Celebrating our collections dating from 780AD to the present day
By Louise Conway, Archives Assistant PH 32684/25 Over collection care fortnight 2025, the team added over 2000 new records to our collection database, many of these relating to the Uppark collection, in turn uncovering even more stories around the infamous estate. Situated in South Harting, West Sussex, Uppark, as it is recognised today, was built…
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
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