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Summary of sections
Local authority records
Sussex Police Authority
Quarter sessions
Petty sessions
County courts
Coroners
Lieutenancy
National Health Service
Vehicle licensing
Other public or statutory authorities
Anglican parishes
Other churches
Charities
Societies
Schools
Manorial
Estate and family
Solicitors
Business
The Keep library - Maps and plans, other records, microfilms and microfiche
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Local authority records
East Sussex County Council
Architect’s Department; 1834-date (C/A and R/A)
Clerk’s/County Secretary’s Department; 1889-date (C/C and R/C)
Education Department; 1895-date (C/E and R/E)
Fire Brigade; 1941-1974 (C/F)
Health Department; 1894-1972 (C/H)
Estates Department; 1922-1968 (C/J)
Planning Department; 1923-date (C/P, R/P)
Engineer’s and Surveyor’s Department; 1861-1973 (C/R)
Social Services Department; 1904-date (C/S and R/S)
Treasurer’s Department; 1887-date (C/T and R/T)
Weights and Measures Department; 1826-1957 (C/W)
Brighton County Borough Council (DB)
Town Commissioners; 1773-1854
Town Clerk’s Department; 1854-1974
Education Department; 1828-1974
Treasurer’s Department; 1889-1945
Estates Department; 1928-81
Engineer and Surveyor’s Department; 1803-1959
Eastbourne County Borough Council (DE)
Local Board of Health; 1859-83
Town Clerk’ Department; 1883-74
Education Department; 1903-74
Health and Welfare Services Department; 1892-1973
Treasurer’s Department; 1884-1974
Hastings County Borough Council (DH)
Local Board of Health/Urban Sanitary Authority; 1851-1893
Town Clerk’s Department; 1836-1971
Education Department; 1860-71
Treasurer’s Department; 1879-1966
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Local authority records
Battle Rural District Council; 1881-1974 (DR)
Battle Urban District Council; 1851-1934 (DR)
Bexhill Borough Council; 1884-1973 (DR)
Chailey Rural District Council; 1872-1974 (DL)
Eastbourne Rural District Council; 1872-1934 (DW)
West Firle Rural District Council; 1872-1898 (DL)
East Grinstead Rural District Council; 1872-1934 (DW)
Hailsham Rural District Council; 1872-1974 (DW)
Hastings Rural District Council; 1873-1934 (DR)
Hove Borough Council; 1871-1974 (DO)
Lewes Borough Council; 1542-1974 (LEW, DL)
Lewes District Council, 1974-date (DL)
Lewes Rural District Council; 1872-1898 (DL)
Newhaven Rural District Council; 1895-1934 (DL)
Newhaven Urban District Council; 1881-1974 (DL)
Pevensey Corporation; 1518-1866 (PEV)
Portslade Urban District Council; 1898-1974 (DO)
Rother District Council, 1974-date (DR)
Rye Borough Council; 1414-1974 (RYE; DR)
Rye Rural District Council; 1872-1934 (DR)
Seaford Urban District Council; 1562-1974 (SEA; DL)
Steyning East Rural District Council; c1896-1934 (DB; DM)
Ticehurst Rural District Council; 1872-1934 (DR)
Uckfield Rural District Council; 1872-1974 (DW)
Uckfield Urban District Council; 1895-1934 (DW)
Wealden District Council, 1974-date (DW)
Winchelsea Corporation; 1527-2000 (WIN)
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Local authority records
Parish Councils; 1894-date (P)
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Sussex Police Authority (SPA; SPS)
Sussex Police
East Sussex Constabulary
Brighton Constabulary
Eastbourne Constabulary
Hastings Constabulary
Hove Constabulary
Police station plans
Records of officers
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Quarter sessions
County; 1594-1972 (Q)
Brighton; 1889-1969 (QSB)
Hastings; 1862-1971 (HAS and various)
Pevensey; 1699-1799 (PEV)
Rye; 1546-1951 (RYE)
Seaford; 1788-1866 (SEA)
Winchelsea; 1527-1886 (WIN)
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Petty sessions (magistrates’ court)
Battle; 1778-1833 (PSBA), 1905-1974 (PTS 9)
Battle and Rye; 1964-1981 (PTS 16)
Bexhill; 1904-1978 (PTS 10)
Brighton Borough; 1816-1989 (PTS 2)
Burwash; 1923-1974 (PTS 11)
Eastbourne; 1882-1981 (PTS 3)
Frant (Mark Cross); 1872-1975 (PTS 4)
Hailsham; 1903-1979 (PTS 6)
Hastings; 1954-1984 (PTS 17)
Hastings Borough; 1872-1974 (PTS 12)
Hastings County; 1872-1928 (PTS 13)
Hove; 1961-1992 (PTS 18)
Hove Borough; 1903-1974 (PTS 7)
Hove County; 1880-1974 (PTS 8)
Lewes; 1873-1990 (PTS 1)
Rye Borough; 1922-1953 (PTS 14)
Rye County; 1903-1972 (PTS 15)
Uckfield; 1872-1995 (PTS 5)
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County courts
Brighton; 1834-1963 (ACC 5086; ACC 6143)
Lewes; 1847-1952 (ACC 5086)
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Coroners
Brighton Borough; 1901-1974 (COR 3)
Eastern (Rye) District; 1940-1985 (COR 2)
Rape of Hastings 1848-66, 1925-40 (SHE)
Hastings Borough 1960-1974 (MIB)
Pevensey Borough; 1754-1884 (PEV)
Rye Borough; 1547-1855 (RYE)
Seaford; 1847-1851 (SEA)
Western (Lewes) District 1938-1985 (COR 1)
Winchelsea; 1775-1884 (WIN)
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Lieutenancy
County; 1624-1915 (LCD; LCC; LCG; LCM; LCT; LCV; LCX; LMS; LMA; LMD; LMC; LMM)
Lewes Rape; 1788-1831 (LLE; LLA; LLO; LLD; LLR; LLL; LLW)
Pevensey Rape; 1793-1827 (LPM; LPO; LPL; LPE)
Brighton; 1826-1829 (LBA; LBL)
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National Health Service
Boards and Management Committees
Brighton District; 1904-1974 (HB)
East Sussex United Districts; 1949-1960 (HA)
Eastbourne District; 1948-1974 (HE)
Hastings District; 1948-1974 (HH)
Mid-Downs District; 1902-1973 (HC)
Hospitals and convalescent homes
Battle Hospital; 1948-1970 (HH)
Bexhill Hospital; 1926-1983 (HH)
Bexhill Convalescent Homes; 1942-1967 (HH)
Brighton Bevendean Hospital; 1879-1967 (HB)
Brighton Chest Clinic: registers of TB cases 1905-1989 (ACC 5504)
Brighton General Hospital; 1935-1980 (HB)
Brighton New Sussex Hospital for Women and Children; 1917-1949 (HB)
Brighton Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children; 1868-1983 (HB)
Brighton Royal Sussex County Hospital; 1824-1960 (HB)
Brighton Sussex Eye Hospital; 1927-1965 (HB)
Brighton Sussex Maternity and Women’s Hospital; 1831-1951 (HB)
Brighton Sussex Throat and Ear Hospital; 1882-1976 (HB)
Brighton Thomas Lye Convalescent Home; 1938-1962 (HB)
Chailey Heritage; 1903-1994 (HB)
Chailey Pouchlands Hospital; 1921-1974 (HB)
Crowborough Hospital, wages books, 1946-1949 (HE)
Eastbourne Downside Hospital; 1894-1974 (HE)
Eastbourne Ear Nose and Throat Hospital; 1914-1948 (HE)
Eastbourne Gildredge Hospital; 1914-1974 (HE)
Eastbourne Leaf Hospital; 1887-1974 (HE)
Eastbourne Princess Alice Memorial Hospital; 1883-1974 (HE)
Eastbourne St Mary’s Hospital; 1911-1961 (HE)
Hastings Buchanan Hospital; 1881-1991 (HH)
Hastings Fernbank Maternity Home; 1941-1963 (HH)
Hastings Mount Pleasant Hospital; 1949-1963 (HH)
Hastings Royal East Sussex Hospital; 1839-1969 (HH)
Hastings St Helen’s Hospital; 1866-1994 (HH)
Haywards Heath St Francis Hospital; 1854-1983 (HC)
Hellingly Hospital; 1899-1981 (HE)
Hove General Hospital; 1820-1993 (HB)
Hove Lady Chichester Hospital; 1900-1984 (HB)
Laughton Lodge Hospital; 1931-1972 (HB)
Lewes Victoria Hospital; 1847-1966 (HB)
Newhaven Downs Hospital; 1918-1964 (HB)
Newhaven Valley Hospital; 1904-1967 (HB)
Plumpton Sedgebrook Isolation Hospital; 1902-1948 (HB)
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Robertsbridge Darvell Hall Sanatorium; 1921-1970 (HH)
Rye Hill House Hospital; 1950-1974 (HH)
Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital; 1922-1969 (HH)
Shoreham Southlands Hospital; 1882-1948 (HW)
St Leonards Eversfield Hospital; 1882-1971 (HH)
Uckfield Cottage Hospital; 1934-1969 (HE)
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Vehicle licensing
Brighton County Borough; 1904-1978 (VEH)
Eastbourne County Borough; 1927-1974 (VEH)
East Sussex County; 1903-1976 (VEH)
Hastings County Borough; 1903-1974 (VEH)
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Other public or statutory authorities
Boards of Guardians
Battle Union; 1835-1930 (G 1)
Brighton Union; 1864-1930 (R/S 10)
Chailey Union; 1835-1898 (G 2)
Eastbourne Union; 1835-1930 (G 13)
West Firle Union; 1836-1898 (G 12)
Hailsham Union; 1835-1930 (G 5)
Hastings Union; 1835-1930 (R/C 18)
Lewes Union; 1835-1930 (G 6)
Newhaven Union; 1835-1930 (G 7)
Rye Union; 1835-1930 (G 8)
Steyning Union; 1835-1930 (G 9)
Ticehurst Union; 1839-1930 (G 10)
Uckfield Union; 1835-1930 (G 11)
Gas companies
Brighton, Crowborough, Eastbourne, Hailsham, Heathfield, Hastings, Lewes, Mayfield, Newhaven,
Rye, Seaford, Wadhurst; 1818-1956 (BRG)
Insurance Committees - East Sussex, Hastings, Brighton; 1912-1951 (INS)
Probate
Archdeaconry of Lewes; 1518-1858 (PBT 1)
Deanery of South Malling; 1588-1857 (PBT 2)
Deanery of Battle; 1531-1856 (PBT 3)
Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen
Newhaven; 1855-1992 (RSS)
Rye; 1855-1988 (RSS)
School building grant plans; 1828-c1875 (BGP)
Taxation and rating authorities
Commissioners of Taxes; 1780-1977 (ACC 2408; DAP)
Commissioners of Land Tax; 1692-19311 (AMS; ACC 378; ACC 587)
Inland Revenue minutes and valuation books; 1910-1950 (IRV)
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Tithe records; 1838-1940s (TDE)
Sussex Territorial Association and Auxiliary Force Association: minutes of the Association and its
committees, by-laws; 1907-1968 (TER)
Turnpike trusts
Hastings to Flimwell; 1753-1844 (ACC2449)
Hollington to Hastings; 1836-1876 (ACC 2449)
Hoods Corner, Robertsbridge; 1813-1874 (ACC 2449)
Laughton; 1797-1871 (ACC 2449)
Tunbridge Wells to Etchingham; 1790-1802 (ACC 4888)
Water authorities, river authorities, river boards, harbour commissioners and sewer commissioners
Brighton Intercepting and Outfall Sewers Board: minutes 1870-1951 (SWA)
Cuckmere, Ouse and Old Haven Catchment Boards; 1931-1950 (SRA)
East Sussex River Board; 1950-1965 (SRA)
Kent River Board; 1950-1966 (SWA)
Lewes and Laughton Sewer Commissioners; 1620-1950 (SRA)
Newhaven Harbour and Lower Ouse Navigation; 1761-1932 (SRA; LHL)
Pevensey and Hastings Sewer Commissioners; 1640-1950 (SRA; RAF)
Rother Sewer Commissioners; 1613-1950 (RYE; DAP)
Rye Harbour Commissioners; 1724-1932 (KRA; RYE; SWA; DAP)
South East Water; 1859-1984 (SEW)
Southern Water Authority; 1834-1996 (SWA)
Upper Ouse Navigation; 1784-1859 (AMS)
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Anglican (Church of England) parish records
All ancient (pre-1850) parishes in East Sussex from 1538 onwards (PAR)
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Other churches
Baptist Churches (NB)
Catholic (CAT)
Countess of Huntingdon’s Connexion (NH)
Independent Chapels (NI)
Jehovah’s Witnesses (NJ)
Jewish (HEB)
Methodist Circuits and Churches (NMA, NMB)
Salvation Army (NSA)
Society of Friends (SOF)
Unitarian Churches (NU)
United Reformed Churches – Congregational (NC)
United Reformed Churches – Presbyterian (NP)
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Charities
Charity Commissioners annual returns of income and expenditure of non-educational charities; 19011954 (CHC)
Records of many individual charities throughout East Sussex.
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Societies
Records of many individual societies throughout East Sussex, including an extensive archive of the
East Sussex Federation of Women’s Institutes (WI).
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Schools
Records of local authority controlled schools (ESC and EMA) and a small number of private schools.
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Manorial
Records of manors in East Sussex including some from the 14th century. A summary will be included
in the soon-to-be-launched Sussex section of the Manorial Documents Register hosted by The
National Archives.
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Estate and family archives
This is a summary of the major archives but we also hold records of many other families (generally
AMS).
Abergavenny (Neville): Frant, Ditchling, Mayfield, Hove, Lewes, Patcham, Rodmell, Rotherfield,
Crowborough, Rottingdean, Kent, Worcestershire, Norfolk; 16-20c (ABE)
Allfrey (Andrews): Salehurst, Guestling, Hailsham, Litlington; 18-19c (ALF)
Ashburnham: Ashburnham, Ninfield, Battle, Mountfield, Herstmonceux, Penhurst, Wartling, Catsfield,
Brightling, Burwash, Dallington, Pevensey, Warbleton; 12-20c (ASH)
Ashton of Hyde (Collins, Curteis, Martin and Smith): Mountfield, Whatlington, Sedlescombe, Ewhurst;
16-19c (SAS/AN)
Battle Abbey (Browne and Webster): Battle, Whatlington, Sedlescombe, Bexhill, Warbleton, Fairlight,
Ewhurst, Bodiam, Hooe, Mountfield, Catsfield; mainly 17-19c but includes five royal charters 11001253 (BAT)
Beard: Rottingdean; 17-19c (BRD)
Chelwood (Beamish): political and family papers; 1850-1984 (CLW)
Chichester (Pelham): Rape of Hastings, Falmer, Laughton, Piddinghoe, East Hoathly, Hellingly,
Hailsham, Bishopstone, East Chiltington, Plumpton, Ditchling; 17-20c (CHR; SAS/P; SAS/A)
Compton Place (Burton): Eastbourne, Jevington, Wilmington; 14-19c (SAS/CP)
Courthope: Wadhurst, Ticehurst, Kent; 14-19c (SAS/CO)
Curteis: Brightling, Herstmonceux, Rye, Wartling; 16-19c (SAS/JC)
Danny (Dacre, Goring, Courthope and Campion): Hurstpierpoint, Keymer, Lewes, Streat, Westmeston,
Kent; 16-20c (DAN)
De La Warr (Sackville and West): Withyham, Hartfield, Maresfield, Buxted, Bexhill and East
Grinstead; 18-19c (DLW)
Dunn (Roberts, Alfrey, Farnden, Fowle): Ticehurst, Salehurst, Warbleton, Bexhill, Brede, Northiam,
Peasmarsh, Kent; 14-19c (XA 73)
Dyke Hutton (Dyke and Penkhurst): Frant, Buxted, Waldron, Wadhurst, Rotherfield, Mayfield, Kent;
14-19c (DYK)
Frewen (Jeake): Northiam, Beckley, Brede, Udimore, Kent, Leicestershire; 13-20c (FRE)
Gilbert: Eastbourne, East Dean, Hailsham, Jevington, Willingdon, Pevensey, Seaford, Herstmonceux,
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Folkington; 16-20c (GIL)
Gage: Firle, Alciston, Alfriston, East Blatchington, South Heighton, Ripe, Maresfield, Hailsham,
Framfield, Friston, Pevensey, Beddingham, Selmeston, Berwick, Glynde and Westdean,
Gloucestershire, Ireland and America; 12-19c (SAS/G)
Glyndebourne (Hay and Christie): Ringmer, Barcombe, Beckley, Northiam, Southease, Glynde; 16-20c
(GBN)
Glynde (Waleys, Morley, Trevor and Brand): Glynde, Beddingham, Burwash, Buxted, Lewes, Denton,
Framfield, Heathfield, Hellingly, Horsted Keynes, Mayfield, Ringmer, South Malling; 13-19c (GLY)
Grantham: Barcombe, Chailey; 16-20c (GRA, SAS/WG)
Gwynne: Folkington; 17-20c (GWY)
Hickstead (Stapley, Wood and Davidson): Twineham, Hurstpierpoint, Cuckfield, Keymer, Ditchling,
Lindfield, Lewes; 15-19c (HIC)
Hook (Poole and Blencowe): Chailey, East Chiltington, Plumpton; 16-19c (HOOK)
Hoper (Constable): Lewes, Steyning, East Grinstead, Burwash, Ringmer; 18-19c (HOP)
Ingram (Manning): Lewes, Ticehurst, Barcombe; 16-19c (SAS/I)
Kirby (Baker): Mayfield, Wadhurst; 16-20c (KIR)
Micklethwaite (Wildgose): Salehurst, Etchingham; 17-19c (MIC)
Middleton Manor (Dobell and Lane): Arlington, Folkington, Hailsham, Litlington, Lullington, Streat,
Seaford, Westdean, Westmeston, Wivelsfield; 15-18c (SAS/M)
Monk Bretton (Dodson, Constable, Lamb): Barcombe, Ringmer, Hurstpierpoint, Wivelsfield, Clayton,
Keymer; 18-20c (MOB)
Peasmarsh Place (Liddell and Curteis): Peasmarsh, Beckley, Ewhurst, Rye, Iden, Hastings; 18-20c
(SAS/DE)
Plumley: Pevensey; 16-20c (PLU)
Portman (Medley, Jenkinson, Shuckburgh-Evelyn): Buxted, St John Without Lewes, Barcombe,
Eastbourne, Guestling, Hailsham, Hamsey, Mayfield, Wadhurst, Tarring Neville, Westham, Pett,
Gloucestershire; 16-18c (SAS/PN)
Possingworth (Huth): Waldron, Framfield; 18-20c (SAS/J)
Robinson (Hurley and Rogers): Iford, Southover, Waldron; 17-19c (ROB)
Sampson: Ninfield, Pevensey, Bexhill, Crowhurst; 16-19c (SAM)
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St Audries (Fuller, Pelham): Catsfield, Battle, Brightling, Bexhill, Etchingham, Hooe, Lewes, Ninfield,
Pevensey, Westham; 15-19c (SAU)
Sayer (Collier, Milward): Fairlight, Hastings, Beckley; 18-19c (SAY)
Searles (Leach and Wilson): Fletching, Maresfield, Newick, Isfield, Plumpton, Uckfield, Eastbourne;
14-19c (SRL)
Sheffield (Baker-Holroyd): Fletching, Maresfield, Chailey, Newhaven; 17-20c (SPK)
Shiffner (Bridger): Hamsey, East Chiltington, Lewes, Chailey; 17-19c (SHR and SAS/SH)
Tourle: Lewes; 17-18c (SAS/WS)
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Solicitors’ records
Adams and Remers, Lewes
Andrews and Bennett, Burwash
Attree and Cooper, Brighton
Attree and Sons, Brighton
Barwells, Seaford and Eastbourne
TG Baynes, Bexleyheath, Kent
Blaker, Son and Young, Lewes
Bolitho Way, Portsmouth
Boxall & Kempe, Ship Street, Brighton
Brachers, Maidstone
Bunker and Company, Hove
Burstows, (Claremont, Haynes) Queens Road, Brighton
Owen White Caitlin
Henry Cane & Son, Marlborough Place, Brighton
Capel, Cure Peachey & Bates, Brighton
Carpenter and Oldham, Brighton
Castles of Hurstpierpoint
Champions, Eastbourne
Charles Webb, Brighton
Coles and James, Eastbourne
Cooper, Carter and Claremont, Hailsham
Coppard, Horsham
Cox and Company, Portsmouth
Ernest Cragg (formerly Evershed and Shapland), Brighton
Cripps, Harries, Hall, Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough
Curwens Waltham Abbey
Dawes, Son and Prentice, Rye
William Dawes and Son, Rye
Dawson, Hart and Company, Uckfield
Dean-Wilson, Brighton
DMH (formerly Donne Mileham and Haddock), Brighton
Woolley Bevis Diplock, Hove
Duffield Welch, Chelmsford
Elliott and Harding, Hastings
Farrer & Co, London
Farrington Webb solicitors, Brighton
Farrington and Whiting, Brighton
Fitzhugh Gates, Brighton
Fullager & Son, Lewes
Gaby Hardwick, Eastbourne
Griffith Smith Dodd and Riley, Brighton
Gumersalls, Epsom, Surrey
J H S Hall, Brighton
Hart Reade, Polegate
Houseman, Rohan & Benner, Haywards Heath
Howlett and Clarke, Brighton
H and R Hughes, Hailsham
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Landau and Cohen
Langridge, Lewes
ASB Law, Crawley
Lee & Pemberton, London
Lewis, Holman and Lawrence, Lewes
Malcolm Wilson and Cobby
Mann and Rodway, Trowbridge
Mayo and Perkins, Eastbourne
Meesons, Ringwood
Menneer, Idle and Brackett, St Leonards
Murton Clarke & Murton-Neale, Cranbrook and Hawkhurst
Paine and Brettell, Chertsey
Pearless & de Rougemont, East Grinstead
Percy Walker and Company (formerly Phillips and Cheesman), Hastings
Perring and Co (John E Ray), Hastings
Plumridge & Howell
Raper and Fovargue, Battle
Sheppard and Sons of Battle
Sprotts and Sons, Mayfield
Stanley Tee and Company, Bishops Stortford
Stevens Drake and Pope, Burgess Hill
Stevenson and Pope, Brighton
David Street and Company, Crawley
Tennant and Knight, Brighton
Allen Ticehurst, East Grinstead
TWM solicitors, Epsom
Vaughan Vaughan, Builth Wells
Whitley, Hughes and Luscombe, East Grinstead
Wrigleys, Leeds
Wynne, Baxter, Hillman and Carter, Lewes
Young, Coles and Langdon, Hastings
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Business archives
Aquarium companies
Architects
Auctioneers, estate agents and surveyors
Bakers
Booksellers
Breweries
Brickmakers
Builders
Building societies
Chemists
Co-operative Societies
Grocers
Hotels
Insurance agents
Ironmongers
Ironworks
Newspapers
Public transport
Pharmacists
Pier companies
Plumbers, painters and glaziers
Potteries
Printers
Property companies
Savings banks
Stonemasons
Tanners
Theatres
Timber merchants
Undertakers
Waterworks
Wine merchants
Wool merchants
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The Keep library
Microfilms and microfiche
Transcripts of parish registers
Statutes of the realm - Acts of Parliament Local and Personal, 1798-1972 and Private, 1816-1922
Street and trade directories – Sussex, Brighton and Hove, Eastbourne, Hailsham, Hastings, Lewes,
Seaford and Uckfield
Government blue books - the subjects covered include census, poor law, prisons, police, education,
highways and charities