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Directories such as Pike’s, and Kelly’s listed an area’s businesses, traders, and professionals, and also residents by address. They pre-dated the telephone directories which later took over some of their functions. Directories provide a snapshot of communities throughout time, and … Continue reading →

  Before motorways and bypasses, before the advent of cars and even trains, horse-drawn vehicles carried the British people all around the country. From pedlars to clerks to the Prince Regent himself, the old coach roads led the way, and … Continue reading →

A Sussex Archaeological Society Day Conference By 1640, as the country began its slide towards the Civil War which effectively ended the reign of Charles I, many country house owners in Sussex and elsewhere had taken advantage of the preceding … Continue reading →