Was Egham a Roman station named Bibrocum – History or Hoax?
An old index card in Egham Museum referring to an enquiry about the route of the Roman road to Silchester […]
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A little bit about Thorpe village
Egham-by-Runnymede Historical Society member and resident of Thorpe, Jill Williams, gives us an overview of the village: Thorpe is a […]
The Survey of Egham Manor
Charlotte Young, PhD candidate at Royal Holloway, University of London, investigates Egham during the Early Modern period and in this […]
The Cruel Murder of a Young Maiden
Charlotte Young, PhD candidate at Royal Holloway, University of London, investigates Egham during the Early Modern period and in this […]
Egham Races
Charlotte Young, PhD candidate at Royal Holloway, University of London, investigates Egham during the Early Modern period and in this […]
Prince Rupert in Runnymede
Charlotte Young, PhD candidate at Royal Holloway, University of London, investigates Egham during the Early Modern period and in this […]
Plague Comes to Egham
Charlotte Young, PhD candidate at Royal Holloway, University of London, investigates Egham during the Early Modern period and in this […]
A recollection of the railways
Local resident, Ivan Fear, recalls his time on the railways and shares his memories with us at Egham Museum to […]
Crime and Highway Robbery in Egham
Charlotte Young, PhD candidate at Royal Holloway, University of London, investigates Egham during the Early Modern period and in this […]
Solving the mystery of the Primrose League Medal
As museum volunteer Callum Pears carried out research on objects soon to be loaned to Strode’s College, hidden amongst a […]
Toy Soldiers … Just child’s play?
In this article Gavin Bedford explores the history behind Victorian Toy Soldiers, one of the sets of items available for […]
Victorian Children’s Literature and the Invention of Childhood
In this article, Alice Castle looks at one of the sets of objects from our Victorian handling collection (available for […]
The elusive remains of Saxon Egham
Gavin Bedford returns to exploring the archives in his latest article about a rare items from Egham’s Saxon past. “The […]
Egham’s Dad’s Army – Civil Defence in 1939
Among the extensive documents relating to the Second World War held by Egham Museum is a fascinating Civil Defence report. […]
On War Service badge
This badge originates from the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, the evidence for this being the three canons on the item […]