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 (Home Guard)”
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Looking back – Horsham on the Home Front (A.R.P.)
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 will be publishing a number of posts looking at how Horsham fared on the Home Front, starting withContinueContinue reading “Looking back – Horsham on the Home Front (A.R.P.)”
Looking back – VE Day in Horsham
Eighty years ago on this day the Horsham district , along with every other part of the UK, celebrated Victory in Europe, or VE Day! After six years of war, the relief was enormous. However, on the Monday, May 7, Horsham was full of rumours as people waited for what seemed the inevitable announcement. Once itContinueContinue reading “Looking back – VE Day in Horsham”
Looking back – Biplane drops in on Horsham
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”
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”
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