Category Archives: Local History

Lewes U3A Oral History Collection

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Admin

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

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Admin

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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Lewes History Group: Bulletin 16, (11 November 2011)

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Admin

1.   Next Meeting on Monday 14 November:  John Kay: ‘John Whitfeld the Smuggler’ 2.   The view over Lewes from Malling Down 3.   Views down School Hill a century ago 4.   The Lewes Constables’ view of Bonfire, 1834 5.   Mary Ann … Continue reading →

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