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==Lewes==
 
==Lewes==
*'''[[Sussex_Towns_and_Parishes_L#LEWES|Westgate Chape]]l'''
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*[[Sussex_Towns_and_Parishes_L#LEWES|Jireh chapel.]] was built as a Calvinist independent chapel by subscription and dates from 1805, it has been restored with an English Heritage grant. The building is timber framed but hung with slate on its two longer walls and with tiles on the gable ends. The first minister was Jenkin Jenkins of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connection, chapel records are at the East Sussex Record Office in Lewes.  The plaque outside reads: "Jireh Chapel 1805 Calvinist Independent built by believers who were in fellowship with William Huntingdon (Sinner Saved), a redeemed coalheaver, who lies buried here."  Since 1998 it has been in the hands of the Free Presbyterian Church. Kyle Paisley, better known as Rev Ian Paisley has preached there at an Orange Lodge thanksgiving service.
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*[[Sussex_Towns_and_Parishes_L#LEWES|Providence Chapel, East Street.]] is now a private house.
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*[[Sussex_Towns_and_Parishes_L#LEWES|Providence Chapel, Lancaster Street]] now forms part of the Lewes Little Theatre building.
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*[[Sussex_Towns_and_Parishes_L#LEWES|St Michael]] also known at St Michael-in-Lewes to distinguish it from St Michael South Malling on the other side of the river. Open daily. No parking close by as it is in a very narrow part of the High Street.
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<td>[[Image:St Michael Lewes font Jill on the A272.jpg|thumb|150px|Font. Submitted by Jill on the A272]]
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<td>[[Image:St Michael Lewes altar Jill on the A272.jpg|thumb|150px|Altar. Submitted by Jill on the A272]]
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<td>[[Image:St Michael Lewes side chapel Jill on the A272.JPG|thumb|150px|Side chapel. Submitted by Jill on the A272]]</td>
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*[[Sussex_Towns_and_Parishes_L#LEWES|Westgate Chapel]]
 
The board outside the chapel reads as follows:  
 
The board outside the chapel reads as follows:  
 
“The large “back addition” to the medieval Bull Inn was built in 1583 by Sir Henry Goring, who used the whole building as his town house.  In 1700 the Elizabethan part was made into a meeting house for Dissenters who had left the church in 1662. First known as “Presbyterians” and later as “Unitarians” or “Free Christians”, they have continued to emphasise religious freedom and tolerance.  Thomas Walker Horsfield historian of Sussex and champion of Catholic Emancipation ministered here from 1817-1827. In 1913 John H. Avery the Lewes ironfounder, had the meeting house divided into a chapel, hall and vestibule. Since 1987 the hall has housed the One World Centre – an embodiment of Westgate’s historic commitment to universal brotherhood."
 
“The large “back addition” to the medieval Bull Inn was built in 1583 by Sir Henry Goring, who used the whole building as his town house.  In 1700 the Elizabethan part was made into a meeting house for Dissenters who had left the church in 1662. First known as “Presbyterians” and later as “Unitarians” or “Free Christians”, they have continued to emphasise religious freedom and tolerance.  Thomas Walker Horsfield historian of Sussex and champion of Catholic Emancipation ministered here from 1817-1827. In 1913 John H. Avery the Lewes ironfounder, had the meeting house divided into a chapel, hall and vestibule. Since 1987 the hall has housed the One World Centre – an embodiment of Westgate’s historic commitment to universal brotherhood."
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==Lindfield==
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*[[Sussex_Towns_and_Parishes_L#Lindfield|All Saints.]]
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The church is at the northern edge of the village and is unlocked daily. On street parking is available further south in the High Street. The graveyard is well kept although time has rendered some inscriptions illegible. For over a hundred years burials have taken place at the cemetery at Walstead about 2km along Lewes Road (the junction by the Post Office). There is a tiny museum over the porch, but it is rarely open.
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Latest revision as of 10:19, 28 November 2012

Lewes

  • Jireh chapel. was built as a Calvinist independent chapel by subscription and dates from 1805, it has been restored with an English Heritage grant. The building is timber framed but hung with slate on its two longer walls and with tiles on the gable ends. The first minister was Jenkin Jenkins of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connection, chapel records are at the East Sussex Record Office in Lewes. The plaque outside reads: "Jireh Chapel 1805 Calvinist Independent built by believers who were in fellowship with William Huntingdon (Sinner Saved), a redeemed coalheaver, who lies buried here." Since 1998 it has been in the hands of the Free Presbyterian Church. Kyle Paisley, better known as Rev Ian Paisley has preached there at an Orange Lodge thanksgiving service.
  • St Michael also known at St Michael-in-Lewes to distinguish it from St Michael South Malling on the other side of the river. Open daily. No parking close by as it is in a very narrow part of the High Street.
Font. Submitted by Jill on the A272
Altar. Submitted by Jill on the A272
Side chapel. Submitted by Jill on the A272



The board outside the chapel reads as follows: “The large “back addition” to the medieval Bull Inn was built in 1583 by Sir Henry Goring, who used the whole building as his town house. In 1700 the Elizabethan part was made into a meeting house for Dissenters who had left the church in 1662. First known as “Presbyterians” and later as “Unitarians” or “Free Christians”, they have continued to emphasise religious freedom and tolerance. Thomas Walker Horsfield historian of Sussex and champion of Catholic Emancipation ministered here from 1817-1827. In 1913 John H. Avery the Lewes ironfounder, had the meeting house divided into a chapel, hall and vestibule. Since 1987 the hall has housed the One World Centre – an embodiment of Westgate’s historic commitment to universal brotherhood."

Westgate Chapel entrance. Submitted by Jill on the A272


Lindfield

The church is at the northern edge of the village and is unlocked daily. On street parking is available further south in the High Street. The graveyard is well kept although time has rendered some inscriptions illegible. For over a hundred years burials have taken place at the cemetery at Walstead about 2km along Lewes Road (the junction by the Post Office). There is a tiny museum over the porch, but it is rarely open.

Font. Submitted by Jill on the A272



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