Lewes - East Sussex

This is a revised image - the original had part of the right edge cropped off. As I had another photo which included that bay, in a similar orientation, I have grafted that part on. I know where the joins are, but I hope they are not too obvious. Lewes is one of the larger towns in the South Downs National Park. Generally bigger towns are excluded from the Park zone, but Lewes is a very historic town with hundreds of old buildings, many of which are in Historic England's listings.

Changing at Lewes is a necessity on the route from Seaford to London Victoria, apart from one or two rush hour trains that run to and from Seaford directly to London. You can continue your journey to Brighton and get Southern, Thameslink and some Gatwick Express trains to a variety of London stations and in the case of Thameslink much further.

The foreground of this scene is a very ancient open space. Whilst it is currently used as a bowling green, it was used as a tilting yard, where knights would joust in the Middle Ages. A fairly extensive history of the Castle can be found here www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56909 The Bowling Green Pavilion is a listed building with details at www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-293000-bowling-green-pavilion-lewes-east-sussex

While the South Downs National Park generally stops at the borders of urban areas, picturesque Lewes, filled with attractive old buildings such as this corner shop, stands proudly on a hill above the valley of the Sussex Ouse, within the Park.