‘Evict the Charleston Scroungers’: row in Lewes over the Bloomsbury group’s legacy

<p>A debate is raging over the future of a council building used for art exhibitions as public services in the Sussex town are squeezed</p><p>When the doors closed on two art shows in the Sussex town of Lewes last weekend, a record number of people had crossed the threshold of Southover House to look at works by Picasso and Grayson Perry.</p><p>For 18 months, the former council office building <a href="https://www.charleston.org.uk/charleston-lewes/">has housed a pop-up outpost of Charleston</a>, the former home of key members of the Bloomsbury group, which is nearby in the village of Firle.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/mar/16/evict-the-charleston-scroungers-row-in-lewes-over-the-bloomsbury-groups-legacy">Continue reading...</a>