Wealden Iron and Church Monuments
Jeremy Hodgkinson, MA, FSA SpeakerNet Sponsor
- Regions:
- Surrey, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £60 + 25p/mile
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 16th August 2024
- Tagged:
- Local History | Church History | Local Industries | Social History
The introduction of the blast furnace into the Weald in the late-15th century increased the availability of iron in general use, and also provided a new medium of decoration. Confined to the areas where it was produced, iron began to be used for church memorials. Less expensive or prestigious than brass or carved stone it provided the growing middle ranks of society with a durable material on which their family members could be remembered and gave distinction to those whose industry had caused the region to prosper.
Views: 565 | Enquiries: 1About Jeremy Hodgkinson, MA, FSA
I am a retired school teacher and, for more than 40 years, have lectured, primarily about the Wealden iron industry, at conferences and to local societies and adult education audiences. I have also appeared occasionally in a specialist role on radio and television. I gained my MA in Regional and Local History from the University of Brighton in 1993. I am a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and until recently was an Honorary Research Fellow of Exeter University. I was Chairman of the Wealden Iron Research Group for 24 years and am now the editor of its annual journal. I am the author of two books: The Wealden Iron Industry, published in 2008, and British Cast-Iron Firebacks, published in 2010.
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