Category Archives: Local History

Tracing the history of a house – a guide

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Admin

Those of you who came to the Lewes History Group meeting on 13 February 2012 may be interested to know that the East Sussex Records Office has produced a booklet: How to Trace the History of Your House, and a … Continue reading →

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Lewes History Group: Bulletin 21, (12 April 2012)

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Admin

1. Next Meeting on Monday 16 April 2012: Meeting cancelled 2. Lewes High Street 3. Medieval Lewes Hospitals 4. Battle of Lewes Celebration, 1924 5. The Lewes Hill Climb, 1939 6. Bryan Hart’s story: Evacuated to Lewes. Chapter 1, Houndean … Continue reading →

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Meeting – Monday 14 May 2012, 7:30pm

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Admin

Marion Smith and Bill Bruce: Lewes clockmakers and their clocks Marion Smith, one of our members, has been researching the remarkable number of clockmakers based in Lewes, while Bill Bruce is an expert on the clocks and watches they produced. … Continue reading →

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