For the wonderful West Sussex RECORDS OFFICE (Chichester) :- https://www.wsro.org.uk/
Sadly the Records Office website has undergone a major change. The nice link we gave before to search the Catalogue directly no longer works – sorry !
Each page now has a ‘Search’ box at the top which produces similar results to the old.
For a rare sight of the ARMY CAMP that was, in Cemetery Lane, being used as a holiday base for London children after the Army had left :-
https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-pathfinders-in-camp-1950-online?fbclid=IwAR1nFu06YokieUFv0rxWHwXGx0-Dqb-kjZHUmUmKvwumDTUUuv1VgOKSrqQ
WESTBOURNE CHURCH has it’s own detailed history webpage. See :- https://www.westbourneparishchurch.org.uk/about-us/church-history/
For something new – an initiative to provide accessible information on a TRAIL of sites of interest in all the villages of the area, see
https://bournetrail.co.uk/westbourne/
FACEBOOK fans can head here to share images and memories Of Old Westbourne, Southbourne, Prinsted, and Thorney Island :- https://www.facebook.com/groups/843760849067465/
But please give the History Group a copy of interesting photos.
MAPS and LIDAR. To see ‘out of copyright’ OS maps et al – go to the National Library of Scotland (yes Scotland!) site.
https://maps.nls.uk/
The 1890s 25” series are particularly wonderful. Here is a link to one showing Westbourne.
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.3&lat=50.86256&lon=-0.92491&layers=168&b=ESRIWorld&o=100
It is not the easiest site to use but LIDAR images can be viewed as well.
For a very simple way of accessing LIDAR images try :- https://houseprices.io/lab/lidar/map
This in an enhanced DSM presentation and does not cover all areas, but is so easy to use rather than the original EA tiles. Have a fun play with the 3D image. And you can have a nose at the sale prices of house around you !
Visit our most local MUSEUM for great Oyster information and lots more, including some Westbourne material. Copies of many of our publications may be purchased here.
https://emsworthmuseum.org.uk/emcms/
To see what people like us are doing re HISTORY ELSEWHERE :-
The site of the amalgamated Rowlands Castle Heritage Centre and Rowlands Castle Historical Society :- https://www.rowlandscastleheritagecentre.org.uk/
Havant History Group work closely with The Spring which holds Havant Museum.
Try the “what’s on” page at https://thespring.co.uk/whats-on or Search https://thespring.co.uk/heritage/
Southbourne has a magnificent one person driven site :- https://southbournehistory.uk/
Serious about wanting to start researching FAMILY HISTORY ? You may wish to subscribe to join Sussex Family History Group. Find them at:- www.sfhg.uk/
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