Additional Manuscripts, catalogue 46

INTRODUCTION

This is the forty sixth volume of Additional Manuscripts (Add Mss) to have been catalogued in the West Sussex Record office and it has been compiled, in general, along the lines indicated in the introduction to the first volume in November 1956

The class of Additional Manuscripts embraces all the smaller gifts and deposits of documents received by the West Sussex Record Office, as distinct from the large family and estate collections, such as Goodwood MSS.; or accumulations from solicitors' offices, such as Oglethorpe and Anderson Mss.; collections of official bodies, such as Quarter Sessions records; or collections from other bodies, such as the records of the Royal Sussex Regiment, each of which is referred to and quoted by name. The majority of Additional Manuscripts have been deeds of title, though increasingly a healthy balance of a vast range of other original material has been catalogued in these volumes. However the pressure of the sheer weight of material to be catalogued has meant that since volume 29 in March 1983, the catalogues of title deeds, instead of being the detailed calendars that had been prepared until that date, have mainly been summary lists, with the emphasis being placed on the property concerned in the transaction, rather than on the parties involved, or the technicalities of the type of legal conveyance being used. From the thirty sixth volume in November 1987, the accession number of each collection catalogued is given at the head of each separate catalogue

The documents listed in this catalogue range in date from a title deed of property in Ifield, 1565 (Add Mss 49935), to some records of Chichester Winemaking circle in 1996 (Add Mss 49775). As well as the usual deeds of title, the core of this catalogue is composed of records of Women's Institutes (Add Mss 49033-49352, 49392-49485, 49487-49582 and 49596-49649). It also includes manorial records, such as the map of the Manor of Woolborough, 1735 (Add Mss 49001); the Court Books for the manors of Pulborough 1703-1897 (Add Mss 49842; Pinkhurst, 1565-1895 (Add Mss 49843) and Dedisham, 1574-1856, (Add Mss 49844); records of organisations, such as Southern Agricultural Training Board, 1991-1993 (Add Mss 49951); the Old People's Day Care Centre in North Street, Midhurst, 1974-1993 (Add Mss 49658-49661); the Trustees of Martha Dear's Almshouse in Chichester, 1902-1969 (Add Mss 49662-49664); the Wren House Players, 1941-1942 (Add Mss 49827); the Winemaking Circles at Chichester, 1992-1996 (Add Mss 49775) and Rustington, 1985-1991 (Add Mss 49828) and the Henry Smith Charity (Singleton and Charlton) 1932-1981 (Add Mss 49836-49840). Personal papers include the plays and writings of Robert G. Newton (Add Mss 9,353-49391); letters and papers of the Hack family of Chichester, 1684-1924 (Add Mss 49665-49766) now a separate catalogue, 'Hack family of Chichester' within the from Landlord to Labourer project and the script of a radio broadcast by S.P.B. Mais (Add Mss 49883)

No index has been provided for this volume, as all the relevant details of this and all previous volumes have been included in the card indexes of persons, places, manors and subjects, which are to be found in the Search Room of the West Sussex Record Office

Searchers are again asked to exercise care in quoting references, and to use the form Add Mss followed by the relevant number or numbers. In printed works the reference should be preceded by 'West Sussex Record Office' or ('W.S.R.O.' in subsequent references). Those wishing to have photocopies of items catalogued in these pages should seek permission from the Search Room Supervisor. When they have ascertained that the document may be copied they should complete the appropriate REP form and sign the copyright declaration before submitting the appropriate payment in advance. Those seeking permission to quote documents or reproduce them in published work, should ask permission in writing from the County Archivist

RICHARD CHILDS

County Archivist

January 1998

CONTENTS

Add Mss 49001 Photograph of map of the Manor of Woolborough, 1735

Add Mss 49002-49032 Letters and other papers of Mary Elizabeth Camp of Mundham and later Chichester, 1908-c.1940

Add Mss 49033-49077 Records of Burghess Hill, Middleton, Pulborough and Woodmancote Women's Institutes, 1918-1991

Add Mss 49078-49118 Records of Fittleworth, Pulborough, Rustington, and Bramber and Beeding Women's Institutes, 1918-1990

Add Mss 49119-49177 Records of Poynings and Pyecombe, Slindon, Turner's Hill, Westbourne, Plaistow, Woolbeding, Warningcamp, West Grinstead, Warninglid, Selsey Bill and Crawley Oak Lodge Women's Institutes, 1921-1988

Add Mss 49178-49272 Records of Bersted Green, Cuckfield, Eartham, Easebourne, Ifield, Shermanbury, Slinfold, Small Dole, Southbourne Manor, Stoughton, Thorney Island, Warningcamp, Westbourne and West Meads Women's Institutes, 1919-1991

Add Mss 49273-49315 Records of Arunside, North Bersted, New Bosham, Loxwood, Ludwell Horsted Keynes, Lynchmere, Mannings Heath, Nutbourne, Oving, Partridge Green, Rake, St. Francis, Sayers Common, Shipley and Slinfold Women's Institutes, 1920-1984

Add Mss 49316-49321 Records of Hunston Women's Institute, 1944-1989

Add Mss 49322-49352 Records of Beeding and Bramber, Billingshurst Oaks, Coolham and Shipley, Crawley Oak Lodge, Cuckfield, Easebourne, Funtington, Ifield, Lavant, Lavant Valdoe, Rustington, Southbourne, Warninglid, Worthing Ham, and Woolbeding Women's Institutes, 1920-1994

Add Mss 49353-49391 Papers of Robert G. Newton

Add Mss 49392-49453 Records of Aldwick West, Rustington, Wiston and Worth Women's Institutes, 1918-1992

Add Mss 49454-49485 Records of Warnham, Clayton, Petworth and Fishbourne Women's Institutes, 1933-1993

Add Mss 49486 Minute Book of Aylward Smith & Co., Ltd., (The Combination Stores at Loxwood), 1911-1973

Add Mss 49487-49582 Records of Ashington, Bordon, Milland and Wardley, Broadwater Green, Elmer Sands, Lindfield, Maplehurst, Northchapel, East Preston, Rustington Village, Shoreham by Sea, Southbourne, Steyning, Staplefield, Walberton and Binsted Women's Institutes, 1917-1995

Add Mss 49583 British Gas map showing high pressure gas main Between Henfield and Arundel, 1989-1990

Add Mss 49584-49585 Selections from Sussex Parliamentary Papers, 1800-1842, and Shoreham Election Poster, 1820

Add Mss 49586-49587 Chichester Bowling Club match records, 1959-1972

Add Mss 49588 Title Deeds of High Beeches, 56 First Avenue, Worthing, 1938-1990

Add Mss 49589 Abstract of title to various properties in Worth, 1872-1926

Add Mss 49590 Fine of property in Southwick, 1739

Add Mss 49591 Southern Agricultural Training Board minutes, 1991-1993

Add Mss 49592-49594 School Books of Albert Edwin Henson of Durrington, 1856

Add Mss 49595 Plan of Arundel Borough, 1785

Add Mss 49596-49649 Records of Bosham Women's Institute, 1921-1989

Add Mss 49650 Subscription list for Miss Don Marshall, 1913

Add Mss 49651 Scrapbook concerning the Pageant of Sussex Saints, 1935

Add Mss 49652 Title Deed of property in Longford Road, Bognor, 1914

Add Mss 49653 Title Deed of Borrow Field, Pulborough, 1613

Add Mss 49654-49657 Records of East Harting Farm and the Caryll Family, 1933-1993

Add Mss 49658-49661 Records of Old People's Day Centre, North Street, Midhurst, 1974-1993

Add Mss 49662-49664 Records of Martha Dear's Almshouse Charity Trustees, 1902-1969

Add Mss 49665-49766 Letters and papers concerning the Hack family of Chichester, 1684-1924

This is elsewhere on A2A as 'Hack family papers'

Add Mss 49767-49774 Souvenir brochures of the Poole Brothers Myrioramas, 1899-1910

Add Mss 49775 Chichester Winemaking Circle Newsletters, 1992-1996

Add Mss 49776 Papers relating to Stanley Productions (Knitware) Ltd., of Bognor Regis, 1949

Add Mss 49777 Plan of highway re-alignment at Middleton, showing archaeological features, c.1960

Add Mss 49778-49780 Records of St. Pancras Community Association, 1948-1963

Add Mss 49781-49823 Title Deeds and other documents of Flagstones and Chantry Priest house, Horsham, 1615-1820

Add Mss 49824-49825 Title Deeds of 143 Orchard Street, Chichester, 1875-1997

Add Mss 49826 Diary of Thomas Ireland of Balcombe, 1844

Add Mss 49827-49828 Records of the Wren House Players, 1941-2, and Rustington Wine Circle, 1985-1991

Add Mss 49829 Petworth Prison Nominal Register, 1871-1877

Add Mss 49830-49833 Title Deeds of property in St. Pancras, Chichester, 1735-1847

Add Mss 49834 Bond relating to property in Horsham, 1755

Add Mss 49835 Account Book of Chaplin & Son, grocers of Worthing 1940-1941

Add Mss 49836-49840 Papers of Singleton Coronation Committee, 1953 and Henry Smith's Charity (Singleton and Charlton), 1932-1981

Add Mss 49841 Title Deeds of 43 York Road, Chichester, 1851-1982

Add Mss 49842 Court Book for the Manor of Pulborough, 1703-1897

Add Mss 49843-49844 Court Books of the Manors of Pinkhurst, 1565-1895 and Dedisham, 1574-1856

Add Mss 49845 Title Deed of property in Steyning, 1740

Add Mss 49846-49882 Title Deeds of property in Horsham, 1765-1935

Add Mss 49883 Photocopy of script for a Radio broadcast by S.P.B. Mais

Add Mss 49884-49891 Title Deeds of property in Orchard Street, Chichester, 1825-1876

Add Mss 49892-49929 Title Deeds of property in Horsham, 1764-1950

Add Mss 49930-49934 Title Deeds of property in Crawley, 1955-1975

Add Mss 49935-49936 Title deeds of property in Ifield and Lurgashall, 1561-1615

Add Mss 49937-49941 Marriage Settlement of Francis Pechell and Robert Tredcroft, 1824-1861

Add Mss 49942 Tenancy agreement of property in Hurstpierpoint, 1893

Add Mss 49943-49978 Title Deeds of properties in Crawley and Horsham, 1952-1987

Add Mss 49979-49998 Title Deeds of Bowling Alley House and Church Croft, Ifield, 1667-1814

Add Mss 49999 Notes on Inhabitants of Chichester, c.1865

Add Mss 50000 Photograph of a plan of Petworth House, 1615

Records are open for consultation unless otherwise indicated