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

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

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 […]

What inspired me to write a series about men called William? It began when I was looking at Egham’s pubs […]

Free exhibition open May 2023 – September 2023 Monarchs of the United Kingdom have been acknowledging their favoured suppliers since […]

What does this remind you of? An avant garde art installation or something from Downton Abbey? The latter is a […]

by Margaret C Stewart 6.            William Blenheim, electrical engineer 3 Grange Road  Why am I including in this series a […]

Margaret C Stewart Over the last few years we have seen many of the businesses in Egham High Street close […]

Margaret C Stewart Over the last few years we have seen many of the businesses in Egham High Street close […]

Article by Cara Ross The use of shoes in English folklore has a long history, one that is rooted in […]

Article by Cara Ross Another item in our collection originating from the sanatorium is this simple dessert spoon. This item […]

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

By Cara Ross The grand façade of the Holloway Sanatorium is the brainchild of one William Crossland, a Yorkshire architect […]

Article by Jack McLoughlin Preamble: First examining these objects not so much as an expert in numismatics as someone who […]