Links

Useful links for local history

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 KEITH HART’s amazing collection of personal memories of Westbourne, go to :-
http://www.djbryant.co.uk/westbourne-life/

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

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/geo/find/marker/#zoom=5&lat=56.0000&lon=-4.0000&f=1&z=1&marker=56.0,-4.0&from=1450&to=1972

The 1890s 25” series are particularly wonderful. Here is a link to one showing Westbourne.

Unfortunately the area often falls near the boundary of two maps.   https://maps.nls.uk/view/105988681

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 :-
https://www.rowlandscastleheritagecentre.org.uk/
A site shared by
Rowlands Castle Heritage Centre and
Rowlands Castle Historical Society

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 a Search
And https://thespring.co.uk/heritage/