On this day (August 4) the second of two planes within four days landed at Horsham in 1911. The townsfolk had watched planes overhead on occasion as air races were a feature of this time. However, it was still a very rare opportunity to see one of these amazing feats of engineering close up, letContinueContinue reading “Double flight delight at Horsham in 1911”
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Fascinating look at Horsham Museum watercolours
Rick Domas, Director of Kate Gallery in Horsham, gave a presentation entitled ‘Watercolours in the Horsham Museum Collection‘ on Wednesday, July 30, to the Friends of the Horsham Museum and others. Rick Domas Interesting, thoughtful questions followed. The Horsham Museum and Art Gallery has a very fine collection of watercolours for a regional museum ofContinueContinue reading “Fascinating look at Horsham Museum watercolours”
‘Invasion’ of Horsham in World War I
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”
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”
Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery 