Lewes History Group

Peter Fellows was born in October 1939 and lived at 50 Middle Way on the Nevill until he married Patricia in 1962.

With his amazing memory, Peter recalls his friends and neighbours by name – over 80 families, largely from the southern end of the estate.

Do you remember Mitchells mobile hardware shop who came calling? The lamplighter on his bicycle, the rag and bone man with his horse and cart, and Pat Dabson, the Midnight Baker? Carrs, the farmers from Spring Barn Farm who delivered milk?

Or were you there at one of the several  VE Day childrens’ tea parties held in the Nevill in 1945? Peter was at the party for Middle Way and South Way, and Brian Bodle showed us this photo of the tea party in Hamsey Crescent.

Another fabulous photo was taken at a tea party held towards the northern end of the Nevill estate:

Image from Alan Brown’s collection. Click to enlarge

You can read Peter’s article here, listed under Nevill Memoirs.

A Zoom talk, followed by Friends of Lewes AGM

Michael Blencowe: Life in Lockdown – The Wildlife of a Sussex Garden

During the pandemic a lot of people became more aware of the wildlife that was right on their doorstep.

Michael Blencowe of Sussex Wildlife Trust will talk about the species he discovered when he explored his own suburban back garden, and tells us what you can do to encourage more wildlife into your garden.

Peacock Butterfly

The talk will be free, and all are welcome.

Please click here to Register in advance for this talk

After registering, you will receive an automated confirmation email containing your personal link for joining the meeting.

Please click on that link to attend the talk 10 minutes before it starts.

The Friends of Lewes AGM will follow the talk. The AGM is for Members only.

We would recommend a computer screen or an iPad as a minimum screen-size for viewing our webinars.

Our presenters will be speaking live, and you can ask questions by typing in the Chat box in Zoom.

See the Diary page for a list of  forthcoming events organised by the Friends of Lewes

A Zoom Webinar

Sue Berry: Lewes and the Country Gentry c1640-1830: politics, leisure and patronage

Local historian Sue Berry considers the many ways that the owners of local country houses estates influenced Lewes significantly from the Civil War until the 1830s, after which their impact declined.

Firle Place, by James Lambert Jnr. Image courtesy of the Sussex Archaeological Society

To join this talk, you need to
  1) register your intention in advance
  2) receive our confirmation email with a link to the talk
  3) click on that link to attend the talk 10 minutes before it starts

LHG Members can attend our talks for free. We will send members emails with a link to Zoom registration. Then please follow steps 1, 2, and 3 as above. 

Non-members can buy a ticket (£4) from TicketSource. The ticket will provide a link to Zoom registration. Then please follow steps 1, 2, and 3 as above. 

Please join the webinar at 7:20pm.

We would recommend a computer screen or an iPad as a minimum screen-size for viewing our webinars.

Our presenters will be speaking live, and you can ask questions by typing in the Q&A box in Zoom.

See the Talks page for a list of  forthcoming monthly events organised by the Lewes History Group.