Lewes District
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| Area | 292 |
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| Population | 102,744 (2018) |
| Points of interest | Bluebell Railway |
| Lewes Castle | |
| University | Plumpton College |
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| ID | 2367697 |
About Lewes District
Lewes is a local government district in East Sussex in southern England covering an area of 113 sq mi, with 9 miles of coastline. It is named after its administrative centre, Lewes. Other towns in the district include Newhaven, Peacehaven, Seaford and Telscombe. Plumpton racecourse is within the district.
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Lewes Castle: Medieval 600-tonne wall collapses on house
... Lewes District Council said officers from its building control team went to the scene to liaise with emergency services...
Lewes Castle: Medieval 600-tonne wall collapses on house
A medieval castle's 600-tonne wall collapsed on to A House and garden in Lewes sparking a major search.
Emergency services, including a hazardous area response team and sniffer dogs, went to The Scene of the collapse of the 10m (32ft) by 10m wall.
When the alert first came in at 12:22 GMT, it was not known if anyone was trapped and dogs trained for use in earthquake zones were deployed.
Firefighters later tweeted The Search was over with no casualties found.
Incident commander Matt Lloyd said The Wall had fallen into an adjacent garden and House .
The Wall formed part of the defences of the 1,000-year-old castleThe Wall had been reportedly undergoing work to remove ivy in recent weeks.
A spokeswoman for castle owners Sussex Archaeological Society said The Wall that collapsed was privately-owned and the section that had fallen was part of the curtain wall that ran round the entire outside of the 1,000-year-old Landmark .
The Castle was privately owned and used as a folly before it was given to the archaeological societyIt was one of The Last remaining sections of the historic defence wall, She Said , adding: "There's not much of it left standing. It's one of The Last sections that was still at full height. "
Staff at The Castle closed the attraction on Monday as a precautionary measure, the spokeswoman said.
She Said The Castle walls that are owned by the archaeological society are checked independently on an annual basis.
Several parts of The Castle structure are privately owned by different property owners.
Lewes District Council said officers from its building control team went to The Scene to liaise with emergency services.
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Source of news: bbc.com
