Seventy years ago, Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller briefly visited Horsham, creating excitement during their ten-minute stop at a local antiques shop.
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When ODEON came to Horsham
Ninety years ago on October 7, 1936, the ODEON cinema opened in Horsham with a ceremony featuring local dignitaries and a film screening, later becoming a bingo hall before closure in 1981.
Celebrating birth and passing of a Horsham legend
This week marks both the birth, in 1819, and death, in 1888, of one of Horsham’s most celebrated residents – Thomas Honywood. Some of his achievements in his lifetime include: He set up the town’s volunteer fire brigade which served Horsham until 1911. He was an early photographer, producing an album of prints dating fromContinueContinue reading “Celebrating birth and passing of a Horsham legend”
On this day – Great War soldiers’ arrival in Horsham, 1914
In September 1914, 6,300 troops passed through Horsham en route to Haywards Heath, well-received by the local community despite some logistical challenges.
Horsham sporting hero’s race against a horse!
On August 16, 1919, Alfred Shrubb raced against a horse named Kitty M in Horsham. Despite restrictions, Shrubb finished two laps behind, entertaining a cheering crowd.
