Publications
Sussex Fleet blacksmiths, by Tony Rowswell, published September 2006 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 17 no. 3, article, pp.134-137) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508987] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:The story of the Fleets of Sussex who were blacksmiths starting with Robert Fleet (1702-1775) who was apprenticed to William Shepherd at Fletching.
The blacksmiths of East Dean, by Tony Rowswell, published March 2009 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 18 no. 5, article, pp.223-227) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508972] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Following my previous article on the FLEET blacksmiths in Sussex (SFH September 2006), another short article has come into my possession on the blacksmiths of East Dean, near Eastbourne in East Sussex. It is thought to have been written in longhand in the early 1960s by Mrs P Hughes who, with her architect son, refurbished The Forge Cottage about that time. It was recently transcribed by Esther Worsfold of East Dean who has also made invaluable contributions to this article.
Blacksmiths of East Dean, by Tony Rowswell, published 2010 (booklet no. 4, East Dean & Friston Local History Group) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509181] & East Dean & Friston Local History Group
The forge & the craftsmen who worked there.