Horsham Museum Friend

Looking back at Horsham Museum’s Friday Late music

https://youtu.be/Bue05YUgaf4 It’s been an amazing summer of music at Horsham Museum & Art Gallery! The Friday Lates have been very popular, with various acts entertaining the crowd in the garden. Thankfully the weather has been very kind and the musicians haven’t had to deal with any rain! HotPot were the final act for the summer.ContinueContinue reading “Looking back at Horsham Museum’s Friday Late music”

Invasion of Horsham – 1914

It was during this week back in 1914 that thousands of troops descended on Horsham on their way to fight in the ‘European War’, as it was known then. In total, about 6,300 troops of the 1st London division arrived at Horsham, with the first ones from the Bramley, Godalming and district coming in theContinueContinue reading “Invasion of Horsham – 1914”

On this day – record hailstone falls at Horsham in 1958

September 5 1958 was a day that many Horsham folk still have ingrained on their memory as a violent storm brought a trail of damage, along with a remarkable record! It was on that day that the heaviest hailstone ever recorded in the UK fell on the town – a massive 141g – a recordContinueContinue reading “On this day – record hailstone falls at Horsham in 1958”

Friends’ next talk – the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

An organisation dedicated to commemorating more than 1.7 million servicemen who died during the world wars will be the topic of the next talk hosted by the Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery. Sarah Nathaniel On Wednesday October 9 (2pm) Sarah Nathaniel will talk about the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). Sarah is theContinueContinue reading “Friends’ next talk – the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission”

On this day – Horsham fire destroys buildings

On this day (August 28) back in 1912 Horsham suffered probably its worst fire when the tannery block of building, near Brighton Road, were decimated in an overnight fire. The damage was estimated at nearly £20,000 back then, equating to around £2m today! Only a cottage and a barn, plus a tall chimney (as seenContinueContinue reading “On this day – Horsham fire destroys buildings”