Studying the Iron Industry in South East England
…of Thomas Willis, forgeman. Prepared by Tim Smith with additions by Jeremy Hodgkinson Sources: WIRG Bulletins Series 1, 1969-1980, http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/bull1.htm WIRG Bulletins Series 2, 1981 – 2013, http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/bull2.htm Sidney Ironworks…
…the website www.hammerpond.org.uk Adventure in Iron: The blast furnace and its spread from Namur to northern France, England and North America, 1450-1650; a technological, political and genealogical investigation by Brian…
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REMAINS OF IRONWORKS Very little remains above ground of the hundreds of bloomeries, forges and furnaces that were once active across the Weald and at only two sites are there…
References to People WIRG Bulletin References to Robertsbridge & Salehurst. Series 1 No 10 1976 P27 SALEHURST. There were great iron and steel works at Robertsbridge Abbey, already mentioned….
LIMITATIONS IN ANALYSIS BY X-RAY FLUORESCENCE The technique of X-Ray Fluorescence has been widely used since the mid 1960s as a rapid means of determining the chemical content of materials…
The smelt Usually, equal weights of ore and charcoal are added, 1kg of each per charge. Prior to charging, the charcoal is broken into pieces not larger than about 20mm,…