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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/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…
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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6R_lewes-prison_England.html
Lewes Prison. . . A new, larger prison was needed in Lewes in the mid-19th century and opened in 1853. The Prison is now old but still houses over 500 prisoners. . . Mick Jagger, of the pop group The Rolling Stones was one of its most famou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6Q_st-michaels-church_England.html
St Michael's Church. . . St Michael's Church is one of the oldest in Lewes. It was built just inside the West Gate of the town. The oldest surviving part of the church is the round tower, which may have been built in the 12th century. . . Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6P_southover-grange_England.html
Southover Grange. . . Southover was one of the earliest suburbs of Lewes. The Priory was built here on low land between the River Ouse and the Winterbourne stream. . . King Henry VIII ordered the Priory to be destroyed in 1537-8. Some of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6O_mount-caburn_England.html
Mount Caburn. . . There was an Iron Age hillfort on Mount Caburn about 1000 years before Lewes Castle was built. . . The hillfort dominated the valley of the River Ouse from the east. Lewes Castle was built to control the valley from the wes…