Edward Bainbridge Copnall, a renowned Horsham artist, died in 1973. He was notable for his paintings, sculptures, and a distinguished artistic heritage.
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When a Hollywood actress popped into Horsham
Seventy years ago, Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller briefly visited Horsham, creating excitement during their ten-minute stop at a local antiques shop.
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”
Horsham woman who pushed for reform
Nearly 140 years ago this month a pioneering woman in the world of politics and sexual freedom, who spent much of her early life in Horsham, passed away. Eliza Cook lived with her ten brothers and sisters and parents in a farm in St Leonard’s Forest and was encouraged by her mother to take upContinueContinue reading “Horsham woman who pushed for reform”
