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The Keep brings together the archives and collections of University of Sussex, East Sussex and Brighton & Hove Record Office, and Brighton & Hove Museums.
Brighton, East Sussex
Joined August 2012
The Keep’s latest newsletter is out now! What crimes and misdemeanours were reported in 1898 Eastbourne? How did the Grand Hotel Brighton celebrate Christmas 1930s style? Find out here https://t.co/HkmkDxVzxc - The Keep or subscribe here https://t.co/wnnO6QodwD
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In 1958 Toby the terrier celebrated his 20th birthday. He lived at Brighton's Station Hotel. Hotel owners Mr and Mrs Morely are pictured toasting to his future health. 🍰 From the Brighton Gazette 18th Oct, 1958. Ref ARG/3/7663 #EYAPets
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This sketch of the Battle of Lewes (May 1264) shows Richard, Earl of Cornwall and King of the Romans, hiding in a windmill above the town. It’s from a scrapbook of cuttings (ref CLW 1/5/6) among the papers of Baron Chelwood (1917-1989). #EYAMedieval
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Marking #NationalIllustrationDay2025 with this beautiful drawing of a building with minarets and cupolas by Lance Naik Jagindar Singh, 58th Rifles FF [Frontier Force], patient at the Royal Pavilion, c1914, from our collections (ref AMS7308/1/40).
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The Keep’s latest newsletter is out now. Find out who the ‘unofficial landlady to Brighton’s Theatre Royal’ was and see how Lewes celebrated bonfire night in the 50s. You can read it here: https://t.co/xTipIwIbWp Or subscribe here https://t.co/k6VZkjGcrI
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The Keep’s latest newsletter is out now. What was in the letters and papers of a Sussex WWII prisoner? How did we prepare a collection of our Ravilious items for an upcoming exhibition? Find out here https://t.co/7uiSoB7l9B or subscribe here https://t.co/svFSzleZrv
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The Keep is now home to an 1800s Brighton guest house visitor book. Find out what’s inside and more in The Keep’s latest newsletter. You can read it here https://t.co/H14DAb7oe2 Or you can subscribe here https://t.co/61tQnIBewu
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What did Brighton Pride parade look like in 1995? How did East Sussex celebrate VJ Day in 1945? Find out in The Keep’s latest newsletter. Read it here: https://t.co/hqjYRFYZAL or subscribe here https://t.co/FNHcYKVZ0d
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Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale was the BBC's sole presenter at the USA Live Aid event. To mark Live Aid @ 40 we had another look at her archive. Find out more in our latest newsletter. Read it here https://t.co/HwfsIVXH4O: Or subscribe here https://t.co/pV9jG95jxf
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More photos documenting the construction of road & traffic schemes across the county are now available to order and view in our Reading Room - find out more in our latest newsletter. You can read it here: https://t.co/zEVkEcNXFz Or you can subscribe here: https://t.co/IvPKzuMkrH
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The latest treatment in our conservation studio has been on a damaged plan of a well-known Eastbourne hotel - find out more in our latest newsletter. You can read it here: https://t.co/sW06Pjj6uv Or you can subscribe here: https://t.co/con1Y7xYHb
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This Nutley Women's Institute scrapbook was created to celebrate the WI's Golden Jubilee. It contains photos, newspaper clippings, opinions on local fashions and more. If you want to take a sneak peek back to 1965, the scrapbook can be found at The Keep (ref WI/204/3/2).
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What's in our Matusow collections, what's new in our research room and who was (arguably) Brighton's first Rock ‘n’ Roll band? Find out in The Keep's latest newsletter. You can read it here: https://t.co/2wdMU885X8 Or you can subscribe here: https://t.co/5vjo4CRvJf
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Read about the role the Aspidistra Radio Masts played in WWII and discover what's available in The Keep's research room in The Keep's latest newsletter. You can read it here: https://t.co/FdDywhiqkD Or you can subscribe here: https://t.co/lbvejyeyXx
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Discover how to access The Keep's research service, find out how a Saltdean Hotel celebrated New Year's Eve 1938 and more in The Keep's latest newsletter. You can read it here: https://t.co/JDCx8NJbrn Or you can subscribe here: https://t.co/MBAZIaiT6d
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A series of correspondence sent to Sussex artist Eric Ravilious has just been made available to view in our Reading Room for the first time since the collection’s acquisition in 2016. The whole series is now open for public access and can be browsed at RAV/3/3/.
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Find out what was on the menu for Christmas dinner at a Brighton hotel in 1959 and what life and love were like for one couple in wartime. The Keep's latest newsletter is out now. You can here it here: https://t.co/I8HnBV58HM or subscribe here: https://t.co/B8NDTHohwI
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Christmas Opening Times: We will be closed from Tuesday 24th December to Friday 27 December inclusive. We will also be closed on Wednesday January 1. We'll be open as normal on Saturday 28 December and Tuesday 31 December. 🎄🎅
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