What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: 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
Lewes, a historic market town in East Sussex, is notable for its medieval buildings including Lewes Castle and the ruins of a priory, as well as being the site of the Battle of Lewes in 1264 where Simon de Montfort defeated Henry III, marking a significant step towards constitutional monarchy in England.
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Places near here
Freemason's HallListed building · 27 yd
Bull HouseListed building · 32 yd
St Michael in Lewes- statue in memory of Cecilie BarwellMonument or public art · 66 yd
Lewes Castle - Shell KeepCastle · 145 yd
Statue 'The Madrigal comes to England' in grounds of Southover Grange, LewesMonument or public art · 171 yd
Thomas PaineMemorial · 311 yd
Priory of St PancrasScheduled monument · 433 yd
Battle of Lewes MemorialMemorial · 519 yd
Russian MemorialMemorial · 623 yd
Lewes Town Wall, section called The Green WallScheduled monument · 703 yd
Lewes Railway Land Local Nature ReserveNature reserve · 925 yd
Battle of Lewes 1264Registered battlefield · 1.0 miOther information
Photo: Simon Harriyott · CC BY 2.0