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Wealden Iron Research Group: Second Series Bulletin No. 31, 2011, edited by D. W. Crossley, published 2011 (Wealden Iron Research Group, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506578]   Download PDF

Field Notes, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 2011 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 31, report, pp.3-8, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506578]   Download PDF

The Wealden 'Double Tuyere', by Jonathan Prus, published 2011 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 31, article, pp.9-17, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506578]   Download PDF

In 1963 Henry Cleere described a 'double tuyere' found in association with a bloomery furnace. This artefact may be regarded as the typespecimen for a number of similar finds made in the decades since. The purpose of this note is to highlight some problems with the interpretation of this class of object.

A Contemporary Illustration of a Sixteenth-Century Ironworks, by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 2011 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 31, article, pp.19-22, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506578]   Download PDF

A set of late sixteenth-century engravings illustrating personifications of the planets then known was the source for designs on some early eighteenth-century English firebacks. The collection of engravings was entitled, Planetarum effectus et eorum in signis zodiaci, and were the work of Marten de Vos (1532-1603), an important Mannerist painter and prolific draughtsman based in Antwerp. Engraved by Jan Sadeler, they were published by him in 1585 under a dedication to Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Governor of the Spanish Netherlands.

Witley Park Furnace, Witley, Surrey, by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 2011 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 31, article, pp.23-28, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506578]   Download PDF

The Landscape of Witley Park Furnace Site, by B. C. Worssam, published 2011 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 31, article, pp.29-30, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506578]   Download PDF

Anthony Fowle: Wealden Ironmaster and Lawyer, by Pamela Combes, published 2011 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 31, article, pp.31-59, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506578]   Download PDF

The gazetteer in the latest edition of The Iron Industry of the Weald notes the interests of Anthony Fowle in various ironworks, including Markly Furnace in Warbleton, Maynards Gate Furnace in Rotherfield and Maresfield Forge, all of which are mentioned in his will. That document also reveals something of the extent of his landed property as well as the marriage alliances made by some of his thirteen children. Those connections demonstrate that the Fowles continued the tradition of intermarriage with the families of other ironmasters that was noted by Jeremy Goring as a trait of the immediate family of Anthony's uncle Nicholas Fowle (see Appendix 2, table 1). Nicholas Fowle and his family are frequently cited as notable ironmasters, possibly because Nicholas built the ostentatious Riverhall mansion house near their furnace in Frant that can still be seen today. It is curious that Anthony Fowle has remained comparatively unnoticed since there is no doubt that his influence within the wider community was significant. During his long and active life Anthony was not only a major ironmaster but also a lawyer, serving for many years as a JP, as sheriff of Sussex in 1637/8, and on the county committee during the Commonwealth. His son Richard, who inherited his Newick property, was also of some standing in the county community, serving as a grand juror at the Assizes on five occasions between 1653 and 1659.
This note seeks to demonstrate the position of Anthony Fowle in county society and particularly draws attention to the marriage connections of his children and of his sisters, especially those with other ironmasters. His will is of particular interest to members of WIRG and a transcription is included here as an appendix. The will itself identifies many of the family relationships. Where possible others have been researched in detail, but some information has been derived from secondary sources. It is clear that family relationships were important to Anthony Fowle, all his surviving children and his then living grandchildren received some remembrance in his will. After Anthony's time the story is one of slow decline. In the longer term only the Rotherfield branch of the family flourished - and then only into the mid 18th century.
As was customary, his will records only the land he held on lease. His major estate at Newick, does not appear, and there may have been other property which remains invisible for the same reason. Where possible his property has been located, not only that named in his will, but also some that is recorded in other sources but which he may no longer have owned in 1647. His interest in ironworks, in particular at Maynards Gate in Crowborough (formerly Rotherfield) and also Little Forge and furnace in Buxted, is of particular interest and is considered in detail.

Index, published 2011 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 31, pp.60-64, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506578]   Download PDF