Alfriston & Cuckmere Valley Historical Society

The Archive

Most of items in the Archive are held by our Archivist, Annie Tufnell whose phone number is 01323 870235

Date(approx) Item Description
Sept 2008 Archives Alfriston Church Archives donated by Mary Sitwell

2004 Audio Tapes (29) Interviews of residents by R.Levett & M.Ann

1910 Bible Comfort Family

Books
1982 Book Alfriston Today & Yesterday

1930 Book Invoices, Star Lane Garage

1929 Book Auction of Alfriston properties

1992 Book Exploring Cuckmere Valley(Hernu)

1943 Book AB64 Soldier's Service Record
1919 Book AB64 Charles Wooller
1945 Book War in East Sussex

1927 Book Pagden, History of Alf. 6th Edition

Undated Book Pagden,History of Alf. 8th Edition

1953 Book Seaford from the air

2003 Book Walking in Sussex(David Arscot)

1862 Book History of Chiddingly (M.A.Lower)

1923 Book Ramblers Guide to Eastbourne

1968 Book Alciston Manor in Middle Ages(Judith Brent)

2004 Book Transcripts of Interview Tapes

2007 Book 'Alfriston, my life around a Susssex Village'

1971 Book The Hoads of Alciston by R.J.Hoad

1998 Book Alfriston Past & Present by Johnson

1970 Book Alfriston, Story of SX Downland Village by Piper

2006 Book A trail of Two Windmills P.L. Tyrrell

2006 Book Aspects of Alfriston. P.Berry & P.L.Tyrell

1984 Book Alfriston, Today & Yesterday by Enda & Mac Mcarthy

1992 Book Exploring Alfriston & Cuckmere Valley S.Hernu

1989 Book Alfriston by R.M.Boyd
1970 Book Alfriston by R.M.Boyd Picturecraft Edition

? Book A Sussex Village by Rex A Marchant

1979 Book A Village Walk by Women's Institute

2006 Book Market Days by Juliet Clarke

1984 Book Michelham Priory Guide

1962 Book History of Jevington by P.M.H.Smart

1987 Book Sussex in the old days by R.Wardale

1968 Book Discovering Wall Paintings by Clive Rouse

1985 Book People of Hidden Sussex Swinfen & Arscott

1981 Book The Cuckmere by Edna & Mac McCarthy

1972 Book Portrait of Sussex by Cecile Woodford

1985 Book Hailsham

1995 Book Bishipstone & Seafordby P.Poplee & P.Berry

2001 Book A Seaford Sketchbook by H.H. Evans Drawn 1849-1926

? Book Guide to Seaford

2002 Book Timeline Seaford Museum

2004 Book Reflections from the Cuckmere Valley P.L.Tyrrell

1978 Book Eastbourne A Pictorial History D.Robert Elleray

2003 Book Alfriston,my life in a Country Village Ron Levett

? Book The Manor House by Sam Barnard

1984 Book Sussex History, Vol 2 No 7

1851 Book East Sussex Census Index.June Barnes

1987 Book South Downs Circular Walks, Ben Perkins

1998 Book Secrets of E.Sussex, Sandy Hernu

1997 Book Sussex Crimes & Punishments WH Johnson

1994 Book Smuggling in Kent & Sussex 1700-1840,M.Waugh

1997 Book Curiosities of E.Sussex by David Arscott

1995 Book The Bloomsbury Trail in Sussex, Judy Moore

2000 Book The Cuckmere, a Sussex River,A.Botha

1998 Book Alfriston Past & Present WH Johnson

1992 Book Alfriston Village School 1879-1908 WH Johnson

1989 Book Alfriston by R.M.Boyd

2006 Book Alfriston Market Days by Juliet Clarke

1992 Book Postcards of Alfriston & District P.Berry

? Book Walks through Ancient & Medieval Seaford

2005 Book The Changing Face of Seaford, P.Berry/S.Beng

1982 Book Seaford Official Guide

1950-1999 Book Seaford Memories by P.Berry

1984 Book A Guide to the Buildings of Brighton & Hove

2006 Book Deans Place, by June Goodfield (signed)

1993 Book Some Early Victorians, WH Johnson

1984 Book The Diary of Thomas Turner by David Vaisey

? Book The Hoads of Alciston by RJ Hoad

2003 Book Short History of Drusillas (M.Ann)

1086-2003 Book Chronology of Alfriston (Mabel Norman)

1966 Book Parish Church of St. Andrew(Cecil Piper)

1989 Book Alfriston (R.M.Boyd) ( 2 Copies)

1860-1933 Book Horatio Bottomley (Mark Hurst)

Early Book Postcards, Alfriston & District

2000 Book Mapping the Millenium in Alfriston Village

1895 Book History of Alfriston ( Pagden) (2 Copies)

1970 Book Alfriston ( Cecil Piper)

1813 Book Agriculture of County of Sussex. Rev.Arthur Young

1970 Book General View of Agriculture of Sussex by Rev Young

2006 Book Deans Place by Goodfield/Robinson

1993 Book Early Victorian Alfriston WH Johnson

1994 Book Crime & Disorder in late Georgian Alfriston.

1895 Book " " " " 1st Edition

1895 Book (2) History of Alfriston by Florence Pagden
1849-1926 Book of drawings Seaford Sketchbook HH Evans

Booklets
? Booklet Main Alter carvings by Walter Godfrey & C.Piper

2003 Booklet David Arscott's Sussex Book Club-local history

1968 Booklet Alciston Manor in later Middle ages byJudith Brent

1966 Booklet St. Andrews, Alfriston byt Cecil Piper

1963 Booklet Flower Festival Souvenit Programme

? Booklets Guides to Alfriston & Lullington Churches (4)

CDs
2006 CD 3 Audio Histories

2006 CD 6 Audio Histories

2006 CD Photos of interviewees (37 photos)

2004 CD Transcriptions of interviews ( Chery Lutring)

2007 CD plus notes Cuckmere Community Bus (Philip Ayres)

Certificates
1956 Certificate Service Royal Signals
1951 Certificate Service Royal Armoured Corps
1880 Copy of painting Berwick Mill
1775 Deeds Precis of Deeds of "Saddlers"
Deeds & Documents
1882 Document The Tye by the Tye Committee

1986 Document Around Historic Sussex Drawings by Gerald Lip

1950 Document Florence Pagden, a biography

1840-1891 Document Occupancy of Clergy House

1991 Document Population of Alfriston ( 1991 Census)

1821 Document History of Alfriston School A Cecil Piper

1901 Document Letter to Mr.E.Catt re School Survey

1929 Document Extracts from Eleonor Farjeon's poem


Document "All the Way to Alfriston

1995 Document History of War Memorial Hall and Appeal

1675 Document Road Map of Alfriston from 1675 map

1994 Document Letter with info on the time of the plague in 1675

1989 Document Mrs Mabel Norman by Vida Herbison

1086 Document Domesday Book data

1896 Document Map & Indenture of Deans Place

1999 Document Conservation Area Designation Report

? Document Anthology "A Bard's Eye View Alan Williams

1990 Document The Petwort Emigration Scheme from SX

1832-1837 Document Arms of Sussex Families Canada JF Huxford

? Document Notes, talk by Elizabeth Duffy on Cuckmere Valley

1973 Document Hellingly in the Old Days, Ernest Pritcher

2004 Document Operation Cuckmere Haven RAF Friston. PL Tyrrell

1895 Document Lullington Census

? Document Lullington Heath The Woodhams of Lullington

1994 Document History of Charleston Manor T.Vincent (Original)

1997 Document Clapham House Liltlington by Clare Sherriff

1986 Document Litlington, History of a Village by Rupert Taylor

? Document The Seven Sisters

? Document Exceat Church excavations

1981 Document Friston Forest, by Forestry Commision

1999 Document Mr.Russell's Little Floral Kingdom story of


Document Litlington Tea Gardens 1800-1900

1520 Document Litlington Star Chamber Proceedings(Extracts)


Document Dates 00-1953 Political & Historical record

2001 Document List of publications-David Arscptt Book Club

? Document Report of services at Lullington Church

? Document ESRO Notes for searchers

? Document The Studio The Tye, Original Advert Mary Bickmore

1992 Documents Alfriston Notes by unknown vicar

1750-1844 Documents Tenement Analysis.Copies for required distribution

1968 Documents Cock & Bull Alfriston's only newspaper Vol 3

2003 Documents Sussex Downs- Exceat

DVDs
2006 DVD Talk on Family Tree ( 2 discs)

2006 DVD "Wash-up" Party

2006 DVD Ceillidh

2006 DVD "The Chestnut Tree" (1or 2 discs)

2006 DVD "Village Voices"

2006 DVD "Alfriston Fair"

2006 DVD "Flints Workshop"

2006 DVD "Charter 600"

2008 DVD Romancing the Dairymaid 20th March

2008 DVD Sussex Churches, Professor Paul

2008 DVD Battles of Lewes & Evesham, Professor Carpenter

2008 DVD Lantern Making & Market lecture

2008 DVD Tea & Memories, Unveiling plaque at Star

2008 DVD Churchill & The Wingrove

2008 DVD Gen Bodle & Tide Mills

2008 DVD Stanmer and the Pelham Family & Rudyard Kipling

2008 DVD Romans at Arlington

2009 DVD The Georgian Country House in Sussex

2009 DVD AGM  & History of Museums
2009 DVD A Lewes Diary 1916-44. Mrs Henry Dudeney

Fact Sheets
2003 Fact Sheet No.3 Exceat (Conservation Board)

Files Etc
Early 1900 File Alfriston

1920-1930 File Alfriston by Mabel Norman

1086-2003 File Alfriston Chronology

2003 File History of Drusillas by Michael Ann

2003 File The Tye

2004 Folder Copyright assignments of interviewees

1948 Identity Card R.A.Levett
1933 Invoice Tuckvar, Guest House
Leaflets
undated Leaflet Long Man of Wilmington )Rev Burston)

? Leaflet The Long Man of Wilmington by Rev.Burston

1938 Leaflet Tales of Old Inns No.32 The Star

Undated Leaflets 7 Sisters Country Park

Undated Leaflets Tales of Old Inns No 32. Alfriston

Undated Leaflets Cinque Ports Badges

1958 Magazines Copies of Parish Magazines

Magazines
1958 Magazines Parish Magazines (33 copies)

1958-1963 Magazines Downland Churches-Parish Magazines

1939-1990 Magazines Alfriston Parish Magazines

1990-2002 Magazines Alfriston Parish Magazines

Maps
1700 Map Berwick Windmill
1700 Map Berwick Village
1968 Newspaper Cock & Bull, Vol 3 Sept. The Tye History

Pamphlets
? Pamphlet Follers Manor by Juliet Clarke

1889 Pamphlet Alfriston,A Sussex Village by Rex A Marchant

? Pamphlet Alfriston & its Star Inn by Miller Christy

1850 Pamphlet On the Star In Alfriston by Mark Anthony Lower

? Pamphlet Guide to Blacksmith Museum Heritage Centre

1996 Pamphlet Abbeyfield House by Pat Burgess

2002/2003 Pamphlet Restoration of Lion Figurehead by F.Fox-Wilson

2005 Pamphlet The Lost Windmills of Windover, P.L Tyrrell

2005 Pamphlet The Flint Tower,Folly of Alfriston's Mock Mill

1987 Pamphlet The Clergy House by Nat .Trust

1986 Pamphlet Church of St Andrews. E. Sussex book by R.Taylor

? Pamphlet Songs of Praise from Alfriston

1988 Pamphlet ESRO Sentences of Transportation 1790-1854

? Pamphlet Alfriston Village, Children's Trail

? Pamplet A catalogue of Alfriston at Sx.Arch Library

2006 Pamplet Notes for Aspects of Alfriston, P.L Tyrrell

Photos
1935 Photo Berwick Brickyard
1920 Photo Saddlers Shop with petrol pump
1920 Photo Star Lane Garage,petrol 1/-gallon
1935 Photo Alfriston School
1951 Photo Alf.School Maypole Dancing
1954 Photo Alf.School. Coronation
1953 Photo Alf School, class with Mrs. Gwynne
1945 Photo Victory Parade Wismar Germany
1937 Photo Alf.School (poor copy)
1900 Photo Litlington Church

1986 Photocopy History of Alfriston F Pagden

1982 Photocopy Alfriston Today & Yesterday E & M MacCarthy

1949 Photos Aerial View of Alfriston

1953 Photos Seaford from the air

2008 Photos Alfriston Players Productions, donated A.Williams

2008 Photos Alfriston Players Productions,donated J.Halier

2002 Photos Down your Way Aerial photos

Pictures Etc
All dates Photos and postcards Old Alfriston

2006 Picture Charter Seal

2006 Picture John de Ward map of Alfriston & Cuckmere

2006 Picture Detail of Alfriston from John de Ward Map

Postcards & samplers
Early Postcards 25, loaned by Bill Barnard

1877 Sampler Annie King

1859 Sampler, made by Mary Durrant
? Sign Old Bus Stop sign

1903 Souvenir Brochure Flower Festival

1750-1843 Tenement Analysis Alfriston Parish Vol 1

Undated Town Seals(reprints) Seaford History Group

2006 Various Exhibition material from Charter 600


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