Thomas Matthew

Thomas Matthew is a memorial in HM Prison Lewes, Lewes, England. Thomas Matthew is situated nearby to the church Westgate Chapel, as well as near Bull House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lewes Castle and Westgate Chapel.

Lewes Castle

Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lewes Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Lewes in East Sussex, England. Originally called Bray Castle, it occupies a commanding position guarding the gap in the South Downs cut by the River Ouse and occupied by the towns of Lewes and Cliffe. Lewes Castle is situated 570 feet northeast of Thomas Matthew.

Westgate Chapel

Church

Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.

Westgate Chapel is a church.

Barbican House

Museum

Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barbican House is a sixteenth century house next to Lewes Castle. It is now used as a museum, and is the headquarters of the Sussex Archaeological Society. The house is a Grade II* listed building. Barbican House is situated 630 feet northeast of Thomas Matthew.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingston near Lewes and Barcombe Mills.

Kingston near Lewes

Village

Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.

Kingston near Lewes is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book and is located two miles south of Lewes and is nestled in the South Downs. Kingston near Lewes is situated 1½ miles southwest of Thomas Matthew.

Barcombe Mills

Hamlet

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barcombe Mills is a small settlement and an area of countryside including a local nature reserve near the village of Barcombe Cross in East Sussex, England. Barcombe Mills is situated 3½ miles northeast of Thomas Matthew.

Broyle Side

Village

Ringmer is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is 3 miles east of Lewes. Other small settlements in the parish include Upper Wellingham, Ashton Green, Broyle Side, Norlington, Little Norlington and Shortgate. Broyle Side is situated 3½ miles northeast of Thomas Matthew.

Thomas Matthew

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “Thomas Matthew, a Presbyterian woollen draper in the High Street, bequeathed his house on this site for the benefit of the poor of the parish of St. Michael-in-Lewes in 1688. The almshouses were closed in 1960.”
Category: historic site
Location: HM Prison Lewes, Lewes, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.87146° or 50° 52′ 17″ north

Longitude

0.00641° or 0° 0′ 23″ east

Open location code

9F22V2C4+HH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14235007009

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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