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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E8G_dr-gideon-a-mantell_England.html
Dr. Gideon A. Mantell. . Dr. Gideon A. Mantell F.R.S. Surgeon and Geologist Born in Lewes 1790. Died in London 1852 Lived Here He discovered the fossil bones of the Prehistoric Iguanodon in the Sussex Weald.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E8F_county-hall_England.html
County Hall. . County Hall 1812. Built to replace the old Town Hall and Sessions House which stood in the middle of High Street. Demolished in 1810. 1981.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E7P_borough-of-lewes_England.html
Borough of Lewes. . Borough of Lewes Castle Keep & Barbican Barbican House Museum Town Museum Priory Ruins Southover Anne of Cleves House Town Hall Staircase Remains of Town Walls Bull House Westgate Battlefield 1264 1931.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E7O_thomas-paine-house_England.html
Thomas Paine House. . . 1768 — 1774. In this house lived Thomas Paine, Writer and Revolutionary. . ( the marker text is inscribed along the bottom of the upper storey )
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E7N_bull-house-westgate_England.html
Bull House Westgate. . Bull House Westgate. In ancient times the Bull Inn within the Westgate was held of the Barony of Lewes at the yearly rent of a race of ginger. It was sold in 1583 by Thomas Matthew to Sir Henry Goring who built the house wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6W_the-norman-gatehouse-and-the-barbican_England.html
The Norman Gatehouse and the Barbican. . The Norman Gatehouse and the Barbican. The Norman Gatehouse The Norman Gatehouse was probably square, but only one wall is left. From the Gatehouse, part of the Curtain Wall, which enclosed the Castle, w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6V_brack-mount_England.html
Brack Mount. . Brack Mount . Brack Mount is the oldest part of Lewes Castle. William de Warenne built a motte and bailey castle here in the late 11th century. He started with a mound overlooking the River Ouse and made it higher, using chalk …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6U_the-battle-of-lewes-1264_England.html
The Battle of Lewes, 1264. . The Battle of Lewes, 1264. A violent clash between the barons and the King Standing here on 14th May 1264 you would have witnessed one of the most important battles between rebel barons and King Henry III. The King…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6T_fireplace_England.html
Fireplace. . Fireplace From the Great Hall. Excavations suggest that the hall was rebuilt in the 13th century, up against the wall of the Shell Keep. This large fireplace would have helped to heat the room. The fireplace is backed with re-us…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6S_what-happened-where_England.html
What Happened Where?. . What Happened Where?. The de Warenne family lived inside the safest part of the Castle, the Shell Keep. Most of the Castle's occupants lived and worked in the Bailey. This was a large, roughly oval area between the two…