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Mystery origin of Horsham Australia

It seemed a simple enough idea for a post – how did Horsham, Australia, come to be named? However, trying to track down the answer has ended in a series of dead-ends and scratching of heads! One fact that is not disputed is that an early settler from the UK, James Monckton Darlot, gave theContinueContinue reading “Mystery origin of Horsham Australia”

Museum garden springing into life

https://youtu.be/ytmSQIfPOc0 The recent sunny weather has woken up the Museum garden and all the hard work of the volunteers is now being appreciated! The Easter school holidays has meant that numerous young visitors and their relatives have been enjoying the flowers and plants that have burst into life, as our video shows. The garden isContinueContinue reading “Museum garden springing into life”

Last man executed at Horsham

A rather gruesome ‘on this day’ sees the 181st ‘anniversary’ today (April 6) of the last man executed in Horsham! John Lawrence and (inset) Horsham gaol), John Lawrence, originally from Tonbridge, but living in Brighton, was seen taking a roll of carpet, along with another man, from a shop in the city in March 1844.ContinueContinue reading “Last man executed at Horsham”

Art and AGM for Horsham Museum Friends

Coming up next for the Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery is the Annual General Meeting which will incorporate the next talk. Local artist Claire Phillips will be giving a talk on ‘Struggle and Strength’ on Wednesday April 16 at 7.30pm in the Wesley Hall, Cornerstone Methodist Church, London Road, Horsham. Before that, though,ContinueContinue reading “Art and AGM for Horsham Museum Friends”

Horsham’s Women of History – one of the town’s ‘best-loved citizens’

For the fourth and final part of our feature for Women’s History Month we look at a remarkable local resident who was described as a ‘Champion of Education’ and even had a building named after her! Miss Louisa Jane Churchman was held in such high esteem that on her passing in 1943 the local paper,ContinueContinue reading “Horsham’s Women of History – one of the town’s ‘best-loved citizens’”