Publications
A Sussex Yeoman Family of Glassmakers, by G. M. Kenyon, published May 1939 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 6, article, pp.171-173) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library
The Civil Defence and Livestock Returns for Sussex in 1801, by G. H. Kenyon, published 1950 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 89, article, pp.57-85) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2174] & The Keep [LIB/500340] & S.A.S. library
Cynethryth's Ford, by G. H. Kenyon, published May 1950 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 2, article, pp.32-36) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Wealden Glass, by G. H. Kenyon, published August 1950 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 3, article, pp.58-61) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Pallingham Manor, by G. H. Kenyon, published May 1951 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 6, article, pp.121-125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Livestock Returns for Sussex in 1803, by G. H. Kenyon, published May 1952 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 9 & 10, note, pp.216-217) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Wealden Iron, by G. H. Kenyon, published November 1952 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 11 & 12, article, pp.234-241) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Moonsbrook Bridge (Wisborough Green), by G. H. K. [G. H. Kenyon], published May 1953 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 13 & 14, note, p.294) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
A Shillinglee Sale Catalogue of 1788, by G. H. Kenyon, published November 1953 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 15 & 16, article, pp.301-312) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Wealden Iron, by G. H. Kenyon, published November 1953 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 15 & 16, note, pp.321-322) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
A Shillinglee Sale Catalogue of 1788, by G. H. Kenyon, published May 1954 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 1 & 2, article, pp.3-10) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library
Sand for Glassmaking, by G. H. Kenyon, published May 1954 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 1 & 2, note, pp.25-27) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library
A Shillinglee Sale Catalogue of 1788, by G. H. Kenyon, published November 1954 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 3 & 4, article, pp.44-46) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library
Livestock in Icklesham, 1798 and comparative livestock figures for Sussex and Essex, 1798 and 1801, by G. H. Kenyon, published November 1954 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 3 & 4, article, pp.48-50) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library
Piper's Copse E.I.A. Camp, by G. H. Kenyon, published November 1954 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 3 & 4, note, pp.59-60) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library
Kirdford Inventories 1611 to 1776, by G. H. Kenyon, published 1955 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 93, article, pp.78-156) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2178] & The Keep [LIB/500336] & S.A.S. library
Three Kirdford Inventories, by G. H. Kenyon, F.S.A., published May 1956 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 9 & 10, article, pp.145-157) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library
A Wall Painting in Pallingham Manor, Wisborough Green, by G. H. Kenyon, published November 1956 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 11 & 12, note, p.208) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library
Petworth Town and Trades, 1610-1760, Part 1, by G. H. Kenyon, published 1958 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 96, article, pp.9-16) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2181] & The Keep [LIB/500333] & S.A.S. library
A Shillinglee Building Agreement of 1734, by G. H. Kenyon, published November 1958 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 2, article, pp.47-49) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library
Orders for a Proposed Free School at Petworth in 1691, by G. H. Kenyon, published 1959 (offprint) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2852]
Orders for a Proposed Free School at Petworth in 1691, by G. H. Kenyon, published May 1959 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 3, article, pp.85-91) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library
Petworth Town and Trades, 1610-1760, Part 2, by G. H. Kenyon, published 1960 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 98, article, pp.71-117) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2183] & The Keep [LIB/500331] & S.A.S. library
Two Stone-Working Tools, by G. H. Kenyon, published 1961 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 99, article, p.77) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2184] & The Keep [LIB/500330] & S.A.S. library
Petworth Town and Trades, 1610-1760. Part 3, by G. H. Kenyon, published 1961 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 99, article, pp.102-148) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2184] & The Keep [LIB/500330] & S.A.S. library
A Pair of Tacks, by G. H. Kenyon, published May 1962 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 9, note, p.319) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233][Lib 2982] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library
Glass Furnace Sites, by G. H. Kenyon, published May 1965 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 5, note, pp.168-170) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library
The Glass Industry of the Weald, by G. H. Kenyon, published 1967 (231 pp., Leicester: Leicester University Press) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2545] & The Keep [LIB/502219] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Review by I. D. M. [I. D. Margary] in Sussex Notes and Queries, November 1967:The medieval glass-making industry was a closely localised one centred upon Chiddingfold and Wisborough Green, on the Surrey-Sussex border, in a remote and densely forested region on heavy clay. The use of the timber for fuel may have attracted it. Two main types of glass have been distinguished: 'Early' from 14th to mid-16th Century, and 'Late,' better, glass under the leadership of the Frenchman Jean Carré, 1567-1618, after which the industry migrated to coal areas.
It was investigated first by Rev. T. S. Cooper, of Chiddingfold, about 1900, and then by S. E. Winbolt whose 'Wealden Glass' is the only book hitherto published (1933) about the industry. This book was largely a reprinting of articles in the old 'Sussex County Magazine' and later work, in which Kenyon had taken a leading part, since he lived close by in Kirdford, showed the need for a more detailed study. This we now have in this thorough, well-balanced and interesting volume.
Chapters give an account of the early history, raw materials used, the structures and furnaces (only very fragmentary remains appear for the buildings were mere shacks), types of glass made, the administration of the industry and its marketing, and extensive notes on the glass-making families. There follows a detailed schedule and description of all the 42 sites at present known in the area, also of a few in other parts of Sussex and elsewhere in England.
The book has been very well produced by printers at Aylesbury for the Leicester University Press, with commendable accuracy. There were good reasons, no doubt, for going so far afield for this. The plates are clear and those showing the old industry working are most interesting, but they are all segregated in a bunch. There is a useful index.
It was investigated first by Rev. T. S. Cooper, of Chiddingfold, about 1900, and then by S. E. Winbolt whose 'Wealden Glass' is the only book hitherto published (1933) about the industry. This book was largely a reprinting of articles in the old 'Sussex County Magazine' and later work, in which Kenyon had taken a leading part, since he lived close by in Kirdford, showed the need for a more detailed study. This we now have in this thorough, well-balanced and interesting volume.
Chapters give an account of the early history, raw materials used, the structures and furnaces (only very fragmentary remains appear for the buildings were mere shacks), types of glass made, the administration of the industry and its marketing, and extensive notes on the glass-making families. There follows a detailed schedule and description of all the 42 sites at present known in the area, also of a few in other parts of Sussex and elsewhere in England.
The book has been very well produced by printers at Aylesbury for the Leicester University Press, with commendable accuracy. There were good reasons, no doubt, for going so far afield for this. The plates are clear and those showing the old industry working are most interesting, but they are all segregated in a bunch. There is a useful index.
Piper's Copse Camp, Northchapel, by G. H. Kenyon, published May 1969 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVII no. 3, note, p.105) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8235] & The Keep [LIB/500219] & S.A.S. library
Kirdford: Some Parish History, by Hugh Kenyon, published 1971 (pamphlet, published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4327] & West Sussex Libraries