Catalogues and Guides

A guide to the Arundel Castle Archive Collections and the 4 published Arundel Castle Catalogues edited by Dr Francis Steer, published by West Sussex County Council, are available online below:

By Volume

Printed copies of the 4 published catalogues are available at the following locations:

The National Archives at Kew
The British Library
The Bodleian Library, Oxford
The University of Cambridge Library
The West Sussex Record Office, Chichester
The East Sussex Record Office, Lewes
The Norwich Record Office
The Surrey History Centre, Woking, Surrey
Sheffield Archives

Public Libraries (reference section) in Sussex:
Crawley
Brighton
Worthing (Local Studies Library)
Chichester
Littlehampton
Arundel
Horsham

Archives

You are strongly advised to telephone these libraries in advance of your visit to ensure that the catalogues are available.

Catalogue of the Library at Arundel Castle vols 1 and 2 by Messrs Hatchard.

Heather Warne, former Archivist at Arundel Castle, offers an enlightening introduction to life in the archives of a stately home.
Record Keeping, Spring 2005, pp 22-24 (The National Archives, 2005).

An interesting fact...

In 1800 the 11th Duke opened the Keep, Gatehouse and Grounds to the public. The first guidebook was printed in 1817

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