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East Sussex's county town, LEWES straddles the River Ouse as it carves a gap through the South Downs on its final stretch to the sea. The town's core is remarkably good-looking: Georgian and crooked older dwellings still line the High Street and the narrow lanes - or "Twittens" - lead off this main street and its continuations, with views onto the downs. Following the Norman Conquest, William's son-in-law, William de Warenne, built a priory and castle here, the latter still dominating the High Street. In 1264 Henry III's incompetence caused a baronial revolt led by Simon de Montfort, which culminated in the king's surrender at the Battle of Lewes, although de Montfort and his reduced force were annihilated within a year at the Battle of Evesham. De Montfort's name crops up all over the town, as do references to the Lewes Martyrs, the seventeen Protestants burned here in 1556, at the height of Mary Tudor's militant revival of Catholicism - an event commemorated in spectacular fashion every November 5. Intellectual nonconformity is something of a Lewes trademark, its roll call of free-thinkers featuring pioneer paleontologist Gideon Mantell, and the radical humanist Tom Paine, whose works inspired or supported the revolutions in France and America. The conservative spirit triumphed in 1914, however, after a pair of local enthusiasts commissioned a version of Rodin's majestic sculpture The Kiss , depicting Paolo and Francesca - lovers from Dante's Inferno - clinched in a full-on embrace. Local sentiment was outraged when the piece was unveiled in Lewes Town Hall, leading to its rapid removal amid a flurry of controversy (the sculpture was re-exhibited in the town hall in June 1999, 85 years after the scandal).
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Pelham House |
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| St Andrews Lane, Lewes, BN7 1UW, England
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Pelham House is a 16th Century country house that was restored and rebuilt in the 1800's The two main owners have been the Pelham and the Goring families. Outside there is an extensive garden and views over the unspoilt Sussex Downs.
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The Shelleys Hotel |
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| High St, Lewes, BN7 1XS, England
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A graceful 17th-century manor house once owned by the famous poet's family. Set in the heart of Lewes, close to the remains of a norman castle and convenient for the South Downs and Glyndebourne
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White Hart Hotel |
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| High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XE, England
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This charming 16th century coaching inn with Tudor beams and log fire has been magnificently extended to include a leisure complex with swimming pool, sauna, steam room and gym. Enjoy historic public rooms, carvery restaurant, bars and terrace overlooking the Downs. Discover picturesque Lewes one of England's prettiest county towns.
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