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| Week 03 |
| Monday. 16 January, 2023 | |
| 7:30 am |
Samuel Williams - Village LabourerOur meeting this month is about Samuel Williams - Village Labourer told to us by John Kay.
Samuel Williams was born in Ringmer at the start of the 19th century and lived in the same village for almost all his long life. Born in the reign of King George III, he lived through the Regency, the whole reigns of George IV and William IV, and almost enough of Queen Victoria's reign to see her Golden Jubilee. He never rose above the rank of village labourer and made his mark when signing any document. From our perspective, John says, his life looks to have been one of grinding poverty and he had inside experience of the Lewes House of Correction. Clearly a village character, he could not leave behind his own account of his life for his many descendants. So how much can we uncover today about his life? John will show us! |
| Thursday. 19 January, 2023 | |
| 7:00 pm |
AGM then Wiston House – 1000 Years of HistorySituated at the foot of the South Downs, just outside the historic town of Steyning, Wiston House has a history going back at least as far as the Domesday Book. Janet Pennington’s talk will cover some of the people who occupied the house and estate, and how it adapted and evolved from the time of the Normans, through the Black Death, the English Civil War and up to the present day. |
| Friday. 20 January, 2023 | |
| 7:30 pm |
Oxley DiariesMick Henry our Chairman has translated two diaries, covering the years 1814-15 and 1816-1823 were lent to us by Paul Oxley, the owner, during the lockdown of 2020-21. Mick talks extensively about the work he has done on the diaries. |
