The Lewes History Group presents public talks, usually on the 2nd Monday of each month. We invite speakers who address particular topics of interest. This years schedule is listed below.
Our talks are free to members. Non-members can buy tickets (£4.00) at Ticketsource.co.uk/lhg
During the summer season (April onwards), our monthly talks will be held at : Kings Church, Brooks Road, Lewes, BN7 2BY. (Location Map)
During the winter (November to March) we hold our monthly talks on Zoom.
Upcoming Events:
| Monday, 12 January 19:30 | Chris Hare | Richard Jefferies a man out of time. |
Research project meetings are held periodically. These meetings are for members working on research projects, and for those considering starting a project or participating in a current project. The aim of the meetings is to review progress and develop expertise. We also arrange courses in research skills and use of resources.
Invited presentations scheduled for January – December 2025
| Mon 27th January ZOOM 19:30 | Sally Howard | Virginia Trembath’s wartime diary |
| Mon 10th February ZOOM 19:30 | Chris Duffin | ‘It started with a tooth: Gideon and Mary Ann Mantell and the discovery of Iguanadon’ |
| Mon 10th March ZOOM 19:30 | Jonathan Vernon | ‘The Friendly Invasion of Lewes’ |
| Mon 12th May 19:30 | Debby Matthews | The Station Street Story |
| Tues 3rd June 19.30 | Ruth Thomson | Grown in Lewes |
| Mon 9th June 19:30 | Anthony Dicks | ‘The Piltdown Men’ |
| Mon 14th July 19:30 | Mary Burke | ‘The life and times of Lewes resident John Evelyn’ |
| August | No talk | |
| Mon 8th September 19:30 | John Bleach | ‘Lost Churches in the Lewes area’ |
| Mon 13th October 19:30 | Peter Varlow | ‘Researching the history of Cliffe Church’ |
| Mon 10th November ZOOM 19:30 | Sue Berry | The Industrial History of Lewes 1700-1914 |
| Mon 8th December | A.G.M |
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