Look back to Lewes Bonfire 2019

Lewes Bonfire will return on November 5 with the independent societies Cliffe, Commercial Square, Waterloo, South Street, Southover and Lewes Borough expected to host celebrations across the town.

By Rachel O'Brien

Published 27th Oct 2021, 16:24 GMT

Updated 28th Oct 2021, 19:18 GMT

Here, look back to 2019 – the last time the event was held – with 25 photographs captured by Jon Rigby.

It was a year that saw tableaux of Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage, Jacob Rees-Mogg and King Neptune and an estimated attendance of 25,000 – 5,000 less than 2018 – despite transport restrictions.

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