Campaign to save Ewell Village’s Glyn Hall
Tucked away in the heart of Ewell Village is Glyn Hall, a not-for-profit community space providing a venue for local organisations, including those linked to the arts, music and education. … Read More
Author: The History Detectorist
Surrey’s corpse railway and death in Victorian times
The Victorians treated death very differently to people today and would photograph their deceased alongside living members of their family, take locks of hair from the departed and seal it … Read More
Antiques Roadshow’s poor sign of value?
In my article of 30 July 2023, I reported on the sale of a 4-inch high Japanese cloisonne vase at auction after it had been purchased for only a couple … Read More
The Great Escape – New Unpublished Evidence
A man from Ewell was involved in the Great Escape. He was caught and executed. 80 years to the day of the Great Escape The History Detectorist tells his story. … Read More
Spitfire downed Messerschmitt over Epsom
What connects Epsom’s Market Square statue of Emily Davison and the Spitfire that shot down a German Messerschmitt over the Town in World War 2? “WW2 People’s War” is an … Read More
Grate find in Epsom’s Millennium Green
The Woodcote Millennium Green is unique in Surrey. It comprises of an area of 7 acres, bounded by Woodcote Green Road to the north and the Woodcote Estate to the … Read More
The Wisdom of Epsom
The Wizard of Oz is this year’s Epsom Playhouse Pantomime. Running Friday 15th December 2023 to Monday 1st January 2024. Book Tickets HERE. And it is a good excuse to … Read More
Bonkers about bunkers in Epsom
The Epsom and Ewell Times joined a group of bunker-busters to explore the little known World War 2 underground complex. Located in 5 acres of private woodland on the west … Read More
Epsom’s Erotica By Candlelight
A pale and slender man, suffering from ill health, began drawing an image by candlelight inside a room in Epsom’s Spread Eagle Hotel in June 1896 probably knowing he was … Read More
Healthy future for Epsom’s restored White House
The White House, located at 16 Waterloo Road, Epsom, nestled between Blacks Burgers and Nandos, is a Grade II listed building that dates back to the early 1700s. Recently, it … Read More