https://youtu.be/M4uRMo8StZE On this day, May 20, in 1989 traders in Horsham’s old market at Piries Close (now Place) shut up shop for the final time. Two years before, the West Sussex County Times had announced that traders were ‘in limbo’ as plans had been put in place to redevelop the whole area, including Burton’s YardContinueContinue reading “On this day – Horsham Market”
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Museum’s Horshamosaurus makes a trip
One of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery’s fascinating artefacts, the bones from a Horshamosaurus, has made a trip to Chichester. Horsham Museum Curator Nikki Caxton It is being featured as part of the Novium Museum’s latest exhibition, Dinosaurs: Hungry Hatchlings. This exhibition tells the stories of iconic dinosaurs on their journeys from egg to adult,ContinueContinue reading “Museum’s Horshamosaurus makes a trip”
Horsham history project completed!
The major project to add the five volumes of Horsham’s History on to the Friends’ website has been completed! Former Curator Jeremy Knight’s comprehensive guide through the town’s past up to 1939 has been available in book form via the library and several copies were sold to the public. However, due to spiralling costs ofContinueContinue reading “Horsham history project completed!”
Museum’s musical May Bank Holiday treat
https://youtu.be/2LyM61AmTBE There was a musical treat for visitors to the Museum as it held a Spring Garden Party on Sunday May 5. The Museum’s first major event of the year, part of the town’s aMAYzing weekend celebration, proved popular, despite the changeable weather. Folkus had toes tapping with their music In fact, the heavy rainContinueContinue reading “Museum’s musical May Bank Holiday treat”
Horsham Museum’s busy year begins
Horsham Museum & Art Gallery has a busy year lined up ahead and it all starts on Saturday (May 4) when Collyer’s open their Pop-Up Shop. Visitors to the Museum (FREE admission) are invited to stop by and visit the shop which is stocked with merchandise created for the museum by Collyer’s BTEC National ArtContinueContinue reading “Horsham Museum’s busy year begins”
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