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Art: Expressing Feelings Without Words 15 February 2025
Ava Robson is a creative local artist who took part in the Moving Art exhibition. Here, she reveals her wider work and tells her creative story, from an early love of animals and Beatrix Potter to becoming a watercolour artist.
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The Enclosure of Elmbridge Hundred 1539-48 20 December 2024
In the third and final blog of the series, Chris Dawson investigates the enclosure of Elmbridge Hundred by King Henry VIII which had a significant impact on the lives of local people for over a decade.
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The Lost Manors of Oatlands and Hundulsham 27 November 2024
In the second of three blogs by local resident Chris Dawson, discover the next generation of the Rede family and their legal battles to retain land in Weybridge for the family estate, resulting in the lost manor of Hundulsham.
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Sir Bartholomew Rede: Lord of the Manor of Oatlands 14 November 2024
The first of three blogs by a local resident exploring the history of the Rede family who created the Oatlands Estate and were influential land owners in Walton and Weybridge in the early Tudor period.
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Trying new Things: Our Elmbridge Museum Summer Placement 23 September 2024
Masters students Elly and Cloris completed their summer placement at Elmbridge Museum in 2024, producing the 'Let's Talk About Food!' exhibition and volunteering on our collections project. Read about their experience behind the scenes at the Museum here.
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'Drenched in drink and wickedness': Investigating Cobham's historic Brewery 21 August 2024
Produced with historian David Taylor, Elmbridge Museum’s 2023-24 display at Cobham Library exhibited for the first time a selection of his personal Cobham Brewery collection. In this blog and video interview with David, we uncover the Brewery's long and eventful past.
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Remembering Flight Sergeant Charles Sydney 5 July 2024
An obituary for the RAF pilot Flight Sergeant Charles Sydney, whose plane was shot down over Walton in 1940. In July 2024, a new memorial was unveiled to remember him.
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Historic Waterways of Weybridge 29 February 2024
Follow the route of The Wey River in this blog by Local Studies volunteer Deborah Muir and find out how water is inextricably linked to the history of the borough.
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Putting Learning into Practice 20 September 2023
Anita worked at Elmbridge Museum for her summer placement in 2023. In her blog post, she explains how she put the learning from her MA Museum and Gallery Studies into practice while creating her own exhibition here.
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Our week with Elmbridge Museum 25 August 2023
Work experience students James and Seb recount their week with Elmbridge Museum learning about many aspects of museum work including exhibitions planning, local history research and how to care for historic collections.
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