Category Archives: Social History

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

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)

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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Meeting – Monday 11 July, 7:30pm

Sarah Hitchings & Joy Preston: Memories of Lewes, collected by U3A The Lewes U3A Oral History Project created an archive of over two hundred recordings, which is a rich resource for historians who are interested in almost any aspect life … Continue reading →

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