Category Archives: Lewes

Lewes U3A Oral History Collection

A new page describes this valuable and fascinating historical resource of taped interviews recording life in Lewes in the 20th century.

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Meeting – Monday 9 January 2012, 7:30pm

Peter Gillies: A Meander through the Victorian Weald – magic lantern show Peter Gillies who describes himself as a collector of magic lanterns, old magic lantern slides from all over Sussex and other optical toys. He will be presenting a magic … Continue reading

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Lewes History Group: Bulletin 17, (10 December 2011)

1.   Next Meeting on Monday 12 December:  Christmas Meeting 2.   An early aerial view of Lewes 3.   Old Houses at Lewes 4.   From Alice Dudeney’s Lewes Diary 5.   Watercolours of Lewes Castle in 1785 by Samuel Hieronymous Grimm 6.   Lewes … Continue reading

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