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This new book was published by the Lewes History Group on 27 May 2017. The building of Depot, Lewes’ new cinema, was the original catalyst for Screen Stories. Reel Lewes, a group of Lewes-based film professionals and researchers led by … Continue reading →

The Sussex Archaeological Society has two collections of sketches and watercolours by the artist and antiquarian Henry Petrie, FSA (1768 – 1842). In the late 18th and early 19th centuries Petrie began a record of all the churches and historic … Continue reading →

Mary Burke: Tom Paine in Lewes Thomas Paine (1737 – 1809) was an internationally renowned radical figure in the late 18th century. He came to live in Lewes in 1768 when he worked as a customs officer and lodged in … Continue reading →