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Recent Lewes History Group Meetings have revealed a popular interest in the history of the streets and areas in which we live. We have therefore set up an initiative to explore the possibility of creating a community history project, and … Continue reading →

Frances Stenlake: Votes for Women! Suffragettes and Suffragists in Lewes! Art historian and author, Frances Stenlake is an authority on the suffragists of Sussex. Since moving to Lewes two years ago, she has been researching how the people of Lewes … Continue reading →

Debby Matthews: The Lost Parish of St Mary in the Market Place This is the story of St Mary’s Lane in Lewes (now Station Street) from the earliest times until the 1800s. Debby Matthews, a resident of the street, shares … Continue reading →