Chance to adopt a Horsham Museum object!

Did you know you can help Horsham Museum & Art Gallery by adopting an artefact? Yes, the Friends and Museum Curator Nikki Caxton have chosen 12 objects from the collection that the public can help to preserve by their adoption. One of the more unusual items (and one of the most popular!) is the mummifiedContinue reading "Chance to adopt a Horsham Museum object!"

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.Continue 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 theContinue reading "Invasion of Horsham – 1914"

Museum Friends’ trip to Woolbeding – what a deluge!

We were only a small band who braved the horrendous weather on Thursday (September 5) for our trip to Woolbeding Gardens, near Midhurst, but we were delighted that we made the effort, writes Pam French. https://youtu.be/Y68-v-ow0-0 Despite the rain falling most of the time that we were at the gardens, we used the time toContinue reading "Museum Friends’ trip to Woolbeding – what a deluge!"

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 recordContinue reading "On this day – record hailstone falls at Horsham in 1958"