Sussex has everything. A beautiful coastline (where it has not been completely spoilt by man), rolling hills which are poetically referred to as The Downs, good roads (at least in modern times), rivers, canals, railways, castles, windmills, big towns and little villages.
Sussex is a fairly large county, and it seems only appropriate that it should be divided into West and East. Note just for administrative purposes, but because the two parts are different geographically and culturally. The West is peaceful and reflective, the East much more wild and dramatic, and even the people are different in their ways of speech.
But with over 90 colour photographs from Roger Holman, Hilly Hoar and David Turner, West Susses speaks for itself in this book. The informative text from Tony Wales, only adds to the value of this book, which truly evokes the beauty of the West Sussex countryside.
Contents:
Foreword
Bosham: Pronounced Bossum
Two Harbour Villages
The Holy Island of Sussex
Haven for Rare Birds
The Tiniest Port in Britain
Europe's Largest Yacht Basin
Historic City from Roman Times
A Museum of Architecture
Kipling's Whale-Backed Downs
The Most Contented Town
Cowdray's Ruined Grandeur
Dust to Dust Village
Royal Bognor: Jane Austen's Sanditon
Unspoilt Slindon
Proud Petworth
Village with a Famous Shop
Old and Strong at the Swan
Village of Iron, Glass and Fruit
Arundel's Romantic Buildings
The Cathedral that Changed its Name
The Village Loved by its Vicar
The Pearl of Sussex
Pretty and Leafy Bury by the Arun
A Beautiful Sussex Bridge
Two Wealden Villages
Village was Jefferies' Choice
No More Beautiful View
Fishing Village to South Coast Resort
Old Mother Goring's Many Mysteries
An Old Light of Sussex Christianity
A Downland Treasure
A Street, A Castle and a Church
A Miscellany of Sussex Architecture
Two Churches and a Park
Old Town with a New Look
Mill and Meeting House: Body and Soul
The Saint's Forest
Village of Cats and Violets
Cowford and the Gate of Heaven
Shoreham: Old and New
Village with Ruskin's Fountain
Land of Sheep and Devils
The Village of Famous Buildings
A Sussex Bibliography
