Lewes Directory holdings in Lewes Library, The Keep, Sussex Archaeological Society Library (SAS), and Sussex Family History Group (SFHG)
See also:
- John Farrant’s Sussex Directories 1784-1975, Fourth edition, 2002
- University of Leicester’s Historical Directories of Sussex online
- Regional or county directories, such as Kelly’s, Post Office, Pigot’s, which contain sections on Lewes – paper copies are held by various libraries and The Keep
- Brent, Colin; Brent, Judith, Lewes House Histories, in 5 volumes: Lewes High Street; Lewes Borough: side streets North and South; Cliffe and Malling [Part] 1681-1910; Southover; Western Road North: East to West, 2014.
Lists owners of houses, some up to 1910, but most up to the late 19th Century.
Available at The Keep, the Sussex Archaeological Society Library, and digitised full text.
Directories listed in date order:
Lewes Directories 1784, 1794, 1805, 1812 and 1824 [Extracts for Lewes]
The Keep, Reference Room, shelf 18-15-06
Directory of Lewes 1812, by T. Woollgar (copied from Woollgar MSS)
SAS
Occupiers and Proprietors of the Houses in Lewes when the Same were Numbered in 1812, Transcribed by S. Godman from Tomkies Directory [no date]
SAS
Pigot and Co., London and Provincial Directory 1823-24 [Extract for Lewes]
SAS (not found March 2015), The Keep
Simpson’s Lewes Directory 1865
The Keep
Brent, Colin, Lewes in 1871 : a household and political directory, University of Sussex Centre for Continuing Education, 1978 (Occasional Papers, No. 9)
The Lewes, Newhaven Directory for 1881-2. Published by W. Tomkies? Transcribed by S. Godman?
SAS, Lewes Library (not found March 2015)
Holman’s Lewes Directory 1882
The Keep, SAS (not found March 2015)
Holman’s Lewes Directory 1883
Lewes Library, SAS
Holman’s Lewes Directory, and Guide 1887
SAS
John Davis & Co.’s Lewes Directory 1896
SAS
John Davis & Co.’s Lewes Directory 1898
SAS
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1900-1901
The Keep
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1902
The Keep, SAS
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1903
The Keep
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1905
The Keep, SAS
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1906
Lewes Library, The Keep
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1907
The Keep
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1909
Lewes Library, SAS
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1909-1910
Lewes Library
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1910-1911 (11th year)
Lewes Library, The Keep
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1912-13 (13th year)
SAS
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1913-14 (14th year)
Lewes Library, The Keep, SAS
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1914-1915 (15th year)
Lewes Library, The Keep, SAS
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1915-1916 (16th year)
Lewes Library, SAS
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1916-1917 (17th year)
Lewes Library, The Keep, SAS
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1917-1918 (18th year)
Lewes Library, SAS
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1920-21 (19th year)
Lewes Library, The Keep, SAS
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1922-23 (20th year)
Lewes Library, The Keep, SAS
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1924-25 (21st year)
Lewes Library, The Keep, SAS
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1927-1928 (22nd year)
Lewes Library, The Keep, SAS
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1929-1930 (23rd year)
Lewes Library, The Keep
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1931-32 (24th issue)
Lewes Library, The Keep
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1932-1934 (25th issue)
Lewes Library, The Keep, SAS
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1934-36 (26th issue)
Lewes Library, The Keep
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local Directory 1936-1938 (27th issue)
Lewes Library, The Keep
Pike’s Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven Blue Book and Local 1938-40
Lewes Library (not found March 2015), The Keep, SAS
Lewes, Newhaven and Seaford District Directory 1951-1952 (Silver Eagle Publications)
Lewes Library, The Keep, SAS
Kelly’s Directory of Lewes 1957
Lewes Library, SAS, The Keep
Kelly’s Directory of Lewes 1960
Lewes Library, The Keep
Kelly’s Directory of Lewes 1962
Lewes Library, SAS, The Keep
Kelly’s Directory of Lewes 1964
Lewes Library, The Keep
Kelly’s Directory of Lewes 1966
Lewes Library, The Keep
Kelly’s Directory of Lewes 1968
Lewes Library, The Keep, SAS, SFHG
Kelly’s Directory of Lewes 1969
Lewes Library, The Keep, SAS, SFHG
Kelly’s Directory of Lewes 1970
Lewes Library, The Keep, SAS
Kelly’s Tradefinder of Lewes 1970
Lewes Library
Kelly’s Directory of Lewes 1971
Lewes Library, The Keep
Kelly’s Directory of Lewes 1972
Lewes Library, The Keep, SAS
Kelly’s Directory of Lewes 1973
Lewes Library, The Keep
Kelly’s Tradefinder of Lewes 1973
Lewes Library, SAS
Kelly’s Directory of Lewes 1974
Lewes Library, The Keep
Kelly’s Tradefinder of Lewes 1974
SAS