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On 15 July 1725, the Duke of Richmond challenged Sir William Gage to a cricket match on a pitch at Firle Place. The same pitch has been home to the Firle Cricket Club to this day. Club historian Michael Tweed … Continue reading →

The Lewes History Group is delighted that David Arnold has written a full-page review of our new book – The Pells of Lewes: Pool, Park, People, Places, in his County Yarns local history column in the Sussex Express of 9 … Continue reading →

Eighty lightboxes showing the town and people of Lewes from 1860 to 1960 will glow through the windows of High Street shops and businesses for a month starting on Friday 9 October. The exhibition, called ‘Retail Retold, the Face of … Continue reading →