Royal Navy Prison at Lewes

[Paratrooper]

My Great Grandfather spent nearly 30 years with the Royal Marines and had an excellent record with them. When he retired from the RM he was given a job at Naval Prison Lewes where he worked until he died in 1895. He resided in around Lewes while he worked there and some of his family was also born there. Now there seems to be very little around on this place and if I wanted to find out more where is the best place to go. I have tried the CRO at Kew but they don't hold any records on this Prison

[groom]

Hi welcome to Rootschat.

Have you tried doing a Google search? I just typed in Naval Prison Lewes and a lot of different sites came up.

Jan

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi There

Yes, welcome to rootschat

Think this might help you - click on and open the attachment below

Chris in 1066

[Paratrooper]

Many thanks for the replies,yes I had googled it but there is not that much information around most of it is just in general terms. I think the site of this prison is where the Bus Station is. As far as records go there is not a lot about this place.

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi

No, the site of the prison is not where the Bus Station is today.

One of the prison walls still stands about 20ft hifh almost opposite the St John Sub Castro Churchyard and the Little Theatre.  I believe an Ambulance depot was/is built inside the prison wall

Chris in 1066

[Paratrooper]

Hi Chris


Thanks for the update and correction

Bryan

[Jill on the A272]

There are some boundary stone pictures here.

http://homepages.pavilion.co.uk/nmarchant/lewesjohns.htm

Do you have any of the addresses where your gt grandfather lived? I'm visiting Lewes soon & can take my camera along.

[Paratrooper]

Dear Jill


Many thanks for digging those photo's out for me it was very nice of you.  Now James Bunce lived at 127 Little East Street, Lewes if you are passing that way....By the way on the 1891 census forms I am not sure if that was 127 or 27. If you don't have time or if you are busy I will understand.
Regards
Bryan

[petmas]

The 1911 OS on Old-Maps shows the prison it is on the junction of North St & Lancaster st with Little East St & Wellington St oposite it at more or less either ends. It was a car park until recently but is now being developed. Seev http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm?lat=50.874654455115845&lon=0.012280553171519466&gz=17&oz=9&gt=1

It is the bald bit just off centre on the photo, near Amb Stn on the map. Pete