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Burwash was a centre for Sussex iron making. After the iron industry ceased production, the locality was less prosperous; the common became notorious for 18th-century lawlessness.

This view clearly shows the iron benches, railings and posts and the ornate street lamps. The earth road is in marked contrast to today's tarmac surface.

Round Oak Iron Works in the 1850s.Though by no means the first iron works in the area, it would become the most important.

Iron smelting and gunfounding brought prosperity to the area in the 16th century.

Iron smelting and gunfounding brought prosperity to the area in the 16th century.

The town clock has been given a number of nicknames, including `the Iron Duke of Tredegar`, because of the small profile of the Duke of Wellington on the base.

These splendid decorative iron gates were made by the Davies brothers of Bersham between 1719 and 1721.

During the 18th century Madeley Wood grew into large industrial community where 3,500 people worked in the iron industry.

An iron pot containing a large number of coins of Edward the Confessor was found in 1876. They were thought to have belonged to King Harold, and hidden during the Battle of Hastings.

The wrought-iron work is very fine, and is believed to have been done by the French master of wrought iron work, Tijou.

These early forges smelted iron ore in a bloomery, which was often little more than an open hearth fired by charcoal.

Medieval vases, iron keys, Norman stonework and animal bones bring together Old Sarum's troubled and relatively short-lived past.

This neat cast iron bridge was built in 1829 replacing an old wooden bridge. It connects Norfolk to Suffolk over the River Ouse, making Thetford a border town.

The River Trent at Burton is now crossed by three bridges: Burton Bridge, built in 1864, the iron Angelsey Bridge and the Stapenhill Viaduct, which is in fact a footbridge.

Strawberry Hill, above the village, was the site of an Iron Age fort. A boat is being beached to the right beyond the slipway and other boats in the centre.

The glass roof is supported on ornamental columns made of cast-iron. The market appears light and airy, and there seems to be plenty of space around the stalls.

Although pig iron was being produced in the area in the late 18th century, it was the setting up of the Tredegar Iron Works in 1800 that gave the town prosperity, growth and its name.

Built of cast-iron, the bridge was opened in 1863 and improved the city by giving direct access to the original railway station, which was situated within the city walls.

The Gothic iron bell cupola stands atop the Bell Building built in 1835 by Ralph Lyon, the school's headmaster from 1823 to 1845.

The tower`s iron steps were enclosed with iron railings until 1933, when the present dwarf wall, pillars and sward were substituted.

Sett-paved yards (right) withstood iron-shod cart wheels. Villagers grew barley, fruit and vegetables, whilst the village shop supplied everything from treacle to paraffin oil.

This inn is one of the 17th-century buildings in Westport to survive the Civil War skirmishes between the Royalists and the Parliamentary forces lead by Sir William Waller.

The picturesque village of Burwash was once a centre of the Wealden iron industry. Nearby stands Batemans, a 17th-century iron-master's house, the home of Rudyard Kipling for many years.

The shallowness of the river is apparent in this picture of a man quanting towards the iron railway bridge. The railway line has since closed.