Meeting – Monday 14 March, 7:30pm | Lewes History Group

Meeting – Monday 14 March, 7:30pm

Posted on February 22, 2011 by qsfe8

Members’ presentations:

Three short talks (15-20 minutes each), reporting the results to date of research being undertaken by Lewes History Group members:

1. Peter Atkins: Lewes at the Old Bailey
2. Ann Holmes: All change or more of the same? Life for the paupers of Lewes after the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834
3. Paul Myles: The Sussex Weekly Advertiser & Lewes Journal digitisation project

Venue: The new King’s Church building on Brooks Road, Lewes. (Between Tesco car park and Homebase)

See the Meetings page for a list of forthcoming monthly talks organised by the Lewes History Group.

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