South Street Bonfire Society is founded, initially as a "Juvenile" Society, to allow the children of the town to participate in the Bonfire traditions. The headquarters is the Thatched House pub.
The society moves its firesite to the chalkpit behind The Snowdrop pub, which becomes the new headquarters.
South Street earns its reputation as the "unbroken flame" by being the only Lewes society to hold a procession every single year, even through the First and Second World Wars.
The word "Juvenile" is officially dropped from the society's name, formally becoming the South Street Bonfire Society to reflect its all-ages membership.
With the motto "Faithful Unto Death," the society continues to be a cornerstone of the Lewes Bonfire celebrations. Its firesite is now on the Railway Land, and it remains a popular, family-focused society with distinct pioneer groups and the iconic brown and cream smugglers' guernseys.