Celebrating our collections dating from 780AD to the present day
By Victoria Evans, Searchroom Archivist Inspired by April's Explore Your Archive theme of crime, we have delved into a police charge register (POL/W/HQ/4/1) dated between March 1857–February 1866 from the headquarters of the West Sussex Constabulary. Many crimes that appear in this register were theft and the destruction of clothing provided by the workhouse to…
Continue reading ➞ A Victorian Crime in Washington, West Sussex
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…
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.…
Continue reading ➞ Ballooning incident in Horsham Police Occurrence Book, 1891-1899 (Pol/W/H/1/1)