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Sussex Industrial History: Journal of the Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society, edited by Dr. Brian Austen, published 2002 (issue no. 32, Sussex Industrial History, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506530]   Download PDF

Henry Turner, Brickmaker Master 1804-1872, by Pat Bracher, published 2002 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 32, article, pp.2-7, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506530]   Download PDF

Valuations for The Broyle Brickyard, Ringmer and Pound Land Brickyard, Laughton

Crawley & District Water Company, 1897-1926, by Charles J. and Peter Longley, published 2002 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 32, article, pp.8-23, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506530]   Download PDF

James Longley commenced his business as a builder and contractor in 1863 and from 1881 the Company operated from Crawley. He was joined in the business by his three sons and substantial contracts were undertaken such as the building of the new Christ's Hospital on a site at West Horsham which was commenced in 1897. In the same year James Longley was persuaded to take an interest in a local venture that was about to be established. This was the Crawley and District Water Company of which he became Chairman with his son as Vice-chairman. He also provided substantial amounts of finance for the Company. It immediately ran into problems, the bore-holes required for the supply being of much greater depth than had at first been anticipated. With the growth of the business they proved inadequate to supply the demand and water had to be purchased from the East Surrey Company. In 1915, on the death of his father, Charles J. Longley became Chairman, but problems increased with public discontent at the intermittent nature of the supply, not helped by equipment failure. In 1926 the enterprise was sold to Horsham Rural District Council, shareholders only recovering about 45% of their original investment. In January 1926 Charles J. Longley wrote A Short History of the Crawley and District Water Company which was privately published and is now a scarce work. For this reason the Society thought it desirable that the content should be made available to a wider readership. Apart from detailing the history of the undertaking, the Short History provides a valuable commentary on the troubles the Company experienced in its later years and Charles J. Longley's feelings about some of the prominent figures of the Crawley area who orchestrated the complaints. The text is reproduced in full and is followed by a commentary by Peter Longley, his grandson, which reproduces letters and documents relative to the later history of the Water Company.

Tamplins, Brewers of Brighton, by Peter Holtham, published 2002 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 32, article, pp.24-29, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506530]   Download PDF

Ifield Steam Mill, Crawley, by Ron Martin, published 2002 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 32, article, pp.30-38, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506530]   Download PDF

The building is located off Rusper Road, at the rear of the car park serving the village green. The original access via Mill Lane has now been blocked off. The mill is located at TQ 2504 3787. The former windmill was originally located a few yards to the east of the Steam Mill. For the purposes of description the front of the mill is deemed to face due east. Room numbers have been shown on the plan using the prefix "G" for ground and "F" for first floor rooms respectively. The mill, having been recently vandalised, many of the vulnerable doors and windows have been blocked or boarded up and the former have been shown on the drawings as extant in August 2000, but cross-hatched. The mill had been recently partly converted into a craft centre but these alteration have been largely ignored in this survey.

Former Pug Mill, London Road, Burgess Hill, by Ron Martin, published 2002 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 32, article, pp.39-40, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506530]   Download PDF

The site of the pug mill is in the car park area at the rear of Stockwell Court in London Road, Burgess Hill, at TQ 3070 1509 and it was used prior to its demolition as a store.