This short series of articles by Margaret Stewart has been looking at some of the businesses which began trading in […]

Hello, I’m Emily. You may know me as a member of the Women’s Social and Political Union, and a militant […]

When you visit the Museum between 10th and 17th February, be sure to show us which is your favourite exhibit […]

Thomas Ashby officially founded the Ashby Family brewery in 1796. He started brewing beer in his own house and delivering […]

This short series of articles by Margaret Stewart has been looking at some of the businesses which began trading in […]

The identity of a Cooper’s Hill man was an ideal to live up to. The Cooper’s Hill man was ‘a […]

The Royal Indian Engineering College (RIEC or Cooper’s Hill) was founded in Egham in 1871 on the insistence of Sir […]

This object, a small tin Cadbury’s decorative chocolate box, was part of a wider collection gifted to children attending Egham […]

This blog is about a dirk and scabbard that was donated to Egham Museum in 1982 by Miss Trowbridge. There […]

At over 600, ‘Red Lion’ is the most popular pub name in the UK, referring to either the crests of […]

What is so interesting about a baby powder box? One might ask this question when shown this object. This blog […]

This short series of articles, by Margaret Stewart, has been looking at some of the businesses which began trading in […]

The Suffragettes needed a way to raise money for their cause and inspire the next generation to join the fight […]

When we think of the fight for women’s suffrage, one image often stands out in our minds. We imagine a […]