Archive of the Poole family, baronets, of Poole and Blencowe family

This collection relates particularly to the family seat at The Hooke in Chailey, the estate in Sussex, and the members of the family residing there. See Judith Brent, 'The Pooles of Chailey and Lewes: the establishment and influence of a gentry family 1732-1739', Sussex Archaeological Collections, 114 (1976), 69-80

<span class="wrapper"><p>See</p> <p>AMS6217 for deeds of properties at Chailey, subsequently parts of the Hooke Estate: Breens (Rice-Hollingdale), 1808; Longridge (Thompson), 1808; Wildfield Farm at North Common (Gilbert-Hobbs-Whitbourne), 1811; cottage and land at the brick-kilns, South Common (Buckwell-Blencowe), 1842-1845; house and land at South Common (Turner-Clark-Dumbrell-Isted), 1797-1818; shop and land at North Common (Hills-Millyard-Read-Carvill), 1834-1844; house and land at North Common (Martin-Goldsmith-Constable-Card), 1613-1780; houses and land at North Common (Garrett-Tasker-Ford-Hubbard; Ford-Gallard-Hubbard), 1725-1770; house near Pound House at Chailey Green (Worsell-Beard), 1776</p> <p>ACC3412/1/172 for Sketch plan of the entrance to the Hook [in Chailey]; nd [?1830s]; 3/48 for calculations of acreages on the Hooke estate, c1850; 3/311 for a plan of Bower Farm part of The Hook Estate, Chailey, also includes a tracing by John Grantham, 1805; 1805 &amp; nd (wmk 1821); and 3/691 for 'A survey of lands [South Ham Farm, The Loval Farm, The Hook Land] lying in the parish of Chailey in the County of Sussex belonging to the Rev H Poole' by Charles Moss, 1794, The Hooke, Chailey South Common [in Chailey], the property of Mr Blencowe, nd (wmk 1847)</p></span>

• <famname>Poole family of Chailey, East Sussex</famname>
• <famname>Blencowe family of Chailey, East Sussex</famname>

Open to consultation, unless otherwise stated

Deposited in 1960 (ACC 428, formerly catalogued as AMS 4460-4547) and 1987 (ACC 4790), and purchased in 1967 (ACC 872) and 1968 (ACC 903)

ACC 428 comprised HOOK/9/1, 9/4, 8; 16/1-41; 18/2, 3, 5, 6, 11-22, 24, 28, 30; 19/1-9; 20/1, 2, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19; 21/1-3, 6, 8, 12; 22/1-3, 6/2-4, 7/1-5, 10-13, 8/2-5, 7, 10-12, 9/1-6, 8-27, 30, 10/2-13, 11, 12/1-11, 15-17, 19-22, 13/2-20, 14/1-4, 9-11, 15/2, 4-13, 15-19; 23/1/1-5, 13, 15-19, 26, 27, 2/2, 10, 12-14; 24/1

ACC 4790 comprised HOOK/21/4, 5, 9-11; 22/13/21; 22/15/23-25