Links to other websites

Churches and Cathedrals

	Priory Church of St.Mary & St.Blaise, Boxgrove and Boxgrove Priory
	Sussex Churches

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Museums and Arts

Museums

	Petworth Cottage Museum
	Chiltern Open Air Museum
	24 Hour Museum The worlds first ever Government recognised museum in cyberspace with information on over 2,000 museums and galleries in the UK.
	Opening the Doors a three year programme to encourage young people to visit museums and galleries and use the resources they offer.
	Sussex Past/Sussex Archaeological Society Sussex Past (the Sussex Archaeological Society) opens six museums in Sussex, including the celebrated Fishbourne Roman Palace near Chichester. Its other properties are Lewes Castle and Anne of Cleves House (both in Lewes), Michelham Priory (near Hailsham) and Marlipins (Shoreham) and Priest House (West Hoathly). Fishbourne is famous for its collection of first century mosaics and for being the only known Roman palace in Britain. Lewes Castle was one of the first castles built during the Norman Conquest and lies in the heart of historic Lewes. Michelham Priory is a beautifully tranquil site surrounded by one of the biggest medieval moats in England.
	history.uk.com offers free access to the world's largest online directory of people, organisations and places associated with UK history.

Arts and Music

	Pallant House Gallery. A unique collection of 20th Century British art housed in a Georgian town house with a major new modern extension in the heart of Chichester. See also the gallery bookshop www.pallantbookshop.com
	Chichester Arts World class art within 5 - 30 minutes of Chichester.

Brighton Early Music Festival

Sculpture

The Cass Sculpture Foundation. Since its establishment in 1992, the charity has annually commissioned 20 exemplary monumental sculptures from emerging and established contemporary sculptors. The foundation is located in Goodwood close to the Museum.

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Architecture, Buildings, Historic Buildings, Woodlands and History

The West Sussex Past Gateway. The Gateway brings together 28 heritage & other data bases listing over 2 million books, documents, films, objects, photographs & pictures belonging to archives, museums, public libraries, societies and universities. To improve access to these rich collections West Sussex County Council Library Service and 13 other organisations formed a consortium to create this new portal website, made possible by �40,000 of Heritage Lottery funding.

The Gateway is free of charge and easy to use. It employs revolutionary new software (DScovery) to enable simultaneous searching of the databases. Quick Search or Advanced Search options are available. The Links page includes details of over 300 websites related to West Sussex and/or heritage matters under these headings: Archives, Books & Public Libraries, Film, Family History, Historic Buildings & Gardens, Local Government, Maps, Museums, Newspapers, Photographs, Places to Visit, Publishers, Societies & Organisations, Subjects & Themes Countywide, Towns & Villages and Universities.

Architecture

	RIBA Royal Institute of British Architects website is one of the world's most extensive portals to the world of architecture, designed for anyone who wants to find an architect, understand architecture or learn how to become an architect. It contains extensive links to other sites relating to architecture.
	Looking at Buildings was established by the Pevsner Architectural Guides in association with the Heritage Lottery Fund. Launched in 2001, this is the latest venture from the Pevsner Architectural guides, and an expanding guide to understanding and exploring the build environment. The site contains hundreds of illustrations, interactives and reference resources for all enthusiasts and many links to other appropriate websites.
	American Society of Civil Engineers website has an History and Heritage section devoted to landmark civil engineering and architectural projects in the USA. This site has a comprehensive image library.
	Medieval History website shows virtual medieval buildings you can walk around on your computer

Historic Buildings

	SPAB, The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings was founded by William Morris in 1877 to counteract the highly destructive 'restoration' of medieval buildings being practised by many Victorian architects. Today it is the largest, oldest and most technically expert national pressure group fighting to save old buildings from decay, demolition and damage.
	The National Trust is responsible for many properties of historic significance across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and for magnificent fine and decorative art collections. There are over two hundred historic house museums - properties with collections - to visit. Many more historically interesting places can be found along the coast and in the countryside.
	English Heritage ensure that the historic environment of England is properly maintained and cared for. By employing some of the country's very best architects, archaeologists and historians, they aim to help people understand and appreciate why the historic buildings and landscapes around them matter. From the first traces of civilisation, to the most significant buildings of the 20th century, they want every important historic site to get the care and attention it deserves. Contains the National Monuments Record a major resource of photographs and information on historic buildings, listed buildings and maps.
	Images of England working in partnership with over 1,500 volunteer photographers, is building a digital library of photographs of England's 370,000 Listed Buildings.
	Domestic Buildings Research Group (Surrey) They study old houses, cottages and other domestic and farm buildings, mainly in Surrey, and have recorded more than 3,800 buildings. Reports are not published, but copies are deposited in the National Buildings Record of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England at Swindon, and also in the Surrey Record Office at Woking on closed access (i.e. not available to the public)
	Timber Framed Houses Website This site is a starting point for students and anyone else interested in old houses. It describes the history of timber-framed houses in England and Wales, their method of construction and the people who lived in them, starting with the 13th Century and ending with the 19th. The emphasis is not on Great Houses or Stately Homes but on the simpler dwellings of cottagers, merchants and yeomen, similar to those at the Museum.
	Black and White Houses - for everything timber framed.

Church House, Areley Kings, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire.

Woodlands

	Woodland Heritage promotes the production and profitable use of British timber. New website and forum published in November 2009
	Mill Farm Trees - Suppliers of Hedging Plants & Native Hedging to Gardeners, Estates & Farms. Supplier to the Museum.

Historic Trades and Crafts

	www.tree-ring.co.uk Tree-ring analysis of live trees and historic buildings made widely available throughout the UK. We provide the specialist technique of dendrochronology to date wood to the precise year, and even season of felling.
	Green Wood Worker This site is dedicated to coordinating the efforts of volunteers interested in demonstrating pole lathe and other greenwood working skills
	Tina Stapley expert on the use of Herbs. Tina's Website contains information on her workshops, book extracts, talks, and her garden.
	CELT - Centre for Environmental Living and Training - County Clare, Ireland. We offer a range of education and training opportunities in ecology and traditional skills, including our new ECO-TRIPS holidays and our regular 'Weekend in the Woods' training events.
	The Heritage Crafts Association is the advocacy body for traditional heritage crafts. Working in partnership with Government and key agencies, it provides a focus for craftspeople, groups, societies and guilds, as well as individuals who care about the loss of traditional crafts skills, and works towards a healthy and sustainable framework for the future.

History

	Local History Online - for news, resources, information, courses and nearly 1,000 local history links. Also a calendar of events and local history books for sale online.
	History Reenactment Group is an educational charity committed to the authentic reconstruction of English domestic history from the 1580's to the 1690's and appear regularly at the Museum.
	UK Agriculture website. This site gives a history of the countryside and shows the role of agriculture over time periods from the Ice Age to the present day.
	The award-winning National Archives Learning Curve website.

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Media: Radio, TV, newspapers and magazines

	BBC Southern Counties Radio website contains a wide range of local information, weather, travel, what's on etc.
	Fourth Door Review is a green cultural review magazine based in Lewes, Sussex featuring innovative, sustainable buildings and architectural projects, including the Downland Gridshell.

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Products and Services

	Thermo Lignum^� has pioneered the development of natural alternatives to chemical methods of insect pest eradication since 1990.
	Woodware as supplied to the Museum.
	Find fresh local produce anywhere in the UK at BigBarn
	Organic Produce and Dover Fold of Highland Cattle at Angmering Park Estates
	McCurdy & Co - Historic Timber Frames Reconstruction Specialists, projects include the reconstruction of Shakespeare's New Globe Theatre in London, and other historic buildings.
	Cates Delicatessen in Petworth sells a wide range of local products including bread and cakes made with flour from the Museum's Lurgashall Mill.
	www.foodloversbritain.com is the key place for those who love to eat and buy British on the web. Check their events section.
	Period Oak of Petworth, Specialising in 16th, 17th & 18th century early English Antique oak and Country Furniture, Metalware and Treen.
	www.ianfriel.co.uk House histories: every house has a story. Commission your house history from a West Sussex-based professional historian, Dr Ian Friel FSA.
	Early Oak Reproductions � Traditional style oak and country furniture, fine art and accessories for the period home.
	Early Oak Specialists - Very special replica medieval/Tudor furniture and period architectural woodwork, handmade from reclaimed ancient oak.

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Government/Professional Associations

	The Sussex Downs Conservation Board works in partnership with partner organisations to ensure that the qualities that make the Sussex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) special and distinctive are valued in any decision-making which may affect its character. Together with the East Hampshire Joint Advisory Committee, the Board aims to protect the whole of the South Downs.
	Resource, the Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries The Weald & Downland Open Air Museum is one of 51 museums designated by the Museums and Galleries Commission as having pre-eminent collections. For information on the other designated collections visit their website
	Department of Culture, Media and Sport The UK government department responsible for museums
	Association of Independent Museums

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