A PIVOTAL moment in British history and its role in shaping Parliament is the subject of a new exhibition coming to an East Sussex archive centre.

The Keep, in Moulsecoomb, will host Magna Carta and Parliament, a free touring exhibition organised by the Parliamentary Archives to mark the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the great charter by King John. Continue reading →

RARE images of a city during its development have been loaned to the archive centre for East Sussex and Brighton and Hove.

More than 200 photographs taken between 1860 and 1880 were found in a scrapbook and show Brighton and Hove at unique stages of development, with buildings and public spaces which have since been lost. Continue reading →

THE horrors of a Victorian kitchen and the diets of people living through the world wars will be on the menu at The Keep’s open day this month.

The archive centre is throwing open its doors to the public on Saturday, September 26, and offering special talks, tours and exhibitions between 10am and 3pm. Continue reading →

HISTORIC school documents dating from a time when even the teachers couldn’t read and write have been deposited at a county archive centre.

The parchment books, now held at The Keep, in Moulsecoomb, are thought to be the earliest school records in Sussex. Continue reading →