Hewitt's History Files
THE fact that she was a viscountess doubtless opened a few doors, but there was also something compelling in Frances Wolsely's make-up that equipped her for the task ahead.
When Arthur Beckett founded the Sussex County Magazine in December 1926, he asked her to contribute to a series entitled Historic Houses of Sussex.
Over the years that followed she rose to the challenge with distinction, describing 115 houses in all, her last four articles appearing posthumously.
For full feature see West Sussex Gazette November 26