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Win a Snake River Press Book Competition - August 2010

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:13:58 +0100

If you can correctly answer the five questions below and are the first to email your answers to editorial@snakeriverpress.co.uk you can win a copy of your favourite Snake River title. Be sure to include your name and address and the title of your choice from our Snake River Press Bookshop.

We will post the answers to this months competition just as soon as we have a winner.

Don't forget to visit the website at the beginning of each month to enter future competitions and win a Snake River Press book of your choice.

Quiz Questions

1 Which famous gardener created the wonderful grounds at Gravetye Manor?

2 What does the dialect term 'mawkin' mean?

3 Which organisation cares for the nature reserve at Pulborough Brooks?

4 Which valley does the Balcombe Viaduct cross?

5 Which Sussex town is the setting for the Mapp and Lucia novels of E.F. Benson?

Win a Snake River Press Book Competition - July 2010

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:08:33 +0100

Thank you to all those who entered the competition in our latest issue of the Snake River Review. The winner is John Pile of Havant in Hampshire who receives a copy of Sussex Women as his prize. Do visit the website at the beginning of each month to enter future competitions and win a Snake River Press book of your choice.

Quiz Answers

1 Which gallery houses the art collection of Walter Hussey, former Dean of Chichester? Pallant House, Chichester

2 Which Sussex village is host to the World's Marble Championship? Tinsley Green

3 Which Sussex town is Tom Paine associated with? Lewes

4 Is the most famous local dessert known as Pond Pudding or River Roly Poly? Pond Pudding

5 Who wrote the county's anthem ‘Sussex by the Sea'? William Ward-Higgs

Snake River Returns to Steyning Festival

Tue, 04 May 2010 11:35:21 +0100

Following our sell-out event at last year's Steyning Festival, we return again this summer for what promises to be another great evening. Three Snake River authors, Peter Brandon (The Shaping of the Sussex Landscape), Viv Croot (Salacious Sussex) and David Mortimer (Sussex Wildlife) will be talking about their books on Friday 4th June at 7.30pm at Springwells Hotel in Steyning' lovely High Street. The event costs £5 and tickets can be booked on 01903 812062 or online by visiting www.steyningfestival.co.uk.

Snake River Author Event at Worthing

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:09:32 +0100

Snake River Press are pleased to invite readers to join us for a very special evening at Worthing Library on Wednesday 12th May, hosted by Waterstones Bookshop. Viv Croot (Salacious Sussex) and Peter Brandon (The Shaping of the Sussex Landscape) will be discussing their recently-published titles at 7pm. Tickets cost £3 and include refreshments. This promises to be an entertaining and illuminating event and we very much look forward to meeting you there.

For more information and tickets contact Worthing Library, Richmond Road, Worthing, BN11 1HD, telephone 01903 704809.

Sussex Bookends Says Goodbye

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:30:01 +0100

For over a year Sussex publisher Snake River Press has produced a much-loved regular feature for the weekend Argus. Entitled Sussex Bookends, A Weekly Celebration of the Sussex Character, this page has featured a rich mix of topical news, eccentric facts, up-coming events, excerpts from Snake River titles and a popular Saturday quiz. Sadly this weekend sees the publication of our last Bookends.

We would like to thank the Brighton-based Argus newspaper for providing this opportunity to promote the county we love so much, and to send a special thanks to all the loyal readers who have emailed us with their Sussex anecdotes, dialect words, quiz entries and compliments. It's been fun.

All fans of Sussex Bookends and Snake River Press books should visit the Snake River website regularly as we will continue to provide a lively mix of information about forthcoming events, news and items of interest to Sussex enthusiasts everywhere. And don’t forget to look out for the quiz and your chance to win Snake River Books.

Meet Snake River Author Peter Brandon

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:27:03 +0100

This spring saw the publication of The Shaping of the Sussex Landscape by Peter Brandon, one of the county's most knowledgeable and entertaining writers. We are delighted to announce that Much Ado Books of Alfriston will be hosting an evening with Peter on Wednesday 28th April at 7pm. The ticket price of £15 includes a delicious two-course meal. The venue is Dean's Place Hotel, Alfriston. Call 01323 870248 for tickets.

Leonardslee Gardens to close its gates

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:03:31 +0100

The delightful Sussex garden Leonardslee at Lower Beeding, is to close its gates to the public later this year. The garden was begun in 1801 and was bought by Sir Edmund Loder (of the famous Sussex gardening dynasty) in 1889. Leonardslee was first opened to the public in 1907 but, due to a change of ownership, sadly this will be its last open season (April to June see www.leonardsleegardens.com for opening times).

Leonardslee and the Loder family feature in two Snake River titles, 20 Sussex Gardens and Inspiring Sussex Gardeners, both by Lorraine Harrison. In the former she writes, In many ways a trip to Leonardslee is quite unlike visiting any of the other gardens featured in this book. It is far more like going on a beautiful woodland walk than strolling round a garden, although in country that resembles visions of a selectively planted Himalayan Eden rather than the more ubiquitous scenes of Sussex. If one then adds to this heightened sense of entering an idyll the occasional glimpse of springing wallabies (yes, real marsupials!) all comparisons with other gardens fail completely.

I urge everyone to take this last opportunity to visit this wonderful and unique garden over the coming months.

Issue 54 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday March 27 2010

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:02:39 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Eccelstone Glen is in which Country Park? Hastings Country Park

2 What is the common name of the bird Luscinia megarhynchos? Nightingale

3 Is Burton Pond near Petworth or Pyecombe? Petworth

4 What type of creature is a stonechat? A bird

5 Name the important Sussex wetland site close to Storrington. Pulborough Brooks

The winner was Andrew Smith of Brighton. He wins a copy of Sussex Wildlife by David Mortimer. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

Click here to read this issue of Sussex Bookends in Adobe PDF format. To view and print it you may first need to download a free copy of the Adobe® Reader® software.

Issue 53 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday March 20 2010

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:18:40 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which artist is associated with Petworth House? J.M.W. Turner

2 Name the writer whose mother was housekeeper at Uppark. H.G. Wells

3 Which Sussex town was the fictional home of Miss Mapp? Rye aka 'Tilling"

4 Wich novel features the fictional Sussex village of Howling? Cold Comfort Farm

5 Where was Daisy Ashford living when she wrote The Young Visiters? Lewes

The winner was Pat Manser from Hove. She wins a copy of 20 Sussex Walks by Pat Bowen. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Sussex Bookends Says Goodbye

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:52:25 +0000

Snake River Press is dedicated to publishing beautiful, collectable cultural guides to Sussex. Our list focuses on different aspects of the county's history, landscape, art and culture, which together paint a unique picture of Sussex life both past and present. Our collection has been lovingly crafted for discerning readers who want something more bespoke than the usual fare on offer. Snake River Press publications are intelligently written and beautifully packaged and make perfect presents for friends and family or a self-indulgent treat for yourself.

Issue 52 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday March 13 2010

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:38:54 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which Lewes house was home to John Evelyn? Southover Grange

2 Did Christopher Lloyd garden at Great Dixter or Wakehurts Place? Great Dixter

3 Which fruit is the Gage family associated with? The greengage

4 What type of fruit is a Crawley Beauty? An apple

5 Who wrote The Glory of the Garden? Rudyard Kipling

The winner was Barry Render from Shoreham. He wins a copy of 20 Sussex Gardens by Lorraine Harrison. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

Click here to read this issue of Sussex Bookends in Adobe PDF format. To view and print it you may first need to download a free copy of the Adobe® Reader® software.

Issue 51 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday March 6 2010

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:56:05 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Name the author and gardener who lived at Batemans. Rudyard Kipling

2 Which Sussex garden is home to wallabies? Leonardslee

3 What material does Coade immitate? Stone

4 Who designed the famous pergola at West Dean Gardens? Harold Peto

5 Where is the Syvia Standing Garden? Horsham

The winner was Margaret Millyard from Portslade. She wins a copy of Inspiring Sussex Gardeners by Lorraine Harrison. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 50 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday February 27 2010

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:45:55 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 What are 'hollards'? Dead branches of trees

2 What were first shown to the public at Brighton's Pandora Gallery? Films

3 Which poet lived at Felpham? William Blake. What are 'hollards'? Dead branches of trees

4 Name the architects who designed the Brighton Pavilion. Henry Holland and John Nash

5 Which actress lived at 18 Lewes Cresecnt in Brighton? Dame Anna Neagle

The winner was Gill Bradshaw from Portslade. She wins a copy of The Shaping of the Sussex Landscape by Peter Brandon. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

Click here to read this issue of Sussex Bookends in Adobe PDF format. To view and print it you may first need to download a free copy of the Adobe® Reader® software.

Issue 49 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday February 20 2010

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:06:48 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 What is the name of Ben Nicholson's artist father? William Nicholson

2 Which art movement is Lee Miller associated with? Surrealism

3 As well as sculpture and printmaking what else is Eric Gill best known for? Typography

4 Which patron lived at West Dean? Edward James

5 The two Nash brothers were both artists, what are their first names? Paul and John

The winner was Chris Lowe of Brighton. He wins a copy of Sussex Writers & Artists by Edward Lucie-Smith. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 48 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday February 13 2010

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:20:11 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Where are the Fitzgerald Almshouses? Seaford

2 Where is Brighton's Victorian Extra-Mural Cemetry? Lewes Road

3 What is the name of the debonnair former convalescent home on Brighton seafront? The French Convalescent Home

4 Which Sussex town hall was designed by Henry Ward? Bexhill

5 Which great Victorian architect designed St Mary Magdalene in West Lavington? William Butterfield

The winner was Mrs Peel from Bexhill. She wins a copy of What The Victorians Did For Sussex by Roland Lewis. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 47 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday February 6 2010

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:18:44 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which Sussex church claims to be the smallest? Lullington

2 Where is the mouth of the River Ouse? Newhaven

3 Name the architect of Eastbourne pier? Eugenius Birch

4 Is Breaky Bottom a vineyard or a brewery? Vineyard

5 Which Sussex town boasts its own version of the Sistine Chapel ceiling? Goring by Sea

The winner was Stella Agha from Hove. She wins a copy of A Sussex Miscellany by Sophie Collins. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 46 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday January 30 2010

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:00:02 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Does a humble-cow have horns or not? Has no horns

2 Are all the fish caught at one tide known as shooked or siever? A siever

3 Is a greyhound sometimes called a long-dog or a fast-dog? Long-dog

4 What bird will you find in a henrip? A hen

5 What creature is caught in a clam? A rat

The winner was Dave Churcher from Littlehampton. He wins a copy of A Dictionary of Sussex Dialect by the Reverend W. D. Parish. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 45 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday January 23 2010

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:54:54 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Is St Mary the Virgin at Glynde next to Glynde Place or Firle Place? Glynde Place

2 Did Sir Charles Barry design Brighton's St Peter or St Bartholomew? St Peter

3 What is the name of the church at the centre of Shoreham? St Mary de Haura

4 Which comedian is buried in a Winchelsea graveyard? Spike Milligan

5 An epitaph to the poet Shelley graces St Mary the Virgin in which Sussex town? Horsham

The winner was Margaret Luscombe from Haywards Heath. She wins a copy of 20 Sussex Churches by Simon Watney. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 44 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday January 16 2010

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:19:17 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 What is a shaw? A small hanging wood

2 Is a hogget a young sheep or a young pig? A young sheep

3 Is fat-hen another name for the plant goosefoot or corn flower? Goosefoot

4 If a house is 'agin to the church' is it near to it or far away? Near to or against

5 What is a twitten? A narrow path between two walls or hedges

The winner was Mike Thompson from Eastbourne. He wins a copy of A Dictionary of Sussex Dialect by Reverend W.D. Parish. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 43 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday January 9 2010

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:29:17 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Eastbourne's Wish Tower was originally what type of building? A Martello Tower

2 Which Duke developed Eastbourne? The 7th Duke of Devonshire

3 Where is the Redoubt? Eastbourne seafront

4 Found on Eastbourne seafront, what is the Dotto? A trackless train

5 What is Eastbourne's new art gallery called? The Towner

The winner was Robin Tulley from Hove. He wins a copy of A Tour Along the Sussex Coast by David Arscott. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

Click here to read this issue of Sussex Bookends in Adobe PDF format. To view and print it you may first need to download a free copy of the Adobe® Reader® software.

Issue 42 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday January 2 2010

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:38:37 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which Rottingdean writer wrote the Just So Stories? Rudyard Kipling

2 Is Rottingdean famous for smugglers or burglars? Smugglers

3 Who wrote National Velvet? Enid Bagnold

4 Which artist designed the stained glass windows in St Margaret's Church? Edward Burne-Jones

5 What type of music is the Copper Family of Rottingdean famous for? Folk music

The winner was Eric Norman from Peacehaven. He wins a copy of Old-Fashioned Family Days Out in Sussex by Susan and Gina Jamieson. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

Click here to read this issue of Sussex Bookends in Adobe PDF format. To view and print it you may first need to download a free copy of the Adobe® Reader® software.

New Release to the Snake River Press Bookshop - The Shaping of the Sussex Landscape by Peter Brandon

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:55:54 +0000

How did Sussex get to look like what it looks like today? What does its distinctive landscape tell us about how people lived and worked here in the past? What impact have invasion, technology, war and, most importantly, sheep made on it? Find out how today's landscape is the joint and ongoing creation of nature's long, slow relentless shift and humanity's incessant bodging and fidgeting with its environment. To the untrained eye, the rolling Sussex landscape looks like a natural phenomenon that has been in place for millennia. But as this fascinating guide shows, what we see today is the result of centuries of human activity and interference. Did you know, for example, that Sussex was once the heart of the iron industry? The clues are in the hammer ponds, found in what are now idyllic backwater villages and bosky woodland. These were once Sussex's version of Blake's satanic mills. The Shaping of the Sussex Landscape will help train your historic eye to pierce through the layers of time, changing custom and technology, to discover the different ways the land has been used and really appreciate and understand the ingenious ways the landscape has been shaped and continues to be shaped to new needs and attitudes.

Visit our bookshop to find out more about The Shaping of the Sussex Landscape by Peter Brandon.

New Release to the Snake River Press Bookshop - Salacious Sussex by Viv Croot

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:55:20 +0000

Salacious means salty: not just the brininess of the sea, but of the spice-of-life-and- sometimes-death kind. It seemed the appropriate word to use for an invigorating gallop alongside the the fast-and-loose livers of the Sussex-by-the-Sea, past and present. Some people try to claim that the filthing of Sussex is a result if the Brighton effect, the insidious metropolitan stain of London-sur-Mer oozing out over the rest of us, but history proves them wrong. It's not all down to Georgie Peorgie and his naughty puddings, pies and tarts. You would not believe what used to go on in Steyning of all places, who would have thought it. And if you believe that gang violence was something invented by asbo-wielding hoodies, wait until you meet the Hawkhurst tea barons or the Hastings Chopbacks and their spine-splitting cutlasses. In what other county could any one have pulled off a scam as eccentric as the Piltdown Man? Sussex is just as renowned for its darkside as for its natural sunny beauty, and Salacious Sussex is the book to celebrate it.

Visit our bookshop to find out more about Salacious Sussex by Viv Croot.

New Release to the Snake River Press Bookshop - Bird Watching in Sussex by Rob Yarham

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:54:43 +0000

Even if you can't tell a hobby from a handsaw, the sight of a soaring bird over the Sussex Downs always lifts the heart. That's what seasoned bird-watcher Rob Yarham believes, and to help the rest of us to get more out of these life-affirming moments, he has chosen his top 20 Sussex birds and written an affectionate personal tribute to each of them. His descriptions of the birds and his encounters with them will inspire you to go out looking with new eyes. The second-half of Bird Watching in Sussex is devoted to a review of the best sites and places to find Rob's top 20, and many other fascinating birds: Sussex natives, incomers and birds of passage.

Visit our bookshop to find out more about Bird Watching in Sussex by Rob Yarham.

New Release to the Snake River Press Bookshop - Old-Fashioned Family Days Out in Sussex by Susan & Gina Jamieson

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:54:08 +0000

If you're on a tight budget, or if you simply want to have fun at a slower pace, mother-and-daughter team Susan & Gina Jamieson show you the way. Old-Fashioned Family Days Out in Sussex contains 20 fun-filled family outings around the county that everyone can enjoy for free. They cover coast, forests, countryside, grand houses and intriguing little local museums and parks. Some of our ‘days out' need more energy and stamina than others, some are rainy-day treats, but each one will engage hearts and minds. To help make the outings more hands-on, Susan & Gina have included the occasional nostalgic recipe, games to play and tips on how to create your own props at home before setting out. Get ready for some genuine old-fashioned fun that you can treasure forever.

Visit our bookshop to find out more about Old-Fashioned Family Days Out in Sussex by Susan & Gina Jamieson.

Issue 41 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday December 19 2009

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 With which American poet did W.B. Yeats spend time in Ashdown Forest? Ezra Pound

2 Eric Ravillious was an Official War artist in which conflict? World War Two

3 Which writer's mother worked as a housekeeper at Uppark? H.G. Wells

4 Frank Brangwyn is associated with which Sussex village? Ditchling

5 Which writers founded the Hogarth Press? Leonard and Virginia Woolf

The winner was David Churcher from Littlehampton. He wins a copy of Sussex Writers & Artists by Edward Lucie-Smith. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

Click here to read this issue of Sussex Bookends in Adobe PDF format. To view and print it you may first need to download a free copy of the Adobe® Reader® software.

Issue 40 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday December 12 2009

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:50:17 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which Sussex seaside town did Alma Cogan come from? Worthing

2 Which composer lived at Brinkwells, Fittleworth? Elgar

3 Did Vaughan Williams go to school in Rottingdean, Rye or Rotherfield? Rottingdean

4 Which Sussex singer wrote A Song for Every Season? Bob Copper

5 Was Bruce Welch of The Shadows born in Brighton or Bognor? Bognor

The winner was Peter Saggs from Littlehampton. He wins a copy of Sussex Music by Marcus Week. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 39 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday December 5 2009

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:42:37 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 When was Peacehaven begun, 1814 or 1914? 1914

2 Where will you find the grave of The Black Princess? St. Mary the Virgin, Horsham

3 What are Cocking's balls made of? Chalk

4 Was John Fuller thought 'mad or 'bad'? Mad, he was known as 'Mad Jack' Fuller

5 Which sedate Sussex town has been home to Scientologists, Mormons, and Led Zepplin? East Grinstead

The winner was Joan Ford from Climping. She wins a copy of An Eccentric Tour of Sussex by Peter Bridgewater. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 38 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday November 28 2009

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:36:21 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Daisy Ashford left Sussex and moved to Norfolk or Cornwall? Norfolk

2 Who painted the comic allegory The Prince Regent Awakening the Spirit of Brighton? Rex Whistler

3 The Winnie the Pooh stories are associated with which Sussex forest? Ashdown Forest

4 Which Sussex author wrote The Jungle Book? Rudyard Kipling

5 Who wrote The Sussex Vampire? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The winner was Robin Tulley of Hove. He wins a copy of Sussex Writers & Artists by Edward Lucie-Smith . If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

Click here to read this issue of Sussex Bookends in Adobe PDF format. To view and print it you may first need to download a free copy of the Adobe® Reader® software.

Issue 37 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday November 21 2009

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:09:34 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Is Piltdown in East or West Sussex? East Sussex

2 Brighton Marina is the largest of its kind in Europe, true or false? True

3 Where was Oscar Wilde living when he wrote The Importance of Being Ernest? Worthing

4 Was Gideon Mantell famous for fossils or fishing? Fossils

5 Which Sussex author wrote The Black Narcissus? Rumer Godden

The winner was Brian Smith of Brighton. He wins a copy of Sussex Wildlife by David Mortimer . If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

Click here to read this issue of Sussex Bookends in Adobe PDF format. To view and print it you may first need to download a free copy of the Adobe® Reader® software.

Issue 36 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday November 14 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:24:50 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which bird is the Apus Apus? Swift

2 Does the short-eared owl hunt by day or by night? By day

3 Which bird did the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins refer to as 'my cousin'? Skylark

4 What colour bird does Paul McCartney sing about? Blackbird

5 Name the bird that is associated with the Ancient Mariner. Albatross

The winner was Colin Copper of Brighton. He wins a copy of Bird Watching in Sussex by Rob Yarham. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 35 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday November 7 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:24:28 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which female Surrealist photographer lived in Sussex? Lee Miller

2 What was Dot Levitt famous for? Racing motor cars

3 Who wrote the 1916 novel Sussex Gorse? Sheila Kaye-Smith

4 Was Barbara Bodichon a famous feminist or musician? Feminist

5 Who was Vanessa Bell's sister? Virginia Woolf

The winner was Robin Tulley from Hove. He wins a copy of Sussex Women by Ann Kramer. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 34 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday October 31 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:23:55 +0000

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which was the first purpose-built cinema in Brighton? Duke of York's, Preston Circus

2 Where was the Sunny South Film Comppany based? Shoreham-by-Sea

3 Who played the lead in the 1962 film Jigsaw? Jack Warner

4 Which pier featured in Oh! What a Lovely War? The West Pier

5 When was Quadrophenia made? 1979

The winner was Ephiphany Eggleton from Dorking. They win a copy of A Tour Along the Sussex Coast by David Arscott. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 33 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday October 24 2009

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:53:22 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Is 'plaw' a mythological big cat or a small wood? Small wood

2 If a tree is called 'callow' it bare of leaves or full of fruit? Bare, or smooth, of leaf

3 What is a 'reek'? Fog or mist rising from a marsh

4 If you're called 'gimsy' are you smartly dressed or shabby? Smartly dressed

5 Does 'I'm quotted!' mean 'I'm famished' ot 'I'm full'? 'I'm full.

The winner was Mrs Kennard from Ringmer. She wins a copy of A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect by the Reverend W.D. Parish. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

Click here to read this issue of Sussex Bookends in Adobe PDF format. To view and print it you may first need to download a free copy of the Adobe® Reader® software.

Issue 32 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday October 17 2009

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:45:20 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Name one other famous writer, apart from Henry James, who lived at Lamb House, Rye. E.F. Benson or Rumer Godden

2 When was the Battle of Haywards Heath? 1642

3 Did Brighton resident Phoebe Hessel claim to be a soldier or a sailor? A soldier

4 What month was the Battle of Hastings, 1066, fought? October

5 What is Posingford Bridge better known as? Poohsticks Bridge

The winner was Brian Smith of Brighton. He wins a copy of Sussex Writers & Artists by Edward Lucie-Smith. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

Click here to read this issue of Sussex Bookends in Adobe PDF format. To view and print it you may first need to download a free copy of the Adobe® Reader® software.

Issue 31 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday October 10 2009

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:34:31 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 What kind of societies are 'Waterloo' and 'Nevill Juvenile'? Both are Lewes Bonfire societies

2 Which Brighton pier was erected between 1891-9? The Palace Pier

3 Is a 'Swimmer' pudding make from suet or pastry? Suet

4 Where can St Mary's House, built by the Bishop of Winchester, be found? Bramber

5 Is the Ypres Tower in Chichester or Rye? Rye

The winner was Gill Bradshaw from Portslade. She wins a copy of A Sussex Miscellany by Sophie Collins. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 30 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday October 3 2009

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:57:27 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which church is sometimes said to be based on the proportions of the ark? St Bartholomew's, Brighton

2 Charles Barry designed which church in Brighton? St Peter's

3 In the centre of which Sussex town is St Mary de Haura? Shoreham

4 Only one of the two county towns of Sussex has a cathedral, is it Lewes or Chichester? Chichester

5 Which church is decorated by members of the Bloomsbury group? Berwick Church

The winner was Mike Robins from Brighton. He wins a copy of 20 Sussex Churches by Simon Watney. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 29 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday September 26 2009

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:53:56 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Who founded the Glyndebourne Festival Opera? John Christie

2 Which famous composer wrote the hymn tune Wadhurst? Michael Tippett

3 In which Sussex cathedral are the ashes of Gustav Holst buried? Chichester Cathedral

4 In which Sussex churchyard is Richard O'Oyly Carte buried? St Andrew's, Fairlight

5 What type of music is the Florestan Festival at Peasmarsh devoted to? Chamber music

The winner was Tony Gardner from Shoreham-by-Sea. He wins a copy of Sussex Music by Marcus Weeks. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 28 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday September 19 2009

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:49:16 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Is Fallen Angel a make of cider, beer or wine? Beer

2 Where in Sussex can the National Collection of Cider and Perry be found? Middle Farm, Firle

3 Is Bloomsbury a sparkling wine or perry? Sparlking wine

4 Which brewer resides in the county town of East Sussex? Harvey's

5 Where could you once find the King and Barnes brewery? Horsham

The winner was Gill Bradshaw from Portslade. She wins a copy of Good Food and Drink in Sussex by Fizz Carr. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 27 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday September 12 2009

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:37:12 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 What was the maiden name of Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf? Stephen

2 In which Sussex village was Virginia Woolf's early home Little Talland House? Firle

3 Name the founders of the Hogarth Press. Leonard and Virginia Woolf

4 Who was married to the ballet dancer Lydia Lopokova? John Maynard Keynes

5 Was Vanessa Bell's husband Quentin of Clive Bell? Clive Bell

The winner was Maire McQueeney of Brighton. She wins a copy of Bloomsbury in Sussex by Simon Watney. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 26 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday September 5 2009

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:12:59 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which royal used to imbibe at The King's Arms in George Street, Brighton? The Prince Regent

2 Which Rye inn has a famous ghost? The Mermaid Inn

3 Which town is home to Harvey's Brewery? Lewes

4 The Guinea Pig Club was named after the Guinea Pig public house, where was it? East Grinstead

5 What health drink did people used to flock to Brighton for? Sea water

The winner was Gary Maine of Seaford. He wins a copy of A Sussex Miscellany by Sophie Collins. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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We also had some lively correspondence from readers concerning place names with Sussex origins. Here are a couple.

Mr Bruce Smith wrote,

The main item in my brief list of Sussex-inspired place names is Brighton, which is how locals refer to New Brighton, a coastal suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand and a seaside resort, as you might expect. (The seas there, especially the currents, can be quite dangerous, though many bathers are to be seen "between the flags": NZ's Brighton had the first lifeguard service in the country, founded in 1910.)

However, the name is only indirectly taken from the Brighton I'm now living in, as the place is apparently named after New Brighton in Cheshire. The number of Brightons in the English-speaking world, and perhaps beyond, must be quite large: there's one in Cornwall, for a start, as well as another one in NZ, near Dunedin. And a famous one, courtesy of Neil Simon, is to be found in/near New York City.

Your column inspired me to look up the NZ Amberley, also Hastings, both of which I've always supposed to be named after the Sussex locations.

Well, I was wrong, it turns out: Amberley in NZ takes its name from a town/village in Derbyshire (there's one in Glos., too); while NZ's Hastings may be named after Warren H., tried in the 18th century for alleged corruption while he was working for the East India Co. - it's been suggested that the landowner/developer had been reading about him (in Macaulay's essay?) shortly before the name was chosen.

So my "list" is very brief indeed. Though I'm sure many a district/street name in New Zealand (and Australia) has its origins in Sussex, none spring to mind; and you'll understand if I feel I don't want to spend hours trawling through online gazeteers trying to find them. I look forward to reading what other readers have come up with next week, or whenever they're printed.

And Mr Ian Steedman made the following interesting observation,

I read with interest the article on the Sussex-America connections, and although I may have mentioned this earlier, there is the Ringmer-America connection too.

Two Ringmer girls, one the daughter of John Sadler vicar back in 1620 married John Harvard, and the daughter of Sir William Springett married Wm Penn.

Issue 25 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday August 29 2009

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:12:26 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Where in Sussex can a fully recreated Roman garden be found? Fishbourne Roman Palace

2 Which was the first ever building acquired by the National Trust? Alfriston Clergy House

3 Who built Brighton Pavilion? The Prince Regent, later George IV

4 The fossil hunter Gideon Mantell lived in which Sussex town? Lewes

5 When was East Sussex officially separated from West Sussex? 1888 and again in 1974

The winner is Derek Bond of Runcton. He wins a copy of Sussex Wildlife by David Mortimer. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 24 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday August 22 2009

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:34:50 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which Sussex town was home to Rodin's sculpture The Kiss? Lewes

2 Who wrote The Young Visiters? Daisy Ashford

3 What is Stoolball? A ball game

4 Is a 'swimmer' a suet pudding or a sponge cake? Suet pudding

5 Edward James of West Dean collected works of art by which group of artists, the Surrealists or the Pre-Raphealites? The Surrealists

The winner was Ann Symonds of Burgess Hill. She wins a copy of A Sussex Miscellany by Sophie Collins. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 23 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday August 15 2009

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:28:12 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which Sussex poet wrote Hills and Sea, 1906? Hilaire Belloc

2 William Blake lived in which Sussex village? Felpham

3 For a short time Ditchling was home to the author of In Parenthesis, what is his name? David Jones

4 Who wrote the poem If? Rudyard Kipling

5 Where was Percy Bysshe Shelley born? Field Place, near Horsham

The winner was Mr R Green of Hove. He wins a copy of Sussex Writers & Artists by Edward Lucie-Smith. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 22 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday August 8 2009

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:20:29 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which Sussex food writer published Mediterranean Food in 1950? Elizabeth David

2 Where can the excellent Judge's Bakery be found? Hastings

3 Historically Southdown sheep have often been crossed with which breed, the Romney or the Bluefaced Leicester? The Romney

4 Is Sussex Slipcote a hard or a soft cheese? Soft

5 Which fruit was the village of Ripe famous for? Cherries

The winner was Ms A White from East Wittering. She wins a copy of Good Food and Drink in Sussex by Fizz Carr. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 21 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday August 1 2009

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:07:41 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which Sussex gardener wrote The Wild Garden? William Robinson

2 What is the name of John Brookes' garden? Denmans

3 Who designed the modernist garden at Bentley Wood? Christopher Tunnard

4 Which Arts and Crafts architect laid out the gardens at Great Dixter? Sir Edwin Lutyens

5 The parkland at Petworth were designed by which famous designer? Lancelot 'Capability' Brown

The winner was Tony Gardner from Shoreham. He wins a copy of Inspiring Sussex Gardeners by Lorraine Harrison. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 20 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday July 25 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:47:00 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Is the Manhood Peninsula in the east or the west of the county? The west (also known as Selsey Peninsula)

2 From which beach might one be able to view a Frank Gehry masterpiece in future years? The West Pier, Brighton

3 Who designed the 'Daddy Longlegs' shoreline railway? Magnus Volk

4 Where can the remains of a tide mill still be seen? East of Newhaven

5 Which beachside town is the unlikely setting for the Modernist landmark designed by Serge Chermayeff? The De La Warr Pavilion at Bexhill-on-Sea

The winner was Ray Silverstone of Brighton. He wins a copy of A Tour Along the Sussex Coast by David Arscott. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 19 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday July 18 2009

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:48:48 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Bramber Museum used to be famous for its grisly collection of which stuffed animal? Cats

2 Which novel by Virginia Woolf is named after a dog? Flush

3 What sort of creature is a Sussex Buff? A hen

4 Which Brighton park has a pet's cemetery? Preston Park, in the grounds of Preston Manor

5 Wallabies thrive in a Sussex garden, which one? Leonardslee

There was no winner this week. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 18 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday July 11 2009

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:44:54 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which Sussex bandstand hosts a concert on Christmas morning? Eastbourne Bandstand

2 Where can Crawley's bandstand be found? Queen's Square

3 Which Brighton pier had its own orchestra in the 1920s? The West Pier Orchestra

4 Who's 'Experience' performed at Hastings Pier Ballroom? The Jimi Hendrix Experience

5 Who wrote By the Sleepy Lagoon (theme tune to Desert Island Discs?) Eric Coates

The winner was Mrs C Stamp of Portslade. She wins a copy of Sussex Music by Marcus Weeks. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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Issue 17 of Sussex Bookends, Saturday July 4 2009

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:31:57 +0100

Sussex Bookends, our weekly feature in The Argus.

Quiz Answers

1 Which hill is home to the tomb to eccentric miller John Olliver? Highdown Hill near Worthing

2 What is the name of the group of trees that sits on top of a hill near Findon village? Chanctonbury Ring

3 Which satanic ravine is just north of Brighton? Devil's Dyke

4 What is the name of the lighthouse that sits atop the cliffs near Beachy Head? Belle Tout

5 Which 'mountain' rises above Lewes? Mount Cabur

The winner was Derek Bond from Runcton near Chichester. He wins a copy of Old-Fashioned Family Days Out in Sussex by Susan and Gina Jamieson. If you missed this competition, enter the next one featured every Saturday in the weekend magazine that accompanies The Argus.

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