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: […]

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

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

The Egham Museum tells the story of Egham, Egham Hythe, Englefield Green, Thorpe and Virginia Water from pre-history to the […]

In response to increasing concerns around the impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), and following recent government advice, we have made the […]

As we drove down the Avenue one evening in 2018, my husband and I spotted something new – the White […]

The Egham Museum Trustees are delighted to announce that Egham Museum has received an Arts Council England (ACE) grant of […]

We are excited to bring you our very first ‘Egham Oddities’ podcast. The Egham Museum is home to many wonderful […]

As part of our 2020 temporary exhibition, ‘Location, Location, Location: Egham and Area Behind and in Front of the Camera’, […]

Egham and Area Behind and in Front of the Camera Thursday 16th January – Saturday 13th June 2020 Our first […]

Read parts 1, 2 and 3 here From Holloway Sanatorium to Virginia Park Building a Reputation On 19 April 1861, […]

Read parts 1 and 2 here Holloway Sanatorium and Mental Illness pre-1948 Holloway Sanatorium was a place designed to take […]

Read part 1 here Holloway Sanatorium: Treatments, Staff and the NHS Treatments: A Healthy State of Mind Prior to the […]

As part of our ‘Health, Holloway and Hype’ exhibition in 2019, we investigated some of the case books of Holloway […]