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Sussex Collection

Background imageSussex Collection: Aerial view of Craigweil House, Bognor, 1929

Aerial view of Craigweil House, Bognor, 1929

Background imageSussex Collection: Daily Mirror reporter Eric Wainwright accepted a challenge from the strong man

Daily Mirror reporter Eric Wainwright accepted a challenge from the strong man, The Great Blondini, for £ 100 to any man who would duplicate his feats

Background imageSussex Collection: Richard Burton filming Brighton, Sussex. The film is called Villain

Richard Burton filming Brighton, Sussex. The film is called Villain. Richard Burton co-stars with Ian McShane T. P. McKenna Donald Sinden Nigel Davenport Richard Burton spent today on Brighton Pier

Background imageSussex Collection: Princess Diana, HRH The Princess of Wales, visits Brighton in East Sussex

Princess Diana, HRH The Princess of Wales, visits Brighton in East Sussex. She is in Brighton to speak at The British Deaf Association Centenary Congress. Picture taken 9th August 1990

Background imageSussex Collection: TV Astrologer Patrick Moore meets Denby the robot, which talks, shakes hands and more

TV Astrologer Patrick Moore meets Denby the robot, which talks, shakes hands and more. Picture taken at Hove, Sussex at The Robot Exhibition. Picture taken 28th July 1983

Background imageSussex Collection: Bruce Forsyth will be leading the singing at the Cup Final tomorrow

Bruce Forsyth will be leading the singing at the Cup Final tomorrow. Today he was getting in a bit of practise on the beach at Brighton. 3rd May 1974

Background imageSussex Collection: Village cricket pitch being prepared near Littlehampton, West Sussex

Village cricket pitch being prepared near Littlehampton, West Sussex. The council objected to the game taking place on a Sunday. 20th August 1946

Background imageSussex Collection: 23-year-old Maud Steel is the youngest of many women working in signal boxes

23-year-old Maud Steel is the youngest of many women working in signal boxes on the Southern Railway. On her early shift she leaves her home in Brighton at 5.20am

Background imageSussex Collection: The scene after a British plane crashed on to building in Chichester. Sussex

The scene after a British plane crashed on to building in Chichester. Sussex. Caption suggests its a laundry building, but handwriting is hard to read. Picture taken 13th May 1944

Background imageSussex Collection: Children evacuated from Rochester to a camp in Wrens Wood, Ashdown Forest

Children evacuated from Rochester to a camp in Wrens Wood, Ashdown Forest, have found their own band, of various instruments. There, amid the pines they have school, and play time is in the open air

Background imageSussex Collection: Ton-Up Boys joined the great mercy search for Derek Parsloe

Ton-Up Boys joined the great mercy search for Derek Parsloe, the 12 year old boy missing from his home in Brighton. Derek Parsloe is in daily need of drug doses to stop him falling into a coma

Background imageSussex Collection: Mushroom growing in Sussex. 23rd April 1933

Mushroom growing in Sussex. 23rd April 1933

Background imageSussex Collection: Old Inn at Alfriston, Sussex. 1925

Old Inn at Alfriston, Sussex. 1925

Background imageSussex Collection: Richard Burton filming Brighton, Sussex. The film is called Villain

Richard Burton filming Brighton, Sussex. The film is called Villain. Richard Burton co-stars with Ian McShane T. P. McKenna Donald Sinden Nigel Davenport Richard Burton spent today sitting

Background imageSussex Collection: Storm damage near the south coast on the main road from London a mile past Pullborough

Storm damage near the south coast on the main road from London a mile past Pullborough, Sussex. A tree blew across the road and stopped the Sunday traffic to Bognor

Background imageSussex Collection: Joan Collins pictured on the set of her new film. Pictured on Camber Sands, Rye

Joan Collins pictured on the set of her new film. Pictured on Camber Sands, Rye, Sussex. Soon after, the tide came in and the set had to be moved further up the beach

Background imageSussex Collection: Young Admirer Helen Dobbie, 8 years old from Hove, kisses, Denby the robot, which talks

Young Admirer Helen Dobbie, 8 years old from Hove, kisses, Denby the robot, which talks, shakes hands and more. Picture taken at Hove, Sussex at The Robot Exhibition

Background imageSussex Collection: The vicar walked towards the gipsy camp in the wood. When he got level with the leading

The vicar walked towards the gipsy camp in the wood. When he got level with the leading caravan, he called out: " I m the" local parson

Background imageSussex Collection: Farmer Herbert Browning of Woodmancote, Sussex, never has any worries about the safety of

Farmer Herbert Browning of Woodmancote, Sussex, never has any worries about the safety of his herd of thirty Jersey Heifers. " Ginger" the monkey guards them day and night

Background imageSussex Collection: Aerial beach scene of Sussex, on Whit Sunday. 17th May 1959

Aerial beach scene of Sussex, on Whit Sunday. 17th May 1959

Background imageSussex Collection: Windy weather welcomed!! Heres a young man who loves to have the wind up

Windy weather welcomed!! Heres a young man who loves to have the wind up. He made his " wind-wagon " from driftwood he collected on the beach at Worthing-by-Sea

Background imageSussex Collection: The Old Inn Star public house in Alfriston, Sussex 28th June 1939

The Old Inn Star public house in Alfriston, Sussex 28th June 1939

Background imageSussex Collection: They make the feathers fly. Pauline Wills, aged 20, of Tunbridge wells helps baillif

They make the feathers fly. Pauline Wills, aged 20, of Tunbridge wells helps baillifs wife Mrs. Gladys Banks, at home farm, Whiligh Estate, East Sussex, to prepare the Christmas geese

Background imageSussex Collection: Holidaymakers enjoying the Easter holidays in Eastbourne, Sussex. 15th April 1949

Holidaymakers enjoying the Easter holidays in Eastbourne, Sussex. 15th April 1949

Background imageSussex Collection: Whitsunday holiday scenes, with the pier in the background, in Eastbourne, Sussex

Whitsunday holiday scenes, with the pier in the background, in Eastbourne, Sussex. 10th June 1962

Background imageSussex Collection: Hastings Carnival, Sussex. 11th July 1956

Hastings Carnival, Sussex. 11th July 1956

Background imageSussex Collection: Hastings Carnival Queen at Hastings Carnival, Sussex. 11th July 1956

Hastings Carnival Queen at Hastings Carnival, Sussex. 11th July 1956

Background imageSussex Collection: A worker on a hop farm in Sussex. Circa 1935

A worker on a hop farm in Sussex. Circa 1935

Background imageSussex Collection: Workers on stilts stringing hop poles in Sussex. Circa 1935

Workers on stilts stringing hop poles in Sussex. Circa 1935

Background imageSussex Collection: The bandstand on the Hastings Pier. 20th May 1956

The bandstand on the Hastings Pier. 20th May 1956

Background imageSussex Collection: Mermaid Street in Rye, Sussex. 28th October 1952

Mermaid Street in Rye, Sussex. 28th October 1952

Background imageSussex Collection: The Mermaid Inn on Mermaid Street in Rye, Sussex. 28th October 1952

The Mermaid Inn on Mermaid Street in Rye, Sussex. 28th October 1952

Background imageSussex Collection: Children staying at the local youth hostel seen here hiking over the South Downs

Children staying at the local youth hostel seen here hiking over the South Downs. Circa 1948

Background imageSussex Collection: The massive part that preserved railways now play in British tourism started with

The massive part that preserved railways now play in British tourism started with the reopening of the Bluebell Line in East Sussex, on August 8, 1960

Background imageSussex Collection: A land army girl in Sussex sitting on top of her Hitler snowman during the Second World

A land army girl in Sussex sitting on top of her Hitler snowman during the Second World War. 14th January 1942

Background imageSussex Collection: Wheel rights workshop, Old forge at Glynde in Sussex May 1943

Wheel rights workshop, Old forge at Glynde in Sussex May 1943

Background imageSussex Collection: Crowds gather at Hailsham Market, Sussex. Circa 1945

Crowds gather at Hailsham Market, Sussex. Circa 1945

Background imageSussex Collection: Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex. June 1952 C3074

Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex. June 1952 C3074

Background imageSussex Collection: Woman playing on the beach at Elmer Sands, West Sussex. August 1933 1102

Woman playing on the beach at Elmer Sands, West Sussex. August 1933 1102

Background imageSussex Collection: British troops in Sussex have a laugh as they are entertained by members of ENSA during

British troops in Sussex have a laugh as they are entertained by members of ENSA during WWII 1939

Background imageSussex Collection: At Rye, the quaint old Sussex Cinque Port fishing nets in great variety are made

At Rye, the quaint old Sussex Cinque Port fishing nets in great variety are made. Here is 20 year old Molly Bernard showing a type of net made for shrimping

Background imageSussex Collection: Arundel - Sussex. November 1952 C5406

Arundel - Sussex. November 1952 C5406

Background imageSussex Collection: Every Good Friday, the road outside the Rose Cottage Inn in the village Alciston

Every Good Friday, the road outside the Rose Cottage Inn in the village Alciston, Sussex is closed for the villagers to take part in a traditional skipping contest. April 1952 C1848-001

Background imageSussex Collection: Battle Abbey, Sussex. Boys on bicycles plan the next part of their route outside the main

Battle Abbey, Sussex. Boys on bicycles plan the next part of their route outside the main entrance to the Abbey. June 1952 C3070

Background imageSussex Collection: Training for the donkey race at Wivelsfield in Sussex. Circa 1960

Training for the donkey race at Wivelsfield in Sussex. Circa 1960

Background imageSussex Collection: Places: England: Rye. General Street scene in and a round The Sussex town of Rye

Places: England: Rye. General Street scene in and a round The Sussex town of Rye. September 1953 D5853-007

Background imageSussex Collection: Ryes famous toll abolished. Well known to thousands of motorists in Sussex

Ryes famous toll abolished. Well known to thousands of motorists in Sussex, the picturesque toll road, connecting the historic points of Rye and Winchelsea, has been abolished. 29th August 1927

Background imageSussex Collection: Beachy Head, East Sussex, August 1936

Beachy Head, East Sussex, August 1936



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