The Society’s annual journal, Chichester History contains a wide range of articles about the Chichester district. It is published in early autumn; copies are provided free of charge to members. To obtain copies, where available, go to the Shopping page.
Complete sets of the journal are available for reference at the West Sussex Record Office (Orchard Street, Chichester) and in the reference section at Chichester Library (Tower Street). In addition, complete sets have been put on deposit at the Cathedral Library, the University Library and with the City Council. A copy of the journal is deposited each year with the Periodicals Collection at the British Library and made available to the Reviews Editor of the British Association of Local History.
Between 1985-2023, six editors have been responsible for the journal. Articles, whether short or longer (up to 3,000 words) and accompanied by relevant images, are always welcome for possible inclusion in future volumes. To contact the current editor please use our Contact page.
Index to the Journal
A complete index covering Chichester History issues 1 to 39 is now available here.
The index follows the pattern set for Chichester History 1-25 published in 2009 and bound as Volume One (issues 1 – 12), Volume Two (issues 13 – 25) and Volume Three (issues 26 -34). A fourth volume will be produced in 2025 containing issues 35 -40. We hope it will provide a valuable asset for anyone interested in, or researching, the history of the local area.
The reason for posting the index online now is to encourage its use and to invite users to make any comments, criticisms or proposals to the Committee via our Contact page. In doing this the index will be improved and strengthened before it is bound into the fourth volume. The ambition of the Committee is that users will gain ease of access to the scholarship, variety and breadth of writing on Chichester contained within Chichester History, appreciate the work of its many contributors and be stimulated to undertake further research.