…Paula Wrightson, Museum Learning Officer (Adult event programme) I have been working with the ghosts at Preston Manor for five years although I’ve yet to actually meet one. In this time I’ve become fascinated not only by our famous Preston … Continued
The plant to look out for in the Royal Pavilion gardens in early April is Kerria japonica pleniflora. A tallish shrub with slender arching stems and pretty pleated leaves, it is dotted with golden yellow pompoms, each a double flower. … Continued
James Gillray, The Lover’s Dream, 24 January 1795 Hand-coloured etching and aquatint. FA208920 George, Prince of Wales had promised to marry Caroline of Brunswick in exchange for writing off his debts. In the print, his wife to be hovers over … Continued
How many of you guessed that our alien story was an April Fool? We did give you a clue – in the doctors name – which is an anagram of April Fools. Can you tell us what is significant about … Continued
Mary Hare – suffragette “Women don’t count therefore they will not be counted!” with these words scrawled across her 1911 census return Hove resident Mary Hare showed she was a woman prepared to take a stand for her beliefs. An … Continued
The rapier blade and handle are part of a Bronze Age hoard discovered a short distance inland from Black Rock, East Brighton, in late 1913 or early 1914. The hoard was found in chalk rubble, probably during the excavation of … Continued
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