Monday 11th November 2024, 7:30pm start via ZOOM

Lewes Borough Council took it first steps into the housing market in the early 1920s with the opening of the first houses on the Nevill estate. Considerable expansion in the number of council homes followed as a result of ambitious slum clearances in the 1930s and a concerted, government-driven effort to eliminate sub-standard housing in the 1950s and 1960s. The consequences are visible in Lewes today, where a sizeable proportion of the housing stock was originally council-built.  

In this talk, Chris will outline the development of council housing in Lewes in the mid-20th century. A close look at specific episodes, drawn from five decades of house-building, will illustrate how Lewes councillors responded to national policy in the provision of homes for rent.

To join this talk, you need to:

1) Register your intention to attend in advance
2) Receive our confirmation email with a link to the talk itself. Save that email, and
3) Click on that emailed link to attend the talk 5 minutes before it starts

LHG Members can attend our talks for free. We will send members emails with a link to Zoom registration. Then please follow steps 1, 2, and 3 as above. 

Non-members can purchase a ticket (£4) from TicketSource. The ticket will provide a link to Zoom registration. Then please follow steps 1, 2, and 3 as above.

Please join the webinar at 7:25pm.

We would recommend a computer screen or an iPad as a minimum screen-size for viewing our webinars.

Our presenters will be speaking live, and you can ask questions by typing in the Q&A box in Zoom.

See the Talks page for a list of  forthcoming monthly events organised by the Lewes History Group.