About the Museum Come and have a look around the Museum
Our Garden Spend some time in our garden
Priory Park Spend a few minutes in the park with our members
Rummaging in the archives Read a tale from our library
Reigate at war The Jock Mason Archive
Richard Kearton Nature photography pioneer
Plague, murder and taxidermy A strange tale from our collections
Contributors
Paul Collins
Julia Monro
John Austin
Sean Hawkins
Andy Sandford
Helen Saaler
Take a look around the Museum and our collections The Holmesdale Natural History Club was founded in 1857 and since 1910 we have been based at our Museum in Croydon Road, Reigate. Come on in and take a virtual tour of our Museum and Collections.
Come and have a look around the Museum
See our 2022 Heritage Open Days video
Richard Kearton: A Pioneer of Natural History Photography Richard Kearton, along with his brother Cherry was one of the first people to take pictures of nature in the field, writing the rules and inventing the techniques to get close to birds in their nests. Some of the methods were certainly unusual and imaginative. Richard Kearton also lectured at the Club and we have records of these lectures in our archives.
Find out more about Richard Kearton and his work
Plague, murder and taxidermy The story behind one of the exhibits in the Holmesdale Natural History Museum weaves together the lives of a tragic Rothschild, a murdered explorer, the flea that spread the plague and a mystery of provenance.
Unravel the mystery of the birds from Sudan
To find out more about the Holmesdale Natural History Club and our collections, or if you are interested in joining, please email us at Holmesdale Natural History Club
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