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A Geological Memoir on a part of Western Sussex; with some observations upon chalk-basins, the weald-denudation, and outliers-by-protrusion, by Peter John Martin, M.R.C.S., published 1828 (London: John Booth) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2557]   View Online

Juvenile Researches, or A Description of some of the Principal Towns in the Western Part of..., by Howard Dudley, published 1835 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3268]

Written by a boy of 14

Juvenile Researches, or a Description of some of the principal towns, in the West of Sussex, and the borders of Hants, the whole being interspersed with various pieces of poetry by a Sister, by Howard Dudley, published 1835 (2nd edition, vii + 126 + vii pp., printed, and composed by H Dudley aged 15) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3268] & West Sussex Libraries

Some Recollections of a Part of the "Stane Street Causeway" in its Passage through West Sussex, by Peter J. Martin, F.G.S., published 1859 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 11, article, pp.127-146) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2096] & The Keep [LIB/500230] & 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

The Rivers of Sussex. Part II, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., F.S.A., published 1864 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 16, article, pp.247-272) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2101] & The Keep [LIB/500235] & S.A.S. library   View Online

A four days' ramble in Surrey and West Sussex, including a brief account of Blackdown and the 'highlands of Surrey', by James Richmond Sheen, published 1871 (London: Robert Hardwicke)

A History of the Castles, Mansions, and Manors of Western Sussex, with original illustrations by Messrs. Thomas Batterbury and William Penstone, architects, by Dudley George Cary Elwes, F.S.A. and Rev. Charles John Robinson, M.A., published 1876 (London: Longmans & Co.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 193][Lib 3236] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries   View Online

Some Remarks on A History of The Castles, Mansions, and Manors of West Sussex, by Rev. William R. W. Stephens, rector of Woolbedding, published 1880 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 30, article, pp.90-97) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2115] & The Keep [LIB/500248] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Racton Tower and some other Similar Structures In West Sussex, by Rev. Frederick Henry Arnold, published 1888 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 36, article, pp.89-94) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2121] & The Keep [LIB/500254] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Archaeological Finds in West Sussex, by John Sawyer, published 1896 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 40, notes & queries, pp.283-284) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2125] & The Keep [LIB/500258] & S.A.S. library   View Online

West Sussex Protestation Returns, 1641-1642, by Robert Garraway Rice, published 1905 (vol. 5, Sussex Record Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2221][Lib 8004][Lib 8860] & The Keep [LIB/500381]

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

The Midwives Act: West Sussex, published 11 May 1907 in British Medical Journal (1907, vol. 1, article, p.1132)   Download PDF

West Sussex and the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, published December 1908 in The Lancet (vol. 172, article, pp.1693-1694)   View Online

Some Earthworks of West Sussex, by A. Hadrian Allcroft, published 1916 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 58, article, pp.65-90) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2143] & The Keep [LIB/500276] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Typhus in West Sussex, published October 1917 in Public Health (vol. 31, article, p.91)

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

Wedded in Prison, by Maude Robinson, published 1925 (Swarthmore Press) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14700] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

West Sussex Quaker stories

Customary Acres in South-West Sussex, by W. D. Peckham, M.A., published 1925 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 66, article, pp.148-162) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2151] & The Keep [LIB/500284] & S.A.S. library

West Sussex Rural Community Council Handbook, published 1926 (pamphlet, West Sussex Rural Community Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4630]

The Beauty of West Sussex: camera pictures of the county, by Basil Hodgson, published 1928 (London: London: Homeland Association Ltd.) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The West Sussex Coast and Downs. Report of the Arundel, Littlehampton, East Preston and District Joint Town Planning Advisory Committee, by Arthur H. Schofield, published 1929 (Arundel: Mitchell & Co.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3239][Lib 6951][Lib 14175] & West Sussex Libraries

Report of the Arundel, Littlehampton, E Preston & District Joint Town Planning Advisors Committee

"Puddencake": A West Sussex Cottage, by R. Sabine, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 7, article, pp.445-447) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500140]

A paved road in West Sussex, by Rev. Canon Tatham, F.S.A., published 1930 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. IV no. 2, article, pp.153-155) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2308][Lib 2309] & The Keep [LIB/500172]

Railways in Sussex. II - The West Sussex Railway, by Charles F. Klapper, published 1932 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VI no. 5, article, pp.321-323) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9325] & The Keep [LIB/500175]

The Beauty of West Sussex: camera pictures of the county, by J. Dixon-Scott and George Garland, published 1935 (London: Homeland Association) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14173] & West Sussex Libraries

The Stone Age Villages of Downland. I - The Discovery of Neolithic Settlements in West Sussex, by J. H. Pull, published 1935 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. IX no. 7, article, pp.437-439) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9330] & The Keep [LIB/500180]

Bridges of the Western Rother, by Rev. A. A. Evans, published 1936 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. X no. 6, article, pp.401-41) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2315][Lib 9331] & The Keep [LIB/500181]

West Sussex in War Time: The Wood that went to the War, by George Aitchison, published 1936 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. X no. 10, article, pp.662-664) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2315][Lib 9331] & The Keep [LIB/500181]

The Process and Pattern of the Saxon Settlement of West Sussex, by Alice F. A. Mutton, M.A., published 1937 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 78, article, pp.184-194) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2163] & The Keep [LIB/500351] & S.A.S. library

The Littlehampton and Portsdown Chalk Inliers and their relation to the raised beaches of West Sussex, by E. C. Martin, B.Sc., A.I.C., F.G.S., published 1938 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 49 issue 2, article, pp.198-212)   View Online

The Coastal Plain of West Sussex is traversed from east to west by the Littlehampton and Portsdown Anticlines, each of which brings up a large inlier of Chalk. The Littlehampton Inlier extends approximately 17 miles in an east and west direction and is intersected by the coast between Worthing and Felpham. The Portsdown Inlier is nearly 20 miles long, and extends from south of Chichester to north-west of Fareham, in Hampshire.

Ecclesioclasm in West Sussex, by Edward Heron-Allen, F.R.S. and Harriet K. James, published 1938 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. XII no. 12, article, pp.822-830) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2317] & The Keep [LIB/500183]

West Sussex electrification, Southern Railway, published August 1938 in Railway Magazine (article, pp.102-109)   Download PDF

The Agricultural Geography of West Sussex, by E. Cook, 1939 at Liverpool University (M.A. thesis)

Surface Flint-Chipping Sites in West Sussex, by P. A. M. Keef, published August 1940 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VIII no. 3, note, p.86) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8865][Lib 2207] & The Keep [LIB/500210] & S.A.S. library

School dentistry in West Sussex, by H. D. Hall, published 15 March 1946 in British Dental Journal (vol. 80, article, pp.192-195)

The Hundred of Manhood and Selsey Tramways, later known as the West Sussex Railway, 1897-1935, by Edward C. Griffith, published 1948 (pamphlet, 42 pp. & illus., Haslemere: E. W. Langham) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4704] & West Sussex Libraries

Illustrated Guide to West Sussex, published 1953 (pamphlet, Crabtree Press Ltd) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12842]

A Hundred Years of The West Sussex Gazette, 1853-1953, by F. V. Wright, published 1953 (43 pp., West Sussex Gazette) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9079] & West Sussex Libraries

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.

Commons in West Sussex: extract from Reports of Committees to WSCC, published 1957 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5387]

West Sussex Fire Brigade 1948-1958, published 1958 (booklet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13391]

Industry in West Sussex, by Jean Garratt, published 1959 (64 pp., London: Hamilton-Deeley Advertising) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The Arms of the County Councils of East and West Sussex and the Diocese of Chichester, by Francis W. Steer, published 1959 (pamphlet, 10 pp., Lewes: East Sussex County Council & Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5323] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Some recent Discoveries in West Sussex, by Geoffrey D. Lewis, published 1960 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 98, article, pp.12-28) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2183] & The Keep [LIB/500331] & S.A.S. library

Sussex Barrows, by E. W. Holden, published November 1961 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 8, note, pp.270-271) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library

Deserted Medieval Villages, by E. W. Holden, published May 1962 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 9, article, pp.312-315) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233][Lib 2982] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library

The low-level Pleistocene marine sands and gravels of the West Sussex Coastal Plain, by J. M. Hodgson, published 1964 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 75 issue 4, article, pp.547-561)   View Online

The nature, origin and relationships of low-level Pleistocene marine sands and gravel, together with a map of their distribution compiled during a soil survey of the West Sussex Coastal Plain, are described and discussed.
There has been considerable solution of the underlying wave-cut platform where it cuts across the Chalk. This solution, which post-dates the beach, gives a variation in platform height independent of its original slope.
The wave-cut platform rises from about six feet O.D. to at least eighteen and a half feet O.D., and probably several feet higher, and the deposits, which are widespread and continuous except over the Chalk, rise to an observed maximum of forty-seven feet O.D. There is no evidence for the separate existence of more than one deposit within these altitudinal limits. The beach is considered to be the westward continuation of the similar beach at Black Rock, Brighton.

The Hundred of Manhood and Selsey Tramways, later known as the West Sussex Railway, 1897-1935, by Edward C. Griffith, published 1968 (revised pamphlet, 64 pp., published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4703] & West Sussex Libraries

Library computerisation in West Sussex, by H.K. Gordon Bearman, published 1968 in Program (vol. 2, no. 2, article, pp.53-58)

Population of Administrative Areas in West Sussex 1963-1970, published 1970 (pamphlet, Finance Committee) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5399]

West Sussex County Library, by N.J. Harris, published 1971 in Program (vol. 5, no. 1, article, pp.12-15)

Quarter Sessions and the Justices of the Peace in West Sussex, by David J. Butler, published 1972 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5658] & West Sussex Libraries

The Land Drainage Records of West Sussex, by David J. Butler, published 1973 (West Sussex Record Office) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5612] & West Sussex Libraries

The Distribution of two Types of Romano-British Coarse Pottery in the West Sussex Region, by Ian Hodder, published 1974 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 112, article, pp.86-96) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5960] & The Keep [LIB/500317] & S.A.S. library

Two Roman Buildings in West Sussex, by Richard Bradley, published 1974 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 112, shorter notice, p.159) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5960] & The Keep [LIB/500317] & S.A.S. library

History of West Sussex, published c.1975 (periodical) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 62]

Nos 1, 2, 4-8

West Sussex as seen through the eyes of the W.I., edited by Elizabeth Anderson, published 1975 (144 pp., West Sussex Federation of Women's Institutes, ISBN-10: 0950492000 & ISBN-13: 9780950492001) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [AM 240/5/3] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Local History in West Sussex, A Guide to Sources, by Kim C. Leslie and Timothy J. McCann, published 1975 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0900801379 & ISBN-13: 9780900801372) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6134] & The Keep [LIB/501906] & West Sussex Libraries

Problematic Surnames of Western Sussex, by Francis Leeson, published March 1976 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 4, article, pp.130-131) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Discovering Walks in West Sussex, by T. W. Hendrick, published 1 June 1976 (pamphlet, 56 pp., Shire Publications, ISBN-10: 0852633424 & ISBN-13: 9780852633427) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13809] & West Sussex Libraries

Photographic Survey of West Sussex, by Mrs. P. Gill, published Spring 1976 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 5, article, p.1) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/5] & The Keep [LIB/500479]

Archaeology in West Sussex: A Field Guide, by F. G. Aldsworth, published 1977 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6350] & West Sussex Libraries

Land purchasers at enclosure: evidence from West Sussex, by John Chapman, published August 1977 in The Local Historian (vol. 12, no. 7, article, pp.337-341)   View Online

Analysis of the process of enclosure, focussing on the compulsory sale of land ('sale allotments') which was required to offset the costs of the enclosure itself, and using this to indicate the process of land redistribution. The paper uses evidence from twenty parishes in West Sussex where this procedure was followed. It is concluded that in most cases it was those who were financially in the most favourable position - usually the wealthier members of local society - who were in theory best-placed to benefit from the sales, but that they did not exercise this option. Instead, therefore, it was the farmers and tradesmen who were the main beneficiaries, purchasing land at favourable prices as an investment. This resulted in a redistribution of landholdings and also of the amounts of land held by individuals in the middle ranks of society - a significant change in the pattern and tenure of land in the community.

History, People and Places in West Sussex, by John Montgomery, published 1 September 1977 (160 pp., Spurbooks Ltd, ISBN-10: 0902875787 & ISBN-13: 9780902875784) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12499][Lib 13611] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Archaeological Conservation in West Sussex 1976-77, by F. G. Aldsworth, published December 1977 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 23, article, p.126, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

The County Record Office and its Predecessors, 1889-1977, by Patricia Gill, published January 1978 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 9, article, p.7) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/9] & The Keep [LIB/500479]

Standing Windmills of West Sussex, by Richard & Richard McDermott, published August 1978 (52 pp., Betford Publications, ISBN-10: 090639600X & ISBN-13: 9780906396001) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17139] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Twenty Walks in Western Sussex. Vol. 1, North of the Downs, by Charles Shippam, published 1979 (Chichester: A. J. & E.M. French) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Twenty Walks in Western Sussex. Vol. 2, South of the Downs, by Charles Shippam, published 1979 (Chichester: A. J. & E.M. French) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

A Gazetteer of Roman Sites and Finds on the West Sussex Coastal Plain, by Mike W. Pitts, published 1979 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 117, article, pp.63-84) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7497] & The Keep [LIB/500312] & S.A.S. library

Two unusual Ditched Enclosures in West Sussex, by Frederick G. Aldsworth, published 1979 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 117, shorter notice, p.251) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7497] & The Keep [LIB/500312] & S.A.S. library

Results of Aerial Reconnaissance in West Sussex, by Anthony C. King, published 1979 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 117, shorter notice, p.257) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7497] & The Keep [LIB/500312] & S.A.S. library

The Creation of an Oral History Archive at the West Sussex Record Office, by Alan Readman, published January 1979 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 12, article, p.7) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/12] & The Keep [LIB/500479]

West Sussex M.I.s, by Francis Leeson, published December 1979 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 2, article, pp.69-72) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Highway Annex to Chichester and Downland District Plan, published 1980 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8601]

Community Services in West Sussex, published 1980 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7498]

The Parliamentary Enclosures of West Sussex, by J. Chapman, published 1980 in Southern History (vol. 2, article, pp.73-91)

The Archaeology of Sussex Pottery. Aspects of Romano-British Pottery in West Sussex, by Martin Millett, published 1980 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 118, article, pp.57-68) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7805] & The Keep [LIB/500305] & S.A.S. library

A Gazetteer of Mesolithic Finds on the West Sussex Coastal Plain, by Mike W. Pitts, published 1980 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 118, article, pp.153-162) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7805] & The Keep [LIB/500305] & S.A.S. library

The Victoria History of the County of Sussex, 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 (vol. 6, part 1: Southern part of the Rape of Bramber, xix + 307 pp. & 20 pp. of plates, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 0197227538 & ISBN-13: 9780197227534) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7542][Lib 14778] & The Keep [LIB/500085] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

This volume describes the southern part of Bramber rape, the easternmost of the three rapes of West Sussex. It tells the history of 19 parishes lying along the coastal strip and over the South Downs. The rape takes its name from the castle at Bramber, which was the centre of the feudal honour and in whose shadow the de Braoses, the lords of the rape, planted a new town. Neighbouring Steyning, once one of the chief towns of the county, was a Saxon foundation with a college of secular canons and a port on the river Adur. The port gradually silted up and was replaced by that at New Shoreham, another Norman town planted in a corner of Old Shoreham parish. New Shoreham, once a major channel port and a centre for shipbuilding, has been much affected by changes in the coastline; the modern harbour lies in Kingston Bowsey and Southwick. The silting and reclamation of the Adur estuary has also changed the face of Lancing, where the college and chapel overlook the new ground. Sompting near by has one of the several noteworthy Romanesque churches is the area. The growth of Worthing was impeded in the 19th century by sanitary problems, but the town is now the second largest in Sussex. It was also formerly renowned for its glasshouse produce. It has swallowed its parent parish of Broadwater and the parishes of Durrington, Heene, and West Tarring, the last named including two fine medieval secular buildings. The urban sprawl takes in part of Findon, scene of the annual sheep fair, which like Clapham and Patching to the west retains extensive downland. Washington, north of the downs is noted for market gardening and sand quarrying, while at Wiston was one of the most important country houses in Sussex. The tally of parishes is completed by the deserted villages of Botolphs and Coombes.

West Sussex M.I.s (continued), by Francis Leeson, published March 1980 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 3, article, p.108) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Development of Library Services in West Sussex, 1981-1990, published 1981 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7776]

West Sussex County Council Who's Who, published 1981 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9262]

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

Archæology in West Sussex: The County Council's involvement in 1980, by Fred Aldsworth, published August 1981 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 34, article, pp.240-241, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

Pick of the Pubs: West Sussex, by Ashley Courtenay and Nancy Courtenay, published 1982 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12368]

West Sussex County Handbook, published 1983 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8757]

The Development of Prehistoric Settlement on the West Sussex Coastal Plain, by Owen Bedwin, published 1983 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 121, article, pp.31-44) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8902] & The Keep [LIB/500308] & S.A.S. library

West Sussex Archives Society: the first ten years, by Patricia Gill and Timothy McCann, published May 1983 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 25, article, p.3) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/25] & The Keep [LIB/500480]

The West Sussex Village Book, by Tony Wales, published 1984 (Berkshire: Countryside Books, ISBN-10: 0905392345 & ISBN-13: 9780905392349) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10009] & West Sussex Libraries

West Sussex County Council: How It Works and Who Does What, published 1985 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9339]

West Sussex County Council: Annual Monitoring Report, published 1985 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9345]

West Sussex County Council Who's Who, published 1985 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9261]

Archaeology in West Sussex, 1973-1985, by Fred Aldsworth, published 1985 in Proceedings of the Summer Meeting of the Royal Archaeological Institute at Chichester 1985 (article, pp.1-6)

Industrial Archaeology in West Sussex, by Alan Allnutt, published 1985 in Proceedings of the Summer Meeting of the Royal Archaeological Institute at Chichester 1985 (article, pp.7-19)

The Military Defence of West Sussex: 500 Years of Fortification of Coast Between Brighton & Selsey, by John Goodwin, published 9 November 1985 (116 pp., Midhurst: Middleton Press, ISBN-10: 0906520231 & ISBN-13: 9780906520239) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9459] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

West Sussex Waterways, by P. A. L. Vine, published 9 November 1985 (96 pp., Midhurst: Middleton Press, ISBN-10: 090652024X & ISBN-13: 9780906520246) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12550][Lib 9458] & East Sussex Libraries

The Gault Clay-Folkestone Beds junction in West Sussex, Southeast England, by I. D. Anderson, published 1986 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 97 issue 1, article, pp.45-58)   View Online

The Iron Grit, a limonitic sandstone developed at the base of the Gault between Midhurst and Washington, is suggested to be a primary deposit which accumulated in lagoonal conditions on the flanks of the newly emergent Portsdown Swell. The underlying Folkestone Beds have a coarsening-upwards profile combined with upward decrease in amplitude of cross-bedding and pass upwards into parallel laminated sands directly beneath the Iron Grit, a sequence interpreted as representing a beachface profile. The Iron Grit represents a drop in sustained depositional energy and removal from the beachface environment. SEM studies of quartz grain surface texture demonstrate an increase in impact textures upwards in the Folkestone Beds, but a decrease in the Iron Grit. Heavy mineral suites of the Folkestone Beds are characteristic for the Weald, but the suite in the Iron Grit is deficient in kyanite. The wide variety of mineral species confined to the Iron Grit illustrates protection from intrastratal solution by early cementation. The iron is suggested to have originated from weathering on the emergent land area. The Portsdown Swell uplift is related to a mid-Leymeriella tardefurcata phase of regional tectonism.

West Sussex County Guide, published 1987 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9875]

All Our Yesterdays in Worthing [a West Sussex Gazette special publication], published 1987 (West Sussex Gazette) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12635]

West Sussex County Council : The First 100, by John Godfrey, Kim C. Leslie and Diana Zeuner, published 1988 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862601592 & ISBN-13: 9780862601591) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

West Sussex Tourist Guide, published 1989 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12971]

West Sussex rambles: fourteen country walks around West Sussex : with historical notes, by Gaila Adair, published 1989 (96 pp., Countryside, Newbury, ISBN-10: 1853060380 & ISBN-13: 9781853060380) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

West Sussex Railways in the 1980s, by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith, published 18 November 1989 (96 pp., Midhurst: Middleton Press, ISBN-10: 0906520703 & ISBN-13: 9780906520703) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10622] & West Sussex Libraries

West Sussex, published 1990 (Gaymers County Guides) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12394]

West Sussex, published 1990 (Gaymers County Guides) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12395]

Don't Panic: An Environmental Resources Directory for Sussex, published 1990 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10620]

Eighteenth-Century Literacy Levels in West Sussex, by Doreen Smith, published 1990 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 128, article, pp.177-186) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11106] & The Keep [LIB/500301] & S.A.S. library

Matrimonial problems in West Sussex, 1556-1602, by George Hothersall, published Autumn 1990 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 46, article, p.6) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/46] & The Keep [LIB/500483]

The influence of the agricultural executive committees in the first world war: some evidence from West Sussex, by J. Chapman and S. Seeliger, published 1991 in Southern History (vol. 13, no. 1, article, pp.105-122)

West Sussex Disturbances in the Eighteen Thirties, by Cliff Gillam, published October 1992 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 50, article, p.13) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/50] & The Keep [LIB/500483]

West Sussex of One Hundred Years Ago: Photographic Collection, by Aylwin Guilmant, published November 1992 (64 pp., Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 0750903074 & ISBN-13: 9780750903073) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

West Sussex Within Living Memory, published 1993 (West Sussex Federation of Women's Institutues) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12061]

A Short History of West Sussex and its Coat of Arms, published 1993 (booklet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12097]

West Sussex Literary, Musical and Artistic Links, by Martin O'Neill, published 1993 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12077] & West Sussex Libraries

The Medical Practitioners of Western Sussex in the Early Modern Period. A Preliminary Survey, by Dr A. Beaufort, published 1993 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 131, article, pp.139-151) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12210] & The Keep [LIB/500300] & S.A.S. library

British Railways, Past and Present: Surrey and West Sussex, by Terry Gough, published 29 July 1993 (2nd edition, 144 pp., Past & Present Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 1858950023 & ISBN-13: 9781858950020) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12059] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Curiosities of West Sussex: A County Guide to the Unusual, by David Arscott, published 1 August 1993 (96 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857700171 & ISBN-13: 9781857700176) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Why did they Call me Archibald? Memories of a West Sussex Countryman , by Richard Pailthorpe and Janet Holt, published 1 November 1993 (40 pp., Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, ISBN-10: 0905259238 & ISBN-13: 9780905259239) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Final Recommendations on the Future Local Government of West Sussex, by Local Government Commission for England, published 1994 (pamphlet, HMSO) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12690]

The Future of West Sussex, published 1994 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12190]

Le Tour, West Sussex: Tour de France comes to West Sussex, published 1994 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16595]

D-Day West Sussex: Springboard for the Normandy Landings, by Ian Greig, Kim C. Leslie and Alan Readman, published 1994 (115 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862602912 & ISBN-13: 9780862602918) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12187] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Oscar Wilde in West Sussex, by Martin O'Neill, published 1994 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12246]

The Village Parliaments: The centenary of West Sussex Parish Council, 1994, by Valerie Porter, published 1 March 1994 (120 pp., The History Press Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850338948 & ISBN-13: 9780850338942) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

This book celebrates the centenary of Parish Councils in West Sussex, and traces their history from Vestry meetings, which were often very active, particularly on behalf of the poor and disadvantaged. The new democratic parish councils were intended to loosen the grip of the squire and the parson on village life.

Population Movement in West Sussex, 1570-1670, by George Hothersall, published April 1994 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 53, article, p.3) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/53] & The Keep [LIB/500483]

The Landscapes of West Sussex, by Tony Wales, published 1 December 1994 (96 pp., Berkshire: Countryside Books, ISBN-10: 1854550993 & ISBN-13: 9781854550996) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12251] & West Sussex Libraries

West Sussex at War 1939-1945, by Kim C. Leslie and Alan Readman, published 1995 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13095] & West Sussex Libraries

Keats in West Sussex, by Martin O'Neill, published 1995 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12763]

Public art in West Sussex, by Susan Potter, Clare Jones and Martin O'Neill, published 1995 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 086260334X & ISBN-13: 9780862603342) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

West Sussex on the silver screen: Films made in West Sussex during the first 100 years of the cinema, by Martin O'Neill, published 1 January 1995 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603447 & ISBN-13: 9780862603441) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The West Sussex floods of December 1993 and January 1994, by C. G. Holmes, published January 1995 in Weather (vol. 50, issue 1, article, pp.2-6) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12847]   View Online

West Sussex at War, 1939-45 , by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes, Timothy J. McCann and Alan Readman, published May 1995 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 2, pamphlet, 8 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603234 & ISBN-13: 9780862603236) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12855][Lib 13188] & West Sussex Libraries

Vagrants in 18th Century West Sussex, by George Hothersall, published October 1995 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 56, article, p.19) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/56] & The Keep [LIB/500484]

Visitor Guide West Sussex, published 1996 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14477]

Scientists and Inventors in West Sussex, Gill, Smail, Mantell, Tapsell, Lyndhurst, Hansom, Pullinger, McIndoe , by Irene Campbell, Martin Hayes and Martin O'Neill, published 1996 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603757 & ISBN-13: 9780862603755) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

A Short History of West Sussex and its Coat of Arms, by Martin O'Neill, published 1996 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13115]

West Sussex Literary, Musical and Artistic Links, by Martin O'Neill, published 1996 (new edition, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603439 & ISBN-13: 9780862603434) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

With Treasures in Store: 50 Years of West Sussex Record Office, by Caroline Adams and Alison McCann, published May 1996 (12 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603617 & ISBN-13: 9780862603618) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Railways in West Sussex , by Caroline Adams, Bill Gage, Martin Hayes and Timothy McCann, published June 1996 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 4, pamphlet, 12 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 086260351X & ISBN-13: 9780862603519) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13190][Lib 13191] & West Sussex Libraries

West Sussex in Character: A Glimpse at Some of the Counties More Colourful Personalities, by Fred Lilley, published 17 October 1996 (125 pp., Southern Heritage Books, ISBN-10: 0952709716 & ISBN-13: 9780952709718) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13506] & West Sussex Libraries

Cinema West Sussex: The First Hundred Years, by Allen Eyles, Frank Gray and A. E. Readman, published 22 November 1996 (xvi + 240 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860770355 & ISBN-13: 9781860770357) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13342] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The South Coast was popular with early film-makers and the county had links with many. Their work is highlighted and that of the film studio at Shoreham, which produced a string of successful feature films. This book also provides a rare insight into the world of amateur cinematography with the remarkable story of the nationally-acclaimed Bognor Regis Film Society. The authors trace the travelling showmen who brought moving pictures to public halls and fairgrounds and describe in detail the history of all 62 cinemas that have operated in West Sussex.

Family History in West Sussex , by Caroline Adams and Martin Hayes, published April 1997 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 6, pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603935 & ISBN-13: 9780862603939) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Going of the Rails: Country Railway in West Sussex, by Bill Gage, Michael Harris, Tony Sullivan and Patrick Moore, published July 1997 (96 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604001 & ISBN-13: 9780862604004) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13889] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

A recollection of the operation of the Selsey Tram and the branch lines to Petworth, Midhurst and Chichester is provided through the memoirs of local residents. The history and possible future of the West Sussex country railways are also provided.

1948-1998 NHS Fifty in West Sussex, published 1998 (West Sussex Health Authority) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13797]

Flint buildings in West Sussex, compiled by Brian Dawson, published 1 January 1998 (pamphlet, 64 pp., West Sussex County Council Planning Department, ISBN-10: 0862604214 & ISBN-13: 9780862604219) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13779] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries

Newspapers in West Sussex , by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes and Timothy McCann, published 1 April 1998 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 8, pamphlet, 12 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604176 & ISBN-13: 9780862604172) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13817][Lib 13818] & 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.

Family History in West Sussex , by Caroline Adams and Martin Hayes, published 1999 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 6, pamphlet, 2nd edition, 16 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604443 & ISBN-13: 9780862604448) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Fifty Years of the West Sussex Fire-brigade 1948-1998, by Steve Jordan, published 28 February 1999 (120 pp., The Oakwood Press, ISBN-10: 0853615497 & ISBN-13: 9780853615491) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13965] & West Sussex Libraries

House History in West Sussex , by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes and Timothy McCann, published April 1999 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 10, pamphlet, 12 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604370 & ISBN-13: 9780862604370) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13982][Lib 13883][Lib 13984] & West Sussex Libraries

Attitudes to sustainable development in the housing capacity debate: a case study of the West Sussex structure plan, by David Counsell, published April 1999 in Town Planning Review (vol. 70, no. 2, article, pp.213-229)

Parsons and Parishioners in West Sussex, 1580-1640, Part 1, by George Hothersall, published April 1999 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 63, article, p.31) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/63] & The Keep [LIB/500487]

The West Sussex Village Book, by Tony Wales, published 9 October 1999 (2nd edition, 256 pp., NPI Media Group, ISBN-10: 1853065811 & ISBN-13: 9781853065811) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

This book describes over 150 West Sussex villages, recalling the history, people, events and folklore that have given each its particular flavour. It features illustrations by David Thelwell.

West Sussex Land Tax, 1785, edited by Alan Readman, Lionel Falconer, Rosie Ritchie and Peter Wilkinson, published 2000 (vol. 82, 319 pp., Sussex Record Society, ISBN-10: 0854450491 & ISBN-13: 9780854450497) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14404] & The Keep [LIB/500459][Lib/507865] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

This edition of the Land Tax provides the most comprehensive picture of the 18th century inhabitants of West Sussex ever published. It also completes the picture for the whole ancient county of Sussex, providing the counterpart to the East Sussex volume issued by the Record Society in 1991.
The Land Tax, like a rate, was an annual charge on the occupiers of houses and land which for over two centuries in England and Wales formed one of the staple sources of Government income. The records of its assessment and collection have long been recognised as of major importance for a wide range of historical studies. The extensive index, including all personal and place names, enables this edition to provide a comprehensive directory of landowners and tenants - the fullest record of the inhabitants of the county before the compilation of the first Victorian census half a century later. The tax assessments listed anyone who owned or occupied a house or land with a rentable value of upwards of £1 per year. It consequently includes around half of all the householders - over 6,000 people out of a total population of around 60,000 - and even more units of property. None of the 19th century County Directories approached this figure. It will be invaluable to a wide range of students: to family historians for the personal names, to topographers for the place names, and to social and economic historians for the details of land holding and ownership.
The year chosen, 1785, has of course been chosen to match the East Sussex volume. It catches West Sussex at the end of the era when it was an almost entirely rural and agricultural community, before the seaside villages blossomed into fashionable coastal resorts. Every rural parish is covered - and of course the urban communities represented by the City of Chichester, the market towns of Arundel, Horsham, Midhurst, Petworth and Steyning, and the port of New Shoreham.

Directories in West Sussex , by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes and Timothy McCann, published November 2000 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 12, pamphlet, 16 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604818 & ISBN-13: 9780862604813) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14395][Lib 14396] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The West Sussex Topographic Toponym and its Landscape Significance, by Anthony Brook, published Spring 2000 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 65, article, p.22) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/65] & The Keep [LIB/500489]

Watermills of Sussex, Vol 2 West Sussex, by Derek Stidder and Colin Smith, published 5 February 2001 (160 pp., Horley: Stidder and Smith, ISBN-10: 0954007107 & ISBN-13: 9780954007102) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15137] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

School partnerships in action: A case study of West Sussex specialist schools, by Sarah Aiston, Peter Rudd and Lisa O'Donnell, published 2002 (76 pp., National Foundation for Educational Research, Slough) accessible at: British Library   View Online

This research was funded by the Local Government Association Educational Research Programme and the Technology College Trust, with support from West Sussex Local Educational Authority (Advisory and Inspection Service). The overall aim of the case study was to provide initial illuminative evidence on the development and outcomes to date of Specialist School partnerships, the processes by which they work and the strategic coordinating roles of the LEA, the TCT and other bodies in ensuring that they are effective.

Victorian West Sussex , by Chris Drake, Martin Hayes, Timothy McCann, Sue Millard and Caroline Adams, published 2002 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 14, pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604966 & ISBN-13: 9780862604967) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14733][Lib 14734][Lib 14735] & West Sussex Libraries

On Foot on the West Sussex Downs, by Ben Perkins, published 3 June 2002 (96 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857702514 & ISBN-13: 9781857702514) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Designed as a companion volume to 'On Foot on the East Sussex Downs', this book offers 18 circular walks which, between them encompass the whole length and breadth of the rich and varied landscape of the West Sussex Downs between Devil's Dyke, north of Brighton and Harting Downs within a few miles of the Hampshire boundary.
Varying in length from 3 to 15 miles, you can choose from a gentle two-hour stroll, a comfortable morning or afternoon ramble, or an energetic all-day trek. Notes accompany each walk on points of interest and refreshment stops along the way.
The author, Ben Perkins lives in Brighton and is a long standing member of the Society of Sussex Downsmen, Society of Sussex Wealdmen and the Rambler's Association. Over the last 17 years he has written many walking books and contributed over 400 articles to a regular column in The Argus and during that time exploring the 2000 miles of local footpaths and bridleways.

West Sussex Barns and Farm Buildings, by Annabelle Hughes and photographs by David Johnston, published 1 October 2002 (121 pp., The Dovecote Press, ISBN-10: 1904349005 & ISBN-13: 9781904349006) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries

A new conceptual groundwater-flow system for the central South Downs aquifier, by T. Keating, B.Sc., M.Sc.,Ph.D., C.Math., F.I.M.A., and D. Howarth, B.Sc., Ph.D., C.Eng., M.I.C.E., published August 2003 in Water and Environment Journal (vol. 17, issue 3, article, pp.135-139)   View Online

In Water Resources Plan submissions to the Environment Agency in 1999, water companies predicted increases in demand over the next twenty-five years. With significant environmental and economic constraints on new resource developments, attention has focused upon the potential savings that water-efficiency measures can achieve.
The use of water for toilet flushing accounts for about 30% of household consumption, thereby offering considerable potential for water saving. The conversion of existing single-flush siphonic cisterns to dual-flush operation could be one method of achieving a desired reduction in water use, in accordance with the 'twin-track' approach to balancing supply and demand.
This small study, which was jointly funded by Southern Water and the Environment Agency, sought to measure the effectiveness of dual-flush toilets in reducing water consumption through an eight-month study of five retrofit devices which were installed in thirty-three unmetered domestic properties in West Sussex.

West Sussex Events: Four Centuries of Fortune and Misfortune, by Spencer Thomas, published 1 October 2003 (144 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860772617 & ISBN-13: 9781860772610) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

West Sussex has a long and interesting history. This fascinating new book presents for the first time a collection of the most dramatic 'events' in that long history, all, since the invention of the camera, captured by enterprising photographers. A picture speaks a thousand words - and never more so than when it records a moment in history that can never be repeated. Well within living memory, happenings such as the great freeze of 1962-3, or the great hurricane of 1987 will stir recollections for many readers, as will many stories and pictures from the Second World War. But, whatever the period or part of the county, there is a great deal to intrigue and inform everyone in West Sussex in this splendid addition to its published history . . the stories and the pictures of the events that made the headlines!

Glimpse of West Sussex at War, 1939-1945, by Neville Oswald, published Spring 2003 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 71, article, p.39) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/71] & The Keep [LIB/500495]

Family History in West Sussex , by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes, Timothy McCann and Sue Millard, published 2004 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 6, pamphlet, 3rd edition, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862605423 & ISBN-13: 9780862605421) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15215][Lib 15216][Lib 15217] & West Sussex Libraries

Lavant stone: a Roman and medieval building stone in West Sussex, by Anne E. Bone and David A. Bone, published 2004 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 142, article, pp.63-78) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15489] & The Keep [LIB/500360] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Recent recognition of a building stone, now named Lavant stone, has led to investigations of the quarry site, its history and the use of the stone. Lavant stone is a distinctive phosphatic chalk with fossils, particularly sharks' teeth. It was used in the later Roman period and extensive medieval use ranged from Chichester Cathedral and Boxgrove Priory to parish churches. The historical use of Lavant stone is considered, and the social and economic influences upon its distribution pattern and opportunities for further research are discussed.

Lime-burning in West Sussex, and the Newbridge Wharf Limekilns, Billingshurst, by Jim Williams, published 2004 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 142, article, pp.115-125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15489] & The Keep [LIB/500360] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Documentary research and excavations have indicated that a block of four limekilns which operated alongside the Arun Navigation at Newbridge Wharf, Billingshurst, from before 1823 until about 1890, were of the intermittent or flare type. During the spring and summer 1998, excavations took place at Newbridge Wharf, Billingshurst, at the site of a set of limekilns, by the side of the Arun Navigation, to ascertain the extent to which evidence of the kilns and their construction still remained, buried beneath the surface. The remains of three kilns were found. They are typical of the type of kilns that were designed to produce lime for dressing agricultural land in that part of the Weald at that time, and were served by the canal which had opened as far as Newbridge Wharf in 1787 and went out of use in 1888.

Maps of West Sussex, by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes, Timothy J. McCann, Susan Millard and Peter Morwenna, published 2005 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 16, pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15593][Lib 15594][Lib 15595]

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.

Honour Thy Father: Recollections of Sussex Rural Life Over Two and a Half Centuries , edited by Lillian Mary Hunt and edited by Jennifer F. J. Goldsmith, published 24 March 2006 (140 pp., Petworth: S & J Goldsmith Publications, ISBN-10: 955269008 & ISBN-13: 9780955269004) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

Lillian Hunt, recounts the stories her father, George Eliot, and other members of her family, handed down to her. Many of the stories had been handed down to Eliot by his forebears and the book effectively presents an unbroken oral record of 250 years of rural life in West Sussex.

Windmills at Work in West Sussex, compiled by J. E. M. from the research material of Maurice Lawson Finch, published 30 October 2006 (112 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857703170 & ISBN-13: 9781857703177) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

From 1155 the power of the wind was used in Sussex to grind corn. By the beginning of the 19th Century almost every town and village has one or more windmills. Today only a few remain and can be visited and perhaps seen working. However the sites are still there, some converted to handsome country houses some in the process of restoration and some offering just foundation marks and a wonderful view. This book, a companion volume to 'Windmills at Work in East Sussex', is packed with pictures of West Sussex mill sites then and now, lists them in alphabetical order with map references. It also details the fires and fatalities; the storms and the lightning strikes and the odd and unexpected things that happened to the mills and their millers.

Who are You?: Family History Resources in West Sussex Record Office, by Caroline Adams, published 2007 (115 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862605792 & ISBN-13: 9780862605797) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

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.

West Sussex Tollhouse and Milestone Survey - Additional Information, by Brian Austen, published 2007 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 37, article, pp.16-18, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506535]   Download PDF

Articles appeared in Sussex Industrial History vol. 35 (2005) concerning the turnpike roads in the Chichester, Midhurst and Petworth area and in vol. 36 (2006) for the Arundel, Worthing and Littlehampton area. Additional information has now come to light, partly as a result of publication.

Inns and Taverns in western Sussex, by Janet Pennington, published 2007 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 113, article) accessible at: S.A.S. library

West Sussex Literary Trail, by Peter Anderson and Keith McKenna, published 6 April 2007 (96 pp., East Grinstead: PerRambulations, ISBN-10: 0954965434 & ISBN-13: 9780954965433) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

West Sussex at War: the role of the military airfields during World War Two, by Robin Brokes, published Autumn 2007 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 76, article, p.27) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/76] & The Keep [LIB/500500]

West Sussex Under Attack: Anti-invasion sites, 1500-1990, by Chris Butler, published 14 July 2008 (160 pp., The History Press, ISBN-10: 075244171X & ISBN-13: 9780752441719) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

This companion volume to East Sussex Under Attack is the only comprehensive guide to the surviving defences of West Sussex.

1658-1853 West Sussex Settlement Certificates & Bonds, compiled by Michael J Burchall, published 2010 by Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: WSSCB, CD-ROM) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/504799]

Transcribed fully and edited by Michael J Burchall FSG from the original records in West Sussex Record Office. They exclude the parishes now in West Sussex which were moved in 1974 from East Sussex, as these are included in the Eastern Sussex Settlement Certificates and Bonds 1651-1834 CD.

Doctors, Dentists & Death: West Sussex Health Issues since the 19th century, by Barrie Keech, published 2011 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862605857 & ISBN-13: 9780862605858) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

West Sussex Place Names, by Anthony Pouton-Smith, published 11 December 2012 (192 pp., DB Publishing, ISBN-10: 1780910177 & ISBN-13: 9781780910178) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Very poor attendance today: West Sussex education since the 19th century, by Brenda Forrester with contributions by Barrie Keech, Ron Kerridge and Nicola Sheeran, published 2013 (West Sussex heritage booklet no. 3, viii + 144 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862605881 & ISBN-13: 9780862605889) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

Visiting the West Sussex Countryside: a Guide for Parents and Teachers of Children with Autism, by David Blakesley and Tharada Blakesley, published 15 December 2013 (vi + 62 pp., Autism and Nature, ISBN-10: 095715254X & ISBN-13: 9780957152540) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

1556- 1694 Sussex Church Court Deponents, compiled by Michael J Burchall, published 2014 by Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXXDPN, CD-ROM) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507813][Lib/507814]

The archives of the Sussex Church Courts are most interesting for local and family historians. Cases (known as Causes) could be brought by individuals or by direct summons from the court. Cases covered tithes, church repairs, pew allocation, probate, morality, matrimony, clergy responsibilities and even bewitching. Michael J Burchall FSG has extracted from the original records in West Sussex Record Office details of people who made depositions which include name, trade, age, birthplace and residences.

1805 West Sussex Land Tax, compiled by Michael J Burchall, published 2014 by Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXXLTX, CD-ROM) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508012]

Land Tax began in 1692/3 and was made permanent by statute in 1798. It was a tax on personal property including land, houses, shops, wharfs, woods, meadows, mills, tithes, glebes and salaries. Michael Burchall has been transcribing Land Tax Returns since 1973. The 1785 Sussex Returns have been published by Sussex Record Society, so Michael has chosen to abstract returns a generation on, for 1805 for West Sussex from the originals at West Sussex Record Office. The CD lists the Owner, Occupier and Rental, parish by parish.

A Feast of West Sussex, by Rosemary Moon, published 3 March 2014 (272 pp., Chichester : Summersdale, ISBN-10: 1849534438 & ISBN-13: 9781849534437) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

From strawberries to salmon, sweetcorn to sausages, West Sussex is cornucopia of marvellous produce. Bursting with mouth-watering recipes, information of the county's best producers, and tips on foraging techniques, A Feast of West Sussex celebrates the diverse flavours and rich food culture of this fruitful county..

Great War Britain West Sussex: Remembering 1914-18 , edited by Martin Hayes and Emma White in association with West Sussex County Council, published 1 October 2014 (272 pp., The History Press, ISBN-10: 0750960655 & ISBN-13: 9780750960656) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: West Sussex offers an intimate portrayal of the county and its people living in the shadow of the 'war to end all wars'. A beautifully illustrated and highly accessible volume, it describes local reaction to the outbreak of war; charts the experience of individuals who enlisted; the changing face of industry; the work of the many hospitals in the area; the effect of the conflict on local families; the women who defied convention to play a vital role on the home front; and concludes with a chapter dedicated to how the county and its people coped with the transition to life in peacetime once more. The Great War story of West Sussex is told through the testimony of those who were there and is vividly illustrated with evocative images from the archives of West Sussex County Council and local museums

This book is essentially a collaboration between WSRO and WSCC Library Service, using written documents and photos from their extensive archives as well as from private collections. It examines the impact of WW1 on the county from many perspectives; social, economic, the role of the Church as well as the military. It includes an excellent chapter about the Royal Sussex Regiment written by Alan Readman, former County Archivist at WSRO. The source of much the information comes from local newspapers, some now scanned on to DVDs thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. All sources are given in detail enabling readers to pursue their own searches through WSRO or libraries. The very important part played on the home front by women is highlighted and it mentions the first English WI meeting at Singleton in 1915.
This is a well-balanced publication and is a credit to all concerned with its production, including many library volunteers.

Building Stones of West Sussex, by Roger Birch and Roger Cordiner, published December 2014 (349 pp., privately published by the authors, ISBN-13: 9780955125911) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries

Stone building was introduced into West Sussex first by the Romans, and later on a grand scale by the Normans. From the 11th to the mid 19th century, before the advent of easy transport by railway some 30 different types of vernacular building stones were quarried, and over 20 different types were imported by sea. The authors are both experienced geologists who have spent many years studying the rich heritage of the stone buildings of the West Sussex. With the growing awareness of the need to conserve our stone buildings the authors present the first detailed, authoratitive and lavishly illustrated account of all the building stones used in ancient buildings of the county. Each of the main building stones is described in detail under the headings of; Geology, History, Quarrying and Places to see the building stone. Building Stones of West Sussex includes comprehensive glossaries and an extensive bibliography.
This is an indespensable guide for all those interested in our building stone heritage. It will particularly appeal to geologists, historians, archaeologists, geographers, building conservators and those who wish to learn more about the rich building stone heritage of West Sussex.

The Building Stones of West Sussex by Roger Birch and Roger Cordiner is a book that has been long awaited, self-published by the authors. Superbly illustrated with examples of some 32 building stones, both as specimens and in use, this book will undoubtedly become the standard reference book for the county. The style of presentation is good and easy to follow. Each building stone is described with a section on its geology, building and history, quarrying, and places to see. Occasional snippets of text from historic sources add interesting diversions from the relatively staid academic content. My only real issue with the presentation is the random use of drop shadows around the illustrations, which distracts and is unnecessary in most cases.
Unfortunately, the book is flawed in a number of ways, full details of which cannot be presented in this short review. Of most concern are various unsupported and sometimes dubious historical or archaeological details that are presented as unqualified facts (references in the text are few). Some illustrations are incorrectly labelled and a number of churches as example locations either do not have the stone that is being discussed or the stone is so difficult to locate that they should not have been used. At least one of the minor building stone identifications appears to be incorrect.
Also, although written by geologists, some of the terminology ignores established geological usage and new terms have been introduced, such as Chichester Greensand (incorrectly implying greensand from Chichester) and Nettlestone. The latter, from the Isle of Wight, is akin to calling a Kent building stone simply Folkestone. It should be Nettlestone Rock. Unfortunately, the obvious errors cast doubt on the accuracy of the remaining content.
An excellently produced book, but does appear to suffer from inadequate peer review. Do buy it, as there won't be anything better, but treat with caution and don't quote from it without checking the facts first.

1815 West Sussex Land Tax, compiled by Michael J Burchall, published 2015 by Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXXLT2, CD-ROM) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508885]

To celebrate the bicentenary, Michael Burchall has transcribed another annual Land Tax for West Sussex, following his previous one for 1805. Full details have been transcribed from digital copies of the handwritten returns at WSRO on over 300 pages and indexed with a useful historical Introduction. Since 1973 Michael Burchall has been transcribing Land Tax returns with other SFHG Members which were published in early editions of the SFHG Journal "Sussex Family Historian" and included East Sussex places from Albourne to Brighton until the enormity of the project overtook them.

Gilks' Dunnickin: A Humorous Account of Life on the Beat in West Sussex, by Tony & Lizzie Gilks and illustrated by John Whurr, published 18 April 2015 (248 pp., Astra Books, ISBN-10: 0957512023 & ISBN-13: 9780957512023) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

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.

Brewing in West Sussex, by David Muggleton, published 1 May 2017 (96 pp., Stroud: Amberley Publishing, ISBN-10: 1445657252 & ISBN-13: 9781445657257) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

In sixth-century Sussex - the kingdom of the South Saxons - social life centred upon the alehouse. Throughout the Middle Ages, brewing remained a domestic occupation: beer was sweet and flavored with herbs and spices. By 1600, when Henry Stanton was brewing in Crawley, the use of hops to flavor and preserve beer had become standard practice. The growth of the large commercial brewers was a product of the industrial revolution, from which era dates famous West Sussex family concerns such as Henty of Chichester, the Ockendens of Crawley and Constable of Littlehampton. That these are no longer with us is due to a long process of acquisition during the twentieth century. With the takeover of the last of their line, King & Barnes of Horsham, in 2000, brewing in West Sussex was left to just a handful of small independents. Yet today there are nearly thirty breweries in this part of the county. This fully illustrated and informative book pays homage to the brewing heritage of West Sussex while celebrating the current outpouring of creativity known as the microbrewery revolution.

West Sussex: The County Handbook, edited by H. E. O'Connor, published (no date) (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6752]