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Greyfriars and Lewes Railway Station, London, Brighton and South Coast Railway grey plaque

Lewes, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Greyfriars and Lewes Railway Station, London, Brighton and South Coast Railway grey plaque

A Franciscan friary, know as the Greyfriars, stood on this site from 1224 until 1538. A substantial mansion called "The Friars" followed. In 1846 the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway built a station here. Passenger traffic ceased in 1857 and it was demolished in 1967.

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