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Category Archives: Social History
Lewes History Group: Bulletin 11, (9 June 2011)
1. Next meeting on Monday 13 June 2011: Diana Crook, ‘A Box of Toys’ 2. By the Winterbourne 3. The Sheriff and the Tea Gardens Brewery 4. Victuallers’ Recognisances in 1781 (Bob Cairns) 5. Albion Russell & Son 6. 1887 … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Architectural History, Economic History, Lewes, Local History, Social History
Tagged Mary Willis, Mechanics' Institution, postcards, Russell and Bromley, shoemakers, West Gate Lewes, William Scott, Winterbourne Tea Gardens
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Lewes History Group: Bulletin 10, (6 May 2011)
1. Next meeting on Monday 9 May 2011: Michael Chartier, ‘Mayors of Lewes’ 2. Boiler Explosion at Lewes Station 3. A Lewes smuggler hanged at Tyburn (by Peter Atkins) 4. A Lewes Miracle 5. Location, Location, Location 6. Lewes Library … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural History, Ecclesiastical History, Legal History, Lewes, Local History, Social History, Transport History
Tagged auctions, Gideon Mantell, Lewes Theatre, property prices, railways, Richard Ashcroft, Saint Richard de Wyche, smugglers
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Meeting – Monday 9 May, 7:30pm
Michael Chartier: Mayors of Lewes There have been mayors of Lewes appointed each year since the local government reorganisation of 1881. Michael Chartier, a prominent local councillor, has filled this role himself, and will be talking to us about some … Continue reading
Posted in Lewes, Local History, Political History, Social History
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