May I draw attention to the Alfriston Tenement Analysis in East Sussex Record Office, compiled by David and Barbara Martin and others a few years ago. ...
Dear All Just to let anyone who is planning to do some research in our library that it will be closed at weekends (except for 26 November) for the next few...
Dr Sally White
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Nov 4, 2005 1:56 pm
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Is there any chance the term is a misreading for hyrne [Herne in Kent] an element that is reasonably common in Sussex meaning an angle or a corner; often...
Pam Combes
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Nov 7, 2005 1:37 pm
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Here in Binsted (near Arundel) there is a house that was called 'The Screens'. I think this was based on a misreading of its old field name 'the Sevenacres'...
There is castles that Iam looking for information about, it is Warminghurst Castle, nr. Ashington, this is discussed in several old books on the history of...
Known as the Brightling Needle, Jack Fuller's 65 foot tall obelisk stands atop a hill, variously known as Brightling Down and Brightling Beacon. In 1985,...
In a message dated 11/14/05 8:34:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, annette_f_100@... writes: Known as the Brightling Needle, Jack Fuller's 65 foot tall...
JMBecker@...
Nov 15, 2005 3:55 am
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Upcoming University of Sussex Archaeology Society lecture: "Tide Mills at Newhaven" Luke Barber, Research Officer, Sussex Archaeological Society Tuesday 22nd...
Lorna Hilborn
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Nov 16, 2005 12:54 pm
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Hello, This is a quiz question am not sure of the answer of? What timbers are the Old Shoreham Toll Bridge made of? I have been told it is not a native timber?...
I knew I had it somewhere - obscure or not:- 'Blue Gum' was used in 1916 when the LB&SCR - who were owners by then, the builders of the Steyning railway line...
Hello, I think this Blue Gum wood may also be known as Yarra. The timbers are thicker and stronger under the bridge (as expected). The illustration at ...
Blue gum along with other Australian hardwoods especially jarrah was used widely for railway sleepers [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hello, Thanks, that would explain it. The bridge was owned by the railway company* in 1916 when the rebuild occurred, although this is sometimes referred to as...
This needs tidying up as it is taking place across more than one forum. Perhaps we could move it back to the Adur Forum, before we bore the pants off the...
Hi I have just acquired a selection of church parish magazines. if anyone is interested, please contact me for details of which ones. maureen ... Win a Yahoo!...
Any for St Marys Willingdon or St Marys Hampden Park and how old? ... From: sussexpast@yahoogroups.com [mailto:sussexpast@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of maureen...
Thank you Maureen While the monthly magazines (weekly news sheets) can sometimes have information which may be of use to historians and others, there is just...
West Sussex Record Office collects parish magazines as part of the parish and diocesan archives that we hold. Caroline Caroline Adams | Senior Archivist...
Caroline.adams@...
Nov 23, 2005 11:08 am
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The two county record offices do archive parish magazines, if they are offered for deposit. If they are deposited by the incumbent or parish officer, they are...
what I seem to have acquired are some church magazines for churches in the Eastbourne area, one particular church no longer here, as it has been demolished. I...
Many thanks for your suggestion re the Sevenacres etc in connection with le Serne. Sorry not to have acknowledged before - when I next get the Deeds out at...
Ann Knowles
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Nov 23, 2005 11:40 pm
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Thinking about this, I am surprised that the Receiving Libraries do not insist on a copy, since the magazines are formal publications: a number of years ago,...
Only the six 'copyright libraries' named in the relevant legislation are entitled to demand a copy of a publication. The record offices are not among the six!...
Hi William I have 2 church magazines for St Mary the Virgin, Willingdon. March 1949 and January 1972. are you interested? the rest of the collection seem to be...
Most of the magazines I have here relate to Eastbourne churches. some of which are no longer here, like St Philips Church, for example. can list for anyone who...
has anyone any photos/pictures etc of Mulbrooks Level Crossing when in use on the railway line between Hailsham and Polegate please? I believe a railway...
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