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

Saturday 4 June, 1-3pm
Downstairs at the Literary Institute

Thursday 12 May, 3pm – 5pm
Downstairs at the Literary Institute

A chance to meet new people and get creative with this free bunting workshop.

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 […]

My name is Carys and I have spent a day doing work experience at Egham Museum.  I began my day […]

Article by Hannah  It is ‘a rather cold and misty day’ on 4 September 1909 and 11,000 Boy Scouts are […]

These undated advertising flyers in the museum document collection indicate the range of services offered for over 100 years (approx. […]

Royal events were a chance to showcase and celebrate Britain’s Imperial Conquest to the wider British public. This jubilee mug […]

Training Colleges After the 1857 Indian Mutiny, India officially became a territory of the crown. Queen Victoria was crowned Empress […]

1600: The East India Company is founded, and brings back spices from across the world back to Britain. 1662: Catherine […]

Article researched and written by Maria Petts. Gwen Lally, born Gwendoline Rosalie Lally Tollendal Speck, was a prolific producer of […]

From VE Day to Royal Babies, Coronations to Jubilees, who doesn’t love an opportunity to come together with their neighbours to share food […]

Before television, and indeed the internet, people went to the cinema to watch the news. Silent newsreels were provided by: […]

Did you see Bing Crosby having a drink at the Eclipse pub (now Prezzo) or Michael Caine driving his car […]