Newsletter 3 - Sussex Past & Present

Sussex
Archreological
Society
Newsletter
Three
September 1971
Edited by John Farrant, 27 Bloomsbury Place, Br.ighton, BN2 1 DB
Published by the Society at Barbican House, Lewes
Brighton 686578
DR. L. F. SALZMAN
It is with deep regret that we record the death of Louis
Francis Salzman, on Sunday 4 April 1971, at the age of
93. His ashes were scattered on 17 April beneath the wall
of the Barbican in Lewes.
Dr. Salzman was elected to the Society in 1896; he served
on the Council from 1903 until 1970, when he was made
an honorary member. He edited the Collections for fifty
years, and was a founder member of the Sussex Record
Society and its Literary Director from 1905. His record of
service to the Societies is outstanding and unparalleled, the
excellence of his work as a scholar is of great and enduring
value.
A lengthy obituary appeared in The Times of 6 April. An
appreciation will be published in the next volume of the
Collections.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
The Annual General Meetings of the Society and of the
Trust were held in Lewes on Saturday 3 April 1971. The
reports of the Councils and the accounts were adopted. The
officers of the Society were re-elected, as were seven of the
eight retiring members of the Council; Mr G.D. Johnson did
not stand for re-election, and Mrs M. Holt was elected. The
auditors were reappointed. The President of the Society
gave a brief address which is summarised below. I n the
afternoon, the meeting reassembled for a lecture by Mr
K. W. E. Gravett on 'Smaller Houses under the Tudors'.
Professor Asa Briggs said that he was proud to be President
of the Society which was in a lively condition and at an
interesting stage in its history.
He had been specially interested in three points in the
Annual Report. The first was that the conference on 'The
South Downs and Coastal Plain - the Pattern of Early
Settlement' had proved so attractive to so many different
kinds of people. This showed the demand which existed for
the opportunity of historical and archaeological study in
depth. The distinction between 'heavy' and 'light' subject
matter was not absolute. Many people pass naturally from
light to heavy, and the Society could do much to encourage
the transition. I nterest was growing all the time, and both
educationally and socially the Society could play animportant
part.
Secondly, the publication policy was important in making
the work of the Society well known outside Sussex as well
as in the county, and he had found that this work was
appreciated in other parts of the country and also in
countries abroad. There was the right kind of variety. The
publication of the first of the Occasional Papers was an
important innovation, and the Newsletter, edited by his
colleague Mr Farrant, was also very valuable. The fact that
Professor Cunliffe's two volume Report on Fishbourne had
been published by the Society of Antiquaries the day before
the Annual General Meeting made this a great occasion.
Thirdly, visitors continue to come to Sussex and see various
places belonging to the Society which played an important
part in the life of the county in this respect. The President
referred to a conference attended by 2,000 astronomers
which had been held at the University. During this many of
them had visited Fishbourne. Delegates attending the Royal
Chemical Society's conference had also visited the Roman
Palace.
The figures for visitors to the properties were remarkable,
especially the Fishbourne figures. Lewes was becoming a
cosmopolitan town, and the President said that he had
recently talked with groups from Holland and from
Denmark who had said that the Castle was the main thing
which had brought them to Lewes. Anne of Cleves House
was also a great and growing attraction. The Society was
not a tourist agency, but it was undoubtedly contributing
to the popularity of Lewes.
Professor Asa Briggs went on to say that the Society owed a
tremendous amount to its officers and Council, and a great
deal of voluntary work was being done. The long service and
response to change of the officers showed their devotion,
and the President said he wanted to help the Society in its
creative work in any way he could. His own professional
interest was in the nineteenth century, but even to understand
and live in the present with a sense of perspective we
had to understand our remote as well as our recent past.
The present was ephemeral and must be related to a much
wider frame of reference. Knowledge of how to keep
present things in perspective was very necessary, and was
one of the consolations of history. Professor Asa Briggs
ended by saying that he looked forward to serving the
Society as its President in the coming year.
LOCAL LORE
As the editor of the Bulletin of the East Grinstead Society,
which seeks to conserve (or, at the very least, record) what
is distinctive of its own corner of the county I am anxious
that in our concern with buildings and landscape we do not
overlook the less tangible parts of our heritage: the way
we speak and the way we live. I am 'aware too that almost
all that has been published on Sussex dialect, folklore, etc.
(of which A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect by the Rev.
W.D. Parish, expanded, augmented and illustrated by
Helena Hall (1957) is the fullest and most recent collection}
may be criticised for treating the whole county as a unity,
which (in this respect) it manifestly is not. So I have been
trying to collect, for eventual piecemeal writing up, material
relating only to the ancient parish of East Grinstead
(,:,odern East Grinstead and Forest Row).
Other dangers not always avoided by writers on such
subjects are failure to indicate the frequency of certain

expressions (one suspects that some of Miss Hall's are the
hapax legomena of village characters), not givi ng dates for
obsolete ones, confusing expressions in general lower class
use with genuine dialect ones (a sign of the writer's gentility)
and speculation about etymology. Carefully noting sources
and checking with a standard dictionary seem the best precautions
against them.
I claim no expertise in this field , but I imagine that if a
similar task were undertaken for other strictly delimited
small areas some really useful information could be gathered
as a basis for comprehensive expert study. For, despite
television and state primary schools, all is by no means lost,
even yet. The simplest method would be to make one's own
local annotations in a copy of Helena Hall's Dictionary.
The most obvious source of material is listening carefully
and maybe talking, to lifelong inhabitants. More sophisticated
residents may be asked what they have noticed or
remember. Original local records may contain free spellings
very revealing of pronunciation. Field names may preserve
dialect words. The published local histories generally contain
something of use. So may old newspapers. The earlier
Sussex dictionaries of W.D. Parish (1875) and W.D. Cooper
(1st ed. 1834, revised ed. 1853) should, of course, be
studied, especially the annotated ones in Barbican House
and other Sussex libraries - and secondhand bookshops (I
have two annotated copies of Cooper so acquired). There
are some, though not many, notes and articles in the Sussex
Archaeological Collections (especially vols 13, 33 and 89).
Sussex Notes & Queries and the Sussex County Magazine .
The following is a list of the categories I have tried to work
in, with a few notes and contemporary examples.
VOCABULARY. The most obvious one. For this I have
allowed evidence from the immediately adjoining parishes
in Sussex, Surrey and Kent and from Ashdown Forest.
PRONUNCIATION of place names (in the whole of this
part of Sussex most are stressed on the last syllable, e.g.
Hackenden) and personal names as well as other words and
individual sounds.
SPEECH USAGES. This includes such conventions as saying
'on' (not in) or 'over' (not through) Ashdown Forest (or
The Forest, but not The Ashdown Forest).
STORI ES AND TRADITIONS. Not only ghosts, underground
passages and such like but also 'Old Payne', the hero
of local funny stories.
CUSTOMS, seasonal (which can include which occupations
traditionally worked on Good Friday) and every other sort
(which can extend to such things as recipes) . SAYINGS
USED IN OR ABOUT THE TOWN. SUPERSTITIONS.
CHILDREN'S GAMES. NICKNAMES OF PLACES.
WEATHER LORE.
M.J. LEPPARD.
CLASSES IN LOCAL HISTORY &
BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY
This summary list is drawn from the winter programmes
of four organisations, from which fu rther details may be
had and which are indicated as follows: A: Department
of Extra-Mural Studies, The University, Southampton,
S09 5NH. B: Centre for Continuing Education, Educational
Development Building, The University, Brighton, BN 1
9RG. C: Workers' Educational Association, 4 Carlton Crescent,
Southampton. D: Workers' Educational Association
4 Castle Hill, Rochester, Kent.
'DIRT' ARCHAEOLOGY IN WEST SUSSEX A. Down
Fridays 7.30 p.m. 10 meetings from 14 Jan. 1972 at East
Wittering County Primary School, East Wittering. C
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF ROMAN BRITAIN Mrs M. Rule
Mondays 7.30 p.m. 20 meetings from 4 Oct. at Steyning
Grammar School, Steyning. C
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SUSSEX C.J. Ainsworth Wednesdays
7 p.m. 20 meetings from 6 Oct. at the Public
Library, Bognor Regis. C
PROBLEMS IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY C.J. Ainsworth
Mondays 7.30 p.m. 20 meetings from 4 Oct. at
Steyning Grammar School, Steyning. C
MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF SUSSEX C.J. Ainsworth
Fridays 7.30 p.m. 20 meetings from 1 Oct. at Worthing
Adult Ed ucation Centre, 3 Union . Place Worthing. A, C.
PROBLEMS IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY C.J. Ainsworth
Thursdays 7.30 p.m. 20 meetings from 7 Oct. at the
Community Centre, Southwick. C
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD TECHNIQUES
EMPLOYED IN ARCHAEOLOGY D.J. Turner Thursdays
8 p.m. 20 meetings from 7 Oct. at the Adult Education
Centre, Crawley. C
ARCHAEOLOGY Miss M.A. Ash Thursdays 7.30 p.m. 12
meetings from 23 Sept. at Sellaby House, F.E. Centre,
Old Shoreham Road, Portslade. D
LOCAL HISTORY Mrs J.D. Davidson Thursdays 7.30 p.m.
12 meetings from 13 Jan. 1972 at Sellaby House, F .E. Centre,
Old Shoreham Road, Portslade. D
VICTORIAN HOVE J. R. Lowerson Mondays 7.30 p.m. 20
meetings fro m 27 Sept. at the Further Education Centre,
Portland Road, Hove. B, D
SUSSEX SINCE 1750: A LOCAL HISTORY SEMINAR
J.H. Farrant Fridays 7.30 p.m. 6 meetings from 22 Oct. at
the University of Sussex. B
DOCUMENTARY STUDIES IN THE LOCAL HISTORY
OF EAST SUSSEX C. Brent Tuesdays 7.30 p.m. 20
meetings from 21 Sept. at the Record Centre, Fisher Street,
Lewes. B, D
VICTORIAN SEAFORD J .R. Lowerson Tuesdays 2 p.m.
20 meetings from 28 Sept. at Elm Court, Blatchington
Road, Seaford. B
ARCHAEOLOGY Miss M.A. Ash Mondays 7.30 p.m. 20
meetings from 27 Sept. at Sackville School, Lewes Road,
East Grinstead. B
LOCAL HISTORY: BATTLE IN THE INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION J.R. Lowerson Thursdays 7.30 p.m. 20
meetings from 23 Sept. at Pyke House, Upper Lake,
Battle. B
THE ENGLISH DOWNLANDS Miss M.A. Ash Wednesdays
2.30 p.m. 24 meetings from 29 Sept. at the Youth Centre,
Station Road, Bexhill. D
ARCHAEOLOGY Miss M.A. Ash Mondays 2.30 p.m. 12
meetings from 10 Jan. 1972 at the Further Education
Centre, Park Road, Crowborough. D
SUSSEX AND THE PURITAN REVOLUTION
I am at present working on a monograph under the title
Sussex and the Puritan Revolution. I intend it to be a study
of the gentry of the county in two roles: as leaders of the
county community reacting, whether cooperatively or with
opposition, to the pol icies of the succeeding regimes of
Charles I, parl iament, Cromwell and Charles II, and as local
administrators, managing the ever present problems of law
and order, taxation and poor relief within the county. I
shall make an analysis of the political and religious ideas of
the Sussex gentry and the background to their decisions to
support the king or parliament in the civil war. I shall also
be concerned with the impact of the war on the county.
I would be most interested to hear of any documents remaining
in private hands which relate to these themes.
A.J. Fletcher, Department of Medieval & Modern History,
University of Sheffield.
SETTLEMENT & ENVIRONMENT IN THE SOUTH-EAST
A conference under this title has been organised by CBA
Group 11 A, to take place on Saturday 27 November 1971,
starting at 11 .15 a.m., at the Spa Hotel, Tunbridge Wells.
The chairman will be Professor D.E. Strong, and the speakers
and topics, Dr P.F. Brandon, 'The Geographical Aspect';
Mr J.J. Wymer, 'Mesolithic Settlement and Movement in
South-East England'; Mr D.F. Allen, 'The Iron Age - The
Coin Evidence'; Mr A.P. Detsicas, 'The Romano-British
Period'; Mrs S.C. Hawkes, 'The Early Anglo-Saxon Period'
and Mr S.E. Rigold, 'Contrasts in Settlement after 800 AD'.
Conference tickets (50p) and buffet lunch tickets (70p)
from Mr A.P. Detsicas, 28 Pembury Road, Tonbridge, Kent.

SUSSEX BIBLIOGRAPHY 1970
The list which follows is the first fruit of the Sussex Bibliography
project of the Society of Sussex Librarians (see
Newsletter no. 1). It records books, pamphlets and articles
on the history and archaeology of Sussex or of relevance to
students of those subjects, published in 1970. A few late
1969 publications have been included. The items are selected
from the cards accumulating at East Sussex County
Library, St. Annes Crescent, Lewes. The cards contain fuller
bibliographical information than can be reporduced here,
but what is given should be sufficient for a librarian or
bookseller to trace an item. If difficulty is experienced in
locating a copy of an item, reference should be made to the
County Library, as cards record libraries holding copies.
The date and place of publication of books and pamphlets
is 1970 and London, unless otherwise stated. S.N.O. stands
for Sussex Notes & aueries, from which only the main
articles are indexed.
The selection and editing has been undertaken by John
Farrant, whom readers are invited to notify of any further
relevant items.
Adorian, P., The Story of Gibbons Mill, Society for the
Protection of Ancient Buildings.
Anderson, M.D. & Buchanan, M., Easy access sightseeing: a
series of guides for the disabled: Sussex. Battle: Hurstwood
Press.
Atkinson, D.R., 'Clay tobacco pipemakers of Chichester',
S.N.a., xvii, no. 5 (May 1970), 158-61.
Ault, W.O., 'The Village church and the village community
in medieval England', Speculum, xlv, no. 2 (April 1970).
197-215. Material drawn from all parts of lowland England,
including Sussex: Korkyng (1234), Farleigh (1311, from
MS.) and Petworth (1347 - 53).
Barrett, F.T., Hadlow Down, Sussex: an account of its
origins. Hadlow Down : F.T. Barrett
Battle & District Historical Society Transactions, xviii for
1968-9.
Bickerton, L.M., 'When hymns were vamped', Country Life,
cxlviii, no. 3822 (23 July 1970), 237. Letter describing a
late 18th century speaking horn at Ashurst parish church,
Steyning.
Billenness, E.A., (compiler), Parish register transcripts in
the County of Sussex.
Boyd, R.M., Alfriston. Alfriston: Picture-Craft.
Bradley, R., 'The excavation of a Beaker settlement at Belle
Toute, East Sussex, England', Proc. Prehistoric Soc., xxxvi
(1970), 312-79.
Brandon, P.F., 'Medieval clearances in the East Sussex
Weald', Inst. Brit. Geographers Trans., no. 48 (Dec. 1969).
Brighton Urban Structure Plan, Survey Report 1: Physical
Environment. Brighton: Brighton Corporation.
Blutman, S., 'Castle Goring, Sussex', in Colvin, H. & Harris,
J. (eds.), The Country Seat, 205-8. Allen Lane The Penguin
Press.
Brent, J.A., The history of a parish or locality, East Sussex
Record Office Handbook no. 1. Lewes: East Sussex County
Council.
Budd, M., Fit for a duchess. Dent. Country Life in West
Sussex.
Bunce, W.F., 'Smokers welcome' , Country Life, cxlviii, no.
3831 (24 Sept. 1970). Letter about a sign formerly hanging
outside a tobacco shop in Lewes.
Caplan, N. , 'An aspect of Sussex administration in 1845-46'
S.N. O., xvii, no. 5 (May 1970), 155-8.
Cattell, C.S., 'Preliminary research findings relating to the
bloomery period of t he iron industry in the upper basin of
the upper Rother (East Sussex)', Bull. Historical Metallurgy
Group, iv, no. 1 (1970), 18-20
Chichester Civic Society Excavations Committee Report for
1970. Chichester: the Society.
Chichester, Diocese of. A handlist of the Bishops' transcripts,
1567-1936. Chichester: West Sussex County Council.
Cleere, H. The Romano-British industrial site of Bardown,
Wadhurst. An interim report on excavations 1960-1968,
Sussex Archaeological Society Occasional Paper no.1. Chichester:
Phillimore.
Crossley, D.W., 'Panningridge Furnace, Sussex: interim report
on 1969 excavations', Bull Historical Metallurgy Group,
iv, no. 1 (1970), 33-4.
Darling, L., 'The organs of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton,
Musical Opinion, xciii (May 1970), 429.
Davey, L.S., The street names of Lewes. 2nd ed. Lewes:
Lewes Borough Council.
Drawbell, J.W., A garden. MacDonald.
East Grinstead Society, Bulletin of, nos 3 & 4 (Jan & Sept.
1970). Contain a number of local history articles.
East Sussex County Council, Education in East Sussex 1970,
Lewes: East Sussex Education Committee.
Egerton, J.E., 'William Day, 1764-1807', The Connoisseur,
clxxiv, no. 701 (July 1970), 176-85.
Elphick, G.P., Sussex bells and belfries. Phillimore.
Fisher, E.A., The Saxon churches of Sussex. Newton Abbot:
David & Charles.
Gibbs, D.F., 'The rise of the port of Newhaven 1850-1914',
Transport History, iii, no. 3 (Nov. 1970), 258-75, 281-2.
Gibbs, D.F., & Farrant, J.H., 'The Upper Ouse Navigation
179(}'1868', Sussex Industrial History, no. 1 (winter 1970-1).
23-40.
Gironard, M., 'Standen, Sussex', Country Life, cxlvii, nos.
3801 & 3802 (26 Feb. & 5 Mar. 1970), 494-7 & 554-7.
Green, E.G., The South Downs way.
Haggard, D., Rambles in Hampshire and Sussex on foot,
and by car. Petersfield: Haggard.
l
Hardy, E., 'Garretting in Sussex', Country Life, cxlviii, no.
3838 (31 Dec. 1970), 1295. Garretting was a method of
strengthening the joints in walls.
Harper, L.J., 'Bizarre assembly', Country Life, cxlviii, no.
3820 (9 July 1970). Letter about Coade Stone figures in
the grounds of Battle Abbey.
Held, J.S., 'Ruben's Glynde sketch and the installation of
the Whitehall ceiling', Burlington Magazine, cxii (May 1970),
274-81.
Holden, E.w., 'Lewes castle', S.N.O., xvii, no. 6 (Nov. 1970).
184-8.
Holden, E.W., & Dunning, G.C., 'Polycrome ware from Old
Erringham Farm, near Shoreham-by-Sea', S.N.a., xvii, no.6
(Nov. 1970), 192-5.
Holt, M., 'Early brick-making in Sussex', S.N.a., xvii, no. 5
(May 1970), 164-5; corrigenda, no. 6 (Nov. 1970), 207.
Jefford, D., East Sussex for the artist. Bexhill: D. Jefford.
~ Jessup, R. F., South east England, Ancient peoples and
, places, 69. Thames & Hudson.
Johnston, G.D., 'Bine Mill, Storrington', S.N.a., xvii, no. 6
(Nov. 1970), 190-1.
Johnston, G.D., 'Squitry bridge', S.N.a., xvii, no. 5 (May
1970), 161-3.
Kyrke, R.V., History of East Sussex police 1840-1967.
Lewes: Sussex Police Authority.
• Kalla-Bishop, P.M., 'Compound on the Brighton line', ,
d Railway Magazine, cxvi, no. 831 (July 1970), 377-8.
Leeson, F., 'The development of surnames, 1: Occupational
surnames in West Sussex', Genealogists' Magazine, xvi, no. 8
(Dec. 1970), 404-25. Based on analysis of the Lay Subsidy
rolls for 1296, 1327, 1332 and 1524-5.
Leslie, K.C., 'The Ashburnham Estate brickworks 1840-
1968', Sussex Industrial History, no. 1 (wi nter 1970-1 ),2-22 .
Lovegrove, H. 'Ship mural at Hangleton Manor, Hove.,
Sussex', Mariner's Mirror, lv, no. 4 (Nov. 1969), 356.
MacNaghten, AI., 'Victorian racegoers', Country Life, cxlviii,
no. 3822 (23 July 1970),240. Letter about a 19th century
water-colour of ladies at Goodwood.
March, E.J., Inshore craft of Great Britain in the days of
sail and oar, 2 vols. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. Vol. 2
contains a chapter on inshore craft of the Sussex coast.
Margary, H., Two hundred and fifty years of map-making in
the County of Sussex: a collection of printed maps, published
between the years 1575 and 1825. Chichester:
Phillimore.
Marsden, P., 'The Dutch East Indiaman on Hastings Shore',
Geographical Magazine, xlii, no. 9 (Sept. 1970), 894-9.

Mason, R.T., Framed buildings of the Weald. 2nd ed., 1969
(publ. 1970). Horsham: Coach Publishing House.
Morton, G.R., 'Excavations at Panningridge (Bulletin Vol. 3
No. 1)'/ Bull. Historical Metallurgy Group, iv, no. 1 (1970),
35-7.
Mosdell, J., 'Ghosts of grocery: Hutchins', Local Historian,
ix, no. 3 (Aug. 1970), 126-9. Recollections of John
Hutchins' general store at Willingdon, c. 1900.
Murray, W.J.C., Romney Marsh. New ed. Chivers.
Musgrave, C., Life in Brighton: from the earliest time to the
present. Faber.
Newman, R.F., 'Further monuments of Sussex interest in
Kentish churches', S.N.a., xvii, no. 5 (May 1970), 152-5.
Newman, R.F., Monumental inscriptions in the parish church
of St. Mary the Virgin, Littlehampton, Littlehampton Paper
no. 3. Littlehampton: Littlehampton U.D.C.
Parry, J.D., An historical and descriptive account of the
coast of Sussex. E & W Books (Publishers) Ltd. Facsimile
reprint of 1st ed., Brighton: Wright & Son, 1833.
Peckham, W.D., 'The Bosham myth of Canute's daughter,
S.N.a., xvii, no. 5 (Nov. 1970)/ 179-84.
Peckham, W.D., 'Two Dukes and the Chichester Chapter',
S.N.a, xvii, no. 5 (May 1970), 146-50.
Piper, A.C., Alfriston: the story of a Sussex downland
village. Muller.
Pyatt, E.C., Climbing and walking in south-east England.
Newton Abbot: David & Charles.
Reeves, H. L./ Adur to Arun F i ndon: Sheepdown Pu bl ications.
Renn, D.F., Pevensey Castle, Sussex. H.M.S.O.
Robinson, A.H .W., & Wallwork, K.L., Map studies with related
field excursions. Longmans. Burgess Hill area used as
an example.
Rogers, D., Mr Henry Willett and his English Pottery/., The
Connoisseur, clxxiii, no. 695 (Jan. 1970), 10-16. The Willett
collection is in Brighton Museum.
Rose, C., & Astell, J.A., The Martello Tower at Seaford,
Newhaven and Seaford Historical Society Publication no. 1.
Seaford: the Society.
Rudd, C., & Spinney, J.D., 'Wrecks off the Seven Sisters',
Mariners' Mirror, lvi, nos 1 & 4 (Feb. 1970), 114 & 354.
Query by Rudd and answer by Spinney on World War I
wrecks.
Sacret, G.C., 'Roman finds at Westham', S. N. a., xvii, no. 6
(Nov. 1970), 188-90.
Sadler, A.G./ The lost monumental brasses of East Sussex:
being a record of the indents in the eastern division of the
county ... and references to lost brasses, with an appendix to
West Sussex. Worthing: A.G. Sadler.
Shaw, A.K., Nutley Windmill restoration phase one Uckfield:
Uckfield & District Preservation Society.
Small, R.J./ & Fisher, G.C./ 'The origin of the secondary
escarpment of the South Downs' / Inst. Brit. Geographers
Trans., no. 49 (March 1970), 97 - 107.
South East Joint Planning Team, Strategic plan for the South
East: report. H.M.S.O.
Staines, E.N. 'A lost brass at Amberley, Sussex', Trans .
Monumental Brass Society, x, pt. 5/ no. 84 (Dec 1967),
397-8.
Steer, F .W./ The Mitford Archives: a catalogue, ii . Chichester:
,West Sussex County Council.
Steer, F.W., & Venables, J.E.A., The Goodwood Estate
archives: a catalogue, i. Chichester: West Sussex County
Council.
Stevenson, P./ 'The organ of the collegiate church, Steyning',
Organ, xlix (April 1970), 190-2.
Sussex Life, vi in 12 monthly parts. An author catalogue of
contents is at East Sussex County Library.
Teeling, Sir W./ Corridors of frustration. Johnson. His political
autobiography as a Conservative candidate and as M.P.
for Brighton Pavilion, 1944-69.
Teviot, C.J.K., Baron, South Sussex Walks. British Broadcasting
Corp.
Viewing Sussex. Weybridge (Surrey): Napier Publ ications.
Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Guide. West Dean:
the Museum.
White, G./ Gilbert White's Journals, ed. W. Johnson. Newton
Abbot: David & Charles. Some entries were made during
White's visits to Sussex.
Willard, B., Chichester and Lewes. Longmans Young Books
Local History series.
Williams, M., 'Symbol of the fisherman', Country Life, cxlviii,
no. 3825 (13 Aug. 1970) / 405. Letter about the cross on a
church at Jevington. which is in the form of an anchor.
Young, A., General view of the agriculture of the County of
Sussex: a reprint of the work drawn up for the consideration
of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement.
Newton Abbot: David & Charles. Facsimile reprint of 1st
ed. (1813).
BOOKSHELF
Diane C. Williams, How to Trace the History of Your House,'
Jacqueline A. Berry, How to Trace the History of Your
Family, East Sussex Record Office Handbooks, Nos 2 & 3
(Lewes, 1971)/ 16 pp., illustrated cover, price 20p each.
Kim C. Leslie & Timothy J. McCann, Local History in West
Sussex A Guide to the Sources (Chichester, 1971)/30 pp'/
4 plates, illustrated covert price 35p.
Two further booklets join Mrs Brent's History of a Parish or
Locality to help the researcher at ESRO to make his own
way to and through the available material. They follow (this
is no criticism) the pattern of the general 'text books' on the
subjects and of guides for other counties. Both start with
the published sources. Your House then deals with title
deeds, Ordnance Survey and other maps, taxation and rating
records, Census returns, electoral registers and poll books,
probate records, manorial and estate records, business records,
feet of finest inquisitions post mortem, concluding with a
useful list of buildings with particular uses, of which there are
special records. Your Family covers parish and non-conformist
records and the various local administrative records
containing lists of names (from the Hearth Tax to School
Logbooks), probate, family and estate records, etc. At a
couple of points, the information in the two booklets is not
fully compatible, and some of the bibliographical references
are incomplete, but these are minor criticisms of useful
guides.
Local History in West Sussex has been inspired by Mrs
Brent's booklet and has been produced by the West Sussex
Record Office; it is twice the length (and more than thrice
the price), but is more comprehensive and admirably fulfills
its brief. The three sections are 'Printed Sources' / 'Pictorial
Sources' (in fact almost exclusively maps) and 'Documentary
Sources' / the first two of which are relevant to East
Sussex as well at many points, particularly in the list of
newspapers before 1900 in Sussex I ibraries. With four plates,
it is handsomely produced - perhaps too much so. The
serious researcher is willing to do his homework before using
a record office, but he wants a cheap working guide, to
which quality of production is irrelevant.
It is to be hoped that the two Record Offices will extend
their series of handbooks, but that they will do so in liaison:
there is so much overlap in their collections that it would be
little sense for many specialist topics to be covered by only
one office.
Printed by Regency Offset Printing Co., Limited, of 14 & 15
George Street, St James's Street, Brighton, Sussex, BN2 1 SB (4 Sep/71)