Sussex Retold: Oral History Project
Sussex Retold is a project led by the University of Sussex which draws on arts, crafts, music and folklore to celebrate the many voices and histories that shape the region.
In partnership with Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, the project gathered a new series of oral history interviews with people connected to the village of Ditchling. You can listen to the audio clips below or read the accompanying transcripts.
Lucie Broadbent-Smith
Lucie Broadbent-Smith is the great niece of Hilary and Joanna Bourne, the founders of Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft.
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Read Lucie Broadbent-Smith’s transcript 
Ewan Clayton
Ewan Clayton is a calligrapher and writer. He was a member of the Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic before it closed in 1988.
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Read Ewan Clayton’s transcript
Janet Cragg
Janet Cragg is the Chair of Ditchling History Project, and a Ditchling resident.
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Liz Hankins
Liz Hankins is an illustrator and artist, and the daughter of textile artist Fay Hankins, who was Tadek Beutlich’s assistant.
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Anthony Kalume
Antony Kalume (a.k.a. Bekuto waSirya) is a curator, DJ, author, Director of Culture Connect Project CIC and Chair of Diversity Lewes.
Read Anthony Kaulme’s Transcript
Jenny KilBride MBE
Jenny KilBride is a weaver, dyer and Ditchling resident. She was a member of the Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic.
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Read Jenny Kilbride’s Transcript
Omeima Mudawi-Rowlings
Omeima Mudawi-Rowlings is a textile artist and designer.
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Read Omeima Mudawi-Rowling’s Transcript
Liz Pope
Liz Pope is a retired teacher and the head gardener at DMAC. She is the great-niece of Hilary and Joanna Bourne, the museum’s founders, and a Ditchling resident.
Anton Pruden
Anton Pruden is a goldsmith, and grandson of Dunstan Pruden, a member of the Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic.
Read Anton Pruden’s Transcript
Zenzie Tinker
Zenzie Tinker is lead conservator and director of Zenzie Tinker Conservation.
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Read Zenzie Tinker’s Transcript
Jane Traies
Jane Traies is a researcher, writer and Ditchling resident.
John Vernon Lord
John Vernon Lord is an Illustrator, Professor Emeritus of illustration and a Ditchling resident.