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Wealden Iron
by Ernest Straker
published by G. Bell & Sons in 1931
Chapters 13 to 21 of Part 1 are not included
Book Content
Frontispiece:
Preface:
Contents:
Glossary:
Part I. HISTORICAL AND EXPLANATORY: p. 0
Chapter One - Iron in General: p. 1
Chapter Two - The Weald and its Geology: p. 5
Chapter Three - The Two Processes: p. 16
Chapter Four - The Early History of Iron in the Weald: p. 26
Chapter Five - The Evolution of the Blast Furnace: p. 38
Chapter Six - The Records in the Tudor Era: p. 48
Chapter Seven - The Lists of 1574: p. 53
Chapter Eight - The Ironworks in Stuart and Hanoverian Times: p. 60
Chapter Nine - Hammerponds and Power: p. 69
Chapter Ten - The Furnace: p. 75
Chapter Eleven - The Forge: p. 84
Chapter Twelve - Cinders and Slags: p. 89
Part II. TOPOGRAPHICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE SURVEY: p. 211
Chapter I - Eden and Lower Medway: p. 214
Chapter II - Kent Water and Cansiron Stream: p. 223
Chapter III - Upper Medway: p. 233
Chapter IV - North Ashdown: p. 246
Chapter V - East Ashdown: p. 254
Chapter VI - Teise: p. 264
Chapter VII - The Eastern Rother: p. 284
Chapter VIII - Middle Rother: p. 296
Chapter IX - Lower Rother: p. 310
Chapter X - Brede and Tillingham: p. 324
Chapter XI - Asten: p. 350
Chapter XII - Ashburn: p. 359
Chapter XIII - Cuckmere: p. 373
Chapter XIV - Ouse, Uckfield River: p. 386
Chapter XV - Maresfield Ouse: p. 394
Chapter XVI - Western Ouse: p. 404
Chapter XVII - Adur: p. 416
Chapter XVIII - Arun and Western Rother: p. 420
Chapter XIX - Arun - North River: p. 433
Chapter XX - Wey: p. 445
Chapter XXI - Mole: p. 451
Index to Parishes: p. 469
General Index: p. 472
Illustrations
The Broken Bay of Warren Furnace in 1887:
Drayton's Polyolbion, 1612 edition: p. 12
Brass Dial of Thirty-hour Clock: p. 76
Gloucester Furnace, Lamberhurst: p. 78
Swedish Blast Furnace in 1793: facing p. 82
An Iron Forge, 1772: facing p. 84
Working Drawing of Hammer Forge: p. 87
Warren Furnace, 1887: p. 215
Map - River Eden, River Medway and Kent Water: facing p. 224
The Pevensey Castle Gun: p. 259
Map - River Teise: facing p. 272
Map - River Rother: facing p. 288
A Hammer Forge in Gothland about 1790: facing p. 304
Map - River Ashburn, River Asten and River Brede: facing p. 352
Cottage at Ashburnham Furnace: facing p. 368
Map - Rivers Ouse, Uckfield, Cuckmere, Rother and Ashburn: facing p. 400
Maresfield Powder Mills from the air: facing p. 402
Map - Rivers Adur and Western Ouse: facing p. 416
Map - Rivers Wey and Arun: facing p. 432
The House at St Leonards Hammer Pond: p. 437
Map - Rivers Wey and Arun: facing p. 448
Map - Rivers Mole and North River: facing p. 464
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