The Museum is asked to help on all kinds of enquiries – and the most satisfying kind are the ones when multiple organisations and individuals work together to pool all knowledge resources. In December we received a mail from Joanna Miles, who is a volunteer at Clumber Park. “I am researching the history of the …
As we continue to plan for our reopening, we are spending time in our store familiarising ourselves with the collection. We recently found three images that we will try to fit into our wartime section. We looked into the Dorking Advertiser archives to see if we could find anything about the C.I.V. (City of London …
Back in 2019, we received an e mail from Pat Gregory who had worked for Rob Walker as his secretary during the 1950’s. During her time with Rob – she looked after the racing mechanics, because if they were going to a race meeting somewhere, the mechanics needed some cash. “I had to book their …
16th April 2021 – Pat Gregory – Rob Walker Oral History Read More »
News from Abinger from 131 years ago. Thank you once again to Melissa Schaupp for her reporting. Complaint against the Parish Churches Bill, stating that it preferentially benefits the clergy and snubs churchwardens. The Central London Underground Railway is proposed, to the opposition of many rate payers. Details of the ‘interesting’ ceremony of the Glanville …
Here at Dorking Museum, we love solving a mystery and we love it when people send mysteries into us. Back in October, Jay Neale contacted us, as he’d found this bottle fragment and asked for our help in identifying it. We thought it may have come from a Butler & Sons bottle. Sam Dawson, one …
One of our volunteers, Peter Sturge, has been researching the Dorking Chalk pits and lime works for a number of years – and wanted some help identifying this location. Peter took advantage of our jigsaw puzzle project to create a “double puzzle” He wrote “Despite it being described as “The Old Limekiln at Dorking, Surrey” …
23rd February 2021 – Lime Pit jigsaw leads us to horror film location Read More »
More news from Abinger from 131 years ago. Thank you once again to Melissa Schaupp for her reporting. Amusing correspondence continued between the Choirmaster and Estate owner Mr. Evelyn. The Choirmaster asks that Mr Evelyn allow the members of the choir under his employment to return to their post after Mr Evelyn purportedly asked them …
Nigel Edward Campbell (Ted) Molyneux 29th June 1929 – 24th January 2021 The Dorking Museum and Dorking Local History Group heard with sadness in January of the death from Covid-19 of Ted Molyneux, aged 91 in East Surrey Hospital. He had been taken ill just before Christmas, although he hadn’t been well for some time. …
14th April 2020 – We need your DIY skills 15th April 2020 – Developing a Dorking Museum childrens book at the height of a pandemic 20th April 2020 – Artist biographies and online sales 22nd April 2020 – Accreditation Update and Chalkpit information appeal 28th April 2020 – Tales from the Cabinet of Curiosity (featuring …
2020 has been a very challenging year. Much of what we had planned, including two major exhibitions, a programme of school holiday family activities, and a series of events planned to mark the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower, has had to be curtailed or totally cancelled. We were unable to run cave tours …
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