Egham Visions
The ‘Egham Visions’ project, funded by the Arts Council of England, draws on the Egham Museum’s John Hassell watercolour collection, painted in […]
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Just Williams Part 9 – some of the Victorian tradesmen who shaped Egham High Street and Englefield Green
This short series of articles by Margaret Stewart has been looking at some of the businesses which began trading in […]
Just Williams Part 8 – some of the Victorian tradesmen who shaped Egham High Street and Englefield Green
This short series of articles by Margaret Stewart has been looking at some of the businesses which began trading in […]
Institutions of Imperialism: The Royal Indian Engineering College Part 2
The identity of a Cooper’s Hill man was an ideal to live up to. The Cooper’s Hill man was ‘a […]
THE RED LION, EGHAM HIGH STREET
At over 600, ‘Red Lion’ is the most popular pub name in the UK, referring to either the crests of […]
Just Williams. What’s in a name?
What inspired me to write a series about men called William? It began when I was looking at Egham’s pubs […]
By Royal Appointment…
Free exhibition open May 2023 – September 2023 Monarchs of the United Kingdom have been acknowledging their favoured suppliers since […]
Bell Indicator Board from Holloway Sanatorium.
What does this remind you of? An avant garde art installation or something from Downton Abbey? The latter is a […]
Just Williams Part 6 – some of the Victorian tradesmen who shaped Egham High Street
by Margaret C Stewart 6. William Blenheim, electrical engineer 3 Grange Road Why am I including in this series a […]
Just Williams Part 5 – some of the Victorian tradesmen who shaped Egham High Street
Margaret C Stewart Over the last few years we have seen many of the businesses in Egham High Street close […]
‘Something for the girls’: Searching for Brownies and Girl Guides in the Egham Museum Archive
Article by Hannah It is ‘a rather cold and misty day’ on 4 September 1909 and 11,000 Boy Scouts are […]
Just Williams Part 4 – some of the Victorian tradesmen who shaped Egham High Street
Margaret C Stewart Over the last few years we have seen many of the businesses in Egham High Street close […]
Just Williams Part 3 – some of the Victorian tradesmen who shaped Egham High Street
Margaret C Stewart Over the last few years we have seen many of the businesses in Egham High Street close […]
Child’s Boot
Article by Cara Ross The use of shoes in English folklore has a long history, one that is rooted in […]
‘Riots, Rogues and Rebellions’…Where to Start?
Exploring protest through comparison is not just fascinating. It has the potential to be immensely useful: improving our understanding of and facilitating more open conversations around discontent.