Debby Matthews
@leweshistorybird.bsky.social
Interested in all things History and all things about Lewes in Sussex. Bit of a Gideon Mantell fan as he was born in my house.
This is the location of our event in Station Street #Lewes tomorrow, but back in 1974 it looked a fair bit different to how it looks today! www.visitlewes.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
October 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is the location of our event in Station Street #Lewes tomorrow, but back in 1974 it looked a fair bit different to how it looks today! www.visitlewes.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
If you are at a loose end in #Lewes tomorrow pop into an exhibition and talks on Station Street/ St Mary's Lane. Free entry all welcome. Just a little road in the the middle of town with a BIG 1,000 year history!
October 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If you are at a loose end in #Lewes tomorrow pop into an exhibition and talks on Station Street/ St Mary's Lane. Free entry all welcome. Just a little road in the the middle of town with a BIG 1,000 year history!
My book is out hoorah! History of St Mary's Lane in #Lewes the childhood home of #gideonmantell. It became Station Street when the railway station was built at the bottom of the street. I will be in Lewes Town Hall tomorrow selling the book #railway200 www.southeastcrp.org/railway-200/
July 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My book is out hoorah! History of St Mary's Lane in #Lewes the childhood home of #gideonmantell. It became Station Street when the railway station was built at the bottom of the street. I will be in Lewes Town Hall tomorrow selling the book #railway200 www.southeastcrp.org/railway-200/
Fancy a walk over the Sussex Downs around #Lewes? Follow in Mantell's footsteps in the poem written by a Mrs Thomas. One day in June 1836. Over 80 verses like these. In publication The Sussex Garland @sussexpast.bsky.social Happy summer solstice.
June 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Fancy a walk over the Sussex Downs around #Lewes? Follow in Mantell's footsteps in the poem written by a Mrs Thomas. One day in June 1836. Over 80 verses like these. In publication The Sussex Garland @sussexpast.bsky.social Happy summer solstice.
Today is #Lewes Garlands Day custom to welcome in the summer sussexpast.co.uk/event/garlan... the young Gideon Mantell also took part in the early 1800s as described in his poem.
May 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Today is #Lewes Garlands Day custom to welcome in the summer sussexpast.co.uk/event/garlan... the young Gideon Mantell also took part in the early 1800s as described in his poem.
1st #penguin 1865 from Falklands on HMS Harrier. "It used to waddle about the deck, when not well would go & lay its head down on the mens laps. It was sent to the zoological garden but we heard it soon died, it was very queer after we had passed the equator." framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/...
March 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
1st #penguin 1865 from Falklands on HMS Harrier. "It used to waddle about the deck, when not well would go & lay its head down on the mens laps. It was sent to the zoological garden but we heard it soon died, it was very queer after we had passed the equator." framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/...
For #fossilfriday looking forward to the #Lewes Fossil Festival. Activities for children & families at the Linklater Pavilion Sat 8 March 10-12.30. Bring fossils to be identified. Including 12min film of the ‘St George and the Iguanodon’ Mummers Play last seen 2011 www.facebook.com/LewesFossilF...
February 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
For #fossilfriday looking forward to the #Lewes Fossil Festival. Activities for children & families at the Linklater Pavilion Sat 8 March 10-12.30. Bring fossils to be identified. Including 12min film of the ‘St George and the Iguanodon’ Mummers Play last seen 2011 www.facebook.com/LewesFossilF...
Just been for a wet walk out to check the #Cuckfield monument showing the location of the quarry where the first #iguanodon fossils were found in advance of my talk cuckfieldmuseum.org
February 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Just been for a wet walk out to check the #Cuckfield monument showing the location of the quarry where the first #iguanodon fossils were found in advance of my talk cuckfieldmuseum.org
It's International Day of Women in Science so let's hear it for Mary Ann Mantell wife of Gideon,in the early years of their marriage full supporter of his geological researches, illustrator, engraver and spotter of fossils. Just booked to see puppet show in #Hastings www.hmag.org.uk/event/mrs-ma...
February 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It's International Day of Women in Science so let's hear it for Mary Ann Mantell wife of Gideon,in the early years of their marriage full supporter of his geological researches, illustrator, engraver and spotter of fossils. Just booked to see puppet show in #Hastings www.hmag.org.uk/event/mrs-ma...
Just finished a walk around rainy #Lewes in the footsteps of #GideonMantell with a nice group of people. Ended at his house on the High Street where he was the local doctor, brought up 4 children and gathered a vast collection of #fossils and other ancients artefacts. He left for #Brighton in 1833
February 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Just finished a walk around rainy #Lewes in the footsteps of #GideonMantell with a nice group of people. Ended at his house on the High Street where he was the local doctor, brought up 4 children and gathered a vast collection of #fossils and other ancients artefacts. He left for #Brighton in 1833
It started with a tooth, talk on zoom by Chris Duffin on the discovery of #iguanodon by Gideon and Mary Ann Mantell. On the anniversary of the paper to the @royalsociety.org 200 years ago describing this previously unknown creature. leweshistory.org.uk/2025/01/19/f...
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It started with a tooth, talk on zoom by Chris Duffin on the discovery of #iguanodon by Gideon and Mary Ann Mantell. On the anniversary of the paper to the @royalsociety.org 200 years ago describing this previously unknown creature. leweshistory.org.uk/2025/01/19/f...
Happy Birthday Gideon Algernon Mantell born this day 3 Feb 1790 in #Lewes namer of #iguanodon now known as #Mantellisaurus after him @nhm-london.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Happy Birthday Gideon Algernon Mantell born this day 3 Feb 1790 in #Lewes namer of #iguanodon now known as #Mantellisaurus after him @nhm-london.bsky.social
On the eve of Gideon Mantell's 235th birthday anniversary, born 3 Feb 1790 window display in #Lewes and series of talks and guided walks to commemorate this and also the 200th anniversary of #iguanodon on 10th. gideonmantell.wordpress.com/2024/08/29/2...
February 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
On the eve of Gideon Mantell's 235th birthday anniversary, born 3 Feb 1790 window display in #Lewes and series of talks and guided walks to commemorate this and also the 200th anniversary of #iguanodon on 10th. gideonmantell.wordpress.com/2024/08/29/2...
Great to see an alternative place to post things. We are having a week of events in #Lewes to commemorate the 200th anniversary of #iguanodon gideonmantell.wordpress.com @hoggroup.bsky.social All welcome
January 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Great to see an alternative place to post things. We are having a week of events in #Lewes to commemorate the 200th anniversary of #iguanodon gideonmantell.wordpress.com @hoggroup.bsky.social All welcome