Research

Those with research interests in the Wealden iron industry are advised, in the first instance, to consult the standard reference work, The Iron Industry of the Weald.

An older standard work is 'Wealden Iron', by Ernest Straker, originally published in 1931. Although inaccurate in some respects and largely superceded by The Iron Industry of the Weald, its gazetteer is still useful. The full text and illustrations of Wealden Iron can be viewed here. The earliest publication on the industry is the monograph The historical geography of the Wealden iron industry by Mary Cecilia Delany, pub. 1921, which can also be read online here.

More specific research enquiries may be directed to WIRG's Vice-Chairman, Jeremy Hodgkinson

GRANTS - TEBUTT RESEARCH FUND

A research fund, set up in memory of Fred Tebbutt, first President of WIRG, exists to aid research into the iron industry of the Weald. Applications are invited for grants.

More details and suggestions for future research projects can be found HERE.

RESEARCH DISSERTATIONS

WIRG is in the process of putting online dissertations which have been submitted for further degrees. Two have been added to the site so far:

  The Iron Industry of Roman Britain by Henry F Cleere, 1981

  The Iron Industry in the Weald in the period of the Seven Years' War, 1750-1770 by Jeremy Hodgkinson

More will follow.