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An Architectural History of Robertsbridge, by David Martin and Barbara Martin, published 1975 (Hastings Area Archaeological Papers, no. 5, 88 pp., Robertsbridge, ISBN-10: 0904124045 & ISBN-13: 9780904124040) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & East Sussex Libraries

Historic Buildings in Eastern Sussex. Vol 1, by David Martin and Barbara Martin, published 1977 (Hastings Area Archaeological Papers) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Historic Buildings in Eastern Sussex. Vol 2 - Agricultural History, by David Martin and Barbara Martin, published 1980 (Hastings Area Archaeological Papers) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Historic Buildings in Eastern Sussex. Vol 3 - Old Farm Buildings in Eastern Sussex, 1450-1750, by David Martin and Barbara Martin, published 1982 (172 pp., Hastings Area Archaeological Papers, ISBN-10: 0904124088 & ISBN-13: 9780904124088) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Historic Buildings in Eastern Sussex. Vol 4 - A Selection of Dated Houses in Easteern Sussex, 1450-1750, by David Martin and Barbara Martin, published 1987 (Hastings Area Archaeological Papers)

Historic Buildings in Eastern Sussex. Vol 5 - Domestic Building in the Eastern High Weald 1300-1750. Part 1 Wall Construction, by David Martin and Barbara Martin, published 1 February 1989 (142 pp., Hastings Area Archaeological Papers, ISBN-10: 090412410X & ISBN-13: 9780904124101) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Farm buildings in the Eastern High Weald, by David and Barbara Martin, published 1990 in Wealden buildings: studies in the timber-framed tradition of building in Kent, Sussex, and Surrey: in tribute to R.T. Mason (pp.127-143, Horsham: Coach Publishing, ISBN-10: 0902608061 & ISBN-13: 9780902608061) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Historic Buildings in Eastern Sussex. Vol 6 - Domestic Building in the Eastern High Weald, 1300-1750, by David Martin and Barbara Martin, published 1991 (vii + 188 pp., Hastings Area Archaeological Papers, ISBN-10: 0904124118 & ISBN-13: 9780904124118) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Detached Kitchens in Eastern Sussex: A Re-assessment of the Evidence, by David Martin and Barbara Martin, published 1997 in Vernacular Architecture (vol. 28, article, pp.85-91) accessible at: British Library   View Online

It can be demonstrated that, after houses and barns, detached kitchens were once the most common building type present in the landscape of south-east England, yet today very few examples survive. Those which do mainly date from the period 1450-1550 and are surprisingly large and complex. They range in length from two to four bays and usually have more than one ground floor room and at least one, and often two or more upper chambers. Although all incorporate non-standard features, in general appearance the surviving examples closely resemble small houses. It is often only their location, close to the rear of a main house of more standard layout, which indicates their true function. Documentary evidence suggests that, in addition to the kitchen itself, the buildings housed such service rooms as bakehouses, and milkhouses. The upper chambers gave extra storage and accommodation.
It should be stressed that those kitchens which survive are likely to represent the larger, more elaborate examples. Many of those which have been lost may have been nothing more than single-roomed, single-storeyed outhouses. Yet the fact cannot be ignored that there would have been a considerable difference in status between those households with, and those without detached kitchens, despite the surviving houses being of similar size and layout. The importance of the detached kitchen in relation to vernacular studies should not be underestimated.

Archaeological Interpretive Survey of the Farm Buildings, Woodmancote Place,Brighton Road, Woodmancote, West Sussex, by David Martin and Barbara Martin, published 1999 (Archaeology South-East) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Archaeological Interpretive Survey of 13-15 East Street, Horsham, West Sussex, by David Martin and Barbara Martin, published 1999 (Archaeology South-East) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Adapting houses to changing needs: multi-phased medieval and transitional houses in East Sussex, by David Martin and Barbara Martin, published 1999 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 137, article, pp.121-132) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14439] & The Keep [LIB/500291] & S.A.S. library   View Online

It is often asserted that the 150 years from 1380 witnessed an emerging nouveau riche class, able for the first time to construct houses incorporating a lofty open hall and substantial first-floor end-chambers, which were sufficiently well-built to survive to the present day. That this model is broadly correct there can be little doubt. But by implying that these houses were always constructed in one phase, wholly replacing their predecessors, we are in danger of over-simplifying the true picture. Research within eastern Sussex indicates that at least 29 per cent, and perhaps as many as 40 per cent of our surviving medieval and transitional housing stock are the result of piecemeal enlargement and reconstruction. The former figure is likely to rise as more examples are recognized for what they are.

Farm Buildings of the Weald 1450-1750, by David Martin and Barbara Martin, published 1 June 2007 (181 pp., King's Lynn: Heritage Marketing & Publications Ltd., ISBN-10: 1905223242 & ISBN-13: 9781905223244) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502310] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

An ancient timber-framed house with its attendant farm buildings nestling amidst a patchwork of tiny hedge-lined fields makes an idyllic country scene. Such views, once common, are now rare. Few farms remain, and even where they do the traditional working buildings have usually been replaced by modern industrial-style sheds. Although the farmhouses survive, numerous gems of vernacular farm architecture - prominent landscape features in their day - have been lost during the past two or three decades, many without even a photograph to record them. This is a particular tragedy in the case of the High Weald of Sussex which was exceptional for the number of its early surviving farm buildings. This volume is a study of these under-rated buildings, and the culmination of twenty five years of research. The aim is to give a clear overview of how the region's barns and ancillary farm buildings wre designed to meet the needs of local agriculture and to indicate how these needs changed during the 300 years up to the mid-18th century. The text is augmented with an extensive selection of archive photographs, perspective views and architectural drawings, many illustrating buildings which no longer exist.

Rye Rebuilt: Regeneration and Decline within a Sussex Port Town, 1350-1660, by David Martin and Barbara Martin, published 19 October 2009 (Domtom Publishing, ISBN-10: 1906070113 & ISBN-13: 9781906070113) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

This is one of two volumes arising from an integrated research project co-ordinated and managed by the Romney Marsh Research Trust. The Trust exists to promote, co-ordinate and disseminate research into the historical, social, economic and physical development of Romney and Walland Marshes and their immediate hinterlands.
Now land-locked, lying two miles from the sea, throughout the medieval period Rye fulfilled a significant role as a seaport, in tandem with its much-larger sister town of Winchelsea. When Winchelsea collapsed, Rye experienced meteoric growth both in terms of population and prosperity. By the 16th century, it was a packed and bustling town, with a vibrant community, being home to one of the greatest concentrations of houses in south-east England. Fuelled by its prosperity and responding to pressures of population, it was during this period that many of the houses in Rye were rebuilt. However, regeneration was short-lived, followed by drawn-out decline, extending through the 17th century.
This volume is a study of the town's built heritage, placed within its historical context.

A Survivor of Storms, Hastings Old Town: an architectural history to 1750, by David and Barbara Martin, Christopher Whittick with Jane Briscoe, published 2016 (260 pp., Domtom publishing, ISBN-13: 9781906070533) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509088] & Old Hastings Prervation Society

In historical times the relative success of one town over its neighbours depended upon more than the strength and wealth of its hinterland. Because of its strong castle and a harbour offering the shortest crossing to Normandy, the 11th and early 12th centuries ensured Hastings was the principal port in East Sussex. Coastal erosion subsequently robbed it of these advantages and, as a result, it was able to survive only because of its fishery, which sustained but a poor and fluctuating level of affluence. Even so, there is good survival of 15th and 17th century houses, though very few which date from either the 16th or first half of the 18th centuries. It was not until the second quarter of the 19th century that the town found a new niche as a seaside resort, a role which once more allowed it to assert its dominance over the surrounding region.