It may have been the third plane to land in Horsham in as many years but when William Henry Elliott landed on a nearby field on this day (April 21) in 1914 it attracted a crowd of more than 1,000! William was the second son (of three) of a well known Horsham shop owner MrContinueContinue reading “Looking back – Biplane drops in on Horsham”
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Horsham Museum open all over Easter
Bored with Easter eggs? Run out of hot cross buns and nothing worth watching on the TV? Horsham Museum & Art Gallery is opening its doors all over the Easter Bank Holiday – and it’s FREE admission! https://youtu.be/5_WtqRguc8c From 10am to 4pm each day there’s a chance to catch the Discovering Dinosaurs Exhibition. Put togetherContinueContinue reading “Horsham Museum open all over Easter”
Mystery origin of Horsham Australia
It seemed a simple enough idea for a post – how did Horsham, Australia, come to be named? However, trying to track down the answer has ended in a series of dead-ends and scratching of heads! One fact that is not disputed is that an early settler from the UK, James Monckton Darlot, gave theContinueContinue reading “Mystery origin of Horsham Australia”
Last man executed at Horsham
A rather gruesome ‘on this day’ sees the 181st ‘anniversary’ today (April 6) of the last man executed in Horsham! John Lawrence and (inset) Horsham gaol), John Lawrence, originally from Tonbridge, but living in Brighton, was seen taking a roll of carpet, along with another man, from a shop in the city in March 1844.ContinueContinue reading “Last man executed at Horsham”
Horsham’s Women of History – one of the town’s ‘best-loved citizens’
For the fourth and final part of our feature for Women’s History Month we look at a remarkable local resident who was described as a ‘Champion of Education’ and even had a building named after her! Miss Louisa Jane Churchman was held in such high esteem that on her passing in 1943 the local paper,ContinueContinue reading “Horsham’s Women of History – one of the town’s ‘best-loved citizens’”
Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery 