#FridayFrocks - #SpringFlowers : a satin ball gown c.1898 with later alterations. Hand embroidered irises are stitched in chenille with beadwork, sequins, applied chiffon and velvet. Note the glass paste ‘dewdrops’ on the petals. @johnchasephoto

Throwback Thursday - Chertsey Weir, 1903
1810 Act of Parliament permitted a weir to be constructed “just above the tail of #Chertsey Abbey Mill”, to retain water during the summer so that the shallows at Laleham would remain navigable #TBT #LocalHistory

#FridayFrocks – #SpringFlowers . A 1790s gown of cotton and silk featuring hand painted or ‘pencilled’ flowers. Known as ‘Chintz’, cottons of this kind were very expensive. The style is designed to show off the costly fabric to its best advantage. @johnchasephoto

#ThrowbackThursday - Englefield Green, c.1944. It is likely #EnglefieldGreen has been a settlement at least since Saxon times. The name, “Inga’s open space”, shows that the history of the area lies in an agricultural past as a large grassed area used as pastural land by community

#FridayFrocks – #SpringFlowers : a cotton muslin girl’s dress beautifully hand embroidered with flowers in tambour-work c.1780s. The fabric is said to have been worked by a bride for her trousseau in 1776 and afterwards made up into a dress for one of her children. @johnchasephoto

#ThrowbackThursday - 1st recorded mention of mill in #Thorpe is in 1518. Finally closed in 1919 & was purchased by Mr & Mrs Honnor who turned it into a tea room in late 1930s. Subject to Compulsory Purchased Order it was demolished in 1971 to make way for M3 #localhistory #TBT

#FridayFrocks – A #Biba suit c.1971 – 73. It features in our brand-new social history exhibition #SensationalSeventies which looks at the Runnymede area of Surrey in the 1970s. Opens tomorrow - Easter Saturday. Come along for a wonderful trip down memory lane! @johnchasephoto

#ThrowbackThursday – In 1978 construction work on St. Peter’s Way, #Chertsey , was in progress. These photos, taken from Addlestone Bridge, show the view towards Clay Corner and Chertsey, and St Peter’s Way to the left. #TBT #LocalHistory

#FridayFrocks #SpringBrides , an elaborately decorated UK wedding gown, 1909. The embellishment suggests both Chinese and Japanese influences @johnchasephoto

#ThrowbackThursday - #Ottershaw Vicarage, 1913
Until Christ Church consecrated in 1864 residents of Ottershaw attended church in #Chertsey . Vicarage too large for vicar & so smaller one built in Cross Lane in 1935. #TBT #LocalHistory

#FridayFrocks – #SpringBrides : Silk satin wedding dress, c.1845. It resembles Queen Victoria’s wedding gown. Just like Victoria’s dress, this one would have been trimmed with lace and flowers for the big day. @johnchasephoto

#ThrowbackThursday - The Roman remains at #VirginiaWater come from ancient city of Leptis Magna, East of present-day Tripoli, Libya. They were brought to British Museum c1818 but not thought good enough to go on display. George IV decided to set them up at Virginia Water instead

Happy #InternationalWomensDay2024 - here are just some of the historic women associated with our great Borough of Runnymede chertseymuseum.org/women

#FridayFrocks – #SpringBrides . This week a c.1901 figured silk gown. A bride is seen from the back as she walks down the aisle, so designers often add features to the back of a gown. Here three bows are added at waist level. @johnchasephoto

#ThrowbackThursday - The Crouch Oak, #Addlestone , 1874
One of oldest trees in Borough with rental doc of 1624 mentioning property nr “Crockoke” Addlestone, but Elizabeth I said to have picnicked there. C19 folklore said bark was an aphrodisiac #DontTryAtHome #TBT #LocalHistory

#FridayFrocks #SpringBrides – Wedding dress c.1918. It is made from ivory silk satin and trimmed with lace and glass beads. The shorter hemline is a sign of more liberated fashions for women, even in bridalwear. @johnchasephoto

(Re)discover the #Tudor Domesday, #HenryVIII 's Valor ecclesiasticus in the March History Today With thanks to The National Archives Chertsey Museum

#ThrowbackThursday Head's showroom, 196-198 #Egham High St Nov 1904 when front of building collapsed, killing 2 & injuring several others. Philip Head orig set up as an Upholsterer & Undertaker at No. 80 in 1864. #TBT #LocalHistory

#FridayFrocks – Continuing with #SpringBrides , a #WeddingDress of c.1923 – 27. During the mid-20s even formal gowns were short. Despite being linked to eveningwear, silver lamé was also mentioned in the fashion press as suitable for brides at this time. @johnchasephoto

#ThrowbackThursday - The Declaration of the Poll, election day at the Town Hall, #Chertsey , c.1906
Built 1851/52 the Old Town Hall cost £1,700 to complete. The arcaded section was used for weekly market for many yrs & we occupied upper bit 1965 until moved to current home! #TBT