Sussex Archaeological Field Unit to Archaeology South-East: celebrating 50 years

A survey of the eighteenth-century quay and nineteenth-century copper mine and arsenic works at Gawton was carried out in 1988 by the Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. Although ruined, many structures remain from each of the four main uses made of the site, and these are described and discussed below. A study was also made of the available documentary material, and this is integrated with the physical evidence and the history and development of the site discussed. The process of arsenic manufacture is briefly described with reference to the surviving buildings.