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Notice on the Iguanodon, a Newly Discovered Fossil Reptile, from the Sandstone of Tilgate Forest, in Sussex, by Gideon Mantell, F.L.S., M.G.S., F.R.C.S., published 10 February 1825 in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (vol. 115 (1825), article, pp.179-186)   View Online

Notice on the Iguanodon, a Newly Discovered Fossil Reptile, from the Sandstone of Tilgate Forest, in Sussex, by Gideon Mantell, F.L.S., M.G.S., F.R.C.S., published 10 February 1825 in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (vol. 2 (1815-1830), article, pp.234-235)   View Online

Parish of Crawley, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. I, rape of Lewes, pp.263-265) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2396][Lib 3211] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500087] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Memoir on a Portion of the Lower Jaw of the Iguanodon, and on the Remains of the Hyloeosaurus and Other Saurians, Discovered in the Strata of Tilgate Forest, in Sussex, by Gideon Algernon Mantell, L.L.D., F.R.S., published 18 February 1841 in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (vol. 131 (1841), article, pp.131-151)   View Online

Memoir on a Portion of the Lower Jaw of an Iguanodon, and other Saurian Remains Discovered in the Strata of Tilgate Forest, in Sussex, by Gideon Algernon Mantell, L.L.D., F.R.S., published 24 February 1841 in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (vol. 4 (1837-1843), article, p.290)   View Online

On the Pelorosaurus; An Undescribed Gigantic Terrestrial Reptile Whose Remains are Associated with Those of the Iguanodon and Other Saurians in the Strata of Tilgate Forest, in Sussex, by Gideon Algernon Mantell, L.L.D., F.R.S., F.L.S., V.P.G.S., published 22 November 1849 in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (vol. 140 (1850), article, pp.379-390)   View Online

On the Pelorosaurus; an Undescribed Gigantic Terrestrial Reptile, Whose Remains are Associated with Those of the Iguanodon and other Saurians, in the Strata of Tilgate Forest, by Gideon Algernon Mantell, L.L.D., F.R.S., published 10 February 1850 in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (vol. 5 (1843-1850), article, pp.921-922)   View Online

On a Dorsal Dermal Spine of the Hylaeosaurus Recently Discovered in the Strata of Tilgate Forest, by Gideon Algernon Mantell, L.L.D., F.R.S., published 13 June 1850 in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (vol. 5 (1843-1850), article, pp.957-958)   View Online

Crawley, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.124-125, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3314] & The Keep [LIB/500159]   View Online

Crawley Monumental Inscriptions, by Ernest Ellman, published 1872 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 24, article, pp.301-303) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2109] & The Keep [LIB/500242] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Ordnance Survey Book of Reference to the plan of the Parish of Crawley, published 1875 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode)   View Online

Bronze Bracelets found at Hand Cross, Crawley, by Ambrose P. Boyson, published 1906 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 49, notes & queries, p.172) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2134] & The Keep [LIB/500267] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Crawley, by Ian C. Hannah, published 1912 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 55, article, pp.1-18) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2140] & The Keep [LIB/500273] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Two Sussex parishes, Crawley and Ifield, and some notes thereon, by Henri Marcel Leon and H.G. MacLachlan, published 1917 (36 pp., London: Soci&#eacute;t&#ecute; Internationale de Philologie) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

Rowfant, a seat of Mr G. L. T. Locker-Lampson, M.P., by Country Life contributor(s), published 26 November 1921 in Country Life (article)

A Short History of the Firm of Messrs James Longley & Co, by Charles J Longley, published 1923 (pamphlet, published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9547] & West Sussex Libraries

A Short History of the Crawley and District Water Company, 1897-1926, by Charles J. Longley, published 1926 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12263]

Sussex Hunts No 3. The Crawley and Horsham, by S.C.M. Contributor(s), published 1928 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. II no. 3, article, pp.111-114) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9327] & The Keep [LIB/500138]

A Literary Corner: Rowfant and Crabbet Park, by F. A. Douglas, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 3, article, pp.160-161) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500139]

Some Old-Time Fairs, by Maude Robinson, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 8, article, pp.558-559) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500140]

Pike's Blue book: Horsham, Crawley and Surrounding Mid Sussex Directory, published 1930 (Pike & Co.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10180]

The Crawley & Horsham Hunt - With illustrations, etc, by Geoffrey Sparrow, published 1931 (xii + 90 pp., London: Sporting Gallery) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

Historic Houses of Sussex - Ye Olde Punch Bowle Cafes, Crawley, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1932 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VI no. 3, article, pp.139-143) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9325] & The Keep [LIB/500175]

History of Crawley Fire Brigade, by W. J. Denman, published 1932 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VI no. 4, article, pp.229-230) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9325] & The Keep [LIB/500175]

Famous Sussex Inns. IV - The George, Crawley, by George Tremaine, published 1934 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VIII no. 4, article, pp.245-249) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9329] & The Keep [LIB/500177]

Historic Houses of Sussex - Rowfant, Crawley, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1934 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VIII no. 12, article, pp.725-730) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9329] & The Keep [LIB/500178]

Parish of Crawley, edited by L. F. Salzman, published 1940 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 7: The Rape of Lewes, pp.144-147, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 0712905898 & ISBN-13: 9780712905893) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7398] & The Keep [LIB/500082] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

A Walk Round the Parish Church of St John The Baptist, Crawley, Sussex, published 1949 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4872]

Crawley new town, by Anthony Minoprio, published 1949 in Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute (vol. 69, no. 5, article, pp.606-614)

John George Haigh: acid bath killer, by Gerald Byrne, published 1950 (143 pp., London: Headline) accessible at: British Library

A Short History of the Crawley and Horsham Hunt, by Ralph Greaves, published 1951 (Reid-Hamilton)

The trial of John George Haigh: the acid bath murder, edited by Lord Dunboyne, published 1953 (271 pp., London: William Hodge) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

John George Haigh, by Stanley Jackson, published 1953 (127 pp., London: Odhams) accessible at: British Library

Crawley Baptist Church, Crabtree Road, West Green, Crawley: Opening and Dedication of the New..., published 1954 (pamphlet, Crawley Baptist Church) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6434]

Crawley new town: address to representatives of official and other organisations , by Sir T. Bennett, published 1954 (15 pp.) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

Robinson Road Schools, Crawley: Centenary Book, 1854-1954, edited by F. Keenlyside and A. G. Reeson, published 1954 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4823]

Murderer's moon: being studies of Heath, High, Christie and Chesney, by Conrad Phillips, published 1956 (238 pp., London: Arthur Barker) accessible at: British Library

A Royal Occasion: a record of the Queen's visit in June 1958 to Gatwick Airport and Crawley New Town and of Longley's part in the development of those enterprises , published 1958 (24 pp., James Long & Company) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

Crawley New Town, by Sir T. Bennett, published 1958 (20 pp. & 4 plates, Crawley Development Corporation) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries

Murder with a difference: studies of Haigh and Christie, by Molly Lefebure, published 1958 (251 pp., London: Heinemann) accessible at: British Library

Crawley, published 1960 (pamphlet, Crawley Development Corporation) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4820]

Crawley, Sussex: An English New Town, by Norman J. W. Thrower, published 1963 in Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers (vol. 25, no. 1, article, pp.21-29)

A Building on Shelley Plain, by T. K. Green, published May 1963 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 1, article, pp.19-22) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

St Paul's Methodist Church, Crawley: order of service for consecration and opening, published 1966 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5852]

A Family Business [Cheal of Crawley], by Wilfrid E. Cheal, published 1966 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11910]

The Crawley Juvenile Research Project, by Joy Mott, published 1968 in British Journal of Criminology, Delinquency and Deviant Social Behaviour (vol. 8, no. 1, article, p.50)

Demonstration project -- 1: Crawley, published November 1968 in Official Architecture and Planning (vol. 31, no. 11, article, pp.1434-1436)

Crawley Expansion Study, The Report and Recommendations of a Study Group in the School of Social Studies, by B. Clarke and D. Stoppard, published 1969 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Observations on heroin abuse by young people in Crawley New Town., by De Alarcon, R., N. H. Rathod, and I. G. Thomson, published 1969 in Scientific Basis of Drug Dependence edited by H. Steinberg (pp.331-340, Churchill)

Crawley housing survey: a study of housing in a new town, by Valerie A. Karn, published 1970 (Occasional papers, no. 11, xv + 74 pp. & 17 pp. of plates, University of Birmingham. Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, ISBN-10: 0901490091 & ISBN-13: 9780901490094) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Romano-British Site, Southgate West, Crawley, by T. R. Slater, published November 1970 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVII no. 6, note, pp.199-200) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8235] & The Keep [LIB/500219] & S.A.S. library

Broadfields, Crawley, by H. C. [Henry Cleere], published Spring 1971 in Wealden Iron Research Group (First Series No 2, article, p.7) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506558]   Download PDF

John Gibson-Hill and his colleagues of the Crawley Archaeological Group have been working continuously for several months excavating sites at Broadfields, Crawley, where a substantial housing development is under way.

Crawley New Town 25th Anniversary, published 1972 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4824]

Excavations 1971: Broadfields, Crawley, by J. Gibson-Hill, published June 1972 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 6, article, pp.1-2) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

Haigh: the mind of a murderer, by Arthur J. La Bern, published 1973 (187 pp., London: W.H. Allen) accessible at: British Library

Excavations 1972: Broadfields, Crawley, by J. Gibson-Hill, published March 1973 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 9, article, p.35) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

Moot Hall, 103 High Street, Crawley (TQ 268 368), by John Gibson-Hall, published Summer 1973 in Wealden Iron Research Group (First Series No. 6, note, pp.14-15) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506558]   Download PDF

The granting of the Commission for the New Towns' application to demolish the "barn" at 103 High Street, Crawley, resulted in a survey to record the building, which was thought to contain the core of a Mediaeval house. However, this examination revealed that the timber frame structure was in fact a Moot Hall. Good examples of this type of building are quite rare south of the Thames and this alone was sufficient grounds for preservation. Since it was not possible to leave the building in situ, it was dismantled and transported to the Open Air Museum, Singleton, Chichester, Sussex, where it awaits reconstruction.

Lowfield Heath Scrapbook, by Jean M. Shelley and Jean Brown, published 1974 (published by the authors) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Excavations 1973: Broadfields, Crawley, by J. Gibson-Hill, published June 1974 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 13, article, p.52) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

Excavations 1973: Moot Hall, 103 High Street, Crawley, by J. Gibson-Hill, published June 1974 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 13, article, p.52) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

Excavations 1974: Broadfields, Crawley, by J. Gibson-Hill, published September 1974 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 14, article, pp.58-59) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Crawley UD, published c.1975 (Department of Environment) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7574]

Peope and Events that shaped Crawley, by Jacob Fried, published 1975 (Crawley Couuncil of Social Service ) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The Planning and Provision of Education in the Foundation and Development of a Post-War New Town: Crawley, Sussex, 1947-1966. , by B. Rigby, 1975 at Southampton University (Ph.D. thesis)

Broadfields, Crawley, by Eileen Horne and John Gibson-Hill, published 1975 in Wealden Iron Research Group (First Series No. 8, article, pp.47-50) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506558]   Download PDF

Broadfields is the first major Iron Age and Romano-British industrial settlement to be discovered on Weald clay. The site covers about 12 hectares (30 acres), with the main area of occupation spanning a shallow valley between a limestone ridge to the northeast and sandstone hills to the south.

Excavations 1974: Crawley, Broadfields, by John Gibson-Hill, published March 1975 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 15, article, p.65) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

Borough of Crawley Official Guide, published 1980 (pamphlet, Crawley Borough Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7832]

Crawley: Victorian New Town, edited by John Lowerson, published December 1980 (44 pp., Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex, ISBN-10: 0904242145 & ISBN-13: 9780904242140) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Crawley Western Fringe District Plan, published 1981 (booklet, Horsham District Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8573]

The Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Crawley, Sussex, by Arnold Whittick, published 1981 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9115] & West Sussex Libraries

From Little Acorns: A History of the APV Company Limited [Crawley], by G. A. Dummett, published 1 November 1981 (247 pp., Ebury Press, ISBN-10: 009146370X & ISBN-13: 9780091463700) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11922] & West Sussex Libraries

It was founded in 1910 as the Aluminium Plant & Vessel Company Limited, fabricating equipment for breweries and vegetable oil in Wandsworth. In the 1950s it moved to Crawley and expanded considerably, under the name A.P.V. Co. Ltd. Continuing expansion led to a works of 1600 employees under the name APV International, supplying equipment services to the dairy, food and chemical industries by 1984.

Monumental Inscriptions: Bethel Chapel, Robinson Road, Crawley, 1858, by Jean M. Shelley, published 1982 (published by the authors) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Recollections of a childhood in the Twenties: Malthouse Farm, Crawley, by Phyllis Mitchell, published June 1982 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 1, article, pp.28-30) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8893] & The Keep [LIB/501190] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.

List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Crawley, published 1983 (Department of Environment) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8724]

Crawley, New Town: Leadership and Community Formation in a Planned Community, by Jacob Fried, published 1983 (359 pp., Hapi Press, ISBN-10: 0913244600 & ISBN-13: 9780913244609) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Longleys of Crawley: A Pictorial History of James Longley & Co, by Rhonda Smith, published 1983 (95 pp., James Longley & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0950788007 & ISBN-13: 9780950788005) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12981] & West Sussex Libraries

Crawley: Old Town, New Town, edited by Fred Gray, published 1 April 1983 (booklet, 108 pp., Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex, ISBN-10: 0904242218 & ISBN-13: 9780904242218) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15057] & West Sussex Libraries

Crawley: A Pictorial History, by Roger Bastable, published 6 September 1983 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850335035 & ISBN-13: 9780850335033) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Reminiscences of Three Bridges and Crawley, by Keith W. Cook, published September 1983 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 5 no. 7, article, pp.231-232) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9174] & The Keep [LIB/501257] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Leisure's a pleasure down Crawley way, by B. Courtney-Fitch, published 1984 in Surveyor (vol. 163, article, pp.9-11)

Lowfield Heath Remembered, by Jean Shelley, published 1 September 1984 (48 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0950994111 & ISBN-13: 9780950994116) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Coping with mental handicap in Horsham, Crawley and Mid-Sussex, by Peter Gilbert and John Hollingdale, published 1 January 1985 (2nd edition, 81 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: British Library

150 Not Out: The Story of the Paymaster General's Office, 1836-1986 [Crawley], by Colin Ulph, published 1 October 1985 (172 pp., H.M.S.O., ISBN-10: 0951043307 & ISBN-13: 9780951043301) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14122] & West Sussex Libraries

Crawley: The Making of a New Town, by Roger Bastable, published 1 January 1986 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850336139 & ISBN-13: 9780850336139) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10256] & West Sussex Libraries

Designated as one of post-war Britain's 'Mark I' New Towns in January 1947, Crawley has occupied an important position in the continuing progress and development of West Sussex. This fascinating volume illustrates some of the enormous changes within living memory to streets, shops and schools, and also looks back at the town's long history. Highlighting some wonderful comparisons, this unique collection of over eighty-five pairs of images, many previously unpublished, takes a nostalgic look at many aspects of life, including sporting events and local industry, as they used to be, alongside the changes that have taken place.

Southern Main Lines: Crawley to Littlehampton, by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith, published 2 August 1986 (96 pp., Midhurst: Middleton Press, ISBN-10: 0906520347 & ISBN-13: 9780906520345) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9665] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Southern Main Lines: Three Bridges to Brighton, by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith, published October 1986 (96 pp., Midhurst: Middleton Press, ISBN-10: 0906520355 & ISBN-13: 9780906520352) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9666] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Crawley New Town, by A. P. Baggs, C. R. J. Currie, C. R. Elrington, S. M. Keeling, A. M. Rowland and edited by T. P. Huson, published 1 January 1987 in A History of the County of Sussex (vol. 6, part 3: North-eastern part of the Rape of Bramber including Crawley New Town, pp.74-95, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 0197227686 & ISBN-13: 9780197227688) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9945][Lib 9946] & The Keep [LIB/500077] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Field Notes: A Bloomery at Crawley, Sussex, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 1988 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 8, article, pp.2-11, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506560]   Download PDF

A Medieval Anthropomorphic Jug from Crawley, by Mark Gardiner, published 1989 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 127, archaeological note, pp.247-249) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10604] & The Keep [LIB/500302] & S.A.S. library

Lowfield Heath Windmill, by P. J. James, published 1989 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 19, article, pp.22-33, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506526]   Download PDF

It is indeed remarkable that only two months before the worst storm in the last 200 years, Lowfield Heath Windmill was dismantled and thus saved from certain destruction. This marked the first phase in the restoration to full working order by the 'Lowfield Heath Windmill Trust', which together with a small team of volunteers have made this formidable task possible.
Lowfield Heath is of the type known as a post mill, in which the whole body of the mill is suspended on a single post. The mill body, or buck, can then be revolved about this post by levering against the tailpole, until the sails face the wind. It is interesting to note that this basic design of mill dates back to the twelfth century, and continued to be built in this fashion right up to 1868, almost to the end of the windmill era.

Field Notes: A Probable Medieval Ironworking Site in Crawley, Sussex, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 1989 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 9, report, pp.2-8, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506560]   Download PDF

Blackwater Green, Crawley, by Chris Place, published 1989 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 9, article, pp.10-11, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506560]   Download PDF

This report represents a brief interim account of the excavations that were undertaken by the Field Archaeology Unit of University College, London, at Blackwater Green, Crawley.

Field Notes: A Bloomery in Crawley, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 1990 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 10, report, pp.2-3, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506560]   Download PDF

A History of Crawley, by Peter Gwynne, published 1 January 1990 (192 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850337186 & ISBN-13: 9780850337181) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503798] & West Sussex Libraries

Religious Survey 1851 - East Grinstead district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.59-65, ISBN-10: 085445036X & ISBN-13: 9780854450367) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10578][Lib 13824] & The Keep [LIB/500452][LIB/507827] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

East Grinstead district incl. Withyham, Hartfield, Forest Row, Worth, Crawley & West Hoathly

Around Crawley in Old Photographs, by Michael Goldsmith, published 25 October 1990 (160 pp., Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 086299716X & ISBN-13: 9780862997168) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11122] & West Sussex Libraries

The Crawley Project, by Patricia Owen, published 1991 (pamphlet, Historical Association) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11622] & West Sussex Libraries

Railway crossings and signalised gyratories: the Crawley experience, by I.W. Routledge, C.P. Randall and Q.M. Thelimann, published 1991 in Traffic Engineering and Control (vol. 32, no. 10, article, pp.463-466)

Two Wealden Wrought Iron Hammers, by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 1991 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 11, article, pp.9-11, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506560]   Download PDF

Two iron hammer heads bearing common features have been found at locations in the Weald: in The Hawth, a stretch of woodland in the centre of Crawley and at Bartley Mill Farm, Wadhurst. The one from Crawley was discovered by Mr D. Langridge in the roots of a tree in the side of one of the minepits in which The Hawth abounds. The minepits are believed to have been associated with Tilgate Furnace, which operated in the late-16th and 17th centuries. Details of the recovery of the example from Wadhurst are not known.

East Sussex Census 1851 Index: East Grinstead, Worth, Crawley & West Hoathly, by June C. Barnes, published 1 April 1991 (vol. 18, booklet, 104 pp., C. J. Barnes & printed at Battle Instant Print Ltd., ISBN-10: 1870264177 & ISBN-13: 9781870264174) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11108][Lib 11246] & The Keep [LIB/503434] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Toucan crossings at Tushmore gyratory, Crawley, by G.B. Taylor and P. J. Wiltshire, published 1992 in Traffic Engineering and Control (vol. 33, no. 6, article)

Looks at the detailed design of the signal installation, roadworks and contract supervision that were required to carry out improvements to the local road network in Crawley town. The area under consideration had the worst record for pedestrian and cyclist accidents in West Sussex, and these improvements were required as a condition for additional construction.

The Excavation of a Romano-British Iron Working Site at Broadfield, Crawley, West Sussex, by Caroline R. Cartwright, published 1992 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 130, article, pp.22-59) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11918] & The Keep [LIB/500289] & S.A.S. library

You Must Remember This, by Rex Williams, published January 1992 (70 pp., Rural Rides Publications, ISBN-10: 1874349002 & ISBN-13: 9781874349006) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

A story of people living in the small country town of Crawley over fifty years ago. The glamour, excitement and harsh reality of war is here exemplified through the stories of the people of different nationalities during this time.

Wayfarer Denman's Crawley Revisited, by William J. Denman and Nadine Hygate, published 1 May 1993 (240 pp., Nadine Hygate, ISBN-10: 0952130009 & ISBN-13: 9780952130000) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11971] & West Sussex Libraries

49 High Street, Crawley, by Nadine Hygate, published 1994 (booklet, Performance Publications) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12262] & West Sussex Libraries

Ye Olde Punch Bowle, 101 High Street, Crawley, by Nadine Hygate, published 1995 (booklet, Performance Publications) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13038] & West Sussex Libraries

Crawley Manor Court Rolls and Rentals 1629-1792, by Nadine Hygate, published 1995 (spiral bound) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Field Notes: Medieval bloomery slag at Crawley, Sussex, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 1995 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 15, report, pp.2-4, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506562]   Download PDF

Field Notes, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 1995 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 15, report, pp.2-4, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506562]   Download PDF

Crawley , by Charles Kay, Timothy J. McCann, Martin Hayes and Caroline Adms, published February 1995 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 1, pamphlet, 8 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603137 & ISBN-13: 9780862603137) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12854][Lib 13187] & West Sussex Libraries

Heathy Ground Farmhouse, Crawley (NGR: TQ298391) - desk-based assessment and evaluation report, by Tess Durden and Alan Ford, published November 1995 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

Field Notes: Further evidence of medieval iron working in Crawley, Sussex, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 1996 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 16, report, pp.2-6, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506563]   Download PDF

Gatwick Manor Hotel, Crawley (NGR: TQ272394) - desk-based assessment and watching brief report, by Steve Ford, published August 1996 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

Journal of the First 25 Years of Broadfield North First and Middle School, by Nicholas Sexton, published 1997 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13640]

Excavations at the Old Post Office site, 15-17 High Street, Crawley, West Sussex, by Simon Stevens, published 1997 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 135, article, pp.193-208) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13642] & The Keep [LIB/500290] & S.A.S. library

Field Notes: Medieval iron working in Crawley, Sussex - further evidence, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 1997 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 17, report, pp.2-8, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506564]   Download PDF

Crawley - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, p.99, ISBN-10: 0854450424 & ISBN-13: 9780854450428) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13825][Lib 13828] & The Keep [LIB/500458][Lib/507864] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Archaeological investigations on the route of the Crawley High Street Relief Road, Crawley, West Sussex, by M. John Saunders and Others, published 1998 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 136, article, pp.81-94) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13921] & The Keep [LIB/500297] & S.A.S. library

Field Notes: Two medieval iron-working hearths at Crawley, Sussex, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 1998 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 18, report, pp.2-7, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506565]   Download PDF

The Primrose League, by Mrs. Rose Chitty, published March 1998 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 13 no. 1, article, pp.8-9) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14880] & The Keep [LIB/508816] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Crawley Branch in 1900

Oakwood: The House and its People [Crawley], by Rose Chitty, published c.1999 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14064]

Crawley New Town 1947-2000, by Charles Kay, published 1 January 1999 in An Historical Atlas of Sussex (pp.122-123, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 1860771122 & ISBN-13: 9781860771125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14026][Lib 18777] & The Keep [LIB/501686][LIB/508903] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Excavations on a late medieval ironworking site at London Road, Crawley, West Sussex, 1997, by Nicholas Cooke, published 2001 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 139, article, pp.147-167) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14916] & The Keep [LIB/500292] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Excavations by Wessex Archaeology in advance of redevelopment of land off London Road in Crawley revealed considerable evidence for late medieval ironworking on the northern edge of the town. This included substantial deposits of smelting and forging slag, several ironworking hearths and a sequence of associated clay floors. Sufficient evidence was recovered to suggest a variety of ironworking processes including ore roasting, smelting and forging/smithing took place either on, or in close proximity to, the site. Of particular interest were the remains of a structure, probably a smithy, in one of the properties on the London Road frontage. Archaeomagnetic dating indicates that the main period of ironworking was during the late 14th and early 15th centuries, a date broadly supported by the small quantity of pottery recovered. A series of regular field boundaries to the west of the street frontage appeared to represent a planned medieval field system, probably established in the 13th century. Post-medieval activity, not associated with ironworking, was represented by the remains of a 17th-century building and well, and three 19th-century buildings.

The Blasts and Fenners of Crawley, by Michael J. Burchall, published December 2001 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 8, article, pp.323-327) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The story of two Crawley families - Blast and Fenner. A Robert Blast first appears in Crawley c.1353 and is the father of a Thomas Blast whose story and descendants are explored by the author. The Blast inheritance passed through the heiress of a William Blast to her Fenner descendants.

West Sussex aquires Crawley New Town and Gatwick Airport, by Neville Oswald, published Spring 2001 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 67, article, p.17) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/67] & The Keep [LIB/500491]

The Cheals of Crawley: The family firm at Lowfield Nurseries, 1860s to 1960s, by Alison M. Benton, published 2002 (317 pp., Uckfield: Moira Publications, ISBN-10: 0953283313 & ISBN-13: 9780953283316) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14788] & The Keep [LIB/504281][Lib/502203] & West Sussex Libraries

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.

Field Notes: A bloomery site in Crawley, West Sussex, compiled by J. S. Hodgkinson, published 2003 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 23, report, pp.2-6, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506570]   Download PDF

The Manor of Crawley, 1200-1792, by Nadine Hygate, published 1 October 2003 (174 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0952130017 & ISBN-13: 9780952130017) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15080] & West Sussex Libraries

Crawley Baptist, by T. Tilley, published 2004 in Church Building (Issue 85, article, pp.60-64)

Crawley New Town, by N. H. Rathod, published 2004 in Heroin Addiction and The British System: Volume I Origins and Evolution (pp.146-)

Balcombe Road Forge, Crawley, by Ron Martin, published 2004 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 34, article, pp.38-40, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506532]   Download PDF

The forge was located on the east side of Balcombe Road, Crawley at TQ 2979 3675 and was an L-shaped building, the short leg being at the rear of the site, orientated north to south and this has been referred to this as the "original forge" with the more recent extension running east to west toward the road.

Crawley: Then & Now, by Roger Bastable, published 31 January 2004 (96 pp., The History Press, ISBN-10: 0752430637 & ISBN-13: 9780752430638) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Designated as one of post-war Britain's 'Mark I' New Towns in January 1947, Crawley has occupied an important position in the continuing progress and development of West Sussex. This fascinating volume illustrates some of the enormous changes within living memory to streets, shops and schools, and also looks back at the town's long history. Highlighting some wonderful comparisons, this unique collection of over eighty-five pairs of images, many previously unpublished, takes a nostalgic look at many aspects of life, including sporting events and local industry, as they used to be, alongside the changes that have taken place. Roger Bastable had lectured and broadcast on Crawley's history for over twenty-three years. He was chairman of the Crawley Museum Society and wrote regularly for the local press.

Crawley New Town: Case study of a local heroin epidemic in the 1960s, by N. H. Rathod, published 2005 in Heroin addiction and the British System 1 (pp.53-64)

Pegler Way, Crawley (NGR: TQ26753695) - post-excavation report, by Stephen Hammond, published February 2005 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

Rathlin Road, Crawley (NGR: TQ26053520) - publication, evaluation and excavation reports, by Richard Oram and Jo Pine, published December 2005 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

Online planning application processing: Crawley borough council manages and regulates local land use, published 2006 in Information Management and Technology (vol. 39, no. 2, article, pp.74-75)

Archaeological investigations at the junction of High Street and Kilnmead, Crawley, West Sussex , by Simon Stevens, Luke Barber and Jeremy Hodgkinson, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, short article, pp.203-207) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Antlands Lane, Shipley Bridge, Crawley (NGR: TQ30004040) - watching brief report, by Simon Cass and Sean Wallis, published November 2006 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

Investigation of a post-medieval rural site on Horsham Road, Southgate, Crawley, by Jim Leary, published 2007 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 145, short article, pp.228-230) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15980] & The Keep [LIB/500363] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Crawley sewer pipeline, West Green Drive-Buckmans Road, Crawley (NGR: TQ265368) - watching brief report, by Andy Taylor, published January 2007 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

Crawley's History: A Guide for Residents and Researchers, by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes, Susan Millard and Tim Stanton, published 2008 (67 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862605806 & ISBN-13: 9780862605803) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Archaeological investigations at the ASDA site, Crawley, West Sussex, by Simon Stevens, published 2008 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 146, article, pp.107-148) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15997] & The Keep [LIB/500364] & S.A.S. library   View Online

An archaeological evaluation of the site carried out in June 2002 revealed a range of surviving archaeological deposits, despite extensive modern truncation. Seven separate areas of the site were then subjected to full excavation and recording based on potential identified during the evaluation. Although small quantities of flintwork were recovered from the overburden of one area, all of the excavated features dated from the medieval and post-medieval periods, with the majority of features dating from the mid-thirteenth to the third quarter of the fourteenth century. Two ironworking hearths and large quantities of slag were encountered as well as evidence of the deposition of domestic refuse in pits and ditches. A thirteenth-century well produced a remarkable assemblage of artefacts and environmental evidence including a large group of insect remains.

Crawley, Historic Character Assessment Report, compiled by Roland B. Harris, published December 2008 (Sussex Extensive Urban Survey (EUS), 46 pp. + appendices, E.S.C.C., W.S.C.C. & Brighton and Hove City, funded by English Heritage) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries   Download PDF

Friary church of St Francis and St Anthony Crawley, published 2009 in Church Building and Heritage Review (Issue 120, article, pp.10-15)

Looking Back at Crawley, by Crawley Observer, published 15 September 2009 (192 pp., Breedon Publishing, ISBN-10: 1859837433 & ISBN-13: 9781859837436) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Looking Back at Crawley, by Karen Dunn, published 15 September 2009 (192 pp., Breedon Publishing, ISBN-10: 1859837433 & ISBN-13: 9781859837436) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

This work is based on the popular weekly nostalgia section of the "Crawley Observer". Two years in the making, this book includes over 350 pictures and memories from the early 20th century onwards, many supplied by the people of "Crawley" themselves. It offers review coverage in local press and radio; POS available. To sum up "Looking Back at Crawley" in one sentence is simple - it is a book about Crawley written by its people.

Land between 4 and 6 Springfield Road, Crawley (NGR: TQ26693635) - evaluation report, by Andy Taylor, published December 2009 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

94 High Street, Crawley (NGR: TQ26753676) - evaluation report, by James Lewis, published December 2009 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

St Andrew's Furnace Green, Crawley, by D. O'Donoghue, published 2010 in Church Building and Heritage Review (Issue 126, article, pp.22-25)

National School, C of E School Crawley , by Nadine Hygate, published 2011 (published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Frenzy! Heath, Haigh & Christie: the first great tabloid murderers, by Neil Root, published 2011 (314 pp., London: Arrow, ISBN-10: 0099557762 & ISBN-13: 9780099557760) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Crawley, St. John - Church monuments, edited by Nigel Llewellyn, published 2011 in East Sussex Church Monuments, 1530-1830 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 93, pp.79-80, ISBN-10: 0854450750 & ISBN-13: 9780854450756) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17926] & The Keep [LIB/500470][LIB/507876] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Excavation of medieval burgage plots and further evidence of iron working on land off Pegler Way, Crawley, West Sussex, by Stephen Hammond, published 2011 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 149, article, pp.49-58) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18614] & The Keep [LIB/500367] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Excavation at Pegler Way has extended the evidence of medieval burgage plot boundaries recovered from an adjacent site on the Crawley High Street Relief Road and added more evidence of the local disposal of iron-working waste, although again the primary working site has not been identified. A rare find of a wooden scutching knife suggests flax processing. The site appears to have been used only for a short span, from the late 12th to the 14th century.

Echoes of marginalisation in Crawley, by Laura Jeffery, published 15 July 2011 in Chagos Islanders in Mauritius and the UK: Forced Displacement and Onward Migration (pp.95-110, Manchester University Press, ISBN-10: 071908430X & ISBN-13: 9780719084300) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The Chagos islanders were forcibly uprooted from the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean between 1965 and 1973 to make way for a military base. Some came to Crawley.

Wilbury House, Church Street, Crawley (NGR: TQ26383660) - evaluation report, by Sean Wallis, published November 2012 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

A re-investigation of Late Iron Age and Roman iron production, and Saxon activity, at Rathlin Road, Crawley, by Jo Pine, published 2013 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 151, article) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18616] & The Keep [LIB/507730] & S.A.S. library   View Online

A small excavation was carried out in advance of redevelopment, to relocate precisely a previous excavation and to record any additional deposits. The original fieldwork carried out in the 1970s, known as Broadfield Site 2, revealed Iron Age and primarily Roman shaft smelting furnaces and ditches. The current project was able to relocate the remains of the previously excavated features. Although most of these had already been excavated in whole or in part, it was possible to obtain additional dating information, and to revise some of the earlier findings. A series of published radiocarbon dates is also reassessed and two new dates added. One unexpected result was the presence of a late Saxon ditch on the site.
with contributions from J. R. L. Allen, Lucy Cramp and Malcolm Lyne

Archaeological investigations at 29-35 High Street, Crawley, West Sussex, by Simon Stevens, published 2014 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 152, article) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18617] & The Keep [LIB/508097] & S.A.S. library   View Online

A small-scale archaeological excavation was undertaken at 29-35 High Street, Crawley following an evaluation of the site by trial-trenching. A small group of medieval and post-medieval features was uncovered including, significantly, the remains of an ironworking ore roasting hearth. Other features included pits and the remains of a number of late post-medieval buildings.

Looking Back at Crawley with the Crawley Observer and Crawley Times, by Karen Dunn, published 21 March 2014 (224 pp., DB Publishing, ISBN-10: 1780914008 & ISBN-13: 9781780914008) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

To sum up "Looking Back at Crawley" in one sentence is simple - it is a book about Crawley written by its people. Two years in the making, the book includes pictures and memories from the early 20th century onwards. While some of the photos were taken from the "Crawley Observer" archive, the majority were loaned to the paper from private albums by people who have watched Crawley grow from a village into a sprawling New Town. There are tales of war-time courage, school days and the excitement of a Royal visit, carnivals, sports and the people and places that make the town unique. You can read first-hand accounts of doodlebug strikes during the Second World War, school life in the 1920s and the bikers of the 1960s who were nowhere near as fearsome as they looked. With the face of Crawley changing day by day, many of the people and places mentioned in the book are long gone - making "Looking Back at Crawley" a must-see for anyone eager to look back and say 'I remember when…'

Land at Forge Wood, Tinsley Green, Crawley, (NGR: TQ29203910), Phases 1 and 3 - evaluation reports, by James McNicholl-Norbury, published May 2014 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

John George Haigh, the Acid-Bath Murderer: A Portrait of a Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jonathan Oates, published 19 December 2014 (240 pp., Pen and Sword, ISBN-10: 1783462140 & ISBN-13: 9781783462148) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

5-7 Brighton Road, Crawley (NGR: TQ26703631) - evaluation report, by Sean Wallis, published December 2014 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

Field Notes: Bloomery furnaces in Crawley, West Sussex, published 2015 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 35, report, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509144]   Download PDF

Former Thomas Bennett Community College, Crawley (NGR: TQ27013464) - geophysical survey report, by Kyle Beaverstock and Tim Dawson, published August 2015 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

Crawley: Before Asda, by Nadine Hygate, published 23 October 2015 (120 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0952130025 & ISBN-13: 9780952130024) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Land at Forge Wood, Tinsley Green, Crawley (NGR: TQ29203910) - excavation reports, by James McNicholl-Norbury, published October 2015 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

The acid bath murders: the trials and liquidations of John George Haigh, by Gordon Lowe, published 1 November 2015 (191 pp., Stroud: History Press, ISBN-10: 0750961813 & ISBN-13: 9780750961813) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

A Gründlingen type sword from Polesfleet Stream in Crawley, by Jaime Kaminski, published 2016 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 154, article, pp.103-112) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18939] & The Keep [LIB/509465] & S.A.S. library

St Firmin's Church North Crawley, by David R. Agnew, published April 2016 in Horological Journal (vol. 158, no. 4, article, pp.172-176)

Brewing in West Sussex, by David Muggleton, published 1 May 2017 (96 pp., Stroud: Amberley Publishing, ISBN-10: 1445657252 & ISBN-13: 9781445657257) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

In sixth-century Sussex - the kingdom of the South Saxons - social life centred upon the alehouse. Throughout the Middle Ages, brewing remained a domestic occupation: beer was sweet and flavored with herbs and spices. By 1600, when Henry Stanton was brewing in Crawley, the use of hops to flavor and preserve beer had become standard practice. The growth of the large commercial brewers was a product of the industrial revolution, from which era dates famous West Sussex family concerns such as Henty of Chichester, the Ockendens of Crawley and Constable of Littlehampton. That these are no longer with us is due to a long process of acquisition during the twentieth century. With the takeover of the last of their line, King & Barnes of Horsham, in 2000, brewing in West Sussex was left to just a handful of small independents. Yet today there are nearly thirty breweries in this part of the county. This fully illustrated and informative book pays homage to the brewing heritage of West Sussex while celebrating the current outpouring of creativity known as the microbrewery revolution.

Cottesmore Country Club [3 miles south of Crawley], published (no date) (pamphlet, Cottesmore Country Club) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8606]

Gatwick Manor near Crawley, Sussex, published (no date) (pamphlet, Gatwick Manor Inn) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10347]

Crawley Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW36, CD-ROM)

Baptisms 1653-1900, Banns 1866-1901, Marriages 1688-1900, and Burials 1676-1901. Includes 32 photographs. Vol.36.