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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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’”
Horsham’s Women of History – town’s first woman GP
For our latest Women’s History Month subject we have Horsham’s first woman doctor who worked up to the age of 75! Dr Alice Owen’s career, however, did not begin in the medical profession and she was not local to Sussex. Dr Alice Owen. Photo courtesy of West Sussex County Times. She was a schoolteacher whoContinueContinue reading “Horsham’s Women of History – town’s first woman GP”
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