Significant women of Arundel, from medieval to today. Arundel is full of remarkable women, yet their stories are often lost to time while sometimes those of men can continue to be told like legends. This project aims to shine a light on some of the women who helped shape Arundel—and…

Britain's history with its inn signs is like no other. The naming of pubs became common practice during the 12th century, and as most of the population was illiterate, inn names meant there would have to be inn signs. King Richard II made it compulsory for inns and pubs to…

Born on 31st January 1885 in Arundel, West Sussex, Ralph was the youngest of 7 children. The family lived in Arundel, where his father William Ellis worked as a taxidermist. He left school at the age of fourteen and joined his brother Jack in London, becoming an apprentice to a…

Our unseen object for this month's blog post is a small green bottle containing smell salts. The green glass design, as well as other similar ones, was used by pharmacists from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. A pharmacist during the early 1900s would have used a…

In the 18th century Arundel was full of specialised trades including glaziers, basketmakers, pipe makers and several clockmakers. One of them was Thomas Walder aprominent clock and watchmaker in Arundel born in 1766. In 1851 he made the townclock for Arundel which was installed in his shop. He stored the…