly's Directory of Brighton & Hove with Portslade, Southwick and Shoreham, published 1970 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501014]

Polychrome Ware from Old Erringham Farm, near Shoreham-by-Sea, by E. W. Holden, F.S.A. and G. C. Dunning, D.Litt., F.S.A., published November 1970 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVII no. 6, article, pp.192-193) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8235] & The Keep [LIB/500219] & S.A.S. library

Shoreham Walks, by Colin Ulph, published 1971 (Urban District Council of Shoreham-By-Sea) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Kelly's Directory of Brighton & Hove with Portslade, Southwick and Shoreham, published 1971 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9132] & The Keep [LIB/501013][Lib/504653]

Excavations 1970: Slonk Hill, Shoreham, by R. Hartridge and F. H. Witten, published March 1971 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 2, article, p.4) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

Dolphin Motors of Shoreham, by Michael Worthington-William, published June 1971 in Sussex Industrial History (No. 2, article, pp.2-22) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16389/2] & The Keep [LIB/506524]   Download PDF

"In accordance with your instructions I yesterday visited your Works at The Old Shipyard, Shoreham, in order to examine your manufacture and methods of production.
The engine you are producing, so far as I was able to judge, is decidedly efficient, and without doubt a very cheap article to produce.
The other branches of your business are all running on satisfactory lines, and I have no doubt will pay very well in the future, when a sufficient market is obtained for their products.
Your methods of workshop management are exceedingly good and there is nothing to criticise in the class of material you are using.
Taking the whole circumstances into consideration, I am of the opinion that, given sufficient capital to get your products on the market, there is no reason why your business should not be a decided commercial success."
Thus ran the optimistic report dated 5 October 1909 from H.W. Bamber, M.I.M.E, consulting engineer, and commissioned by Michael Sassoon of the Two Stroke Engine Co. Ltd. Within a few weeks the company was moribund. To understand this apparently paradoxical state of affairs, it is necessary to examine both the history of the firm and those concerned with it, and the general atmosphere of motor manufacturing into which it was precipitated, perhaps prematurely, by its enthusiastic young sponsors.

Shoreham-By-Sea in Sunny Sussex. Official Guide 1972, published 1972 (Shoreham-By-Sea Urban District Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5281]

Old Shoreham Toll Bridge, A Souvenir, by Kim Leslie, published 1972 (Eastbourne: E. Phillips) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Kelly's Directory of Brighton & Hove with Portslade, Southwick and Shoreham, published 1972 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12806] & The Keep [LIB/501011]

Excavations 1971: Slonk Hill, Shoreham, by R. Hartridge, published March 1972 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 5, article, p.3) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

Excavations 1971: Southdown Road, Shoreham, by R. Hartridge, published March 1972 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 5, article, pp.3-4) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

The Heyday of Bungalow Town [Shoreham Beach], by Andrew Rice, published 1973 (article) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7941]

Shoreham and Ford: a history of two Sussex airfields, by John A. Bagley, published 1973 in Sussex Industrial History (No. 6, article, pp.25-29) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16389/6] & The Keep [LIB/506524]   Download PDF

The account which follows makes no claim to completeness, but the author feels that the industrial archaeology of aviation is a sufficiently neglected topic to justify some notes on two airfields which, between them, illustrate many of the significant phases in the development of aerodromes in Great Britain.

Excavations 1972: Slonk Hill, Shoreham, by R. Hartridge and F. H. Witten, published May 1973 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 10, article, p.39) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

Old Shoreham Conservation Area Report, published 1974 (Adur District Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9848]

Beagle Aircraft: A Production History, by Midland Counties Aviation Research Group, published 1974 (74 pp., Leicester: Midland Counties Publications, ISBN-10: 0904597008 & ISBN-13: 9780904597004) accessible at: British Library

Old Shoreham Conservation Area Report, published c.1974 (Adur District Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8648]

Kelly's Directory of Brighton & Hove with Portslade, Southwick and Shoreham, published 1974 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd., ISBN-10: 061000400X & ISBN-13: 9780610004001) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12808] & The Keep [LIB/504654]

Concealed Eocene outcrop beneath Shoreham Harbour, Sussex, by L. P. Thomas and D . A. Gray, published March 1974 in Geological Magazine (vol. 111, issue 2, article, pp.125-132)   View Online

Evidence from a series of boreholes in the Shoreham area demonstrates the occurrence of an outcrop of Woolwich and Reading Beds lying beneath the drift deposits which form the floor of Shoreham Harbour. The classification of the Eocene strata, their structural relation to other deposits in the area and their conditions of deposition are examined.

Excavations 1973: Slonk Hill, Shoreham, by R. Hartridge and F. H. Witten, published June 1974 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 13, article, p.53) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Shoreham, published c.1975 (Department of Environment) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7564]

List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Shoreham-by-Sea, published c.1975 (Department of Environment) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7565]

Worthing, Lancing and Shoreham Sketches, by Rosemary Dray, published c.1975 (published by the author) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Excavations 1974: Slonk Hill, Shoreham, by R. Hartridge and F. H. Witten, published March 1975 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 15, article, p.63) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

Excavations at Old Erringham, Shoreham. Part One, A Saxon Weaving Hut, by Eric W. Holden, published 1976 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 114, article, pp.306-321) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6476] & The Keep [LIB/500315] & S.A.S. library

Early Iron Age Ironworking in Sussex, by C. F. Tebbutt, published 1976 in Wealden Iron Research Group (First Series No. 9, article, p.22) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506558]   Download PDF

In view of the scarcity of evidence for Iron Age iron working in Sussex, particularly of B.C. date, it is of great interest to hear of such evidence from Slonk Hill, Shoreham (TQ 226 065) where, following, a rescue excavation in 1968, in advance of roadworks, Messrs. Hartridge and Whitty have been working each season.

The story of Shoreham Grammar School, edited by C. C. N. Wynne, published 1977 (84 pp., Guildford: Old Shorehamers' Association) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

Sponsored by the Old Shorehamers' Association to mark their 50th Anniversary - 28th May, 1977

Old Shoreham Bridge, published December 1977 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 23, article, p.128, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

Shoreham Fort, Its History and Restoration, by Frederick Aldsworth and John Goodwin, published 1978 (published by the authors) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Excavations at the Prehistoric and Romano-British Site on Slonk Hill, Shoreham, by R. Hartridge, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.69-142) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library

Excavations in Southdown Road, Shoreham by Sea, by F. H. Witten, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, shorter notice, pp.393-396) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library

A Bronze Age Burial from Shoreham by Sea, by F. H. Witten, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, shorter notice, p.398) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library

Shoreham Fort Restoration Scheme, by F. G. Aldsworth, published August 1978 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 25, article, p.158, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

Shoreham Memories: a photographic record, by D. J. Bull and L. K. Oliver, published 1979 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7156] & West Sussex Libraries

Shoreham Fort, A leaflet, by Fred Aldsworth, published 1980 (leaflet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7428] & West Sussex Libraries

Excavations at Old Erringham, Shoreham, West Sussex. Part 2. the 'Chapel' and the Ringwork, by Eric W. Holden, published 1980 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 118, article, pp.257-297) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7805] & The Keep [LIB/500305] & S.A.S. library

Old and New Shoreham, by A. P. Baggs, C. R. J. Currie, C. R. Elrington, S. M. Keeling, A. M. Rowland and edited by T. P. Huson, published 1 January 1980 in A History of the County of Sussex (vol. 6, part 1: Southern part of the Rape of Bramber, pp.138-173, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 0197227538 & ISBN-13: 9780197227534) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7542][Lib 7543] & The Keep [LIB/500085] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

John Reeves - Master Mariner of the Port of Shoreham, by A. S. Parkes, published June 1980 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 4, article, pp.121-124) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

John Reeves was born in 1822 to John Reeves and Christiana Saunders in Southwick. He married Eliza Clements in 1847 at Findon and this article traces his seaman career until his death in 1866. Article covers the years 1819 - 1931 in the parish of Shoreham

The Ships and Mariners of Shoreham, by H. Cheal, published 1981 (reprint, 145 pp., G. E. & P. P. Bysh, ISBN-10: 095075711X & ISBN-13: 9780950757117) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7782][Lib 7970] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

This book by Henry Cheal, written in 1909, and now again in print for the first time in 72 years, explores some of the many ships built at Shoreham-by-Sea during a period when the ancient Sussex seaport had a flourishing shipbuilding industry. Information is given concerning the mariners and their ships, many of which set sail never to return. There are interesting chapters on the flight of King Charles II, smuggling to and from Shoreham, its pirates and the probable location is given of the submerged village of Pende.

Shoreham Airport Terminal Building, An Architectural Study, by John M. Thornhill, published 1981 (published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

A Description of the Mid Nineteenth-Century Forts at Littlehampton and Shoreham, West Sussex, by Frederick G. Aldsworth, published 1981 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 119, article, pp.181-194) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7989] & The Keep [LIB/500306] & S.A.S. library

From York River to Yorkshire Coast - The Life & Death of the Shoreham Ship 'Nelson', by A. S. Parkes, published September 1981 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 9, article, pp.295-299) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Shoreham Harbour Informal Plan, published 1982 (Adur District Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8649]

The Development of Shoreham Harbour 1760-1880, by Judy Middleton, published 1984 (pamphlet, published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9142] & The Keep [LIB/503037]

A walkabout guide to Shoreham, by Michael Norman, published 1984 (pamphlet, 30 pp. & illus., Shoreham: Marlipins Museum) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10669] & West Sussex Libraries

Brief History of Shoreham Airport, by Richard Almond, published 1984 in Sussex Industrial History (issue No. 14, article, pp.11-16) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506525]   Download PDF

The history of Shoreham Airport goes back to the very beginning of English flying; it was one of the first half dozen flying fields in the country. Only three of the original still remain, and Shoreham is the only one still operating as a public licensed airport. In May 1910, artist and past pupil of Lancing College, Mr. Harold Piffard, began testing a 40 hp pusher biplane that he had designed and built at his studio in London. Remembering a suitably flat area in the brooks south of the College he hired a small field and hoisted a red flag to warn the local residents whenever tests were to be carried out. The landlord of the nearby 'Sussex Pad' seeing the goings on bet a crate of champagne that the machine would not fly the length of the field, but after delays waiting for suitable weather 'Piff' was successful on the 10th July, so winning the wager and becoming the first to fly a powered aircraft over Sussex.
By early 1911 a recognised aerodrome existed, and a race from Brooklands to Shoreham on the 6th May was won by Gustav Hamel in a Blériot monoplane. In June ten wooden hangars and a grandstand were built for the 'Circuit of Europe' and 'Round Britain' air races, the first truly international events to be held. Shoreham was a refuelling and timed staging post and the field was extended to 500 yards square. A official opening ceremony for the new Brighton (Shoreham) Aerodrome, as it was then known, was held on the 20th June attended by the Mayors of Brighton, Hove and Worthing.

Tornado winds at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, on 21 December 1983, by L. S. Laskey, published April 1984 in The Journal of Meteorology (vol. 9, no. 88, article, pp.117-118)   Download PDF

Little Airport, Great Memories: Shoreham, West Sussex, by Bel Bailey, published 1985 (article) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10101]

A Portrait of Shoreham, by A. G. Elliott, published June 1985 (booklet, 32 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 095063879X & ISBN-13: 9780950638799) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9611] & West Sussex Libraries

The Development of Shoreham Harbour 1760-1880, by Judy Middleton, published June 1985 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 7 no. 1, article, pp.7-14) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [MP 6277] & The Keep [LIB/501193] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.

Shoreham Beach: a case study in the emergence of modern town planning, by Dennis Hardy and Colin Ward, published July 1985 in Town Planning Review (vol. 56, no. 3, article, pp.273-291)

Bungalow Town: Theatre and Film Colony, by N. E. B. Wolters, published 1 October 1985 (pamphlet, 64 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0951101900 & ISBN-13: 9780951101902) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9454] & West Sussex Libraries

New Shoreham Census Return 1881, by Shoreham and Southwick History Workshop Group and edited by Peter Brandon, published 1986 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10085] & West Sussex Libraries

New Shoreham Census Return 1841, by Shoreham and Southwick History Workshop Group and edited by Peter Brandon, published 1987 (61 pp.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10086] & West Sussex Libraries

New Shoreham Census Return 1851, by Shoreham and Southwick History Workshop Group and edited by Peter Brandon, published 1987 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10073] & West Sussex Libraries

3000 Years In The History of Shoreham In Chronological Order, by W. F. Scales with a foreward by Peter Brandon, published 1987 (booklet, published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9918] & The Keep [LIB/503038] & West Sussex Libraries

The true story of the Ollie murder [at Shoreham], by Jim Marshall, ex-Detective Chief Superintendent Sussex Police, published 25 May 1987 (151 pp., Lewes: Seagull, ISBN-10: 0863322816 & ISBN-13: 9780863322815) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Church of the Good Shepherd, Shoreham Beach, 1913-1988, by Rev. Colin Blagg, published 1988 (published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Birds of Shoreham (and surrounding areas including Brighton, Steyning and Worthing), by John Newnham, published 1988 (Shoreham District Ornithological Society) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Old Erringham 'Chapel' - a correction to S.A.C. Vol 118, p.262, by Eric W. Holden, published 1988 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 126, corrigenda, p.252) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10371] & The Keep [LIB/500303] & S.A.S. library

Around Old and New Shoreham, by Edward Colquhoun, published 1989 (Goldleaf Partnership) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

A History of Marlipins and its Museum, New Shoreham, Sussex, by Michael Norman, published 1989 (pamphlet, Shoreham: Marlipins Museum) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10668] & West Sussex Libraries

New Shoreham Census Return 1861, by Shoreham and Southwick History Workshop Group and edited by Peter Brandon, published 1990 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10647] & West Sussex Libraries

The Saints Before: A History of the Shoreham Society of Methodists and Their Wesley Church, compiled by Norman Davies, published 1990 (pamphlet, 112 pp., Shoreham-By-Sea Methodist Church) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10813] & West Sussex Libraries

The Erringham Farm Map, by Gillian Hill, Jane Le Cluse and Alan Readman, published January 1990 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 45, article, p.6) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/45] & The Keep [LIB/500482]

Southlands: Workhouse and Hospital, by Rev. John White, published 28 June 1990 (League of Friends of Southlands Hospital) accessible at: Southwick Society & West Sussex Libraries

Religious Survey 1851 - Steyning district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.107-117, 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

Steyning district incl. Shoreham, Hove, Preston, Patcham, West Blatchington, Hangleton, Portslade, Southwick, Kingston-by-Sea, Sompting, Coombs, Buttolphs, Upper Beeding, Edburton, Poynings, Woodmancote, Henfield, Ashurst & Shermanbury

The Freeman Search: London and Sussex, by Dr. R. F. Freeman, published September 1991 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 9 no. 7, article, pp.243-255) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11999] & The Keep [LIB/501261] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The search for the Freeman family which resulted in a 10 generation family tree beginning Clement Freeman, churchwarden in New Shoreham, born 1607 and Annes Cooke, of New Shoreham, born 1606 and covers the years 1607 - 1989 in London and Shoreham.

The Building History of St Mary De Haura, New Shoreham, by Sally Woodcock, published 1992 in Journal of the British Archaeological Association (vol. 145, article, pp.89-103)   View Online

This paper examines the building history of St Mary de Haura, New Shoreham, an unusually large and sophisticated parish church in West Sussex. New Shoreham has excited considerable interest from architectural historians by the peculiarities of the choir, but a modern monograph has yet to be produced. The church's documentation has been much confused, and the paper attempts to rectify this. The involvement of patrons in its construction is also discussed.
Little is known of the building history of the church and this has led to the suggestion of an unnecessarily complex and protracted building campaign. The identification of re-used material in the choir simplifies one aspect of this, although many puzzling problems remain to be solved.

Swiss Gardens, Shoreham-by-Sea, by Roy Sharp, published 1992 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 22, article, pp.2-8, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506526]   Download PDF

Throughout the second half of the last century Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex was a mecca for many thousands of people. They came from all age groups, from all walks of life, from near and from far; and all Intent upon one thing - pleasure! Daily, visitors would arrive by train and tram, by boat and bus, aboard coach or carriage, on bicycles and on foot. It has been said that on occasions as many as five thousand "pleasure seekers" spent the day In Shoreham. At the time this was equivalent to twice the residential population of the town.
How was is that this modest harbour township was chosen as a destination by such large numbers? Why did people from as far away as Portsmouth and London descend on Shoreham rather than, say, Brighton or Worthing? What was the attraction that caused these Victorians to come In droves on their "cheap day" excursions, their Sunday School treats, their family picnics, their firm's outings, or even their clandestine appointments? For over half a century the vast army of "day trippers" which flocked to Shoreham came eager to sample the delights of a single emporium renowned throughout the South of England for its entertainment - namely the "Swiss Gardens".

Tunnelled stage of the Brighton bypass, by J. Hellings, published 1993 in Tunnels and Tunnelling (vol. 25, no. 11, article)

The Southwick Hill Tunnel is a 490-metre twin-bore road tunnel in Shoreham-by-Sea. The tunnel was opened in early 1996 as part of the A27 Brighton bypass.

Shoreham's 'Dover' 1653-1730, by Ronald Clark and Dr. Ronald Freeman, published March 1993 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 5, article, pp.184-186) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The story of SS Dover built at Shoreham

An Unusual Election at Shoreham, by Ronald Clark and Dr. Ronald Freeman, published June 1993 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 6, article, pp.229-231) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The election of 1770 in Shoreham became the focus of attention in Parliament and resulted in an Act which disenfranchised many of the Shoreham electors

Chalk away, by G. Smith, published 7 August 1993 in New Civil Engineer (Issue 1049, article, pp.14-15)

This article describes the construction of the Southwick Hill twin tunnel in the Brighton and Hove bypass on the A27 trunk road near the south coast of England. The 490m long horseshoe-shaped twin bores are being cut through the chalk of the South Downs, using two Austrian tunnelling roadheaders and applying the New Austrian Tunnelling Method. On the first tunnel face, extra roof supports were required near the tunnel entrance, because the ground was weaker than expected. This delayed progress until stronger, self-supporting chalk was reached. A second tunnel face was opened later, after completion of a canopy and portal works, but progress was slowed down and alternative excavation techniques were tried, due to the proximity of a housing estate. Alternative equipment used included a hydraulic excavator, equipped with ripper teeth, and a rotary cutter. But their progress was too slow, so that a second Austrian roadheader was then used instead. Alternative mucking systems were evaluated, including using a roadheader to carve out a central trench and hacking out the remainder with excavators. Hydraulic excavators standing on the bench may also be used.

The fifties revisited: an aerobiography, by Peter G. Campbell, published 1994 (128 pp., Gillingham: Cirrus Assosiates, ISBN-10: 0951559818 & ISBN-13: 9780951559819) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

Memories of Shoreham: 73 years in the life and times of the town as recollected by its residents, published 1994 (117 pp., The Shoreham Society, ISBN-10: 0952424606 & ISBN-13: 9780952424604) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

East Sussex Census 1851 Index: Brighton, Hove, Preston, Patcham, West Blatchington, Hangelton, Portslade, Aldrington, Southwick, Kingston-by-Sea & Shoreham, by June C. Barnes, published June 1994 (vol. 24, booklet, C. J. Barnes & printed at Battle Instant Print Ltd.)

Those magnificent men and Shoreham Aerodrome, published 1 July 1994 in Private Property, Government Requisition and the Constitution, 1914-1927 (by G. R. Rubin, chapter 4, pp.39-55, Bloomsbury, ISBN-10: 1852850981 & ISBN-13: 9781852850982)

On the taking over of Shoreham for aviation training during World War I

Shoreham Grammar School, by Annabelle F. Hughes, published October 1994 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 54, article, p.29) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/54] & The Keep [LIB/500483]

The Showman s Dream. Film-Making on Shoreham Beach, 1914-1923, published 1995 (21 leaves) accessible at: British Library

Ricardo at Shoreham, by Cecil French, published 1995 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 25, article, pp.2-17, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506527]   Download PDF

Bridge Works, the offices and works of Ricardo Consulting Engineers Ltd. at Shoreham-by-Sea has been an international centre for the design, development and research into internal combustion engines for the past seventy five years. Operations started at Shoreham with the opening of the works on 1 or 2 July 1919 under the leadership of Harry, later Sir Harry, Ricardo. He was later to be aptly described as the "High Priest" of the Internal Combustion Engine and he and his team and their successors have built up an enviable reputation for engine design, development and research and for the development and exploitation of leading edge technology in this area.

Old Shoreham Village and Farms, by Robert Hill, published 17 May 1995 (68 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0952582600 & ISBN-13: 9780952582601) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12938] & West Sussex Libraries

Rotary Club of Shoreham and Southwick: The First Fifty Years, by John Harrison, published 1996 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13221]

Old Shoreham Village and Farms - Vol 2, by Robert Hill, published 1996 (62 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0952582619 & ISBN-13: 9780952582618) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13243] & West Sussex Libraries

Shoreham Airport, Sussex: The Story of Britain's Oldest Licensed Airfield, by T. M. A. Webb, published 15 June 1996 (91 pp., Cirrus Associates (S.W.), ISBN-10: 0951559826 & ISBN-13: 9780951559826) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Extract from the Shoreham Parish Magazine, published October 1997 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 60, article, p.24) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/60] & The Keep [LIB/500484]

Shoreham , by Caroline Adams, Steve Griffiths, Martin Hayes and Timothy McCann, published November 1997 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 7, pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604052 & ISBN-13: 9780862604059) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13623][Lib 13624] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Shoreham Port Authority Handbook, by Shoreham Port Authority, published c.1998 (56 pp., Shoreham: Shoreham Port Authority) accessible at: British Library

Shoreham - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, pp.239-240, 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

Parish Profile no. 12: Old Shoreham, by Reg Towner, published March 1998 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 13 no. 1, article, p.21) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14880] & The Keep [LIB/508816] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Lancing and Sompting in Old Photographs, by Philip Fry, published 25 June 1998 (128 pp., Budding Books, ISBN-10: 1840150467 & ISBN-13: 9781840150469)

Lancing and Sompting in Old Photographs: A Second Selection, by Philip Fry, published 10 September 1998 (126 pp., The History Press, ISBN-10: 0750913630 & ISBN-13: 9780750913638) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

St Mary of The Harbour, New Shoreham, by Janet Pennington, published October 1998 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 62, article, p.29) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/62] & The Keep [LIB/500486]

Piffard and Shoreham Airport, by Janet Pennington, published 1999 in Lancing College Magazine (vol 80. no 603, article)

Shoreham-by-Sea in 1915, by John Townsend, published April 1999 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 63, article, p.25) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/63] & The Keep [LIB/500487]

Shoreham Airport, Sussex: The Story of Britain's Oldest Licensed Airfield, by T. M. A. Webb and Dennis L. Bird, published 4 September 1999 (151 pp., 2nd revised edition, Cirrus Associates (S.W.), ISBN-10: 1902807030 & ISBN-13: 9781902807034) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Shoreham Airport: record of visiting aircraft 1945-1970, compiled by Peter G. Campbell, published December 2000 (128 pp., Gillingham: Cirrus Assosiates, ISBN-10: 1902807073 & ISBN-13: 9781902807072) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries

Awards for a Heroic Crew, by K. R. Sommerford, published March 2001 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 5, article, pp.172-173) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

R.N.L.I. awards for heroism at Shoreham. 1. Acting Coxswain James T. Upperton and Henry Philcox on 16 November 1941 when 21 men were rescued. 2. Coxwain James Upperton on 8 August 1948 when 6 people were rescued

Complex ball lighting events at Soreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England, 24 September 2000 and 3 November 2000, by Peter Van Doorn, published December 2001 in The Journal of Meteorology (vol. 26, no. 264, article, pp.381-386)   Download PDF

A remarkable series of phenomenal events which occurred on the Sussex coast, in the Autumn of 2000, challenge many existing views on the nature and origin of BL. There were many incidents and numerous witnesses to what occurred, and because the former are so varied and the descriptions provided by the latter so unusual, it would be impractical, in fact impossible, to describe them all in a single attack. This is the first of a series, and is written in narrative form; diagrams and analyses of what occurred will appear in due course.

Memories of a Shoreham seafaring family, by Maria Butler, published 2002 (Roger Bateman) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Shoreham Airport: the oldest licensed airport in the country, by David Dunstall, published c.2002 in Journal for British Industrial and Transport History (issue 35, article, pp.2-17; issue 36 pp. 55-64)

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments, mussels and crustacea around a former gasworks site in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK, by R. J. Law and others, published September 2002 in Marine pollution bulletin (vol. 44, no. 9, article, pp.903-911)

Complex ball lighting events at Soreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England, 24 September 2000 and 3 November 2000 - Part 2, by Peter Van Doorn, published October 2002 in The Journal of Meteorology (vol. 27, no. 272, article, pp.302-307)   Download PDF

A remarkable series of phenomenal events which occurred on the Sussex coast, in the Autumn of 2000, challenge many existing views on the nature and origin of BL. There were many incidents and numerous witnesses to what occurred, and because the former are so varied and the descriptions provided by the latter so unusual, it would be impractical, in fact impossible, to describe them all in a single attack. This is the second of a series and continues in the narrative style of the first; diagrams and analyses of what happened will appear in due course.

Flora of Shoreham-by-Sea, by Betty and George Bishop, published 2003 (27 pp., Pamphlet) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

St Mary de Haura: repairs to choir vault at New Shoreham, Sussex; Architects for repairs: Rachel James of Carden & Godfrey, by Richard Andrews, published 2003 in Church building (no. 83, article, pp.62-64) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

Reconstructing the medieval vaulting at the church dating from 1103.

Complex ball lighting events at Soreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England, 24 September 2000 and 3 November 2000 - Part 3, by Peter Van Doorn, published February 2003 in The Journal of Meteorology (vol. 28, no. 276, article, pp.60-69)   Download PDF

A remarkable series of phenomenal events which occurred on the Sussex coast, in the Autumn of 2000, challenge many existing views on the nature and origin of BL. There were many incidents and numerous witnesses to what occurred, and because the former are so varied and the descriptions provided by the latter so unusual, it would be impractical, in fact impossible, to describe them all in a single attack. This is the third of a series and continues in the narrative style of the former.

History of Shoreham Cement Works, by Ron Martin, published 2004 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 34, article, pp.26-35, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506532]   Download PDF

Located in the Adur Valley at TQ 200086, are the remains of the Shoreham Cement Works. Although mainly within the parish of Upper Beeding, successive owners have always referred to the site as "Shoreham". It was built on both sides of the A283 road at the east side of the River Adur and the 1861 Shoreham to Horsham railway line. The existing works was built between 1946 and 1952 as a state of the art design and was finally closed in 1991.

Refining the biography of a marketplace tenement: a recent excavation and archaeological interpretive survey at 'The Marlipins', Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, by Gabor Thomas, published 2005 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 143, article, pp.173-204) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15610] & The Keep [LIB/500361] & S.A.S. library   View Online

In advance of its recent redevelopment, The Marlipins - New Shoreham's sole remaining known medieval vernacular building and a local museum since the 1920s - was subjected to a programme of archaeological survey and recording which has shed new light on its constructional history. Emphasis is placed on integrating new details relating to the earliest (12th-century) phase of the building, including the tree-ring dates returned by the heavy timber joists spanning the ground floor, which must now have a strong claim to be the earliest in-situ survivals of domestic structural timber-work in Sussex, and the buried foundations for a previously unknown north wall incorporating a rectangular stone-lined pit - interpreted as the subterranean remnant of a first-floor garderobe. In addition to refining the chronology of its constituent phases, the opportunity is taken to reassess the likely function of the building as originally intended. A wider archaeological context for the historic range was provided by the results of an adjoining excavation which uncovered the footings for a medieval timber building or buildings, a group of medieval and post-medieval pits and foundations for 18th- and 19th-century workshops and sheds. Finds from this sequence included the first closely-dated assemblages of post-medieval pottery and glass to have been recovered from the town.

The 'Creteships': Concrete Shipbuilding at Shoreham 1918-20, by N. Kelly, published 2005 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 35, article, pp.20-27, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506533]   Download PDF

By the end of the nineteenth century shipbuilding at Shoreham in West Sussex had declined to the point of extinction, leaving only a residual yacht and boat building industry; it appeared at that time very unlikely that substantial shipbuilding would ever resume at the port.
However, due to the extreme situation brought about by the First World War shipbuilding, operations at Shoreham were to enjoy a brief, if somewhat unusual, revival between 1918 and 1920.

Shoreham: Past and Present, by Joy Saynor, published 2006 (57 pp., Shoreham & District Historical Society, ISBN-10: 0953954307 & ISBN-13: 9780953954308)

Retired on the River, The Houseboats of Shoreham, by Philip Simons and Nick Hall, published 2006 (Small Craft Historical Research Group) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Red-and-Black Painted Medieval Architecture: St Mary's Church, New Shoreham, Sussex, by Giles Standing and Catherine Hassall, published 2006 in The Archaeological Journal (vol. 163, article, pp.92-121)   View Online

Recent survey of the late twelfth- to early thirteenth-century chancel of St Mary's church, New Shoreham (Grade I listed) has revealed traces of two consecutive medieval paint schemes on the architecture, dating from c. 1210. No previous research or publication has taken account of these remains, which indicate the original interior appearance of this large and historic parish church. Samples of the paint have been scientifically analysed, revealing the pigments used and their stratigraphic relationship across the survey area; the identification of carbon black on architectural features is particularly important. Comparison with other ecclesiastical buildings in England and on the Continent indicates that St Mary's chancel is a key example of a widespread decorative scheme of red-and-black architectural polychromy, reinforcing its significance as an exemplar of early Gothic style in medieval England.

Shoreham House 1806-2006, by Anthony Rees, published Autumn 2006 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 75, article, p.24) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/75] & The Keep [LIB/500499]

St Mary de Haura, Shoreham: restoration of the choir vault, published 2007 in Church building (no. 103, article, pp.30-31) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

Describes the restoration of the unusual stone vaults in the ceiling of the church.

St Mary de Haura, New Shoreham, Sussex: restoration of the choir vault, by Richard Andrews, published 2007 in Association for Studies in the Conservation of Historic Buildings. Transactions (vol. 30, article, pp.55-59) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

On the restoration of what is called 'the finest Transitional church in Sussex' (Carden & Godfrey Architects) under the aegis of English Heritage. The wheel window and the stone vaulting were renewed. The restoration won the King of Prussia's Gold Medal in 2006

Cecil Pashley and Shoreham: the story of a pioneer aviator, by Alan Readman, published Autumn 2007 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 76, article, p.4) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/76] & The Keep [LIB/500500]

Early Years of Aviation in West Sussex: a selection of photos from the Marlipins Museum, Shoreham, published Autumn 2007 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 76, article, p.23) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/76] & The Keep [LIB/500500]

The Brooklands Miniature Railway, by Graham Lelliott, published 1 June 2008 (98 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0955389321 & ISBN-13: 9780955389320) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Excavations at No. 5 John Street, Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex, by Simon Stevens, published 2009 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 147, article, pp.97-109) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17254] & The Keep [LIB/500365] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Excavations in September 2001 of an area measuring c. 10 m by c. 7 m within the historic core of the town revealed a total of 32 archaeological features, including structural remains, rubbish pits, cesspits and post-holes. There was some modern truncation and an extension to the area uncovered a probable Victorian well. However, the majority of the datable features encountered were medieval, ranging in date from the twelfth to fifteenth centuries, with some sixteenth- and seventeenth-century material. Medieval finds included pottery, both local and imported in origin and glazed and unglazed fragments of roof and floor tile. Large quantities of oyster shell and a small assemblage of animal bone were also recovered. Environmental evidence was recovered from a number of the features.

An archaeological excavation at 94-96 High Street, Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex, by Simon Stevens, published 2009 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 147, short article, pp.220-224) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17254] & The Keep [LIB/500365] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Shoreham, Historic Character Assessment Report, compiled by Roland B. Harris, published January 2009 (Sussex Extensive Urban Survey (EUS), 52 pp. + appendices, E.S.C.C., W.S.C.C. & Brighton and Hove City, funded by English Heritage) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries   Download PDF

Shoreham: Past and Present, by Joy Saynor, published 2010 (revised edition, 60 pp., Shoreham & District Historical Society, ISBN-10: 0953954331 & ISBN-13: 9780953954339) accessible at: British Library

A Saxo-Norman Oyster Colour-Dish from St Mary's Church, New Shoreham, Sussex, by Giles Standing, published 2010 in Journal of the British Archaeological Association (vol. 163, article, pp.16-23)   View Online

Turnpikes to Steyning, Henfield and Shoreham, by Brian Austen, published 2010 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 40, article, pp.24-39, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506537]   Download PDF

The connection of Horsham to London by turnpike in 1755 made the produce of the area accessible to the growing market of an expanding capital city, increasing not only the prosperity of the farming community but also of the landowners and the region at large.

Shoreham Harbour Insights: 250 Years at the Heart of the Community. Shoreham Port 1760-2010, by Adam Trimingham, published 1 July 2010 (92 pp., Shoreham Port Authority, ISBN-10: 0956578101 & ISBN-13: 9780956578105) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Ballamy's Showroom, Ropetackle, Shoreham-by-Sea (NGR: TQ21280515) - excavation report, by Sean Wallis, published December 2010 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

Tenement History of Shoreham: Researching rental lists of New Shoreham Borough and Manor, by Michael Norman, published December 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 122, article, p.10, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

In 1782, while he was superintending the construction of the new timber bridge at Old Shoreham, Joseph Hodskinson produced a map and up-to-date Rental of the 160+ tenements in the Duke of Norfolk's Borough and Manor of New Shoreham. This is an excellent resource for the study of each before and after this date.

The Buckingham Houses, Old Shoreham: A Pictorial History, by Peter Jonathan Kefford, published 2011 (ii + 71 pp., published by the author) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503010] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries

The Borough and Manor of New Shoreham: Some Records of its People & Places - The 1782 Manor Survey Annotated, by Michael W. D. Norman, published 2011 (published by the author) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501569] & West Sussex Libraries

Nearly one hundred years ago, in 1921, Henry Cheal first published his pioneering The Story of Shoreham. He died in 1954, but left extensive notes which Michael Norman, a long-time resident of Shoreham and former honorary curator of Marlipins Museum, has been using, editing and adding to since 1951.
This new book is an edited and organised version of a survey of the Manor of New Shoreham which was undertaken in 1782 by the surveyor Joseph Hodgkinson for the Duke of Norfolk, the then Lord of the Manor. Subsequently the original survey was annotated by the Duke's steward. This survey is now the property of the current Duke, who retains the copyright, but the publication in this volume of the Survey's contents, together with notes and suggestions of the author/editor, allows the historian and also the more casual reader to gain an insight into the development of the historic core of New Shoreham. The book also contains maps, some annotated, including copies of Hodgkinson's of 1782, to show the situations of the extensive number of properties which are listed in the Manorial rolls. The long-lost shipyards along the river bank, like the one where the Ropetackle Centre now stands, are clearly shown and discussed, with added information concerning developments after 1782.
A cursory study reveals fascinating aspects of Shoreham. For example, the book reproduces a memorandum which mentions an Act 'passed in the Thirty third Year of His late Majesty' (probably 1771) which state that all ships and vessels entering Shoreham Harbour were obliged to pay Duty in order to maintain the harbour. In the same memorandum it is stated that the Lord of the Manor also received £20 per annum for allowing a toll bridge to replace his income from the ferry which it displaced. The Memorandum lists the ferry tolls, ranging from one shilling for any four-wheeled carriage to six pence for twenty sheep or cows.
In another example, there was an area described in 1782 as 'A Tenement, Black Smiths Shp Buildg. Yard & Premises' which was situated on the river bank on the High Street, westward from West Street. This area was cut in half when the new bridge was built in 1833. The Fountain Inn stood on this site, and this was succeeded by the Bridge Inn. The Sussex Archaeological Society apparently met at the Bridge Inn on occasion. This Bridge Inn was demolished when the High Street was widened in 1938/9, and replaced by the current manifestation of the Inn.
The material in the book relates principally, but not exclusively, to Shoreham. For example, a dispute concerning a piece of land two acres in extent in the Parish of Southwick is described. This dispute between a Nathal. Hall [apparently a brewer] and Colvill Bridger Esq. [of Buckingham House] was current in 1782, and no rent had been paid for 9 years. Rents and lessees for this land are listed back to 1660. This matter is of current interest because it was apparently a descendant of this Nathaniel Hall, a landowner also called Nathaniel Hall, who undertook the first excavation of Southwick Roman Villa in the 1840s.
The survey reveals that the Hannington family, later proprietors of the late-lamented Hannington's department store in Brighton, were also Shoreham landholders.
This book is an absolute goldmine, and will be invaluable to researchers of Shoreham's places and personalities. I hope that Michael Norman will receive the recognition and gratitude of all who benefit from his work, which is a fitting and welcome accompaniment and extension to Cheal's History.

Archaeological investigations at the Ropetackle site, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, by Simon Stevens, published 2011 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 149, article, pp.59-158) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18614] & The Keep [LIB/500367] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Archaeology South-East undertook a programme of archaeological work at Ropetackle, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex between 2000 and 2003. A range of archaeological features were recorded, dating from the Late Iron Age to the post-medieval period, although the majority represented medieval activity. The medieval remains consisted predominately of pits, including cesspits, and wells, which produced substantial assemblages of artefacts and environmental evidence dating to the 13th and 14th centuries. Significant assemblages of local and imported pottery including a near-complete aquamanile were recovered, alongside ceramic building material, stone, metalwork, plant remains, and animal and fish bone. Large assemblages of post-medieval finds were also recovered, including significant groups of 17th- to 19th-century pottery from cesspits in former back yards.

Hollywood-By-Sea: A Pictorial chronicle of Bungalow Town, Shoreham-by-Sea, by Edward Colquhoun and Alice Colquhoun, published 2013 accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Geological controls on tunnelling in the chalk of Southwick Hill, Brighton, by Andrew J. Bowden, published 2013 in Quarterly journal of engineering geology and hydrogeology (vol. 46, no. 2, article, pp.203-213)

The Southwick Hill Tunnel is a 490-metre twin-bore road tunnel in Shoreham-by-Sea. The tunnel was opened in early 1996 as part of the A27 Brighton bypass.

Iconic Adur Ferry Bridge opened, published December 2013 in Building engineer (vol. 88, no. 12, article, pp.28-29) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

Mabey Bridge Ltd manufactured 700 tonnes of steel for this new bridge for pedestrians and cyclists at Shoreham-by-Sea. Incorporates a central swing section to allow river traffic to pass.

Hard landscape, by Mark Chalmers, published Winter 2013 in Urban realm (vol. 4, no. 16, article, pp.12-19) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

A visit to the moribund cement works at Shoreham, a pilgramage to a cathedral of concrete.

Southwick & Shoreham Through Time, by Douglas D'Enno, published 28 February 2014 (Stroud: Amberley Publishing, ISBN-10: 1445606429 & ISBN-13: 9781445606422)

Shoreham Airport: An Illustrated History, by Peter C. Brown, published 19 December 2014 (160 pp., Stroud: Amberley Publishing, ISBN-10: 1445633442 & ISBN-13: 9781445633442) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Shoreham is the oldest airport in the UK, aviator Harold Piffard first flying from there in 1910, although the aerodrome only officially opened on 20 June 1911. It served as a base for Alliott Verdon Roe (founder of Avro) and John Alcock (one of the first men to fly the Atlantic). At the start of the First World War, the first flight of British military aircraft left from Shoreham to join the fighting in France. In the 1930s the airfield became an airport for Brighton, Hove and Worthing and a new terminal building in the art deco style was opened in 1936. This building is still in use today and is now Grade II listed.
During the Second World War, Shoreham again served as a military airfield, coming under attack several times. The airfield is still operational today and is used by light aircraft and flying schools and as a venue for an air show and a filming location. In this book, aviation historian Peter C. Brown takes us through the history of this key centre in early British aviation.

For anyone interested in Shoreham Airport and its unique place in Aviation history, this is for you. The publication, comprising 160 pages with 178 illustrations, has a sensible balance of text to photographs. The book is structured chronologically, from "Those Magnificent Men" (pre 1914), 1914-1918, 1919-1939 etc. There is some wonderful narrative of people and events from 1911 onwards, starting with the first landing of a Bleriot monoplane arriving from Brighton. A number of key events, including the regular financial challenges faced by the Airport, are covered succinctly. Although the pictures are black and white this adds to the evocative feel of the Airport through every period covered.
A more balanced selection of photographs would have been beneficial as the majority of photographs are post-1960; although more than 50 years of history had elapsed since the earliest flights, less than 20 pictures are from that period.
The final chapter covers the role and invaluable work of the Shoreham Airport Rescue and Firefighting Service, who have been a key service for over 90 years.
The publication price represents good value for what is a reasonably comprehensive narrative of a unique Sussex treasure.

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.

Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station, by John Periam and Michelle Tugwell, published 2016 (RNLI) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

This new publication gives an exciting, and at times nostalgic history about the station's last 150 years.
From the early days of the horse drawn carriage lifeboats to the current state of the art Tamar lifeboat situated in its purpose built boathouse at Shoreham, you can read about the crews' exploits both at sea and behind the scenes.
It also covers royal visits, fund-raising, family histories, the history of the different lifeboats station and the many life saving services over the years.
Stunning images grace all the pages, many which have been enhanced from archive files, to current ones taken by Geoffrey Lee and other local photographers.

Not Enough Food and Too Many Military Police: Discipline, Food, and the 23rd Reserve Battalion July - September 1917, by Ryan Barry Flavelle, published 2016 in War & Society (vol. 35, issue 2, article, pp.92-113)   View Online

Discusses the reasons for a mutiny that Canadian artist A.Y. Jackson took part in while stationed in Shoreham-by-Sea and serving with the Canadian Army's 23rd Reserve Battalion. The battalion was composed of convalescents who, having been wounded at the front, were on their way back to France. There was much discontent due to harsh discipline and poor food. The incident was concealed after a visit b.y senior staff

Excavation of Medieval Occupation at Ropetackle, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, by Sean Wallis, published 14 June 2016 (T.V.A.S. occasional paper no. 10, 26 pp., Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services, ISBN-10: 191122803X & ISBN-13: 9781911228035)

Electric Pictures: A Guide to the Films, Film-Makers and Cinemas of Worthing and Shoreham, by Ellen Cheshire and James Clarke, published 2 March 2017 (128 pp., Stroud: The History Press, ISBN-13: 9780750981415) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

Written as part of the Worthing WOW festival celebrations, Electric Pictures commemorates 120 years of film in the Sussex coastal towns of Worthing and Shoreham, capturing the region's rich cinematic legacy and its place in British film history. From film-making pioneers through to blockbuster films and key events in the film history of the coast, this volume draws on research from film archives and local history resources to tell the story of the south coast film world. Richly illustrated and featuring contributions from local historians and film and theatre specialists, this book also includes an additional Heritage Trail guide that reveals key filming locations and the towns' cinemas.

Hold On Tight! Fares Please, by Christine Jackson, published September 2017 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 22 no. 7, article, pp.310-312) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860]

The story involves a good old-fashioned British double-decker bus and the story takes place on a bridge at Shoreham

New Shoreham Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW127, CD-ROM)

Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1566 -1900, Banns1654-1659, 1888-1901. Indexed Transcription. Includes 62 photographs. Vol.127. (Old Shoreham registers are on SXW105)

Old Shoreham Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW105, CD-ROM)

Baptisms Marriages and Burials 1567-1900, Banns 1824-1901. Indexed Transcription. Includes 43 photographs. Vol.105.

Adur Valley and Brighton & Hove - Monumental Inscriptions, published (no date) by Sussex Family History Group (Ref: C008, CD-ROM)

Aldrington, Botolphs, Brighton (9), Coombes, Edburton, Kingston Buci, Lancing, Hangleton (2), Hove (2), Newtimber, Patcham, Poynings, Pycombe, Old Shoreham, Southwick (5), Steyning (4),West Blatchington, and Wiston,