Category Archives: Social History

Lewes History Group: Bulletin 29, (8 December 2012)

1.   Next meeting, Monday 10 December 2012: Christmas Meeting 2.   Southover Grange 3.   Lewes History Group Inaugural AGM (by Ian McClelland) 4.   Lewes History Group ‘Terms of Reference’ Version 1.0 5.   Lewes Postcards: View from Cliffe Hill (by Ali Harris) … Continue reading

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Lewes History Group: Bulletin 24, (7 July 2012)

1.   Next Meeting on Monday 9 July 2012:  Chris Swarbrooke, ‘The monuments of St John-sub-Castro churchyard’ 2.   St John-sub-Castro churchyard 3.   St John-sub-Castro Church 4.   The Schools of Lewes, from the 12th century to the 21st century 5.   Hazards of … Continue reading

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Impact of the railways on the life of Lewes

Ian McClelland presents his initial findings on the socio-economic impact on Lewes of the introduction of railways. The link to this presentation is on his Lewes Railways Project page.         –

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