'Witches of Bexhill', letter by Barry H. Lucas, probably the Bexhill Observer, 1930s

Newspaper cutting, the paper and the date not printed on it. A letter to the editor headed "Witches of Bexhill"; and signed Barry H. Lucas of 43 London Road. Lucas recounts the accusation of two local women in 1780, quoting the report in the Morning Post of 28 January that year, and suggests that they were among the last in England officially to undergo one of the old tests of guilt or innocence. He says the cutting was given to him by a Bexhill resident, and asks anyone holding details of little known local history to pass them to the museum's curator, Mr H. J. Sargent, offering also to copy local prints and photographs. His opening remark that it is about 200 years since the witchcraft laws were repealed points to about 1936; the museum's list gives the 1930s with a question mark. Byline: Barry H. Lucas. Bexhill Museum item 015. Bexhill Observer cutting held in the Bexhill Observer archive at Bexhill Museum. Shown in UNSEEN: The Alex Sanders Archive at Bexhill Museum, Part One, The Town That Was Already Listening (9 August 2026), presented by Julian Porter of Bexhill Museum and hosted by Sharon Day for Alexandrian Witchcraft. Witches of Bexhill;, letter by Barry H. Lucas, probably the Bexhill Observer, 1930s. (n.d.). Bexhill Observer archive, Bexhill Museum. Alexandrian Witchcraft Timeline & Archive. https://www.alexandrianwitchcraft.com/archive/bexhill-museum-015-witches-of-bexhill-barry-lucas