WIRG Bulletin Series 2

…series, 25 (2005) pdf download Field Notes: – A bloomery in Peasmarsh, East Sussex – Romano-British site at North Chailey, East Sussex – Ashburnham Forge, East Sussex – In search

WIRG Bulletin Series 1

…the contents of each volume are listed below. There is an alphabetical index to Series 1 –pdf download The  volumes listed below may be downloaded (pdfand in each file…

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…there is a comprehensive gazetteer with full details of each fireback shown. A website about firebacks, including a searchable database, is available at  https://hodgers.com/firebacks © Wealden Iron Research Group 2000-24…

Experimental Bloomery 4: The smelt

and the roasted ore broken to a maximum size of about 10mm. Both are sieved to remove particles less than about 1mm in size to ensure free passage of the…

Where to see Wealden Iron

…Historical information about this site from the WIRG Online Database can be viewed  HERE For further information see the Fernhurst Furnace Preservation Group website ASHBURNHAM FURNACE, EAST SUSSEX A Scheduled…

Experimental Bloomery 7: Limitations in Analysis

…by comparing the intensities of the spectral lines characteristic of each element with those of a standard sample of known composition. Because of its speed of application it has generally…

Robertsbridge – Time line

…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 Wealden Iron Research Group (WIRG) was founded in 1968 to focus and initiate research into the extinct iron industry of the Sussex, Kent and Surrey Weald. In this website

Robertsbridge – Technology and Location

…the furnace pond, both now dry. From it was the unusual feature of a leat or dyke, about 300 yards long, running E. and cutting deeply through high ground, to…