On this day (October 14) in 1644 one William Penn was born in London. The man was destined to found a US state, become a renowned Quaker and be a fierce advocate for religious freedom! His Horsham district association began in 1676 when he bought a house near the parish church of Warminghurst, between ThakehamContinueContinue reading “Horsham district man’s vital USA link”
Category Archives: Looking back
Horsham’s historic Ashes Test cricketer
Your latest blog from the Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery
Horsham’s first baseball match
Horsham’s first baseball match in 1916
Rossetti and his Steyning muse
Read about painter Rossetti’s West Sussex muse
The Unseen Queen – video
With the Coronation of King Charles III imminent, here’s a fascinating short video about the late Queen’s memories of her own special day. https://youtu.be/f5ozTPS-ipY
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