Horsham, West Sussex

A view over Horsham

This view has changed little over the intervening years. The church, St Mary's, at the foot of the Causeway is Horsham's only grade I listed building. In the background there was a multistorey office block which has now been removed to be replaced with modern but fitting office blocks occupied by Royal & Sun Alliance.

St Mary's Church at the foot of the Causeway

The church has been extended in recent years by a 'block' (blot?) on the nearest corner of this photo. Although a nice building in its own right it does not fit in with the style of the church. St Mary's C of E primary school now occupies a site to the right of this image. To the extreme left is a... [more]

The pyramid roof has gone!

This is the view from near the iron railway bridge (built c1859) looking back towards the town. The pyramid shaped roof was in place up until the end of WWII. Between then and now it has been removed but I do not know why! Have a look at www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk/9/9.htm to see how it looks today. The site is occupied by Sussex... [more]

Not much remains today...

If you stand outside Toymaster (in the Carfax) and look towards Boots this is about where this photo was taken. The big building to the right remains; King & Chasemore but the buildings to the left were demolished in the 1940s to make way for Sterling Buildings which now houses Toymaster, Burger King etc.

West Sussex Photographic Memories

The name of this Sussex town was mentioned in a Saxon charter, though for some reason it is not referred to in the Domesday Book. Following the Norman Conquest, it was given to William de Braose, and in 1617 it became a corporate borough with a common seal and elected bailiffs.

Sussex A Century Ago Photographic Memories

This excellent view captures the eastward expansion of the town in the late 19th century very well. Here the photographer looks west towards East Street between rows of bay-windowed and gabled 1880s Victorian lower-middle- class terraces. The newly-completed building with the corner tower survives, as does the Dutch-style mission hall beyond, dated 1891. The gabled and bay-windowed houses beyond were demolished a few years... [more]

West Sussex Photographic Memories

The absence of traffic makes this stretch of London Road in Horsham seem unusually spacious. In those days children could stand safely in the road and pose for photographs. We may be thankful that modern development in the town has not ruined too much of its original character.