Libellous Letters in Littlehampton

By Victoria Evans, Searchroom Archivist At the end of this blog, please find an update containing my thoughts on the film and comparisons to the real-life case. With the upcoming release of ‘Wicked Little Letters’ set for the 23rd of February; we thought it best to delve into the true backstory of this poison-pen case…

Ballooning incident in Horsham Police Occurrence Book, 1891-1899 (Pol/W/H/1/1)

Chosen by Andy George, member of staff Police occurrence books were daily diaries containing a record of every official occurrence reported within the Division. The books contain reports of enquiries and observations made by the police whilst out on patrol; incidents attended by the police; attendance of person at a police station, and many notes.…