The Schröders who lived at the Manor House at Dell Park, Englefield Green,  were an elite family originally from  Hamburg, […]

READ PART 1 HERE READ PART 2 HERE Ordinary Life Roads, pavements, junctions are all much the same. Journeys, car […]

READ PART 1 HERE Lush Natural Scenery We are fortunate to live close to areas of outstanding beauty and the […]

Egham High Street has been home to two cinemas. The Gem Cinema opened in 1910 in a new building between […]

The Cyclists’ Touring Club was originally founded in 1878 under the name Bicycle Touring Club, which was subsequently re-named to […]

In the Museum’s collection we have object number MC677, ‘Dennis Servant’s Agency’ sign board 1900’s, Egham High Street. There is […]

We have a rather unique collection item here at Egham Museum. This is the story of one local man’s unique […]

Who can forget the glorious sight of the RAF Red Arrows soaring over Runnymede to mark the 800th anniversary of […]

The Egham Regatta has taken place on the River Thames, just upstream from the Bell Weir Lock, since 1909. It […]

As part of our ‘Suffrage in Egham’ project, we explored suffrage activity that took place in the area. Find out […]

Here at Egham Museum we are keen to shine a light on women and their roles throughout history. As part […]

In 2016 Isosceles Finance demolished the former Egham Police Station, on the corner of High Street and Vicarage Road, to […]

The fire service in the 19th century didn’t function as it does today. Instead, fire protection was provided by private […]

First patrols Despite its distance from London, Egham and Englefield Green were included in the Bow Street Horse Patrol. The […]

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