Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Origins of Winchelsea. Chapter 2: The Development of Winchelsea and its Maritime Economy. Chapter 3: A Fight for Survival: The Sixteenth Century and Beyond. Chapter 4: The Town's Historic Infrastructure. Chapter 5: The Defences. Chapter 6: Government and the Municipal Buildings. Chapter 7: Ecclesiastical Buildings abd Hospitals. Chapter 8: The Burgage Plots. Chapter 9: The Winchelsea Cellars. Chapter 10: Domestic Buildings: Layout and Design. Chapter 11: Medieval and 'Transitional' Domestic Buildings: Material and Construction, Chapter 13: Waste Disposal. Chapter 13: Trade and Status: An Archaeological Perspective. Chapter 14: Conclusions.

About the Author

The authors have long worked as a team. David, a former president of the Vernacular Architecture Group, is senior Historic Buildings Officer with the Field Archaeology Unit, University College London, and Barbara is an assistant Historic Buildings Officer with the same organization. Over the past thirty years they have undertaken extensive archaeological field work within south-east England, principally in the study of Vernacular architecture. They have an extensive publication record. Their speciality is the medieval and early-post-medieval domestic buildings of East Sussex. In addition to his work for University College London, David lectures for the Continuing Education Department of Sussex University.