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Lewes History Group: Bulletin 14, (7 September 2011)

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Admin

1.   Next Meeting on Monday 12 September:  Nigel Jones 2.   A Game of Stool Ball 3.   The Bowling Green at Lewes Castle 4.   The Defiance on School Hill 5.   The Battle of Lewes Conference: The Beginnings of Parliamentary Democracy? 6. … Continue reading →

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New Project: Lewes Railways

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Admin

Ian McClelland has begun a new research project to assess the impact of the railways on the life of Lewes during the period when the railways were first built – 1844 – 1846.

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Meeting – Monday 12 September, 7:30pm

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Admin

Nigel Jones: ‘The Tower of London: Crucible of a Nation’ – a new book by a Lewes historian, biographer and journalist. No site in Britain is more freighted with history than the Tower of London. Since William the Conqueror built … Continue reading →

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