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Lewes Heritage Open Days, 7-10 September 2017

Heritage Open Days celebrates England’s architecture and culture by offering free access to properties that are usually closed to the public, or charge for admission. Eighteen historic Lewes buildings and tours will be accessible over this long weekend. Some are … Continue reading →

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New book: Screen Stories – Lewes Goes to the Pictures

This new book was published by the Lewes History Group on 27 May 2017. The building of Depot, Lewes’ new cinema, was the original catalyst for Screen Stories. Reel Lewes, a group of Lewes-based film professionals and researchers led by … Continue reading →

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Sharpe Collection of Watercolours of Sussex Churches

The Sussex Archaeological Society has two collections of sketches and watercolours by the artist and antiquarian Henry Petrie, FSA (1768 – 1842). In the late 18th and early 19th centuries Petrie began a record of all the churches and historic … Continue reading →

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