UK’s “first and only” craft museum in Surrey open day
One of Surrey’s most important buildings, and the UK’s ‘first and only’ craft museum, is to host a special event to show off the vital restoration work going into saving … Read More
Category: Local History
Epsom and Ewell’s rock history goes under the hammer
Rare posters from Ewell Technical College (today’s NESCOT) concerts featuring Nick Drake, Genesis, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin are among more than 300 pieces of music memorabilia being auctioned from … Read More
Back Epsom’s Horton Cemetery history heroes in national vote
Epsom and Ewell (and beyond) residents are being urged to get behind the local Friends of Horton Cemetery after the charity was shortlisted for a national award celebrating the volunteers … Read More
When the Rolling Stones rolled into Epsom — twice
Before the stadium tours, private jets and worldwide fame, five young rhythm-and-blues musicians performed on a temporary floor laid over the swimming pool at Epsom Baths Hall. More than six … Read More
Friend of George Washington who came to Epsom after opposing armed revolt against the Monarchy
Revd. Jonathan Boucher was the Vicar of Epsom for 20 of the last 25 years of the mediaeval church, 1785–1805. Born in Blencago, Cumbria, into a family ruined by the … Read More
Historic 1848 Epsom Racecourse Plan Saved Through Major Conservation Project
A remarkable hand-coloured plan of Epsom Racecourse dating from 1848 has been rescued from severe deterioration following an extensive conservation project. The historic document, which provides a detailed record of … Read More
500 patients buried in Epsom’s asylum cemetery no longer forgotten
A team of researchers volunteering for the local charity The Friends of Horton Cemetery have reached a milestone in their quest to write the histories of 9000 patients buried in … Read More
Dorking’s role as a refuge from Nazi oppression
Papers documenting how novelist E.M. Forster and composer Ralph Vaughan Williams helped refugees fleeing Nazi persecution find shelter in the Surrey town of Dorking are to be made fully accessible … Read More
Glyn Hall faces uncertain future as trustees issue urgent appeal to save Ewell landmark
A historic community building at the heart of Ewell is at risk of being lost permanently unless urgent support can be secured. Glyn Hall, situated on Cheam Road in Ewell … Read More
Friends of Horton Cemetery influence law reform
A local Epsom charity’s campaign to protect a forgotten cemetery appears to have helped shape national thinking on burial law reform. The Friends of Horton Cemetery (FoHC), based in Epsom, … Read More
Epsom’s Cllr McCormick gives Middlesex revival the irregular iambic treatment
Historic nostalgia could be upheld in naming a new Surrey council next year. Surrey County Council has backed a symbolic call to recognise Middlesex in the name of a future … Read More
Remarkable Ukrainian who lived his final decades in Epsom
MICHAEL BIALOGUSKI (1917-84) Ukrainian born Doctor, musician, conductor and spy who spent the last 20 years of his life in Epsom Mykolo Bialoguski was born in Kiev (then in Russia, … Read More