Bonfire

The celebration of the defeat of The Gunpowder Plot is an important part of the history of the county of Sussex and the towns of Battle and Lewes.

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Bonfire celebrations, Hastings, Sussex
Hastings commemorates The Gunpowder Plot with a firework display on the beach.
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Firework display, Hastings, Sussex
November the 5th is celebrated with a huge firework display at Hastings, East Sussex.
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Battel Bonfire Boyes light the fire for Guy Fawkes night on the 1066 battlefield.
The lighting of the bonfire by the costumed members of the bonfire societies who celebrate Guy Fawkes night. The fire site is on the 1066 battlefield.
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Bonfire, Battle Abbey Green, Sussex
The Battel Bonfire Boyes is the oldest Bonfire Society in the world being founded in 1646 when In 1646, St Mary’s Church allocated 2 shillings and 6 pence in funds for gunpowder treason rejoicing. Some of the gunpowder used in the attempt to blow ...
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Guy Fawkes at Battle Bonfire
Battle Bonfire is the oldest in the country, the celebration of the prevention of The Gunpowder Plot succeeding in blowing up the Houses of Parliament beginning in 1646. The head of the effigy of Guy Fawkes was created in 1795 and is till in use t...
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100 Years of Bonfire, Lewes, East Sussex
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the South Street Bonfire Society, Lewes.
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Running the flaming barrel along Cliffe High Street at Lewes Bonfire
Running a flaming barrel along the street is part of the Sussex Bonfire tradition. Lewes Bonfire is the oldest in the UK and always happens on the 5th of November. It draws huge crowds and has spectacular fireworks displays.
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The Cliffe Bonfire Society, Lewes, East Sussex
Founded in 1853 The Cliffe Bonfire Society has always maintained independence form the other Lewes societies which commemorate the burning of the Protestant Martyrs in 1555-57. The original anti Catholic fervour is now purely symbolic but still co...