Monday, 9 November 7.30 pm on Zoom
The south side of St John the Baptist in 1803 by Petrie
Southover developed on a ridge, which served as a route-way to the Priory and, using crossing posts over the Winterbourne, to Lewes.
By the 1500s, it was a busy suburb, the Wellesbourne attracting trades such as tanning which needed a water supply, and common suburban activities at the time such as smithing – a fire hazard against which a water supply was useful.
Sue will explore what the later Tudor and early Stuart suburb may have looked like – some of the buildings hidden behind later cladding date from this period – and then follow the story to the increasing gentrification of Southover by 1914 and why this happened.
Members can attend our meetings for free and will receive an email of the details.
Non-members can buy a ticket (£4.00) from Ticketsource.co.uk/lhg
Please join a little while in advance as audience members will be admitted from about 7.20 pm. The talk starts at 7.30 pm
