Publications
Cannon Made at Buxted , by Ernest Straker, published May 1927 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 6, note, p.188) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library
West Hoathly Field Names, by Ernest Straker, published August 1927 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 7, note, p.229) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library
Roman Ironworks near East Grinstead, by Ernest Straker, published 1928 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 69, article, pp.183-185) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2154] & The Keep [LIB/500287] & S.A.S. library
A Journey in Sussex in 1574 , by Ernest Straker, published February 1928 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 1, article, pp.5-6) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library
Vineyard at West Hoathly, by Ernest Straker, published February 1928 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 1, reply, p.29) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library
A Sussex Outpost , by Ernest Straker, published November 1928 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 4, note, pp.127-128) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library
Sinder and Cinder, by Ernest Straker, published November 1928 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 4, note, p.128) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library
Roman Pottery at Ancient Cinderheaps, by Ernest Straker, published February 1929 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 5, note, p.150) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library
Parson Levett, by Ernest Straker, published May 1929 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 6, note, p.190) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library
The Beech in Britain, by Ernest Straker, published May 1929 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 6, reply, p.195) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library
Value of Pond Fish in 1648 , by Ernest Straker, published February 1930 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 1, note, p.27) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library
Notes on some Sussex Place-Names, by Ernest Straker, published August 1930 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 3, note, pp.89-90) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library
Ancient Slag, by Ernest Straker, published August 1930 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 3, reply, pp.95-96) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library
Wealden Iron: a monograph on the former Ironworks in the counties of Sussex, Surrey and Kent, by Ernest Straker, published 1931 (xiv + 487 pp., London: G. Bell & Sons) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8299][Lib 2542] & The Keep [LIB/502224] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Westall's Book of Panningridge, by Ernest Straker, published 1931 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 72, article, pp.253-260) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2157] & The Keep [LIB/500357] & S.A.S. library
Grove Names , by Ernest Straker, published August 1931 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 7, note, pp.221-222) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library
Elizabethan Plan of Buckhurst Park , by Ernest Straker, published November 1932 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IV no. 4, article, pp.60-61) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2203][Lib 8222][Lib 8861] & The Keep [LIB/500206] & S.A.S. library
The Buckhurst Terrier, 1597-1598, by Ernest Straker, published 1933 (vol. 39, Sussex Record Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2255][Lib 8038] & The Keep [LIB/500411] & East Sussex Libraries View Online
Abstract:The Buckhurst Terrier, though known to and quoted by the Rev. R. W. Sackville-West (afterwards Lord Buckhurst) in his "Historical Notices of Withyham" (London, 1857), and also to the Rev. C. N. Sutton, who used it in his "Historical Notes of Withyham, Hartfield and Ashdown Forest" (Tunbridge Wells, 1902), had been missing for nearly a generation.
The former Stoneland Lodge, now called Buckhurst House, built in 1743, has undergone many changes. The recess of a disused door in the library had been fitted with shelves, but during the tenancy of the late Mr. Robert Benson, about 1905, a wall-covering was carried over this recess, and by some carelessness the Terrier and other books were covered up by it. At the end of the tenancy, in March, 1931, this covering was removed and the Terrier recovered.
Earl De La Warr, whose property it is, has very kindly given permission to the publication of an epitome by the Sussex Record Society.
The Terrier gives a remarkably complete survey of a large area in North-East Sussex, comprising the greater part of the parishes of Hartfield and Withyham, together with much land in East Grinstead and other parishes bordering on Ashdown Forest, as it was in the closing years of the reign of Elizabeth. The date of compilation, as stated on the title page, is the 39th and 40th years of that reign, i.e. between 17th November, 1596, and 16th November, 1598, but the date of the last lease entered is 8th June, 1599.
Review in Sussex Notes and Queries, August 1934:The former Stoneland Lodge, now called Buckhurst House, built in 1743, has undergone many changes. The recess of a disused door in the library had been fitted with shelves, but during the tenancy of the late Mr. Robert Benson, about 1905, a wall-covering was carried over this recess, and by some carelessness the Terrier and other books were covered up by it. At the end of the tenancy, in March, 1931, this covering was removed and the Terrier recovered.
Earl De La Warr, whose property it is, has very kindly given permission to the publication of an epitome by the Sussex Record Society.
The Terrier gives a remarkably complete survey of a large area in North-East Sussex, comprising the greater part of the parishes of Hartfield and Withyham, together with much land in East Grinstead and other parishes bordering on Ashdown Forest, as it was in the closing years of the reign of Elizabeth. The date of compilation, as stated on the title page, is the 39th and 40th years of that reign, i.e. between 17th November, 1596, and 16th November, 1598, but the date of the last lease entered is 8th June, 1599.
Another interesting volume has been published by the Sussex Record Society. It consists of the Buckhurst Terrier, the property of Earl De La Warr, who has kindly given permission for this publication to be made.
The Terrier is a full manorial account of some 17 manors in the Rape of Pevensey and mostly in the immediate neighbourhood of Ashdown Forest. The survey was made by Thomas Marshall for Sir Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst (1536-1608), a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth and one of the most prominent men of his time. He was created Earl of Dorset in 1604.
The Terrier is in excellent preservation, notwithstanding that it was lost for a considerable time behind some panelling in Buckhurst House. It is invaluable to those who are studying the history of the neighbourhood, besides being a first-rate example of its own class. A special feature of interest is the series of 40 maps covering the areas of the manors.
The whole Terrier has been epitomised by Mr. Ernest Straker, F.S.A., and most carefully edited by him. He gives an excellent Introduction dealing with the family of Sackville, the previous history of the manors recorded and a full account of the Terrier itself. He has taken endless pains in producing an accurate condensation of a very valuable source of the history of the large part of Sussex covered by the Manors.
Both he and the Society are to be congratulated on the volume.
The Terrier is a full manorial account of some 17 manors in the Rape of Pevensey and mostly in the immediate neighbourhood of Ashdown Forest. The survey was made by Thomas Marshall for Sir Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst (1536-1608), a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth and one of the most prominent men of his time. He was created Earl of Dorset in 1604.
The Terrier is in excellent preservation, notwithstanding that it was lost for a considerable time behind some panelling in Buckhurst House. It is invaluable to those who are studying the history of the neighbourhood, besides being a first-rate example of its own class. A special feature of interest is the series of 40 maps covering the areas of the manors.
The whole Terrier has been epitomised by Mr. Ernest Straker, F.S.A., and most carefully edited by him. He gives an excellent Introduction dealing with the family of Sackville, the previous history of the manors recorded and a full account of the Terrier itself. He has taken endless pains in producing an accurate condensation of a very valuable source of the history of the large part of Sussex covered by the Manors.
Both he and the Society are to be congratulated on the volume.
Field Names, by Ernest Straker, published August 1933 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IV no. 7, query, pp.222-223) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2203][Lib 8222][Lib 8861] & The Keep [LIB/500206] & S.A.S. library
Building Costs in 1911, by Ernest Straker, published November 1933 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IV no. 8, note, pp.248-249) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2203][Lib 8222][Lib 8861] & The Keep [LIB/500206] & S.A.S. library
Some East Grinstead Tavern Bills, by Ernest Straker, published November 1933 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IV no. 8, note, pp.249-250) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2203][Lib 8222][Lib 8861] & The Keep [LIB/500206] & S.A.S. library
Agricultural History in the Hundred of Hartfield, by Ernest Straker, published 1935 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 76, article, pp.172-177) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2161] & The Keep [LIB/500353] & S.A.S. library
Parson Levett's Penstock, by Ernest Straker, F.S.A., published February 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 5, article, pp.134-137) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library
G. Rowe and G. Wooll, by Ernest Straker, published May 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 6, reply, pp.190-191) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library
Parson Levett and Ralph Hogge, by Ernest Straker, published May 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 6, reply, p.191) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library
Old Sussex Farm Leases, by Ernest Straker, F.S.A., published August 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 7, article, pp.193-195) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library
Lewes Priory [ re: Sir Richard Sackville], by Ernest Straker, published August 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 7, query, p.222) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library
Field Names, by Ernest Straker, F.S.A., published November 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 8, article, p.233) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library
A New Roman Bloomery Site [at Crowhurst Park, Battle], by Ernest Straker, published November 1936 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 4, article, p.122) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library
Charcoal and Pyroligneous Acid Making in Sussex, by H. W. Dickinson, Past President and E. Straker, F.S.A., Member (read at the Imperial College of Science, London, December 15th, 1937), published 1937 in Newcomen: The International Society for the History of Engineering and Technology (vol. 18, issue 1, article, pp.61-66) View Online
Turnpike Trusts in East Sussex, by Ernest Straker, F.S.A., published 1937 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. XI no. 7, article, pp.425-427) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2316][Lib 9332] & The Keep [LIB/500182]
A Wealden Ridgeway , by Ernest Straker, F.S.A., published May 1937 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 6, article, pp.171-173) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library
An African Culture in Sussex [at Crowhurst Park, Battle], by Ernest Straker, F.S.A., published August 1937 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 7, article, pp.205-206) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library
A Lost Tudor Iron Furnace Found , by Ernest Straker, published August 1937 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 7, note, pp.217-218) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library
A Romano-British Bloomery in East Sussex, by Ernest Straker and Barry H. Lucas, published 1938 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 79, article, pp.224-232) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500350] & S.A.S. library
Lost Mills of Ashdown, by Ernest Straker, F.S.A., published 1938 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. XII no. 3, article, pp.203-206) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2317] & The Keep [LIB/500183]
Wealden Ironworks in 1574, by Ernest Straker, F.S.A., published November 1938 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 4, article, pp.97-103) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library
A new Roman Bloomery Site [at Standen, East Grinstead], by Ernest Straker and R. T. Mason, published February 1939 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 5, note, pp.153-154) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library
Ashdown Forest and its Inclosures, by Ernest Straker, published 1940 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 81, article, pp.121-136) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2166] & The Keep [LIB/500348] & S.A.S. library
The Vachery Ironworks, by Ernest Straker, published 1941 in Surrey A.C. (vol. 47, article)
Wealden Iron: a monograph on the former Iron works in the counties of Sussex, Surrey and Kent, by Ernest Straker, published 1969 (reprint, xvi + 487 pp., Newton Abbott: David & Charles) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries