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Sussex Archaeological Collections: Relating to the history and antiquities of the County, published 1978 (vol. 116, Sussex Archæological Society & printed at Charles Clarke Ltd., Haywards Heath) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
The Riot at Bayham Abbey, June 1525, by Jeremy Goring, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.1-10) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
The Mark Beech Riots, 1866, by T. Boyle, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.11-18) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
The Sussex Catholics, c.1660-1800, by N. Caplan, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.19-30) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Lewes Quakers in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, by W. K. Rector, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.31-40) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Rural Employment and Population in Sussex between 1550 and 1640. Part 2, by C. E. Brent, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.41-56) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Perch and Acre sizes in Medieval Sussex, by Alan E. Nash, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.57-68) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Excavations at the Prehistoric and Romano-British Site on Slonk Hill, Shoreham, by R. Hartridge, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.69-142) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
A Field Survey of Houndean-Ashcombe and other Downland Fields West of Lewes, 1972 - 1975, by Joyce T. M. Biggar, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.143-154) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Single-Aisled Halls in Sussex, by Reginald Thomas Mason, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.155-158) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Alciston Court. A Manor House of Battle Abbey, by Reginald Thomas Mason, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.159-162) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
The Excavation of a Late Sixteenth/Early Seventeenth Century Gun Casting Furnace at Maynard's Gate, Crowborough, East Sussex, by Owen Bedwin, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.163-178) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Review by C. F. T. [C. F. Tebbutt] in Wealden Iron Research Group: Bulletin 16 Spring 1979:This was a rescue dig, in advance of industrial development, by the Sussex Field Unit, ably undertaken by Dr Owen Bedwin. Although extensive robbing of stonework had taken place since the furnace was abandoned, and little of the furnace itself remained, other features of great interest were found and recorded before destruction. The carefully-contrived pattern of drains under the furnace was still intact, emphasising the importance of dryness in furnace working, and much of the wheel pit remained with its ashlar walls and timber base (rather surprisingly of chestnut).
Perhaps the find of greatest interest was the second Wealden gun casting pit to be excavated. This dated from 100 years earlier than the first to be found, in 1974 at Pippingford Furnace. At Pippingford the timber pit lining was intact and, short of partial destruction, it had been impossible to determine by excavation exactly how it had been constructed. At Maynards Gate, perhaps fortunately, all the upright timber staves had been robbed, leaving, down the sides of the pit, a regularly-spaced series of horizontal wooden hoops to which the missing perpendicular staves had been fastened. The laths forming the hoops had overlapping chamfered joints; these were nailed together in such a way that this could only have been done before they were placed in the pit. One may therefore surmise that the large barrel- like structure, 1.5 m. across and 3 m. deep, was built on the surface and lowered into the pit. Elaborate precautions, clay caulking, had been taken to make the pit watertight. Excellent photographs and drawings illustrate the finds.
The Maynards Gate excavation has added significantly to our knowledge of the Wealden gun-casting industry and we are grateful to, the Field Unit for undertaking it at short notice and in limited time.
Perhaps the find of greatest interest was the second Wealden gun casting pit to be excavated. This dated from 100 years earlier than the first to be found, in 1974 at Pippingford Furnace. At Pippingford the timber pit lining was intact and, short of partial destruction, it had been impossible to determine by excavation exactly how it had been constructed. At Maynards Gate, perhaps fortunately, all the upright timber staves had been robbed, leaving, down the sides of the pit, a regularly-spaced series of horizontal wooden hoops to which the missing perpendicular staves had been fastened. The laths forming the hoops had overlapping chamfered joints; these were nailed together in such a way that this could only have been done before they were placed in the pit. One may therefore surmise that the large barrel- like structure, 1.5 m. across and 3 m. deep, was built on the surface and lowered into the pit. Elaborate precautions, clay caulking, had been taken to make the pit watertight. Excellent photographs and drawings illustrate the finds.
The Maynards Gate excavation has added significantly to our knowledge of the Wealden gun-casting industry and we are grateful to, the Field Unit for undertaking it at short notice and in limited time.
Excavations at Friars Walk Lewes 1976, by David J. Freke, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.179-197) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
A Society Anthology, by Peter F. Brandon, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.198-198) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Excavations in Church Street, Seaford 1976, by David J. Freke, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.199-224) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Excavations inside Harting Beacon Hill-Fort, by Owen Bedwin, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.225-240) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
The Excavation of a Romano-British Site at Ranscombe Hill, South Malling, 1976, by Owen Bedwin, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.241-256) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
The Excavation of an Oval Mound and a Round Barrow at Slindon, West Sussex, 1976, by Peter L. Drewett, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.257-260) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
The Changing Structure of Land Ownership in the Lower Ouse valley, 1780 to 1880, by S. P. Farrant, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.261-268) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
John Norden's 'Description of Sussex' 1595, by John H. Farrant, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.269-276) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
The Chichester Cathedral Chapter at the Time of the Reformation, by M. J. Kitch, M.A., published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.277-292) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
The Excavation of an Iron Age Settlement at North Bersted, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, by Owen Bedwin and M. W. Pitts, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.293-346) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
A History of the Mens. A Sussex Woodland Common, by Ruth M. Tittensor, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.347-374) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Old House, Pulborough, by M. V. Backhouse and A. V. Backhouse, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.375-392) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
A Mesolithic Site at Hassocks Lodge, Hassocks, by Owen Bedwin, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, shorter notice, p.393) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Ancient Monuments in Sussex, by Eric W. Holden, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, shorter notice, p.393) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Excavations in Southdown Road, Shoreham by Sea, by F. H. Witten, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, shorter notice, pp.393-396) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Excavations in Horsham 1975-76 (Interim), by F. H. Witten, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, shorter notice, pp.396-398) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
A Bronze Age Burial from Shoreham by Sea, by F. H. Witten, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, shorter notice, p.398) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Two Dammartin Deeds, by C. A. F. Meekings, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, shorter notice, pp.399-400) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
The Reverend Joseph Dale and the Extension of Bolney Church, by Wyn K. Ford, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, shorter notice, pp.401-402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Mid Sussex Water Company Pipelines, by Charles Frederick Tebbutt, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, shorter notice, pp.402-404) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
Romano-Gaulish Figurine from Hastings, by David C. Devenish, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, shorter notice, p.405) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library
A Bronze Age Spearhead from Berwick, by Charles Frederick Tebbutt, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, shorter notice, p.406) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library