Lewes History Group

There will be a meeting upstairs at the Elephant & Castle pub on Sunday 17 November from 3.30 to 5pm to update on the Pells Centenary events for 6/7 June 2020. Hear what is planned and become involved in any way you wish.

Everyone who lives or works locally is welcome. Also anyone who has lived in the area in the past, or has connections through the school, church, pool or who visits the Pells to fish, walk, play or feed the ducks.

The Pells and St Johns Neighbourhood Association is the umbrella organisation for the celebration. You can contact the Pells Centenary Team at pellscentenary@gmail.com

Do you have memories of living in the Mill Road area? Did anyone in your family work at the Steam Laundry, or perhaps, going further back, at Frank Stone’s flour mill and bakery? Do you know anything about the chalk pits on Malling Hill?

If you do, please contact Chris Taylor who is looking into the history of the area around Mill Road. Chris has written a short summary of what he has found out about Malling Windmill, Mill House, the Steam Laundry, Malling Hill Villas, and the modern houses and chalk pits.

Click for Chris’s summary and to leave him a message

The numerous laundry staff outside the premises, Mr Frampton Carter, centre.
1920s photograph, reproduced with permission of East Sussex Record Office

An Inroads Productions Free public event

Three expert speakers, Professor Lucy Noakes, Dr Chris Kempshall and Dr Emma Edwards will give talks about different aspects of the end of World War One and the Spanish Flu.

Venue: Dorset Place 201, Brighton BN2 1ST, on the corner of Edward Street. Map

Entry: Please contact Sara Clifford if you wish to attend this free event, as places are limited and must be booked.

This event is part of the Inroads Productions’ Heritage Lottery Funded project on the Spanish Flu and the aftermath of WW1 in Sussex and Brighton. Inroads Productions is a Lewes based company led by playwright, Sara Clifford, who specialize in creating arts projects rooted in local community heritage across Brighton and Sussex.

Project about the Spanish Flu and the aftermath of WW1 in Sussex and Brighton – call for interviewees 

This project is currently looking for interviewees who might have family stories or histories about the pandemic – was your family directly affected? Or perhaps their place of business? The project’s trained volunteers would very much like to meet you and talk to you.

Please contact: Sara Clifford if you have stories to share or any suggestions.

Image at Gateways to the First World War website