Lewes Town Hall
We bought items from the estate of Alan Shelley(1941-2009), a keen antiquarian collector, who owned the Bow Windows Bookshop in Lewes High Street, of which we hold the archive. Included are two watercolours from the collection of John Henry Every, the owner of the Phoenix Ironworks in Lewes. They depict the old Town Hall in Lewes High Street, which was demolished in 1810 (above), and St John sub Castro church and the adjoining mound, both dated c1800 (ACC 12190; now AMS 7126). Their close resemblance to engravings by James Rouse of Fulham suggests that they may be his original artwork.
We are interested in obtaining any material of potential historical interest, including records from the fairly recent past. We acquired the diaries of Arthur Gilbert Wells (1888-1976) of Burgess Hill and Plumpton, disabled rush-mat weaver, poultry-farmer and artist, dating from 1957-1966 (ACC 12397); he was a member of the family of builders whose records we already hold.
We are interested in obtaining any material of potential historical interest, including records from the fairly recent past. We acquired the diaries of Arthur Gilbert Wells (1888-1976) of Burgess Hill and Plumpton, disabled rush-mat weaver, poultry-farmer and artist, dating from 1957-1966 (ACC 12397); he was a member of the family of builders whose records we already hold.