Strike a Light hosts an exhibiton event for Heritage Open Days on Friday 9th September 1-7pm & Saturday 1-5pm
Mezzanine Level, 8 Marshalls Row, Open Market, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 4JU
An exhibition specially for Heritage Open Days which focuses on the history of brewing in Lewes, East Sussex and its related industrial and agricultural links from the 18th Century to the present day, a period of some 200 years. The exhibition looks at Lewes’s working life in relation to Breweries, agricultural workers and rural life and trades. It also links in with abstinence and religious culture locally at the time, as well as a clear relation between trades and society through social clubs.
The exhibition runs along these thematic lines –
- Introduction
- Breweries in decline
- Hops and songs
- old breweries
- Revival of micro breweries
- A project in partnership with Harveys Brewery.
Opening times
- Friday 9 September: 12-7pm
- Saturday 10 September: 1-5pm
Booking details
No booking required.
Access
There is an accessible lift by the stairs to the Mezzanine level and doors upstairs are wheelchair accessible.
Directions
Inside Brighton’s Open Market (off London Road) on the top Mezzanine Level. Access lift beside stairs to the Mezzanine level.
Website
cloud8.uk/new//projects/ale-and-hearty/
Organised by
Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage
