Did you know Horsham had a ‘coffee shop society’ in 1700 or that the town hall was rebuilt in 1888 in the Gothic style that remains today? These are just two of the fascinating facts that form part of the new 18th and 19th Century galleries that opened in Horsham Museum & Art Gallery atContinueContinue reading “Horsham gallery revamp looks back to 18th/19th Centuries”
Category Archives: Looking back
Looking back – Extreme measures to cure Horsham district pest problem
As we’re all aware, attitudes and outlooks change over decades and what seemed a great idea may not be viewed favourably today! The Rat and Sparrow Clubs are definitely a good example. These rather macabre clubs were first formed in the 19th Century and were still around in the 1950s. A 1915 report of theContinueContinue reading “Looking back – Extreme measures to cure Horsham district pest problem”
Tony Wales – Horsham’s popular historian
One hundred years ago today (New Year’s Eve) Tony Wales was born in Horsham. In the following 82 years he became one of the town’s most popular historians, as well as helping to make Sussex folk songs relevant once again to a modern audience. His musical tastes evolved while working in a record shop inContinueContinue reading “Tony Wales – Horsham’s popular historian”
Horsham Cemetery full of life and fascination
It’s unlikely whether Horsham’s Denne Road Cemetery could be considered a well-known part of the town! Just far enough away from the shopping centre, it’s not an area that attracts tourists or even local residents, especially as it ran out of space for new burials by 1900. However, did you know it was designated aContinueContinue reading “Horsham Cemetery full of life and fascination”
On this day – a fishy problem!
Back in 1906 on this day (November 20) the flood-gates failed at Warnham Millpond (near Horsham)! It was nine o’clock on what was a Sunday night, so pitch black, when the incident happed. The result was somewhat disastrous as the lake completely emptied, leaving thousands of fish completely stranded! Thankfully the person living at nearbyContinueContinue reading “On this day – a fishy problem!”
