Celebrating our collections dating from 780AD to the present day
By Victoria Evans, Searchroom Archivist With the imminent beginning of the exhibition at the British Museum, we thought it was a perfect time to look into Bosham’s connection to the Bayeux Tapestry. The tapestry is nearly 70 metres long, and it is quite an honour that one of our parishes features! Christianity has most likely…
Oh! the Downs high to the cool sky;And the feel of the sun-warmed moss;And each Cardoon, like a full moon,Fairy-spun of the thistle floss;And the beech grove, and a wood-dove,And the trail where the shepherds pass;And the lark’s song, and the wind-song,And the scent of the parching grass! By John Galsworthy Linseed mowing at Strood,…
Continue reading ➞ West Sussex Unwrapped II: Month 5 – South Downs National Park
CPS 1876/4: Roman remains at Fishbourne, 28 July 1963 By Jenny Mason, Team Leader (Collections Management) Britain’s Roman past has long captured the imagination of antiquarians and archaeologists alike and surveys and excavations of Romano-British sites have taken place since the 16th century. One of the earliest, and most famous, Roman finds in Chichester was…
Continue reading ➞ Digging into the Past: Excavating Chichester’s Roman remains