Museum Friend Rick Domas looks at the county’s major landowners in the 19th Century, including a local vicar! I was leafing recently through my copy of The Parks and Forests of Sussex by William Smith Ellis, Esq, published in Lewes by H. Wolff in 1885, and came upon a table titled, ‘List of Landowners inContinueContinue reading “Who owned Sussex in the 19th Century? Part I”
Monthly Archives: August 2025
Speeding in Horsham 1922
Every driver today is well aware of the various speed limits on the roads and the penalties for breaking those limits. They also know about the modern and sophisticated methods police use to check on drivers. However, take a trip back to 1922 and it’s interesting to see how the law was enforced! A carContinueContinue reading “Speeding in Horsham 1922”
What was the Women’s Land Army?
Interested to know all about the Women’s Land Army (WLA) and, more specifically, how it worked in Sussex? The Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery’s next talk promises to reveal all! It will be held on Wednesday September 24 at 7.30pm in the Wesley Hall at the Cornerstone London Road Chapel, Horsham. The speakerContinueContinue reading “What was the Women’s Land Army?”
The world of Elizabeth Blackwell
Museum Friend and volunteer Rick Domas (Director of Kate Gallery in Horsham) looks at the work of Elizabeth Blackwell. It was a real pleasure last week to view the many fine offerings in Forum Auctions’ July 31 online sale of books and works on paper. I am the happy winner of several lots. Of particularContinueContinue reading “The world of Elizabeth Blackwell”
Double flight delight at Horsham in 1911
On this day (August 4) the second of two planes within four days landed at Horsham in 1911. The townsfolk had watched planes overhead on occasion as air races were a feature of this time. However, it was still a very rare opportunity to see one of these amazing feats of engineering close up, letContinueContinue reading “Double flight delight at Horsham in 1911”
Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery 