Have you ever heard of the Sussex Carol? Did you know it began its journey to becoming a famous festive song in a farmhouse in Monks Gate, near Horsham? BBC Radio Sussex recently broadcast its investigation into the history behind the carol. Horsham Museum & Art Gallery’s Curator Nikki Caxton (pictured being interviewed) is featuredContinueContinue reading “Horsham Museum Curator helps reveal history behind the Sussex Carol”
Category Archives: Local History
Looking back – Christmas 80 years ago
As everyone gets ready for the festive period we thought it would be interesting to look back at how the people of Horsham faced Christmas 80 years ago! The Second World War was still fresh in everyone’s mind as they attempted to get back to a ‘normal’ life in 1945. At the start of December theContinueContinue reading “Looking back – Christmas 80 years ago”
On this day – Horsham’s top athlete Alfred Shrubb born
On this day 146 years ago Horsham’s most successful athlete was born in Slinfold. His amateur career lasted from 1899 to 1905 by which time has was virtually unbeatable in any distance up to 15 miles. https://youtu.be/3KJywH4MpbA In November 1904 his amateur career culminated in a race at Glasgow when he broke all the amateurContinueContinue reading “On this day – Horsham’s top athlete Alfred Shrubb born”
Adopt an artefact – everyone loves a fire engine!
As we continue looking at our Adopt an Artefact scheme, run by the Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery, we turn our attention to one of the larger items. In among the dozen artefacts that are available for adopting is an old fire engine – having your name alongside it would be a veryContinueContinue reading “Adopt an artefact – everyone loves a fire engine!”
Horsham man who walked 1,000 miles!
For the month of November Horsham Museum & Art Gallery took part in the Instagram #Museum30 initiative. One of the many interesting posts they came up with was one about a Horsham man who walked 1,000 miles! The Museum holds in its archive the ‘Verrall Medal’ which recognises this amazing achievement. The story was takenContinueContinue reading “Horsham man who walked 1,000 miles!”
Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery 