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The Pells School


The Pells National School in Talbot Terrace opened in 1897. It later became the Pells Church of England Primary School, and transferred to the Landport site in 2000. It was finally closed in 2017.

  • 5 ST JOHN'S FROM 1880 ONWARDS

    CHANGES AT ST JOHN’S IN LATE VICTORIAN TIMES Although the new church had been built at the start of Queen Victoria’s ...

  • Church Room wanted for school classes, 1951

    At St John’s Parochial Church meeting at the Church Room, Lewes, on Thursday last week, a question regarding the use ...

  • Examinations: July 1904

    For the various subjects in their several divisions the marks were 13 “Excellents” and 4 “Very Good” and the report ...

  • Map of St John Sub Castro area

  • Not Forgotten - Casualties from World Wars I & II

    Written by Jenny Pigott with thanks to Doreen Eade and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission We would like to remember the ...

  • Pells School Pupils marry at St John's

      In the late 1940’s and early 1950’s, when the Pells School was located at the corner of Talbot Terrace and ...

  • School attendance: February 1902

    There is great room for improvement in the attendance of some of the children – especially of the elder girls; ...

  • The Evacuees in Lewes

    Evacuees in Lewes during World War II. The Arrival of the Children According to R. A. Elliston, in “Lewes at War” (published ...

  • The Pells - H.M. Inspector's Report: March 1902

    MIXED SCHOOL “The children are in excellent order, and they are very well taught. Singing is a strong subject. The Scholars’ ...

  • The Pells School

    Here is some more information about the Pells School.

  • Use of Church Hall by Pells Primary School, July 1970

    The Rector told the meeting that the Education Authority was willing to carry out further improvements to the Church Hall ...
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