Bibliography - Maurice Lawson Finch (c.1924 - 2000)
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The Rother Valley later the Kent & East Sussex Railway 1896-1948, by M. Lawson Finch, published 1949 (published by the authors) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506101]

Windmills at Work in East Sussex, compiled by Brigid Chapman from the research material of the late Maurice Lawson Finch, published 1 October 2004 (Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 185770293X & ISBN-13: 9781857702934) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, nearly every town and village had one or more windmills to grind corn. Today only a very few remain and can be visited and perhaps even seen working. However the sites are still there - some with the remains of the windmills that stood on them converted to handsome country houses, some in process of restoration, some offering just foundation marks in the soil and a wonderful view. This book, which is packed with pictures of East Sussex mill sites then and now, lists them in alphabetical order with map references. It also details the fires, storms and odd and unusual things that happened to the individual mills and their owners.

Windmills at Work in West Sussex, compiled by J. E. M. from the research material of Maurice Lawson Finch, published 30 October 2006 (112 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857703170 & ISBN-13: 9781857703177) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

From 1155 the power of the wind was used in Sussex to grind corn. By the beginning of the 19th Century almost every town and village has one or more windmills. Today only a few remain and can be visited and perhaps seen working. However the sites are still there, some converted to handsome country houses some in the process of restoration and some offering just foundation marks and a wonderful view. This book, a companion volume to 'Windmills at Work in East Sussex', is packed with pictures of West Sussex mill sites then and now, lists them in alphabetical order with map references. It also details the fires and fatalities; the storms and the lightning strikes and the odd and unexpected things that happened to the mills and their millers.