⇐ S.I.H. June 1971 (No. 2)S.I.H. June 1972 (No. 4) ⇒
Sussex Industrial History: Journal of the Sussex Industrial Archaeology Study Group, edited by John Farrant, published December 1971 (No. 3, Sussex Industrial History) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16389/3] & The Keep [LIB/506524] Download PDF
Population Change in an East Sussex Town: Lewes 1660-1800, by James P. Hazel, published December 1971 in Sussex Industrial History (No. 3, article, pp.2-19) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16389/3] & The Keep [LIB/506524] Download PDF
Abstract:Demographic studies of English towns in the late 17th and 18th centuries are comparatively rare and have concentrated, for the most part, on centres affected by industrialisation or on aspects of London's population history. This study seeks to shift the emphasis to a provincial centre in south east England little influenced by the dramatic economic changes associated with the industrial revolution.
Kingston Malthouse, 1844-1971, by Adrian Barritt, published December 1971 in Sussex Industrial History (No. 3, article, pp.20-28) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16389/3] & The Keep [LIB/506524] Download PDF
Abstract:Malting once took place on a fairly moderate scale in Sussex, but the industry has now left the county. Our last active malthouse closed in 1969, and was recently demolished to clear the way for a new road. It stood in the parish of Kingston-by-Sea, on the north side of the A259 road and to the west of Shoreham lifeboat station. Whilst at work, the malthouse was a living example of a very ancient process, but its closure was attended with little public interest. The traditional malting method is vanishing fast and at the same time many fine malthouse buildings are being demolished without the outcry that accompanies the disappearance of more glamorous industrial monuments. Malting is an important part of the brewing industry, and it is the aim of the present article to introduce the craft generally and provide a record of the process as it took place at Kingston.