Category Archives: Local History

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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Lewes History Group: Bulletin 13, (3 August 2011)

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Admin

1.   No meeting in August 2.   View over Cliffe 3.   Lewes Water-Works 4.   Mary Akehurst, a Quaker Wife 5.   Gideon Mantell’s Journal: Accident in the South Street Quarry 6.   The First Lewes Railway Station 7.   Can you name this clergyman? … Continue reading →

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