On this day (October 14) in 1644 one William Penn was born in London. The man was destined to found a US state, become a renowned Quaker and be a fierce advocate for religious freedom! His Horsham district association began in 1676 when he bought a house near the parish church of Warminghurst, between ThakehamContinue reading "Horsham district man’s vital USA link"
Thomas Honywood – Horsham’s forgotten hero?
https://youtu.be/dPjB3u7DdZs Ask most people in Horsham 'who was Thomas Honywood?' and very few will have heard of him! Yet this extraordinary man introduced photography to Horsham and even created a new photographic process. In his role as an archaeologist, he also discovered the historic Horsham Hoard and was Captain of the Horsham Volunteer Fire Brigade.Continue reading "Thomas Honywood – Horsham’s forgotten hero?"
Autumn colour in Museum garden – slideshow
The Museum garden in autumn
Three easy ways to help Horsham Museum
Easy ways to help the Museum
Horsham’s historic hailstones
Just some of the hailstones (and by no means the biggest) that fell. Photo courtesy West Sussex County Times The Great Storm of 1987 is remembered for its ferocity, but what about the 'awful and magnificent storm' of September 5 1958? That one made Horsham famous as the town still holds the record for theContinue reading "Horsham’s historic hailstones"
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