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Title
Mount Harry Beacon
Date
2002
Medium
wood & iron
Accession number
BN7_LS_S197
Acquisition method
commissioned by East Chiltington and Hamsey Parish Councils
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
East Chiltington and Hamsey Parish Councils
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
This beacon brazier was erected by / East Chiltington and Hamsey Parish / Councils to commemorate the / Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, / June 2nd 2002. / Mount Harry was the site of the / Lewes beacon from the 16th century / or earlier until late into the 19th / century. It was part of the defence / system for the southcoast and lit as / a means of warning the local militia / when invasion threatened. Since the / 19th century it has been used to / celebrate national events.
near South Downs Way, Lewes
BN7 3AA
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