HEWITT'S HISTORY FILES
Great venues and-just as importantly- beautiful buildings have been lost, a subject dear to the heart of Littlehampton based historian D Robert Elleray.
Mr Elleray has brought out Sussex Theatres: An Illustrated Survey and Gazetteer c1750-2000, happily coinciding with this year's 200th anniversary of Brighton's Theatre Royal.
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Hide AdIt's a book that underlines just what we have let slip to time and redevelopment.
Theatre history is an important part of social history, as Mr Elleray explains.
The growth of Sussex theatres was a reflection of Sussex's growth as a holiday destination, itself a reflection of its coastal location.
For full feature see West Sussex Gazette October 3