Captain Thomas Honywood

Honywood's passion for photography led him to experiment with various photo-chemical printing processes, aiming to transfer the intricate details of natural objects onto different surfaces.

[3] This exhibition provided a platform for inventors and innovators to display their creations, and Honywood's method garnered attention for its ability to produce designs directly from natural objects on fabrics, pottery, dados, panelling, and more.

Honywood's meticulous drawings and sketches of Horsham Gaol, carried out before its demolition, have provided valuable insights into the architectural and historical aspects of the site.

In addition to his contributions to archaeology and photography, Thomas Honywood served as Captain of the Horsham Volunteer Fire Brigade.

The auction included a wide array of items, ranging from carved oak cabinets and valuable oil paintings to stuffed birds, Chinese artifacts, and antique china.

Notable items from the auction included a massive carved oak coin cabinet with 12 drawers, exquisitely carved soapstone mantel ornaments from China, oil paintings by notable artists such as "Mrs Siddons" by "Martin" and "Snowdon" by Morris, cases of English and foreign birds, imitation Wedgwood vases, stuffed birds under glass domes, Chinese pictures, an exchequer tally, British birds' eggs, coral, bullets from the time the Barracks were at Horsham, Indian earthenware bottles, carved bills of an albatross, and whale's teeth.