The Ritz Cinema in Horsham opened 90 years ago, featuring local materials, comfortable seating, and a Compton Theatre Organ, transitioning to an arts center after its closure.
Category Archives: Celebration
Chance to appreciate Horsham telegraph poles!
Have you taken a step back and appreciated a good telegraph pole? No? Not surprising really. They are probably not the first items of street furniture that you might admire. However, today’s the day to change all that as it’s Telegraph Pole Appreciation Day! A good row of telegraph poles in Crawley Road, Horsham, inContinueContinue reading “Chance to appreciate Horsham telegraph poles!”
Happy birthday Horsham Museum garden!
On this day 32 years ago the Centenary Garden at Horsham Museum & Art Gallery was officially opened. It was part of the 100th celebrations of Horsham Museum Society which was formed at the same time as the Museum itself. The Centenary Garden, with the Barn and Blazing Saddles Gallery (plus Willoth the Dragon!), isContinueContinue reading “Happy birthday Horsham Museum garden!”
Lot of love for Horsham Park!
It’s Love Parks week and here in Horsham we have one of the best (we certainly think so!). https://youtu.be/mP5lrMtZln8 We have pulled together a slideshow from the Museum archives to show how it has changed down the years. A postcard from the 1950s featuring Horsham Park. Park House has been at the core of theContinueContinue reading “Lot of love for Horsham Park!”
Looking back – VE Day in Horsham
Eighty years ago on this day the Horsham district , along with every other part of the UK, celebrated Victory in Europe, or VE Day! After six years of war, the relief was enormous. However, on the Monday, May 7, Horsham was full of rumours as people waited for what seemed the inevitable announcement. Once itContinueContinue reading “Looking back – VE Day in Horsham”
Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery 