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ONLINE SUSSEX LANDSCAPE LECTURE SERIES

 

We are delighted to offer our second online Lecture series

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Join Geoffrey Mead as he explores the Sussex Landscapes

 

Four talks on Tuesdays during February and March covering 

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Sussex Landscapes: The rock pattern (17th February)
Sussex Landscapes: The human pattern (24th February)
Sussex Landscapes:  Along the coast (10th March)
Sussex Landscapes:  The Weald & the National Park (24th March)

 

All talks start at 7.30pm and are delivered online via Zoom 

 

Cost £15 for all 4 or £5 each lecture

 

If you sign up for all 4 in the series, then you will also be able to view a recording of each of the talks,

for a limited period of time after the last lecture

Tuesday 17th February 2026, 7.30pm 

online via Zoom 

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Talk 1/4

Sussex Landscapes: The rock pattern

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The Sussex Landscape is dictated by the rock formations that underlie it; sands and clays, chalks and limestones, all contribute to the distinctive and diverse surface patterns of the county.

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Missed this lecture?  Don't worry, if you sign up for the bundle you will receive a recording so you can catch up at your leisure.

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This talk is one of four by Geoffrey Mead and all four are available for just £15

 

If you sign up for the series, you will be able to view a recording of the each lecture for a limited period of time after the series has ended  

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Also available individually at £5 per lecture (but no access to the recording)

Tuesday 24th February 2026, 7.30pm 

online via Zoom 

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Talk 2/4

Sussex Landscapes: The human pattern

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The human landscape of Sussex is a mix of soils and society; this gives us a National Park and Gatwick airport, as well as Brighton’s bohemian North Laine and aristocratic Firle Place

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Missed this lecture?  Don't worry, if you sign up for the bundle you will receive a recording so you can catch up at your leisure.

​​

This talk is one of four by Geoffrey Mead and all four are available for just £15

 

If you sign up for the series, you will be able to view a recording of the each lecture for a limited period of time after the series has ended  

​

Also available individually at £5 per lecture (but no access to the recording)

Tuesday 10th March 2026, 7.30pm 

online via Zoom 

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Talk 3/4

Sussex Landscapes: Along the coast

 

Sussex by the Sea’ implies piers proms and holiday crowds, but Sussex by the sea is also Beachy Head, Chichester Harbour, Camber sands, and Selsey Bill.

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This talk is one of four by Geoffrey Mead and all four are available for just £15

 

If you sign up for the series, you will be able to view a recording of the each lecture for a limited period of time after the series has ended  

​

Also available individually at £5 per lecture (but no access to the recording)

Tuesday 24th March 2026, 7.30pm 

online via Zoom 

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Talk 4/4

Sussex Landscapes: The Weald and the National Park

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The Weald & the South Downs National Park display features of landscape difference, as varied as the rural-industrial landscapes of the High Weald and the rich agricultural aspects of the Downland and scarpfoot.

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This talk is one of four by Geoffrey Mead and all four are available for just £15

 

If you sign up for the series, you will be able to view a recording of the each lecture for a limited period of time after the series has ended  

​

Also available individually at £5 per lecture (but no access to the recording)

About the Speaker

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​Dr Geoffrey Mead

 

Geoff was born and raised in Brighton and took his BA, MA, and PhD as a Geographer at the University of Sussex, where he worked in the Adult Education department with the Landscape Studies degree team and as Convenor for Local History. His PhD thesis was on the suburban growth of interwar Brighton, centred on the area of Patcham.

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