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The Newchapel-Selsfield-Hassocks Roman Road, by Ivan D. Margary, M.A., published February 1929 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 5, article, pp.133-135) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library

Roman Roads in Ashdown Forest , by Ivan D. Margary, M.A., published February 1930 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 1, article, pp.1-5) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

A Celtic Enclosure in Ashdown Forest , by Ivan D. Margary, M.A., published August 1930 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 3, article, pp.71-72) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

King's Standing, Ashdown Forest , by Ivan D. Margary, M.A., published August 1930 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 3, article, pp.72-76) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

The Mystery Mounds on Camp Hill and Stone Hill, Ashdown Forest , by Ivan D. Margary, M.A., published November 1930 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 4, article, pp.101-106) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

The Camp Hill Mystery Mounds, Ashdown Forest , by Ivan D. Margary, published May 1931 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 6, article, pp.190-191) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

Roman road from London to Sussex, by Ivan D. Margary, published 1932 in Antiquity (vol. 6, no. 23, article, pp.350-356)

A new Roman Road to the Coast, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published 1932 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 73, article, pp.33-82) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2158] & The Keep [LIB/500356] & S.A.S. library

A new Roman Road to the Coast, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published 1933 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 74, article, pp.17-44) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2159] & The Keep [LIB/500355] & S.A.S. library

Report of Local Secretary. East Grinstead, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published 1933 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 74, notes & queries, pp.246-247) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2159] & The Keep [LIB/500355] & S.A.S. library

Roman Roads in the Sussex Weald , by Ivan D. Margary, published February 1933 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IV no. 5, article, pp.99-100) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2203][Lib 8222][Lib 8861] & The Keep [LIB/500206] & S.A.S. library

Objects found at the Roman Ironworks, Ridge Hill, East Grinstead , by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published May 1933 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IV no. 6, article, pp.177-178) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2203][Lib 8222][Lib 8861] & The Keep [LIB/500206] & S.A.S. library

A Roman Road from Barcombe Mills to the West, through Streat and Hassocks, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published 1935 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 76, article, pp.7-34) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2161] & The Keep [LIB/500353] & S.A.S. library

The Croydon-Portslade Roman Road, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published November 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 8, article, pp.244-246) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

The London-Croydon-Portslade Roman Road, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published 1936 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 77, article, pp.27-59) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2162] & The Keep [LIB/500352] & S.A.S. library

Early Iron Age Site at Danehill, by I. D. Margary, published February 1936 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 1, note, p.29) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library

Field Names (ref. S.N.Q. Nov., 1935), by I. D. Margary, published February 1936 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 1, reply, p.31) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library

Barcombe Mills - Roman Pottery, by I. D. Margary, published August 1937 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 7, note, p.219) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library

A Wealden Ridgeway (ref. p.171), by I. D. Margary, published August 1937 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 7, reply, p.224) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library

The London-Croydon-Portslade Roman Road. A Correction, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A. and R. T. Mason, published November 1938 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 4, note, pp.122-123) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library

Roman Roads from Pevensey, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published 1939 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 80, article, pp.29-62) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2165] & The Keep [LIB/500349] & S.A.S. library

Roman Roads with Small Side Ditches, by Ivan D. Margary, published January 1939 in The Antiquaries Journal (vol. 19 issue 1, article, pp.53-56)   View Online

Roman roads are frequently described as having ditches beside them, but these are usually large hollows of varying depth and width from which material has been scooped to form the agger of the roadway. The ditches discussed here are of quite a different type, and so far only four instances of them are known, though it is very probable that others exist. They are quite small, usually 3-7 ft. wide and a few inches deep; are cut in accurately straight lines parallel with the road and distant from it on each side by a space roughly equal to the width of the actual roadway; and are apparently found only in places where the road is crossing high and fairly level ground.

Roman Finds near Chilver Bridge, Arlington, by Ivan D. Margary, published November 1939 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 8, note, pp.245-246) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library

Roman Centuriation at Ripe, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published 1940 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 81, article, pp.31-42) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2166] & The Keep [LIB/500348] & S.A.S. library

Excavation of the London - Lewes Road at Holtye, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published 1940 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 81, article, pp.43-54) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2166] & The Keep [LIB/500348] & S.A.S. library

The Parliamentary Surveys of Ashdown Forest - Topographical Details, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published 1940 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 81, article, pp.137-140) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2166] & The Keep [LIB/500348] & S.A.S. library

Pack-Horse routes across Ashdown Forest, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published May 1940 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VIII no. 2, article, pp.34-40) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8865][Lib 2207] & The Keep [LIB/500210] & S.A.S. library

Alterations to the London-Lewes Road in the Coaching Era, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published August 1940 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VIII no. 3, article, pp.65-67) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8865][Lib 2207] & The Keep [LIB/500210] & S.A.S. library

Roman Pottery near Pevensey and Westham Railway Station, by I. D. Margary, published August 1940 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VIII no. 3, note, p.84) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8865][Lib 2207] & The Keep [LIB/500210] & S.A.S. library

Ashdown Forest and its Enclosures, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published August 1942 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IX no. 3, article, pp.64-66) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8227][Lib 2208] & The Keep [LIB/500211] & S.A.S. library

Bonding Courses in Roman Walls: A Survival, by I. D. M. [I. D. Margary], published August 1943 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IX no. 7, note, p.159) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8227][Lib 2208] & The Keep [LIB/500211] & S.A.S. library

Roman Roads with Small Side Ditches, by Ivan D. Margary, published October 1943 in The Antiquaries Journal (vol. 23 issue 3-4, note, pp.157-158)   View Online

Obituary: Samuel Edward Winbolt, by I. D. M. [I. D. Margary], published May 1944 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. X no. 2, article, pp.47-48) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8228][Lib 2209] & The Keep [LIB/500212] & S.A.S. library

The Penfold Bequest: Coins and Tokens. The Angle-Saxon Coins: Addenda, by I. D. Margary, published November 1945 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. X no. 8, note, p.186) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8228][Lib 2209] & The Keep [LIB/500212] & S.A.S. library

The Sussex Archaeological Society. Roman and Anglo-Saxon Collections, by Ivan D. Margary, published 1946 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 85, article, pp.98-110) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2170] & The Keep [LIB/500344] & S.A.S. library

War Damage to Antiquities on Ashdown Forest, by Ivan D. Margary, published February 1946 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XI no. 1, article, pp.1-3) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8229][Lib 2210] & The Keep [LIB/500213] & S.A.S. library

Lead Object found at the Roman Bloomery, Footlands, Sedlescombe, by I. D. Margery, published February 1946 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XI no. 1, note, p.20) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8229][Lib 2210] & The Keep [LIB/500213] & S.A.S. library

Stane Street near Hill House, Slinfold, by I. D. Margery, published February 1946 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XI no. 1, note, pp.20-21) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8229][Lib 2210] & The Keep [LIB/500213] & S.A.S. library

The Buxted Parish Boundary at Crowborough Warren, by I. D. Margery, published August 1946 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XI no. 3, article, pp.56-57) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8229][Lib 2210] & The Keep [LIB/500213] & S.A.S. library

The Formation of Hadlow Down Parish, by I. D. Margery, published August 1946 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XI no. 3, article, p.57) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8229][Lib 2210] & The Keep [LIB/500213] & S.A.S. library

An Early Trans-Wealden Trackway, by I. D. Margery, published August 1946 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XI no. 3, article, pp.62-64) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8229][Lib 2210] & The Keep [LIB/500213] & S.A.S. library

The Early Development of Tracks and Roads in and near East Grinstead, by Iavn D. Margary, F.S.A., published November 1946 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XI no. 4, article, pp.77-81) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8229][Lib 2210] & The Keep [LIB/500213] & S.A.S. library

Mounds on Piltdown Common: The Relics of a Planting Scheme, by Iavn D. Margary, F.S.A., published November 1946 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XI no. 4, article, pp.84-86) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8229][Lib 2210] & The Keep [LIB/500213] & S.A.S. library

Roman Communications between Kent and the East Sussex Ironworks, by Ivan D. Margary, published 1947 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 86, article, pp.22-41) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2171] & The Keep [LIB/500343] & S.A.S. library

The Chichester-Brighton Roman Rad, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published August 1947 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XI no. 7, article, pp.141-146) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8229][Lib 2210] & The Keep [LIB/500213] & S.A.S. library

The Chichester-Brighton Roman Rad, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published November 1947 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XI no. 8, article, pp.161-167) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8229][Lib 2210] & The Keep [LIB/500213] & S.A.S. library

Roman Ways in the Weald, by Ivan D. Margary, M.A., F.S.A. with a Foreward by O. G. S. Crawford, F.S.A., published 1948 (287 pp., London: Phoenix House) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500162] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

It is probably true to say that Mr. Margary has done more to set the study of Roman roads on an objective and scientific basis than any previous student of the subject, and this in spite of the fact that his work has been practically confined to the geographical area of the Weald in the south-east corner of England. This is because he has set a standard of objectivity and scientific method which will be a minimum requirement in future research. In Sussex alone he has by such methods discovered and recorded well over 100 miles of previously unknown, and in some cases unsuspected, Roman roads - a feat of which any archaeologist might well be proud. The importance of this work lies not so much in the thrill of discovery, nor even in the ability to add detail to the map of Roman Britain, as in the light these new discoveries throw on the social and economic problems of the Romano-British countryside. For while the wealth of the Weald lay in iron, that of the Downs consisted in corn, and the distribution of the Roman roads in the Weald shows how the Romans exploited both.
287 pages, 15 plate and numerous maps.

Alterations to the Horley - Balcombe Road in the Coaching Era, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published February 1949 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XII no. 5, article, pp.105-106) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8230] & The Keep [LIB/500214] & S.A.S. library

Stane Street at Bignortail Wood, by I. D. Margery, published May 1949 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XII no. 6 & 7, note, p.164) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8230] & The Keep [LIB/500214] & S.A.S. library

The Old Paved Road at Henley Hill, Fernhurst, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published November 1949 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XII no. 8, article, pp.169-170) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8230] & The Keep [LIB/500214] & S.A.S. library

The Development of Turnpike Roads in Sussex, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published August 1950 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 3, article, pp.49-53) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

Roman Sussex, by Ivan D. Margary, published 1951 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9365] & West Sussex Libraries

An Old Map of Cansiron in East Grinstead and Hartfield, 1724, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published February 1951 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 5, article, pp.100-102) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

Tile with CL BR stamp from a Roman ironworks in the Weald, by I. D. Margary, published April 1952 in The Antiquaries Journal (vol. 32 issue 1-2, note, pp.73-74)   View Online

Stane Street at Bakers Hill, Slinfold, by I. D. Margary, published May 1952 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 9 & 10, note, p.212) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

Recent Discoveries by the Ordnance Survey of Roman Roads in Sussex, by Ivan D. Margary, published 1953 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 91, article, pp.1-20) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2176] & The Keep [LIB/500338] & S.A.S. library

The Roman Road(s) to Portslade - a postscript, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published May 1953 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 13 & 14, article, pp.276-277) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

A Romano-British Cemetery near East Grinstead, by I. D. Margary, published May 1957 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 13 & 14, article, pp.236-237) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library

The London-Brighton Roman Road, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published May 1957 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 13 & 14, note, p.240) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library

Louis Francis Salzman, by Ivan D. Margary, published 1959 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 97, an appreciation, pp.1-2) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2182] & The Keep [LIB/500332] & S.A.S. library

Bignor Villa (S.N.Q XV 165), by I. D. Margary, published November 1960 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 6, reply, p.201) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library

The Roman Lead 'Cistern' from Lickfold, Pulborough: A Sequel, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published May 1962 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 9, article, pp.295-296) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233][Lib 2982] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library

The Old Lewes Road at East Grinstead, by I. D. Margary, published November 1963 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 2, note, p.62) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Roman Ways in the Weald, by Ivan D. Margary, M.A., F.S.A. with a Foreward by O. G. S. Crawford, F.S.A., published 1965 (3rd revised edition, 296 pp., London: Phoenix House) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

It is quite unnecessary to review at length a book which has long been established as a classic, essential to all who are interested in Roman Sussex. But we may congratulate the author, and ourselves, that a third impression has been issued. The more so as this enables Mr. Margary to make a few corrections, mostly confirmations of suggested routes, and to add an account of the road from Chichester to Silchester, unknown at the time of his earlier editions. The skill of the author's diagnoses and the lucidity of his descriptions are admirable. One would like to know how the Roman surveyors started their work; how they knew the exact positions of Silchester to the north-west and London to the north-east. For the first mile or so of the road from the north gate of Chichester is on the true alignment to Silchester, although this was abandoned after Lavant for a wide diversion to avoid unsuitable ground: similarly, Stane Street between Hardham and the border of Surrey is aligned on London Bridge, though the actual course of the Street diverges slightly from the true alignment at either end of this section.

Military Field Kitchens of the Eighteenth Century, by Ivan D. Margary, published 1965 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 103, article, pp.60-66) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2188] & The Keep [LIB/500326] & S.A.S. library

North Stoke Fords, by I. D. Margary, published November 1966 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 8, note, p.280) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Pevensey-Glynde Roman Road, by I. D. Margary, published November 1966 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 8, note, p.281) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

The Colemans Hatch-Wych Cross Roman Road, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published November 1967 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 10, article, pp.330-331) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Obituary: Frank Bentham Stevens, by Ivan D. Margary, published 1968 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 106, obituary, pp.213-214) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2191] & The Keep [LIB/500323] & S.A.S. library

Militia Camps in Sussex, 1793, and a Lady's Fan, by Ivan D. Margary, published 1969 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 107, article, pp.135-136) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2192] & The Keep [LIB/500322] & S.A.S. library

Fishbourne's Head Custodian, by I. D. Margary, published May 1969 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVII no. 3, note, p.106) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8235] & The Keep [LIB/500219] & S.A.S. library

East Grinstead Assizes, by I. D. Margary, published November 1969 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVII no. 4, reply, p.129) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8235] & The Keep [LIB/500219] & S.A.S. library

Traffic Routes in Sussex, 1724, by Ivan D. Margary, published 1971 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 109, article, pp.20-23) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2194] & The Keep [LIB/500320] & S.A.S. library

The Fishbourne Story, by Ivan D. Margary, published November 1971 in Britannia (vol. 2, article, pp.117-121) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10723]   View Online

Fishbourne is a village situated about one mile west of Chichester, of which it now forms an outer suburb, for it lies within the city boundary. The main trunk road to Portsmouth passes through it, with detached houses, mostly of Victorian style, on each side, while behind them on the north lay some 14 acres of farm land extending to the Coast Line main railway. Early in 1960 a trunk water-main was carried through these fields by mechanical excavation. Since 1805 Roman material has been known to exist here, and with the assistance of the engineers engaged in the work local archaeologists kept watch. The results were soon dramatic, for huge blocks of masonry were dislodged, together with tesserae, while the pottery found included some of Claudian date. Clearly a proper excavation was necessary, and arrangements for this were made.

Some Memories of Ernest Straker, by I. D. Margary, published Spring 1972 in Wealden Iron Research Group (First Series No 3, article, pp.2-3) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506558]   Download PDF

Roman Roads in Britain, by Ivan D. Margary, M.A., F.S.A. with a Foreward by O. G. S. Crawford, F.S.A., published 1973 (third edition, 550 pp., London: John Baker, ISBN-10: 0212970011 & ISBN-13: 9780212970018) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries