On this day (June 19) in 1915 the photo below was taken as thousands of troops marched through Horsham. This was just one group of soldiers among many that billeted in the town on their way to camps around the UK and then on to the Front. There were so many that the local paperContinueContinue reading “‘Invasion’ of Horsham in World War I”
Category Archives: Looking back
Surprise find in Horsham Museum watercolour collection
Museum Friend Rick Domas, who is preparing for a forthcoming talk, made a surprising discovery. He writes: “In rummaging through the watercolour collection of the Horsham Museum recently in prep for a presentation to the Friends of Horsham Museum, I came across our house (below)! “Painted in 1870 by an unknown artist, it depicts aContinueContinue reading “Surprise find in Horsham Museum watercolour collection”
National Beer Day and Horsham
Today (June 15) is National Beer Day – a chance to celebrate what many (mostly beer drinkers!) consider to be Britain’s national drink. We thought we’d join in the #CheersToBeer celebrations by looking back at Horsham’s most famous brewery, King & Barnes. At one stage it owned most of the pubs around the district andContinueContinue reading “National Beer Day and Horsham”
Looking Back – Horsham on the Home Front (Red Cross Gift Shop)
After VE Day the local paper (West Sussex County Times) quickly pulled together a series of articles looking at the work locally of various wartime organisations that were essential during the conflict. Using the information provided we are publishing a number of posts looking at how Horsham fared on the Home Front. This time weContinueContinue reading “Looking Back – Horsham on the Home Front (Red Cross Gift Shop)”
Looking back – Horsham on the Home Front (Fire Service)
After VE Day the local paper (West Sussex County Times) quickly pulled together a series of articles looking at the work locally of various wartime organisations that were essential during the conflict. Using the information provided we are publishing a number of posts looking at how Horsham fared on the Home Front. This time weContinueContinue reading “Looking back – Horsham on the Home Front (Fire Service)”
Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery 