Horsham district man’s vital USA link

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”

Horsham’s historic hailstones

Just some of the hailstones (and by no means the biggest) that fell. Photo courtesy West Sussex County Times The Great Storm of 1987 is remembered for its ferocity, but what about the ‘awful and magnificent storm’ of September 5 1958? That one made Horsham famous as the town still holds the record for theContinueContinue reading “Horsham’s historic hailstones”