Our Current Temporary Exhibitions
We are open with CV-19 restrictions in place.
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Henfield's Early History
August 2021 - Jan 2022 Discover a tale from Henfield's Medieval past - that of Stretham Manor. Named for the Roman road it stood beside (now known as the Greensand Way), it was an impressive moated site, likely at the heart of local authority for the Bishops of Chichester who held these lands. The exhibition focuses on the archaeological excavations undertaken by A. Barr Hamilton from 1958-82, illustrating the layout of the stone and wood built structures on the site from its 13th century peak to the final abandonment in the 15th century. A number of smaller household finds and larger masonry items from the dig are displayed in addition to the excavation map and photos from the digs. |
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What We Wore In The War
A New Costume Display until 2021 A commemoration of the 75th anniversary of VE day. Come and see our new display. It’s a mixture of uniforms from the WVS and the FANYS (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry), two items of Land Girl clothing, a fine wool day dress, a ‘parachute silk’ blouse, a WW2 Red Cross apron and some very roomy cotton bloomers. Ration books and identity cards help to set the scene. Local photographs add to the sense of history, as there are several views of Henfield High Street taken on VE Day itself, 8th May 1945. A splendid photograph captures nurses and the Women’s Land Army marching up the High Street on this day. I wonder if the Land Army uniform in the case was being worn in the picture? Typically for our wonderful museum collection, I have been able to include a copy of the Parish magazine from June 1945 detailing the VE Day celebrations in Henfield. This is the essence of Henfield Museum. The clothes, the photographs and the community records all there to be enjoyed by us 75 years later. Stephanie Richards Curator of Costume |
Uniforms from WW2. Image: Henfield Museum (CC BY-NC-SA)
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ROVING DISPLAY CASE
Flying Machines - Henfield and the Age of the Stagecoach 2020 - 2021 An image conjured of the black of the night, 'when their approach was announced by the bugle, and they were lighted up by a number of lamps, and seeming to bear down upon you like a big ball of fire...' Discover the world of highwaymen, rivalry and accidents, the aggravation of turnpike gates, the sport of coaching and Henfield's role as a coaching stop in the golden age and romantic coaching revival of Jem Selby and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt... Featured at the Henfield Haven from February 2020, this display is currently located in the museum during the Covid-19 pandemic. |
Illustration from a puzzle set based upon Dickens' Tale of Two Cities
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