Bibliography - South Harting, Chichester District, West Sussex
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Uppark, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Chichester, pp.87-88) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Parish of Harting (South), by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Chichester, pp.87-89) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Historic Houses of Sussex - Uppark, Petersfield, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1935 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. IX no. 6, article, pp.337-344) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9330] & The Keep [LIB/500179]

South Harting, a Roman find, by Rev. A. J. Roberts, published August 1938 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 3, article, pp.66-68) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library

Guide to the Church of St Mary and St Gabriel, edited by W. H. Godfrey and F. W. Steer, published 1970 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4889]

The Leaver Family's 170 years in a Sussex Village, by R. A. Lever, published September 1979 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 1, article, pp.11-13) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

A history of the Leaver Family as compiled from various sources listed in a bibliography. Edward Leaver married Anne Scardefield on 5 Oct 1729 and they had five children. Article covers the years 1729 - 1939 in the parish of South Harting

The Fields of a South Harting Tenant Farmer in 1841, by R. A. Lever, published December 1989 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 8, article, pp.366-367) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

James Lever (1789-1853) and his farm

Rebuilding Uppark, by Dan Cruickshank, published 18 January 1990 in Country Life (vol. 184 no. 3, article, pp.56-57)

Rising from ashes [Uppark], by John Martin Robinson, published 20 February 1992 in Country Life (vol. 186 no. 8, article, pp.42-45)

Uppark, West Sussex, by Richard Haslam, published 25 May 1995 in Country Life (vol. 189 no. 21, article, pp.68-73)

Uppark Restored, by Christopher Rowell, John Martin Robinson and edited by Sarah Riddell, published 1 January 1996 (224 pp., National Trust, ISBN-10: 0707802520 & ISBN-13: 9780707802527) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13339] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Perched high on the Sussex Downs, Uppark was built in 1690 for Ford Grey, Lord Grey of Warke, an odious man by all accounts, though he created a beautiful house. In 1747 Uppark was bought by Matthew Fetherstonuhaugh, who took advantage of an inheritance to furnish the rooms in the latest European fashion, and installed the paintings that he had collected on the Grand Tour. Just two centuries later, the house passed to the National Trust.The particular quality of Uppark was that it was so unaltered; through the years furnishings had been repaired rather than replaced, contents left unmoved. This repose, however, was rudely shattered on the afternoon of 30th August 1989, when Uppark caught fire. Hours later it stood a desolate ruin. While the fire was fought, a salvage operation was mounted, rescuing a remarkably high proportion of the historic contents including much of the interior - panelling, carved wood, plasterwork, textiles and wallpapers. The National Trust faced the very difficult question of what to do with the house and its contents The ensuing debate was fierce, but the course of action emerged clearlv. Uppark had been thoroughly insured, and the money could only be used for reinstatement. The house could and would be saved, its contents repaired and returned in an unprecedented five-year programme. The result is a triumph of conservation over tragedy that has drawn on traditional crafts to match the exceptional quality of the house with new work, and seamless repairs to the old.