Cannonball House

The Lewes Maritime Museum at the Cannonball House

The correct name for this place is The Lewes Maritime Museum at the Cannonball House. It is an old house that once had a British cannonball lodged in its foundation when Lewes was bombarded during the...

Small Town—Big History

This is a very neat piece of history in a quaint little small town. The Cannonball house is also the historical society house. We did not go in but we did see where the cannonball hit the foundation o...

House With Distinguished History

Built in c.1765 the house has been the home of generations of river and bay pilots. During the infamous bombardment of Lewes in 1812 the house was scarred by cannon fire and still has a cannonball stu...

Impressive cannonball

We didn't have time to actually go inside and visit the museum, but we did read the historical placard outside, and took a look at the cannonball still lodged in the building.

The museum was still closed but the volunteers let me take a peek inside to see it.

The Cannonball House which is part of the Lewes Historical Society is still closed to the public as they are mounting a new exhibition and renovating one of the galleries. I was able to take a sneak p...