THE TOP"OGRA PHY O F STANE STRE E T

A crit ica l Review of T/ze St a ne St reet

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By C N W G R N APTA I . A . A T

LATE I 3TH HU SSARS

WITH F OU R DIAGRAM S AND A M AP

LONDON JOH N LONG LIMITED RR S S REE M R" NO I T T , HAY A ET MCM""II

C ONTENTS

P AGE

INTROD U CTORY

’ B L E N S MR . E Loc s ALIGNM T

Fr h as Ga o f rn I . o m t e E t t e t o t h e Sout he

E nd of Pulborough Bridge

F E n f r II . rom t h e Southern d o Pulbo ough Bridge t o t he Hill

o f Le ith Hill t o Juniper Hill 4 1

Fr n er t h o rn E nd f ld IV . om Ju ip Hill o t e S uthe o O

THE TRU E ALIGNME NTS

AP PE NDI" B

AP P E NDI" C

Th e To p o g raphy o f St ane St re e t

INTRO D U CTORY

AVING lived in West Sussex fo r a number o f e ar and r n o r o ar o f y s , f eque tly shot ve th se p ts th e o o wo o a a n n and a e ar G d d , E rth m , Sli do , D l P k e states o n which are t o be fo und the b est pre serve d and o o r o n o f a e r most conspicu us p ti s the St n St eet , a e a wa was o f the existence of this nci nt Rom n y , r e no t o me—a a ar w ma cou se , w ll k wn f mili ity hich y r a a e re a o f n pe h ps h v b d some me sure contempt , si ce hitherto I h ad given t o it no mo re than the passing inte re st aro used by so visible a connecting link between a n and o e rn ncie t m d times . o in 1 1 was Alth ugh published 9 3 , it not until quite en and a en a rec tly, by the merest ccid t , th t the work e 1 a n Th e r h as under r view c me i to my hands . autho e o t o his a r vidently dev ted subj ect m ny hou s of study , and r a and a ae re ar and o n of histo ic l rch ological se ch , these branches of the subj ect I d o no t pretend t o o e o n n n ff r an pinio , my criticism being co fi ed to the o a top gr phical work only, and the conclusions deduced therefrom . o a n a ra n and I sh uld im gi e th t topog phical surveyi g , n o a are o r e a the pri ciples up n which m ps c nst uct d , is subj e ct o n which fe w peo ple o utside the Staff o f the 1 T he S tane S tree t a re e o . , by Hil i B ll c 9 R I O THE TOPOGRAPHY OF STANE ST EET

a n n r a e an Ordnance Survey o r Th e Ro y l E gi ee s, h v y e thing beyond a superficial and elementary knowledg . o e r Perhaps that is the reaso n why no previ us writ n a h as so far as I k ow , ttempted to deal with the

Mr. l i . subject o n accurate topo graphica l nes But er a Bello c has not he sitated to rush in whe re oth s h ve w r a e n feare d t o tread , ith esults th t mer ly te d to

emphasise t h e wisdo m o f those o thers in leaving it alo ne . e o is o an a in a r Mr. B ll c obvi usly dept the m tte of ma r a n and m a a n are map reading . But p e di g p m ki g f ren n and e n r t wo v ery di fe t thi gs , it is vide t f om the e a ve at and r ar conclusio ns h rri s , f om some of his rem ks r e a o o which I will de al with in due cou s , th t the t p graphical section o i the wo rk h as be en undertaken o with an insufficient kno wledge o f the subj ect . Als t h e w r as h as n e a o k , such it is , bee ex cuted with degree o f carelessness and inaccuracy that is almost r e e a ar r a a a r inc e dibl . Quit p t f om m them tic l erro s in n an a o r a n and computi g gles , dist nces , lignme ts , — from mis statements arising therefrom (of which there are o v er nine ty) t h e bo ok co ntains no le ss than twenty e ight perfectly o bvio us mistakes due t o shee r careless ’ ne o r r n r r r w and ss ( possibly p i te s e ro s) hich might , o t o a e en o rr e re n r ught , h v be c ect d in visi g the p oofs . a a o f e e be n in n P rticul rs th s will fou d the Appe dix . o t h e n ma at t h e e nd o f o and Als foldi g p the b ok , e ra o f t h e e a t h e are sev l sk tch m ps in text , incorrectly rawn and are n o a e d , i c mp tibl with e ach othe r and with t h e te xt they are designed to illustrate (see e an App ndix A d