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Monasticon Anglicanum: A History of the Abbies and other Monastries, Hospitals, Frieries, and Cathedral and Collegiate Churches with their dependencies, by William Dugdale, published 1817 (vol. 1, 642 pp., London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Monasticon Anglicanum: A History of the Abbies and other Monastries, Hospitals, Frieries, and Cathedral and Collegiate Churches with their dependencies, by William Dugdale, published 1819 (vol. 2, 643 pp., London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Monasticon Anglicanum: A History of the Abbies and other Monastries, Hospitals, Frieries, and Cathedral and Collegiate Churches with their dependencies, by William Dugdale, published 1821 (vol. 3, 640 pp., London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Monasticon Anglicanum: A History of the Abbies and other Monastries, Hospitals, Frieries, and Cathedral and Collegiate Churches with their dependencies, by William Dugdale, published 1823 (vol. 4, 689 pp., London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Monasticon Anglicanum: A History of the Abbies and other Monastries, Hospitals, Frieries, and Cathedral and Collegiate Churches with their dependencies, by William Dugdale, published 1825 (vol. 5, 747 pp., London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Monasticon Anglicanum: A History of the Abbies and other Monastries, Hospitals, Frieries, and Cathedral and Collegiate Churches with their dependencies, by William Dugdale, published 1830 (vol. 6, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Architectural Notices Relating Chiefly to Churches in the County of Sussex, by Rev. J. L. Petit, M.A., published 1849 in The Archaeological Journal (vol. 6, article, pp.137-145)   View Online

Notes on the churches in the counties of Kent, Sussex, and Surrey, mentioned in Domesday book, and those of more recent date: Including comparative lists of the churches, and some account of the sepulchral memorials and other antiquities, by Rev. Arthur Hussey, published 1852 (xviii + 388 pp., London: John Russell Smith, 36, Soho Square) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

The Chantry of Brambletye, and Sedition in Sussex, A.D. 1579, by W. Durrant Cooper, F.S.A., published 1857 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 9, article, pp.139-144) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2094] & The Keep [LIB/500228] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Brambletye Manor and Chapel, by Wm. Durrant Cooper, published 1857 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 9, notes & queries, pp.370-371) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2094] & The Keep [LIB/500228] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Dedications of Churches and Chapels in West Sussex, by Charles Gibbon, Richmond Herald, published 1860 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 12, article, pp.61-111) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2097] & The Keep [LIB/500231] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Notices of Crown Presentations to Rectories and Vicarages in Sussex, during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, from Lansd., MSS. 443-4-5, edited by Sir Henry Ellis, K.H., F.S.A., published 1860 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 12, notes & queries, pp.256-260) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2097] & The Keep [LIB/500231] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Church Bells of Sussex, by Amherst Daniel-Tyssen, of Merton College, Oxford, published 1864 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 16, article, pp.138-232) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2101] & The Keep [LIB/500235] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Parish churches of Sussex: to which are added several district Churches, Tombs, Effigys, Brasses, Fonts, et, by William Thomas Quartermain, published 1865 (2 volumes in Sussex Archaeological Society Library)

In each volume there has been inserted, after binding and in front of the title page, a copy of the portrait of the author, and below are the words "Etched on copper, by W.T.Q., 1885."
The contents of the two volumes are thus summarised in a manuscript note inserted in each volume, and presumably added by the artist: Churches 578, Doorways 18, Porches 9, Windows 17, Fonts 59, Tombs 9, Effigys 9, Brasses 28, Old oak chests 8, Stone carvings 40, Mural paintings 10, Bellfounders' marks on ancient Sussex bells, old glazed tiles, etc.
Interleaved are original letters from amongst others, Mark Anthony Lower, William Figg, and Herbert Haines (well known for his work on monumental brasses). Each volume has two bookplates, namely those of Robert M. Burrell (presumably Robert Merrik Burrell, the third son of Sir Walter Wyndham Burrell, Baronet, of Ockenden, Cuckfield, who died unmarried in 1905) and of the donor, John Roland Abbey, of Storrington. Many of the drawings are dated. They were nearly all apparently made between 1855 and 1865; a few are copies of earlier drawings originally made by another hand. In many cases drastic restoration of the church has been carried out since the drawing was made; and they therefore form a most valuable historical record. They are also very pleasing in themselves: and especially in the case of drawings of the smaller features, such as fonts and carved stones, bring out every detail. By way of example reference may be made to the drawings of the well known font at St. Nicholas, Brighton, both before and after restoration, and to the drawings of various details at Amberley and Arundel. There is also an excellent drawing of the interior of Amberley Church, showing box pews which have long since disappeared.

Early Presentations to Sussex Incumbencies, by Rev. MacKenzie E. Walcott, M.A., F.S.A., published 1865 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 17, article, pp.104-107) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2102] & The Keep [LIB/500236] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Picturesque Examples of Old English Churches and Cottages from Sketches in Sussex & Adjoining Counties, by Wm. Young, published 1869 (vi + 20 pp. & 30 leaves of plates, Birmingham: S. Birbeck) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries

Briefs, by Rev. Edward Turner, published 1869 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 21, article, pp.207-217) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2016] & The Keep [LIB/500239] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Guild and Chantries in Horsham, by William Durrant Cooper, F.S.A., published 1870 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 22, article, pp.148-159) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2017] & The Keep [LIB/500240] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Briefs, by Edward Turner, published 1870 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 22, notes & queries, p.230) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2017] & The Keep [LIB/500240] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Sussex Church Bells, by Samuel Evershed, published 1870 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 22, notes & queries, p.234) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2017] & The Keep [LIB/500240] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Churches of Sussex, with historical and archaeological descriptions, by Mark Antony Lower and etched by R. H. Nibbs, published 1872 (London: John Russell Smith) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3235] & The Keep [LIB/502159] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries

Sundials, by The Editor, published 1875 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 26, notes & queries, pp.274-275) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2111] & The Keep [LIB/500244] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The General Character of Sussex Churches, by John Hannah, Archdeacon of Lewes, published 1880 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 30, article, pp.98-111) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2115] & The Keep [LIB/500248] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Leaden Fonts In Sussex, by J. L. André, published 1882 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 32, article, pp.75-80) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2117] & The Keep [LIB/500250] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Parochial Clergy Lists, by Frederick E. Sawyer, published 1882 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 32, notes & queries, p.231) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2117] & The Keep [LIB/500250] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Proceedings of the Plundered Ministers relating to Sussex, by Frederick E. Sawyer, published 1882 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 32, notes & queries, pp.235-237) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2117] & The Keep [LIB/500250] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Thoughts on Church 'Restoration.', by Alexander Nesbit, published 1883 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 33, article, pp.225-237) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2118] & The Keep [LIB/500251] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Early Incumbents of Sussex Benefices, by J. R. Bloxam, published 1883 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 33, notes & queries, pp.265-267) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2118] & The Keep [LIB/500251] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Falling of Towers and Spires, by The Editor, published 1887 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 35, notes & queries, p.195) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2120] & The Keep [LIB/500253] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Armour from Sussex Churches, by The Editor, published 1888 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 36, notes & queries, p.247) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2121] & The Keep [LIB/500254] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Mural Paintings In Sussex Churches, by J. L. André, published 1892 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 38, article, pp.1-20) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2123] & The Keep [LIB/500256] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Incised Markings on the Pillars of some Sussex Churches, by H. Michell Whitley, F.G.S., published 1892 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 38, article, pp.43-45) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2123] & The Keep [LIB/500256] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Chancel Screens of Parish Churches, Illustrated chiefly by Sussex Examples, by J. L. André, published 1894 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 39, article, pp.31-54) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2124] & The Keep [LIB/500257] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Royal Arms in Churches, by J. S. [John Sawyer], published 1894 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 39, notes & queries, p.226) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2124] & The Keep [LIB/500257] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Church Bells, by J. Lewis André, F.S.A., published 1896 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 40, notes & queries, p.268) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2125] & The Keep [LIB/500258] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Low Side Windows of Sussex Churches, by Philip Mainwaring Johnston, published 1898 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 41, article, pp.159-202) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2126] & The Keep [LIB/500259] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Low Side Windows of Sussex Churches, by Philip Mainwaring Johnston, published 1898 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 41, notes & queries, pp.242-243) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2126] & The Keep [LIB/500259] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Low Side Windows of Sussex Churches, continued, by Philip Mainwaring Johnston, published 1899 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 42, article, pp.117-179) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2127] & The Keep [LIB/500260] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Low Side Windows of Sussex Churches, by W. Heneage Legge, published 1899 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 42, notes & queries, pp.248-249) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2127] & The Keep [LIB/500260] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Mural Paintings in Sussex Churches, by Unknown Author(s), published 1900 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 43, article, pp.220-251) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2128] & The Keep [LIB/500261] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Low Side Windows of Sussex Churches, by Philip M. Johnston, published 1900 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 43, notes & queries, p.276) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2128] & The Keep [LIB/500261] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Fonts in Sussex Churches, by J. Lewis André, F.S.A., published 1901 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 44, article, pp.28-44) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2129] & The Keep [LIB/500262] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Inventories of Goods of the smaller Monasteries and Friaries in Sussex at the time of their Dissolution, by Unknown Author(s), published 1901 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 44, article, pp.55-72) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2129] & The Keep [LIB/500262] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Mural Paintings in Sussex Churches, by Philip M. Johnston, published 1901 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 44, notes & queries, pp.204-206) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2129] & The Keep [LIB/500262] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Sussex Fonts: Addenda, by J. Lewis André, published 1901 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 44, notes & queries, pp.211-212) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2129] & The Keep [LIB/500262] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Parsons and Parishioners in the 18th Century, by W. Heneage Legge, published 1902 in Longman's Magazine (article)

A Religious Census of Sussex In 1676, by Rev. Canon J. H. Cooper, Vicar of Cuckfield, published 1902 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 45, article, pp.142-148) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2130] & The Keep [LIB/500263] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Sussex Churches in 1405, by Walter C. Renshaw, published 1904 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 47, notes & queries, p.157) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2132] & The Keep [LIB/500265] & S.A.S. library   View Online

On Papal Bullae found in Sussex, by Ambrose P. Boyson, F.R.G.S., F.Z.S., published 1905 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 48, article, pp.99-103) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2133] & The Keep [LIB/500266] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Fragmenta Antiquitatis in Sussex Churches, by W. Heneage Legge, published January 1905 in The Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist (new series, vol. XI, article, pp.1-13, London: Bemrose & Sons Ltd.)   View Online

Notes on Sussex Churches, by Frederick Harrison, published 1906 (75 pp., Hove: Combridges) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Churches and other Antiquities of West Sussex: with architectural and historical notes, by A. H. Peat and L. C. Halsted, published 1906 (iv + 184 pp. & 31 illus., Chichester: J. W. Moore) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 58] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries

A Pynson Indulgence of 1623, by Prebendary Fraser, Hon. Librarian of Chichester Cathedral, published 1907 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 50, article, pp.109-116) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2135] & The Keep [LIB/500268] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Notes on Sussex Churches, by Frederick Harrison, published 1908 (2nd edition, 142 pp., Hove: Combridges) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5908][Lib 1910] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

An Introduction to the Study of English Fonts: Early Fonts of Sussex, by A. Katherine Walker, published 1908 (xii + 131 pp., London: Woodford Fawcett & Co.) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & East Sussex Libraries

A Commission to Arm and Array the Clergy in 1400, by Rev. William Hudson, F.S.A., published 1908 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 51, article, pp.153-162) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2136] & The Keep [LIB/500269] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Sussex Church Plate, by J. E. Couchman, published 1910 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 53, article, pp.198-222) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2138] & The Keep [LIB/500271] & S.A.S. library   View Online

List of Sussex Church Plate. Part I, compiled by J. E. Couchman, published 1910 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 53, article, pp.222-266) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2138] & The Keep [LIB/500271] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Notes on Sussex Churches, by Frederick Harrison, published 1911 (3rd edition, 186 pp. & 4 plates, Hove: Combridges) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3181] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

List of Sussex Church Plate. Part II, compiled by J. E. Couchman, published 1911 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 54, article, pp.183-258) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2139] & The Keep [LIB/500272] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Pews in Brighton and East Grinstead Churches, by Walter C. Renshaw, published 1911 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 54, notes & queries, pp.271-273) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2139] & The Keep [LIB/500272] & S.A.S. library   View Online

List of Sussex Church Plate. Part III, compiled by J. E. Couchman, published 1912 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 55, article, pp.126-219) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2140] & The Keep [LIB/500273] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Witnesses From Ecclesiastical Deposition Books, 1580-1640, by Walter C. Renshaw, LL.M., K.C., published 1914 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 56, article, pp.1-15) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2141] & The Keep [LIB/500274] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Corrigenda to "Church Plate of Sussex", by J. E. Couchman, published 1914 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 56, article, pp.196-197) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2141] & The Keep [LIB/500274] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Sussex Church Bells, by Amherst D. Tyssen, D.C.L., M.A., published 1915 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 57, article, pp.1-118) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2142] & The Keep [LIB/500275] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Corrigenda - Sussex Church Bells, by The Editor, published 1915 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 57, notes & queries, p.222) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2142] & The Keep [LIB/500275] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Some Ancient Sussex Churches, parts 1 and 2, by Charles Cox, published 1917 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5119]

Primitive Sundials of West Sussex Churches, by H. Michell Whitley, published 1919 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 60, article, pp.126-140) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2145] & The Keep [LIB/500278] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Notes on Sussex Churches, by Frederick Harrison, published 1920 (4th edition, 222 pp., Hove: Combridges) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 85] & The Keep [LIB/504677][Lib/502183] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Sussex Church Music, by Terence Bourke, published 1921 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 62, notes & queries, pp.206-207) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2147] & The Keep [LIB/500280] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Coats of Arms in Sussex Churches, by Fane Lambarde, published 1926 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 67, article, pp.149-188) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2152] & The Keep [LIB/500285] & S.A.S. library

Coats of Arms in Sussex Churches, by Fane Lambarde, published 1927 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 68, article, pp.210-240) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2153] & The Keep [LIB/500286] & S.A.S. library

The Manors of the Archbishops in Sussex, by Mary S. Holgate, published 1927 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 68, article, pp.269-272) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2153] & The Keep [LIB/500286] & S.A.S. library

Church Fields , by A. Hadrian Allcroft, published May 1927 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 6, note, p.187) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

The Monumental Effigies of Sussex, 1250 to 1650, by H. R. Mosse, M.D., published 1928 (Lewes: Farncombe & Co.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8296] & West Sussex Libraries

This is a very handy little book containing a complete list of Sussex brasses and monumental effigies down to 1650. It contains a very large amount of very useful information in a short form about the persons commemorated. There are diagrams of armour of different dates and of a heraldic shield which should prove most instructive to the wanderer among the churches of Sussex. There is one appendix dealing with civilian costume and priestly vestments and another giving the arms of the families mentioned in the text. Lists of the dates of the various monuments and of their distribution about the county add to the value and completeness of the volume, which is of pocket size.
It may seem thankless to call attention to slips, but there is a curious one on p.7 regarding Elizabeth Wakehurst. She and her sister Margaret were co-heiresses of their grandfather, Richard Wakehurst, and by their marriages to the brothers Richard and Nicholas Culpeper carried the Wakehurst estates into the latter family. The statement that Elizabeth's " father-in-law was the last male heir of the family" is therefore incorrect. Another error on the next page is due in the first place to the pedigree in S.A.C. xlviii which gives the date of Margaret Culpeper's death as 1509. The brass in Ardingly Church gives the date quite clearly as 1504.
We hope that many will avail themselves of this little book. It must have entailed an enormous amount of labour which will be appreciated by those who enjoy the fruit of it.

The Friars in Sussex, 1228-1928, by E. B. Poland, published 1928 (xi + 259 pp., Hove: Combridges) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3] & The Keep [LIB/502170] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Coats of Arms in Sussex Churches, by Fane Lambarde, F.S.A., published 1928 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 69, article, pp.190-222) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2154] & The Keep [LIB/500287] & S.A.S. library

John Flaxman's Monuments in Sussex Churches, by Kenneth Povey, published 1928 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. II no. 3, article, pp.102-107) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9327] & The Keep [LIB/500138]

Coats of Arms in Sussex Churches, by Fane Lambarde, F.S.A., published 1929 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 70, article, pp.134-164) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2155] & The Keep [LIB/500359] & S.A.S. library

Coats of Arms in Sussex Churches, by Fane Lambarde, F.S.A., published 1929 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 70, corrigenda, p.164) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2155] & The Keep [LIB/500359] & S.A.S. library

Old Oak chests in Sussex Churches, by J. Hutchings, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 2, article, pp.91-94) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500139]

The Sussex Parish Clerk, by Arthur Beckett, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 2, article, pp.95-106) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500139]

Lead Fonts in Sussex, by W. Cyril Wallis, F.S.A., published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 3, article, pp.175-177) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500139]

Coats of Arms in Sussex Churches, by Fane Lambarde, F.S.A., published 1930 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 71, article, pp.134-170) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2156] & The Keep [LIB/500358] & S.A.S. library

Coats of Arms in Sussex Churches, by Fane Lambarde, F.S.A., published 1930 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 71, corrigenda, p.170) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2156] & The Keep [LIB/500358] & S.A.S. library

Sussex Chantry Records, by John E. Ray, published 1931 (vol. 36, Sussex Record Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2252] & The Keep [LIB/500408]

Coats of Arms in Sussex Churches, by Fane Lambarde, F.S.A., published 1931 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 72, article, pp.218-242) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2157] & The Keep [LIB/500357] & S.A.S. library

Some Saxon Churches in Sussex, by W. Cyril Wallis, F.S.A. (Scot), published 1931 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. V no. 5, article, pp.345-351) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2310] & The Keep [LIB/500174]

Sussex Chantries, by John E. Ray, F.R. Hist, published 1931 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. V no. 11, article, pp.714-715) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2310] & The Keep [LIB/500174]

Curiosities in Sussex Churches, by Adeline Boulter-Cooke and Olive V. Boulter-Cooke, published 1931 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. V no. 12, article, pp.793-797) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2310] & The Keep [LIB/500174]

Coats of Arms in Sussex Churches, by Fane Lambarde, F.S.A., published 1932 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 73, article, pp.102-144) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2158] & The Keep [LIB/500356] & S.A.S. library

The Monumental Effigies of Sussex, 1250 to 1650, by H. R. Mosse, M.D., published 1933 (2nd edition, xix + 241 pp., Hove: Combridges) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 50][Lib 11217] & The Keep [LIB/502187] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Dr. Mosse has done for the monumental effigies in Sussex Churches what Mr. Frederick Harrison, F.S.A., has already done for the architectural features of the churches, and Mr. J. E. Couchman, F.S.A., in a different form and on rather different lines, for Church Plate.
In this small volume will be found a catalogue of all the effigies in stone and brass within the limits laid down, namely monuments dated between 1250 and 1650. In passing it may be noted that these limits do not include the fine series of 18th century monuments at Withyham which Mrs. Arundell Esdaile described at last year's summer meeting of the Society.
In each case the author gives the position in the church of the monument, and a full and detailed description of the figure and its armour or other habiliments.
In the case of the brasses the size of the monument is, as it should be, added. There are also in most cases genealogical and historical notes on the persons commemorated, and references to standard works in which the monument is dealt with. The whole forms a most useful book of reference which will be indispensable for those interested in this branch of archaeology : and future students will owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Mosse for his careful work.
In a book which aims at being a complete catalogue rather than a descriptive commentary the author no doubt rightly eschews any attempt to arrange the monuments in order of importance, though he cannot refrain from drawing attention to the noble brass of Thomas Nelond at Cowfold as "not only the largest but the most beautiful in the county." A pardonable pride in Sussex brasses makes one glad that he has noted in the new edition that the fine brass of Margarite de Camoys (1310) in Trotton Church is the earliest representation in England of a woman in brass. The extremely graceful floriated cross in brass at Buxted is another example of which Sussex has every reason to be proud.
Another very interesting and almost unique brass is that at Fletching which commemorates Petrus Denot, Glover. This is not even mentioned by Dr. Mosse presumably because it is not considered technically an "effigy," being merely a pair of gloves in brass. But as it is the only monument of its kind perhaps a note might be added to future editions in order to make the book a complete record of all Sussex brasses (apart from mere inscriptions) and to help keep alive the tradition of a local industry which continued in this part of the county until within living memory.
Exactitude in the transliteration of mediaeval inscriptions is always very difficult of attainment, and probably Dr. Mosse has attained a higher standard than any previous writer on Sussex. There is a slip on p.116 where the dedication of Horsted Keynes is given as St. Michael and All Angels instead of St. Giles, as it is correctly given in the index. Dr. Mosse has fallen into the trap which has caught so many who have dealt with the family of Culpeper, by identifying Sir William Culpeper of Wakehurst with Sir William of Aylesford, who made successful exertions in the reduction of usury (see S.A.C. xlviii, 94, 95).
Whatever may be the minor shortcomings of the book, however, it remains a very notable piece of work and must always be the foundation upon which any future student will work.

Coats of Arms in Sussex Churches, by Fane Lambarde, F.S.A., published 1933 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 74, article, pp.181-208) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2159] & The Keep [LIB/500355] & S.A.S. library

Boundary Marks, by S.N.Q. contributor, published May 1933 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IV no. 6, reply, pp.189-190) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2203][Lib 8222][Lib 8861] & The Keep [LIB/500206] & S.A.S. library

Boundary Marks, by Frederick Harrison, published August 1933 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IV no. 7, reply, p.224) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2203][Lib 8222][Lib 8861] & The Keep [LIB/500206] & S.A.S. library

Coats of Arms in Sussex Churches, by Fane Lambarde, F.S.A., published 1934 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 75, article, pp.171-190) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2160] & The Keep [LIB/500354] & S.A.S. library

Sketches of Sussex Churches, by Frederick Harrison, F.S.A., published November 1934 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 4, note, p.123) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

Some Sussex Fonts, Photographed and Described, by Maud F. Drummond-Roberts, published 1935 (xviii + 109 pp. & illus., Southern Publishing Co.) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Mural Paintings in Sussex Churches, by F. Harrison, published November 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 8, query, pp.252-253) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

Mural Paintings in Sussex Churches (ref. S.N.Q. V, 252), by Edward T. Long, published February 1936 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 1, reply, p.30) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library

Treasures of the Sussex Churches: A List of Ancient Church Accessories to Divine Worship existing up to AD 1800, by H. R. Mosse, M.D., published 1937 (59 pp., Chichester Diocesan Fund) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8297] & East Sussex Libraries

Sussex Church Marks, by Wilfrid Hooper, published November 1938 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 4, query, p.125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library

Sussex Clergy in Exeter Diocesan Registers, by A. C. Crookshank, published August 1939 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 7, reply, p.224) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library

Axial Towers in Sussex Churches, by Walter H. Godfrey, F.S.A., published 1940 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 81, article, pp.97-120) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2166] & The Keep [LIB/500348] & S.A.S. library

Sketches of Sussex Churches, by W. H. G. [W. H. Godfrey], published May 1940 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VIII no. 2, article, pp.51-53) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8865][Lib 2207] & The Keep [LIB/500210] & S.A.S. library

Sketches of Sussex Churches, by W. H. Godfrey, published August 1940 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VIII no. 3, article, pp.76-77) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8865][Lib 2207] & The Keep [LIB/500210] & S.A.S. library

References to Ancient Sussex Churches in 'The Ecclesiologist', by O. H. Leeney, published 1943 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 83, article, pp.137-150) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2168] & The Keep [LIB/500346] & S.A.S. library

Sussex Church Music in the past, by G. D. Johnston, published May 1943 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IX no. 6, note, pp.140-141) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8227][Lib 2208] & The Keep [LIB/500211] & S.A.S. library

References to Ancient Sussex Churches in 'The Ecclesiologist', by O. H. Leeney, published 1945 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 84, article, pp.114-152) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2169] & The Keep [LIB/500345] & S.A.S. library

References to Ancient Sussex Churches in 'The Ecclesiologist', mainly as regards restoration and repair, by O. H. Leeney, published 1947 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 86, article, pp.144-186) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2171] & The Keep [LIB/500343] & S.A.S. library

Roof Bosses in Medieval Churches: An Aspect of Gothic Sculpture, by C. J. Cave, published 1948 accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The Domesday Book Churches of Sussex, by H. Poole, F.S.A., published 1948 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 87, article, pp.28-76) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2172] & The Keep [LIB/500342] & S.A.S. library   View Online

References to Ancient Sussex Churches in 'The Ecclesiologist', mainly as regards restoration and repair, continued, by O. H. Leeney, published 1948 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 87, article, pp.184-207) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2172] & The Keep [LIB/500342] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Johnathan Harmer's Terracottas, by R. H. D'Elboux, published August 1948 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XII no. 3, article, pp.54-57) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8230] & The Keep [LIB/500214] & S.A.S. library

References to Ancient Sussex Churches in 'The Ecclesiologist', continued, by O. H. Leeney, published 1949 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 88, article, pp.157-178) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2173] & The Keep [LIB/500341] & S.A.S. library

Sussex Churches, by F. B. S. [F. B. Stevens], published May 1953 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 13 & 14, article, pp.282-285) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

A Descriptive Report on the Quarter Sessions, Other Official and Ecclesiastical Records in the Custody of the County Councils of West and East Sussex, with a Guide to the Development and Historical Interest of Archives, compiled by The Clerk of West Sussex and the Clerk of East Sussex County Councils, published 1954 (East Sussex & West Sussex County Councils) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5579]

The publication of this report marks the progress that has been made in the West and East Sussex County Record Offices since the appointment of County Archivists in 1946 and 1950 respectively. The greater part of the records now indexed and made accessible to students are those of the Court of Quarter Sessions (judicial and administrative!), the Lieutenancy, the Coroners and the County Councils. Reference to the return made by the Clerk of the Peace in 1800, when the records were kept in his private residence "pretty well preserved" and "pretty much kept separately" without "any person specially entrusted with the care of the said Records" (p. vii) and to the list of documents missing and "destroyed as useless" (p. 5), reminds one of the need there was for an official archivist. A great advantage in having properly staffed and organised County Record Offices is seen in the fact that they have already become repositories for archives from other sources. This volume includes the contents of the Diocesan Record Office established as an annexe to the County Record Office at Chichester by an agreement with the Bishop of Chichester in 1949, for the preservation of parish registers and other records, and in 1951 for the Episcopal and Chapter records from the Cathedral and the Diocesan Registry. Up to date over forty parishes have deposited their records at Chichester, while the Episcopal records number about a thousand books and 50,000 papers. A future volume in this series will, it is hoped, deal with the Estate and Family Archives, many of which are now in the care of the County Archivist.
The present volume was largely the work of the late Mr. Campbell Cooke and is a fitting memorial of his excellent work in starting the County Record Offices on the right lines. The division of the County between two administrative authorities in 1889 introduces complications in the treatment of the archives and it was a wise decision to publish a combined report to cover both County Record Offices. This report is more than a list of the classes of documents and a guide to the offices in which they are to be found: it includes also a brief historical introduction to each class, which explains the origin of the records and indicates the kind of information which may be found in them. It forms thus an indispensable handbook for anyone embarking upon research in this county. There is a useful index and some cross referencing between the different classes. One small point for correction in a future edition - Brighton, by a typographical error, appears on p. 5 as a Cinque Port.

Notes on Sussex Churches, by L. F. S. [L. F. Salzman], 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

Sussex Churches and Their Treasures, published 1957 (Sussex Historic Churches Trust) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7102]

Sussex Churches and Their Treasures, published 1957 (pamphlet, Sussex Historic Churches Trust) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7102]

Sussex Churches and their Treasures, by Francis W. Steer, F.S.A., published 1957 (Sussex Historic Churches Trust) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4610][Lib 7102] & East Sussex Libraries

Black and white photographs and explanatory text

Inscribed Pre-Reformation Church Bells in Sussex, by Unknown Author(s), published 1957 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 95, article, pp.146-152) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2180] & The Keep [LIB/500334] & S.A.S. library

A Sussex Bell Census, by W. D. P. [W. D. Peckham], published May 1958 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 1, article, pp.13-17) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library

Churchyard Memorials, by Lindsay Fleming, published November 1958 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 2, article, pp.49-52) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library

A Government Enquiry in 1829, by C. E. Welch, published May 1960 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 5, note, pp.171-172) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library

Glynne on Sussex Churches, by V. J. Torr, published November 1963 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 2, article, pp.53-62) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Sir Stephen Glynne's Notes on Churches, by V. J. Torr, published May 1964 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 3, article, pp.96-101) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Sir Stephen Glynne's Notes on Churches, by V. J. Torr, published November 1964 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 4, article, pp.128-131) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Sir Stephen Glynne's Notes on Churches, by the late V. J. Torr, published May 1965 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 5, article, pp.162-166) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Sir Stephen Glynne's Notes on Churches: Etchingham (1845), by the late V. J. Torr, published November 1965 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 6, article, pp.198-200) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Sir Stephen Glynne's Notes on Churches: Fairlight and Hastings, by the late V. J. Torr, published May 1966 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 7, article, pp.234-237) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Sir Stephen Glynne's Notes on Churches: Guestling, Hollington, Icklesham and Iden, by the late V. J. Torr, published November 1966 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 8, article, pp.267-270) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Scratch Dials, by Fredk. T. Barrett, published November 1966 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 8, note, p.284) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Survey of the Structural Development of Sussex Churches, by Sussex Historic Churches Trust, published 1967 (The History Press, ISBN-10: 0850330874 & ISBN-13: 9780850330878)

A Survey of the Structural Development of Sussex Churches, by J. L. Denman, published 1967 (63 pp., Chichester: Sussex Historic Churches Trust, ISBN-10: 0850330874 & ISBN-13: 9780850330878) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2544] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The Author - one of our Vice-Presidents - is well known to us by his descriptions of the Churches we visit from time to time, in particular North Stoke last June. It is a welcome, lucid and well-written historical account of the architecture of Sussex Churches explaining the accepted divisions of Norman, Early English, Transitional, Decorated and Perpendicular styles and continuing through the barren post-Reformation period down to the Victorian revival and the present day. It treats Architecture as a living growing science and explains reasons for changes (such as the shape of the arch) and is illustrated by numerous very clear drawings mostly by the Author and is to be strongly recommended to all our Members as a background to visits to Churches.
In a later Edition it might be useful to add a short glossary of unusual terms which are apt to puzzle or deter the tyro and note that the present Stopham Bridge was built by the Rector, Canon Harlyng, about 1423.

Scratch Dials, by Ruth Collingridge, published May 1967 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 9, note, p.317) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Sir Stephen Glynne's Notes on Churches: Jevington, Northiam, Ore, Peasmarsh, Pett, Playden, Rye, Salehurst, Salehurst, Sedlescombe, Ticehurst, by the late V. J. Torr, published November 1967 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 10, article, pp.339-349) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Sir Stephen Glynne's Notes on Churches: Udimore, Westfield, Whatlington, Winchelsea, by the late V. J. Torr, published November 1968 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVII no. 2, article, pp.41-45) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8235] & The Keep [LIB/500219] & S.A.S. library

Note of Mr. V. J. Torr's Transcription of 'Glynn on Sussex Churches', by J. L. Ward, published November 1968 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVII no. 2, article, pp.45-46) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8235] & The Keep [LIB/500219] & S.A.S. library

Saxon Churches of Sussex, by E. A. Fisher, published 17 September 1970 (252 pp., Devon: David & Charles, Newton Abbot, ISBN-10: 0715349465 & ISBN-13: 9780715349465) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12868] & The Keep [LIB/502176] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Sussex Bells and Belfries, by George P. Elphick, published December 1970 (xx + 427 pp. & 2 plates, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0900592087 & ISBN-13: 9780900592089) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2543] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

My Sussex Way: Drawings of Sussex Churches, by Rosemary Dray, published c.1975 (published by the author) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

100 Sussex Churches, by Rosemary Dray, published 1975 (102 pp., Worthing: Jakta Press) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5924] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

200 Sussex Churches, by Rosemary Dray, published 1976 (200 pp., Worthing: Jakta Press) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6456] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Sussex Churches - Sharpe Collection, published 1979 (SAC) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12540]

The Victorian churches of Sussex: with illustrations and a check-list of churches and chapels erected during the years 1810-1914, by D. Robert Elleray, published 1 January 1981 (95 pp. & 208 photographs, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333784 & ISBN-13: 9780850333787) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7742] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Church Pew Controversies, by Maisie Wright, published January 1981 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 18, article, p.5) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/18] & The Keep [LIB/500480]

Studies in Sussex Church History, edited by M. J. Kitch, M.A., published July 1981 (280 pp., London: Leopard's Head Press & The University of Sussex, ISBN-10: 0904920038 & ISBN-13: 9780904920031) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7903] & The Keep [LIB/502179] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The Rise of a Graduate Clergy in Early 17th-Century Sussex, by Peter R. Jenkins, published 1982 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 120, article, pp.161-170) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8620] & The Keep [LIB/500307] & S.A.S. library

Sussex Churches, published 1984 (Sussex Historic Churches Trust) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8978]

Sussex Churches, by John Allen, published 1984 (64 pp., Sussex Historic Churches Trust, ISBN-10: 0950951307 & ISBN-13: 9780950951300) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The Medieval Churches of the Cuckmere Valley, by Helen Clarke and Peter E. Leach, published 1985 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 123, article, pp.95-108) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9514] & The Keep [LIB/500310] & S.A.S. library

Exploring Sussex Churches, by John E. Vigar, published September 1986 (122 pp., Meresborough Books, ISBN-10: 0948193093 & ISBN-13: 9780948193095) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9585] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The real thing: choir stalls of the Fitzalan Chapel, by Charles Tracy, published 25 September 1986 in Country Life (vol. 180 no. 4649, article, pp.984-985)

Sussex Churches & Chapels, by David Beevers, Richard Marks and John Roles, published 1989 (vi + 172 pp., Brighton: Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery and Museums, ISBN-10: 0948723114 & ISBN-13: 9780948723117) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10499] & The Keep [LIB/502125] & British Library & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Ancient Churches of Sussex, by Ken and Joyce Whiteman, published 1994 (189 pp., Roedale Books, ISBN-10: 0952256002 & ISBN-13: 9780952256007) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

East Sussex Country Churches, by James Antony Syms, published February 1994 (218 pp., S. B. Publicationa, ISBN-10: 1857700562 & ISBN-13: 9781857700565) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502166] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Ecumenical Directory, published 1995 (booklet, Churches Together in Sussex) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13036]

Ritual & Riot, by John Hawes, published 1995 (24 pp., Lewes, ISBN-10: 086147354X & ISBN-13: 9780861473540) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Two Contrite Churchwardens, by George Hothersall, published April 1996 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 57, article, p.32) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/57] & The Keep [LIB/500484]

West Sussex Churchwardens' Presentations, 1662-1665, by George Hothersall, published October 1996 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 58, article, p.5) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/58] & The Keep [LIB/500484]

The Inconvenient Church, by F J-D [Mrs D.V.F Johnson-Davies], published October 1997 in Midhurst Magazine (Volume 10 Number 1, article, pp.18-20, Autumn 1997) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15969]

Lord Robert Spencer found the Saxon All Hallowes Church at Woolbeding to be 'in so inconvenient a situation' that he tried to have it removed! Woolbeding was Lord Spencer's home from 1791-1831.

English Church Clocks, by Jack Tymer, published April 1998 in Midhurst Magazine (Volume 10 Number 3, article, pp.16-21, Spring 1998) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15969]

Article on the development of church clocks, with reference to Midhurst church clock which only received its dial in the 19th century (illustration of the church in 1790 included). Also includes reference to the church clock at Rye, thought to have been presented to the town by Elizabeth 1.

Ancient Churches of Sussex, by Ken and Joyce Whiteman, published June 1998 (revised edition, Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857701542 & ISBN-13: 9781857701548) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

West Sussex Church Walks: 40 Walks to 100 Churches, by Diana Pé, published 1 August 1998 (190 pp., Sigma Leisure, ISBN-10: 1850586594 & ISBN-13: 9781850586593) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

This combined walking guide and handbook gives information on Sussex churches and a variety of different walks ranging from three to ten miles. Showing medieval architecture it gives brief histories of each building with photographs and illustrations.

The old Parish Churches of Sussex, by Mike Salter, published 1 April 2000 (152 pp., Folly Publications, ISBN-10: 1871731402 & ISBN-13: 9781871731408) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Rural parish churches and the bereaved in Sussex after the First World War, by Keith Grieves, published 2001 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 139, article, pp.203-214) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14916] & The Keep [LIB/500292] & S.A.S. library   View Online

In the past ten years much work has been undertaken on comparative approaches to the definition and study of communities of mourning in European states during and after the First World War. In the social organization of remembrance the roles of controlling institutions and self-elected secondary élites in generating a commemorative unity of purpose have been identified in regions and some localities. Micro studies need to be undertaken, however, especially in rural areas, to consider the utility of these concepts and processes in explaining the existence of consensus and conflict in war memorial debates in rural communities. In some parishes in Sussex the Anglican Church engendered social integration and moral order well into the 20th century and presumed that it would determine local responses to commemorating the fallen. In some villages without intimate relations of organized religion and social hierarchy, it encountered resistance. Expressions of division marked a dramatic moment of social dissonance in the long history of parochial governance. Some clergymen failed to acknowledge the growth of sectional interests, who sought social gains. Nonetheless, the heavenward path of the martyred soldier-saint was confirmed and wall tablets in parish churches became sites of mourning, where appropriately pre-modern symbolism conveyed a generalizing sense of the sacred. In many parishes in Sussex memorials, featuring inscribed names, spoke eloquently to the bereaved in the context of the Absent Dead. In conditions of total war local definitions of home mattered and rural parish churches brought a meaning which made bearable the enormity of loss in the immediate aftermath of war.

101 Medieval Churches of East Sussex, by Paul Coppin, published 15 September 2001 (144 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857702387 & ISBN-13: 9781857702385) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Sussex Places of Worship: A Gazetteer of Buildings Erected Between c.1760 and c.1960, by D. Robert Elleray, published 21 June 2004 (100 pp., Worrthing: Optimus Books Ltd., ISBN-10: 0953313271 & ISBN-13: 9780953313273) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502425] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Structural Development of Sussex Churches, by J. L. Denman, published 1 January 2005 (224 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 0850330866 & ISBN-13: 9780850330861)

The Lost Churches and Chapels of Sussex, by Alex Vincent, published 30 May 2005 (60 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857703030 & ISBN-13: 9781857703030) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Throughout the country there are a vast number of lost churches and chapels either in ruins or redundant. These can be for several reasons; one is neglect where the parishioners were to poor to repair them or the desertion of the village, which it once served. Also number of churches has been lost to the sea by coastal erosion.
The lost churches and chapels in this book date from the medieval period or earlier, unless they were rebuilt in Victorian times, but are now lost.
Listed alphabetically for convenience, also lavishly illustrated with photographs and information of each site.
Alex Vincent is from Worthing

101 Medieval Churches of West Sussex, by Paul Coppin, published 31 March 2006 (144 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857703065 & ISBN-13: 9781857703061) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Enthusiast Paul Coppin describes the architecture, settings and historical interest of 101 of the most interesting. There are also suggested tours and a rating system as well as chapters on churchyards, fonts and windows to assist the visitor in getting the most out of a church visit. It has chapters on the early days of church building, church development and the effect on the 19th century on medieval churches to help put these medieval masterpieces in their proper context. Beautifully photographed, each church has accompanying photos with a selection of colour pictures of some of the interiors and items of interest.
Paul Coppin has also written 101 Medieval Churches of East Sussex. He lives in a village near Lewes with his family.

A review of some early West Sussex churches, by John F. Potter, published 2007 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 145, article, pp.81-96) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15980] & The Keep [LIB/500363] & S.A.S. library   View Online

With the objective of illustrating the importance of observing and correctly identifying the stone bedding orientation in the structural aspects of the stonework of early churches, nine West Sussex churches are described. These descriptions reveal especially the distinctive styles of Anglo-Saxon workmanship. In particular, ashlar stones emplaced with the orientation of their bedding vertical typically indicate Anglo-Saxon craftsmanship. Correct stone identification is also shown to assist significantly in determining the probable age of different church wall fabrics.

20 Sussex Churches, by Simon Watney, published 15 February 2007 (96 pp., Snake River Press, ISBN-10: 1906022003 & ISBN-13: 9781906022006) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Misericords in Sussex: A Photographic Record, by Jean Barnes with photographs by Tony Barnes and Joy Whiting and edited by Paul Foster, published 21 June 2007 (Otter memorial papers, no. 17, 92 pp., Chichester: University College, ISBN-10: 0948765372 & ISBN-13: 9780948765377) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Misericords in Sussex is a volume of 92 pages offering a survey of all known, historic misericords in churches in the counties of both East and West Sussex, most of them falling within the diocese of Chichester. Prepared by Jean Barnes, with photographs by Tony Barnes and by Joy Whiting, the volume is edited by Paul Foster, and contains 167 illustrations.

Sussex Churches, by Simon Jenkins, published 2009 in England's thousand best churches (article, pp.682-704, London: Penguin Books, ISBN-13: 9780141039305) accessible at: British Library

Brighton Churches: The Need for Action Now, by Thomas Cocke, published 1 February 2009 (108 pp., London: Save Britain's Heritage, ISBN-10: 0905978560 & ISBN-13: 9780905978567) accessible at: British Library

East Sussex Church Monuments, 1530-1830, edited by Professor Nigel Llewellyn, published 1 August 2011 (vol. 93, xlii + 450 pp., Sussex Record Society, 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

In almost every parish church in East Sussex there survive examples of commemorative art - ledger stones on the floor, wall-mounted inscriptions and monumental brasses and numbers of substantial carved-stone funeral monuments standing in chancels and family chapels. Never previously studied as a group, these objects cast dramatic light on the social, religious and family histories of the county. The media and artistic techniques involved in making these works of monumental art are many and varied: they are sculpted, engraved, cast and painted in stone, brass, iron and wood and are of interest to students of local history and of art and architecture. Some Sussex monuments were made locally, with important centres of production in Lewes and in the Weald where the celebrated cast-iron floor slabs were turned out. Other works were made outside the county and brought in, probably by water transport, from London and sometimes from as far away as continental Europe.
At the heart of this volume is a set of catalogue entries, each one dedicated to one of the 1409 items that have been identified as a result of extensive field-work in 144 East Sussex churches. The whole project represents the largest published regional survey of English monumental art ever attempted. Each work included mentions a person or people who died in the period 1530 - 1830 and in each case there are either transcriptions or summaries of the monumental inscriptions. An introductory essay, illustrated by 200 colour plates, outlines the broad historical trends and key developments and sets the monumental art of post-Reformation East Sussex into the broader national context. In addition, the catalogue entries may be studied in conjunction with a complete set of high resolution on-line photographs on the Society's web site at www.sussexrecordsociety.org. A complete index of artists and persons is also included.

Sussex Record Society volume 93 is a catalogue of 1409 monuments in 144 East Sussex parish churches dating from the period 1530 to 1830, compiled by Professor Nigel Llewellyn and a team of research assistants and volunteers. The volume includes colour photographs of 200 of the listed monuments. An accompanying database available through the Sussex Record Society website www.sussexrecordsociety.org provides high-resolution images of most of the monuments listed in the catalogue. Professor Llewellyn's introduction explains the origins of the project and offers an overview of the geographical, demographic, social and economic contexts of the monuments.
The volume and database represent a significant resource for anyone interested in funerary monuments. As Llewellyn points out, such monuments have been a neglected category. Few are considered to have enough architectural or sculptural merit to be of interest to historians of art and design and, until recently, they mainly attracted attention from genealogists and local historians. However, to some extent this neglect is already a thing of the past: over the last few years there have been a number of significant publications on medieval and early modern funerary monuments and their place within mortuary culture by Peter Sherlock, Nigel Saul and, indeed, by Llewellyn himself.
The catalogue entries in this volume provide a physical description of each monument, a transcription of the inscription and some additional biographical and genealogical information. The descriptions and many of the inscriptions reduce the deceased's life and death to series of emotionless facts. Yet over the period 1530 to 1830 the monuments themselves became increasingly emotive. A flamboyant example of this is the freestanding monument at Withyham to Thomas Sackville, son of Richard, Earl of Dorset, who died in 1675 aged 13, which includes life-sized effigies of the child (looking, it has to be said, remarkably well) and his griefstricken parents.

Phew, pews! Disputes and death: furore over church seating, by Spencer Thomas, published 2014 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 82, article, p.17) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/82] & The Keep [LIB/508014]

The variety and distribution of building stones used in the churches of West Sussex, England, from AD 950 to 1850, by R. J. Cordiner, published 10 May 2014 in Stone in Historic Buildings: Characterization and Performance edited by J. Cassar, M. G. Winter and B. R. Marker (pp.121-147, Geological Society, ISBN-10: 1862393761 & ISBN-13: 9781862393769)

Historic building stones and their distribution in the churches and chapels of West Sussex, England, by David A. Bone, published April 2016 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 127 issue 1, article, pp.53-77)   View Online

A survey of the historic building stones used in the construction of 258 West Sussex churches and chapels has used a simple, replicable methodology for recording the relative abundance of building stones. The results, from buildings spanning the 10th to 20th centuries (Saxon to Victorian), have been analysed to produce distribution maps for 32 of the 42 significantly different stone types in common usage, including minor but geologically interesting forms. These building stones come from a range of geological and geographical sources, including imported material from the Isle of Wight, Dorset and France. It is shown that the distribution and abundance of the different building stones reflects the local geology, landscape character and changes through time as a result of improvements in supply and modes of transport. The inappropriate choice of stone is easily recognised. This study demonstrates the importance of geological resources in creating a heritage of 'local distinctiveness'. The declining availability of the historic materials makes it increasingly important to respect and conserve existing building stones in order to protect the individuality of the churches. The methodology applied in this study contributes to the understanding and selection of appropriate stone for conservation and repair works.

The Changing Parish Church: Sussex churches from Saxon to Victorian, by Sue Berry, published December 2016 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 140, article, pp.4-5, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library