The House library

Our collection of 18th and 19th century texts, and contemporary works on architecture, design, construction, and history.
Focused principally on the Georgian and Victorian eras, the library contains texts on architecture, construction, interior design, and social, political, and economic history. The collection includes original works from the 18th and 19th centuries, contemporary material from established publishing houses, and self published pamphlets such as the Town House Times, our friends' newsletter.

Title Author Categories
Heritage Impact 2005: Proceedings of the first international symposium on the socio-economic impact of cultural heritage McLoughlin, J, Kaminski, J & Sodagar, B Cultural heritage, Conference proceedings
Historic Worthing: the untold story Hare, Chris Worthing (Sussex), History
History and archaeology in Sussex 1986: a select bibliography McCann, Timothy Bibliography, Sussex
Hogarth’s blacks - Images of Blacks in eighteenth century English art Dabydeen, David English graphic arts, Hogarth William - 1697-1764
Holiday in Brightelmston: a Regency adventure Pennington, Judy Fiction for children
House 2012: Brighton & Hove 5-27 May Brighton Festival - 2012, House - 2012
How to locate and use manorial records Palgrave-Moore, Patrick Manorial records, Family history
How to read local archives 1550-1700 Emmison, F.G. Palaeography, Old handwriting
If walls could talk: An intimate history of the home Worsley, Lucy Domestic life - History, Houses - History
Images of Brighton Ford, Jill and John; George, Harriet and Peter Art, Brighton
Important Old Masters Prints: the properties of The Fogg Art Museum … Massachusetts and from various sources Christie’s of London Sales catalogue
In the houses of Ireland Photographs: Walter Pfeiffer; text: Marianne Heron Architecture - Ireland
Introduction to archives Emmison, F.G. Archives, Historical research
John Joseph Merlin: The ingenious mechanick Greater London Council Merlin John Joseph 1735-1803
Joseph Pennell’s pictures of war work in England: reproductions of a series of drawings and lithographs of the munition works made by him with the permission and authority of the British Government ... Pennell, Joseph 1st world war
Joseph Wright of Derby Fraser, David Artists - British, Wright Joseph 1734-1797
Lead sheet in building: a guide to good practice Lead Development Association Building materials, Lead sheet
Letters from the past: from John Hunter to Edward Jenner Hunter, John; Jenner, Edward Physicians - England - Biography, Physicians - Correspondence
Life during the Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution
Life in Brighton: from the earliest times to the present Musgrave, Clifford Brighton, History
Lifeboats and shipwrecks at Victorian Brighton Middleton, Judy Brighton - History
Lost treasure ships of the twentieth century Pickford, Nigel Underwater archaeology
MacConnal-Mason Gallery, London Art Galleries - London
Madame Tussaud’s book of Victorian masks Lambourne, Lionel Masks – History – 19th century
Making history: Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 Exhibitions - Catalogues
Managing the digitisation of Library, Archive and Museum Materials Youngs, Karla Digitisation - Libraries, Digitisation - Museums, Digitisation - Archives
Manorial records McLaughlin, Eve Manorial records, Family history
Marble clocks Wotton, Peter, Oliver, Brian Clocks and watches - History
Marlborough Barnett, Correlli 1st Duke of Marlborough 1650-1722, Biography
Masterworks: Architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts Bingham, Neil British architecture, Royal Academy of Arts
Material for theses in local record offices and libraries Emmison, F.G. and Smith, W.J. Local history, Research
Medieval local records: a reading aid Newton, K.C. Palaeography, Old handwriting
Medieval Sussex: a bibliography Farrant, Sue Bibliographies
Mr and Mrs Beeton Montgomery Hyde, H Beeton Isabella Mary – 1836-1865, Beeton Samuel Orchart – 1831-1877
Mrs Beeton’s Everyday cookery and housekeeping book Beeton, Isabella Household management
Mrs Jordan: the duchess of Drury Lane English Heritage Theatre actresses, Jordan Doretha 1761-1816
My dear Cassandra Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 (Selected and introduced by Hughes-Hallet, Penelope) Correspondence - Jane Austen
Normanby Park: Guide to hall, gardens, park and farming museum Normanby Hall Country Park
North Laine life lines Wright, Sarah North Laine, Brighton, 20th century
Number 1 Royal Crescent Bath: an illustrated guide Bishop, Philippa & Mitchell, Brigitte & Walton, Karin Regency Architecture, Bath - England
Objects and Images from the Edge of the World: [catalogue of an exhibition at the Wolsey Art Gallery, Ipswich 19 May – 15 July 2001] Austen, David Artists - England, Austen David - 1960-
Old Brighton – a collection of prints, paintings and drawings Hollingdale, Eileen Brighton, Illustrations, History
Old cooking utensils Everleigh, David J Household cooking utensils 1600-1900
On history Hobsbawm, Eric History & philosophy
One day in Regency England Scott, Alastair Regency England, Juvenile literature
Paint effects Callery, Emma Interior decoration - Paint
Painting, passion and politics: Masterpieces from the Walpole Collection on loan from the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg Art - Walpole Collection, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
Panoramania! The art and entertainment of the ‘all-embracing’ view Hyde, Ralph Panoramas, Exhibitions
Parish Registers McLaughlin, Eve Genealogy - Parish registers
Parsons, Son and Basley 1825-1975 Estate agents, Brighton, History
Plaque Trail 1: Sealife Centre to Kemptown The Regency Society Commemorative plaques, Walking, Brighton
Plaque Trail 2: The Floral Clock Circular The Regency Society Commemorative plaques, Walking, Hove
Plaque Trail 3: The Old Town of Brighton The Regency Society Commemorative plaques, Walking, Brighton
Postmodern architecture in London Bronstein, Pablo Postmodern architecture
Protecting cultural objects through international documentation standards: a preliminary survey Thornes, Robin Museums - Collections documentation
Railway Chronicle Travelling Charts or Iron Road books for perusal on the journey … London and Brighton Railways - History
Reading old handwriting McLaughlin, Eve Palaeography, Old handwriting
Regency design, 1790-1840: gardens, buildings, interiors, furniture Morley, John Decoration and ornament - Regency style
Regency recipes Moine, Marie Pierre & Williams, Antonia Cookery - Regency period
Regency recollections: Captain Gronow’s guide to life in London and Paris Gronow, Rees Howell, edited by Summerville, Christopher Social life and customs - 19th century

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