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Sussex Industrial History: Journal of the Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society, edited by Dr. Brian Austen, published 2011 (issue no. 41, Sussex Industrial History, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16389/41] & The Keep [LIB/506538]   Download PDF

The Arun Navigation and Hardham Canal Tunnel, by P. A. L. Vine, published 2011 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 41, article, pp.2-14, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16389/41] & The Keep [LIB/506538]   Download PDF

The River Arun has for centuries been the most important of the Sussex waterways. There seems little doubt that the river was partly navigable at the time of the Norman Conquest. While authorities are at variance upon whether Arundel boasted any river traffic before this date, the town is referred to as a port in Domesday Book time ('portum aquae et consuetudinem navium'). It is reported by various chroniclers that in about 1070, Roger de Montgomery, a Norman nobleman, created Earl of Arundel by William I for his help at Hastings, imported small square blocks of Caen stone from Normandy for refacing the castle keep. Hadrian Allcroft presents a strong case for accepting Ford as the then port of Arundel, since the tide probably flowed no higher than this point before 1300 and the crossing-point would have hindered the passage of boats which were heavily laden. Furthermore, the river would at that time have flowed an inconvenient half a mile east of where Arundel Bridge now stands.

Sources for Sussex Mills, Millers and Millwright Research, by Bob Bonnett, published 2011 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 41, article, pp.15-23, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16389/41] & The Keep [LIB/506538]   Download PDF

Whilst trawling through the Sussex Record Society year books and other archive records for material for a future book on the mills in the Uckfield area, facts were discovered which do not directly relate to Uckfield, but can be of use to others interested in the history of mills in Sussex. I felt it worthwhile, therefore, to list what was found. This is not in any way a definitive list and much, much more can be found in the East and West Sussex Record Offices, the Mill Archive and elsewhere.
Mill-related information in the Manuscripts of the Newnham & Shelley Families, late of Maresfield Park, Maresfield, East Sussex, held by the East Sussex Record Office.

The Canal Pumping Station at Ford, by Alan H. J. Green, published 2011 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 41, article, pp.24-32, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16389/41] & The Keep [LIB/506538]   Download PDF

The Portsmouth and Arundel Navigation (P&AN) was promoted to complete an inland waterway route from London to Portsmouth and authorised by Act of Parliament on 7 July 1817.1 The project included the construction of a canal from the River Arun at Ford to Chichester Harbour at Birdham, a distance of nearly 12 miles, which, together with a short branch to Chichester, formed its Sussex Line. The Engineer appointed for the project was the great John Rennie, then aged 56.

Hollingbury and the Airbus, by Peter Groves, published 2011 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 41, article, pp.33-38, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16389/41] & The Keep [LIB/506538]   Download PDF

Many schoolboys of the early 1980s were well aware of and fascinated by the true story of huge aircraft wings being manufactured in England and then flown down to Toulouse in France for assembling into the Airbus. However, both the schoolboys and the majority of people in Brighton will have no idea of the connection between Hollingbury and this intriguing fact. It will surprise most residents and visitors alike, that the city of Brighton, best known for tourism, conferences and entertainment, was involved at all with this story.

Turnpikes to Brighton, by Brian Austen, published 2011 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 41, article, pp.39-59, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16389/41] & The Keep [LIB/506538]   Download PDF

Turnpike development in the period before 1770 had connected the administrative and commercial towns of the County of Sussex with London. The improved road network also provided the means by which agricultural produce could reach the burgeoning London market, enhancing the rental levels obtained by Sussex landholders. Coastal settlements were not however served by turnpikes, with the exception of Hastings which was connected by 1753, as sea transit could provide routes to other coastal towns and London. Fish was one of the few commodities of the Sussex coast which used roads to reach inland markets including London. This was to change, and Brighton led the way as it developed as a pioneering sea-bathing resort.