1852 — Thomas Hickes.
1853 — Charles Clift.
1854 — Will Ginner.
1855 — Fred. Ticehurst.
1856 — Thomas Ross.
1857 — James Rock, jun.
1858— Will Ginner.
1859 — Edward Hayles.
1860 — Fred. Ticehurst.
1861 — Thomas Ross.
1862— Will Ginner.
1863 — James Rock, jun.
1864— Stephen Putland.
1865 — Fred. Ticehurst.
1866 — William Scrivens.
1867— Will Ginner.
1868 — William Scrivens.
1869 — William Scrivens.
1870 — William Scrivens.
-"- — Thomas Ross.
1871 — Thomas Ross.
1872 — Thomas Ross.
1873 — Ch. Hy. Gausden.
1874 — -Geo. Arch. Thorpe.
1875 — Geo. Arch. Thorpe.
1876 — Ch. Hy. Gausden.
1877 — John Howell.
1878— Ch. Hy. Gausden.
1879 — Henry Winter.
1880 — Ch. Hy. Gausden.
1881— W. F. Revill.
1882— W. F. Revill.
1883— G. A. Thorpe.
1884 — Edwin Bradnam.
1885 — Edwin Bradnam.
1886 — Geo. Arch. Thorpe.
1887 — William Stubbs.
1888— William Stubbs.
1889— William Stubbs.
1890— Edwin Bradnam.
1891— B. H. W. Tree.
1892 — A. R. Croucher.
1893— B. H. W. Tree.
1894 — Stan. T. Weston.
1895 — Stan. T. Weston.
1896 — Stan. T. Weston.
1897 — Fdk. Bagshawe.
1898 — F. Tuppenney!
1899 — F. Tuppenney.
1900 — Fred. A. Langham.
1901 — Fred. A. Langham. (a Baron of the Cinque Ports).
1902— B. H. W. Tree.
1903— B. H.'W. Tree.
1904 — Charles Eaton.
1905 — Rbt. W. Mitchell.
1906 — Stan. T. Weston.
1907 — Rbt. W. Mitchell.
1908 — Fdk. Tuppenney.
1909 — Rbt. W. Mitchell.
1910 — Rbt. W. Mitchell (a Baron of the Cinque Ports) .
1911 — George Hutchings.
1912 — George Hutchings.
1913 — E. Armitage Hocking.
1914 — E. Armitage Hocking.
1915 — George Hutchings.
1916 — George Hutchings. Died, and in his stead
-"- — William Perrins.
1917 — William Perrins.
1918 — Arthur Blackman.
1919 — William Perrins.
AN INTERESTING HISTORY OF OLD SUSSEX IRON WORK.
By the Late Charles Dawson, F.S.A.
"The origin of the iron industry in the Weald dates from prehistoric times, for Julius Caesar mentions it as well established before the time of his invasion.
It is conjectured to have been introduced by Belgic settlers in Sussex between the 4th and 5th centuries b.c. Fine examples of iron weapons and utensils were in use during that period which is called the " late Celtic " period in Britain and the slag-heaps in Beauport Park (near Hastings) furnish evidence that in Romano-British days the art of manufacture of both wrought and cast iron had reached a considerable degree of perfection. No records are known to exist relating to the production of iron in the Weald during the Anglo-Saxon period, and even the Doomsday Book is silent on the subject. Although it can scarcely be doubted that the industry flourished during the intervening period no mention appears until the 13th century, after which time records of it became more and more frequent until its decay and final extinction in the early years of the 19th century.
The chief staple of the industry lay in the production of "bar" and "pig-iron" which was carted or floated away and distributed throughout England and even upon the Continent. Among the mportant staples of home manufacture, without taking into account other innumerable articles of domestic and economic use, were horse-shoes and nails, fire-backs, brand-irons, grave-slabs, milestones, ordnance and other weapons of every description.
