Category Archives: Lewes

Lewes History Group: Bulletin 15, (8 October 2011)

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Admin

1.   Next Meeting on Monday 10 October:  David Goldsmith: The 1836 Lewes Avalanche 2.   Landport Farm 3.   The Prison, North Street, Lewes 4.   Witchcraft at Lewes 5.   Memories of Lewes collected by U3A 6.   Gideon Mantell’s Journal 7.   Old Candlemakers … Continue reading →

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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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