Publications
Christopher Hussey: a bibliographical tribute, by J. Mordaunt Crook, published January 1970 in Architectural History the journal the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (vol. 13, article, pp.5-29) View Online
Abstract:Christopher Hussey CBE MA FSA HONARIBA, who died on 20 March 1970, was the doyen of English architectural historians. By any standards, he was an extraordinarily prolific writer. The high points of his literary career were undoubtedly The Picturesque (1927) - a brilliant 'essay on a way of seeing' which opened the eyes of a whole generation; English Country Houses: Early, Mid and Late Georgian (3 vols, 1955-58) - the product of forty years' research; and The Life of Sir Edwin Lutyens (1950) - a biographical classic written with all the wit and sympathy which its subject deserved. But it was week by week in the pages of Country Life that Hussey built up his reputation. Landscapes, country houses, town houses; medieval cottages, Georgian seats and Victorian public buildings, as well as the new-built classics of the Modern Movement, Hussey described them all. His range was remarkable, and his expository power unfailing. More than anyone it was Hussey who made Country Life, in Lord Runciman's words, 'the keeper of the architectural conscience of the nation'. Of course he travelled a royal road: Scotney Castle, Eton and Christ Church. But he put these inherited advantages to excellent use, delighting in the appreciation of architecture by a wider and wider audience. His whole life was really a triumphant vindication of the English amateur tradition. During his lifetime architectural history was transformed from a species of belles lettres into a serious academic discipline. Almost accidentally, Hussey played a crucial part in this process. Rather more consciously, he helped to turn preservation from a minority cult into a major national concern.
The Walter Hussey Collection, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, by Neil Colyer, published 1981 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8515] & West Sussex Libraries
The Dean Hussey papers : a catalogue, by Jacqueline Golden and Timothy J. McCann, published 1997 (xv + 121 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603978 & ISBN-13: 9780862603977) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries
Understanding and performing Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms", by Ethan Nash, published February 2009 in Choral Journal (vol. 49, no. 8, article, pp.8-31)
Commissioned for the 1965 Southern Cathedrals Festival at Chichester Cathedral by the cathedral's organist, John Birch, and its Dean, Walter Hussey. It was in fact first performed at New York on 15 July 1965, conducted by Leonard Bernstein himself, with a performance at Chichester on the 31 July, conducted by Birch.
The way forward: building on Dean Hussey's vision, by David Howard, published 2012 in Musical Times (vol. 153, no. 1919, article, pp.73-86)
Walter Hussey was Dean of Chichester 1955 to 1977 and commissioned many choral works for the Cathedral.
The Dean Hussey choral commissions: an annotated guide, by David Howard, published February 2013 in Choral Journal (vol. 53, no. 7, article, pp.8-25)
Walter Hussey (1909-1985) was Dean of Chichester from 1955 until his retirement in 1977. He commissioned numerous choral works for Chichester Cathedral.