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History talks at Bridge Cottage, Uckfield, from 3 February 2022

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Admin

The Bridge Cottage Heritage Centre holds local history talks on the first Thursday of every month. The first talk in 2022 is on Thursday 3 February at 7:00pm, and features Chris Horlock on “Sussex Scrapbook III”: a miscellany of Sussex … Continue reading →

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Tom Sharpe: Mary Anning, the Fossil Woman – Thursday 3rd February 2022 7.30pm

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Admin

Gideon Mantell Birthday Memorial Lecture Gideon Mantell first met Mary Anning when he visited her shop in Lyme Regis in Dorset on 27 June 1832, but he had known of the famed fossil dealer and her remarkable fossil discoveries for … Continue reading →

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From house to home: A guide to the 1920s house – Friday 4 February 2022, 14:00

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Admin

National Archives online talk by Melanie Backe-Hansen After the First World War, there was a revolution of housing across Britain. The population demanded better housing for all, more investment into council housing, and changes to mortgages – all of which … Continue reading →