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
Category: Local History
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
Epsom author shares personal epilepsy journey amid town’s historic link to the condition
An Epsom author has published a deeply personal account of living with epilepsy, adding a modern voice to a local story that stretches back more than a century. Madeline Bolton-Smith, … Read More
Surrey’s suffragette composer re-imagined in many ways
Rediscovering long forgotten music does not mean recovering how it was meant to be performed, and that is a major challenge for the arts, finds a new study from the University of Surrey. An expert found that rediscovered … Read More
A surprise glimpse into 1883: Christ Church Epsom Common’s Parish Magazine
Out of the blue, Christ Church Epsom Common was recently approached by a Worcestershire-based bookseller and gratefully accepted her kind gift of a bound volume (about the size of a … Read More
Tragedy of War Hero turned writer who lived in Epsom
In June 1960, Douglas Baber, 42, was found comatose through drink in the garden of his former home in Woodcote Green, a well-to-do housing estate in Epsom. A court appearance … Read More
“Us and Them” visualises connections with former Epsom patients
A ground-breaking heritage project exploring the lives of disabled people detained in Surrey’s former mental hospitals is turning fresh attention on Horton Cemetery in Epsom – the burial ground of … Read More
British Railways’ 200 year celebration train coming to Epsom
Free exhibition train to steam into Tattenham Corner A free exhibition train celebrating 200 years of the modern railway will arrive at Tattenham Corner station next March as part of … Read More
Bit of Epsom history for sale
A distinctive slice of Epsom’s high street history has surfaced for sale — the original “Ladies at Lester Bowden” shop sign, once proudly displayed beneath the old walkway of the … Read More
Tracing the history of poor relief in Epsom and Ewell
Residents and researchers in the borough now have enhanced access to a fascinating trove of historic records that shed light on how our local community dealt with poverty, welfare and … Read More
A former Epsom Long Grove Hospital patient remembered for his pacifism
Barney Cohen (1897–1970) By his nephew, Andy Strowman There is a very quiet cemetery in London — East Ham Jewish Cemetery. You may be the only visitor there apart from … Read More