An extended second edition of a book first published in 1985 which was then acclaimed as the definitive regional study of the charcoal iron industry as well as a major addition to writing on Wealden history generally. The new edition reproduces the complete original text along with all the illustrations. The extensive gazetteers of sites have been revised and expanded upon in the light of recent fieldwork and research, as has the associated bibliography. The book benefits from a completely revised index which includes the gazetteers as well as the main text.