Cottages in North Street 1907, Horsham
Cottages in North Street 1907, Horsham Ref: 58193
Memories of Cottages in North Street 1907, Horsham
Building Relocated
Around the 1920s this building was known as Perry's Place and was located diagonally opposite the Black Jug, known then as the Hurst Arms. It was dismantled and moved to nearby Mannings Heath. It now forms the clubhouse and is called Fullers. A stunning web site featuring photos of Horsham comparing them to the Frith originals is at www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk
Horsham & local memories
Read and share memories of Horsham and West Sussex inspired by Frith photos.
The Bishopirc
What wonderful memories seeing this photo brings back. My aunt and uncle (Mr and Mrs J Piggott) ived at 6a Bishopric until it was modernised in the 1960s. Although the front door was between the sweet shop and Millidges all the rooms were spread over the first floor. It was a wonderful spacious flat having a large lounge overlooking the Bishopric as didtwo2 of the bedrooms and to the back the other rooms overlooked the small back garden and Piggotts large yard and warehouses. My uncle's family worked in this store for many many years. The shop was seperated from the house by two large green gates that opened inwards. I well remember Jock as he used to sing in his Scottish voice as there was an exit door underneath the kitchen window, it had a corrugated roof on it. Miss Carcases sweet shop a very small sweet shop and if I remember rightly she was a very small lady with glasses. Milledges was a real toy shop, we... Read more
Working in Horsham
I started my first job as apprentice upholsterer for S Bonella & Sons, they started in Billingshurst, but moved to Swan Yard in Horsham and then to Denne Parade in the 1970s. I worked there for twelve years, and still was good frends with the familly, we had a policeman on our beat, PC Palmer, who came in most weeks to see if all was ok. Good times in Horsham.
Carfax
I remember the underground toilets in the Carfax.
I WAS MARRIED IN ST MARY'S CHURCH IN THE YEAR 1997
I am just looking this picture of St Mary's church and tears are coming to my eyes as I remember the wonderful waiting that I had in this church. I am from Greece but as I fell in love with this lovely girl from Littlehaven I came to England in 1997 and I got married to her. But what shall I say? Our marriage didn't work out as she was only 17 years old and I was a foreigner and only 25 years old. We got divorced in one year's time, but I have never forgotten her, neither have I forgetten this lovely place, Horsham.
I Will Never Forget Rusper Road, Littlehaven
When I got married to my beautiful girl I stayed with her family for two months till we found our own flat. What a nice place the Littlehaven area is, I will never forget it for the rest of my life.
I Lived Here
This photo shows the old post office that was run by my Aunts Alice and Edie and Uncle Harry in the 1920s. I lived next door in number 57 till I left in 1939. Jim Hayler
1936
This was the year that I started work in Jacksons Cycle shop in West Street aged 15
Jim Hayler
The Drawing Office
From 1962 to 1966 I worked in the drawing office of Horsham Urban District Council. This was in the first floor extension to the right of the picture. This was my first job and my boss was Deputy Engineer and Surveyor, John Sheldon, and the big chief was John Ridd, Engineer and Surveyor. I used to park my motor-scooter in the stable block at the rear of the building. A source of amusement was to launch paper planes down to the school girls who used to sit on the park benches below!
From House to Dining Hall And Chapel.
This is the view looking east from the "house" I was in, PEELE A.
We used to march into the dining hall, seen beneath the tower on the left, for our meals. We had a standard bearer carrying the house flag heading the squad.
The building on the right in the foreground is the school chapel.
The trees cannot be very old for the school was opened in 1902, having come down from London.
The British Red Cross
I think this was in the 1960s, whilst I was working for the Flight Simulator Firm in Crawley, REDIFON LTD, part of Redifusion Ltd.
I became part of the team puttting on a charity show at this theatre for the Red Cross. It was called "MIDNIGHT MATINEE".It was a great event with Petula Clark, Arthur Haynes and many others. In the audience was Lavinia, the Duchess of Norfolk. I was on the lighting equipment. Arthur wasn't happy with me. During a sleight of hand trick he wanted the lighting dimmed. Well, the controls were opposite to what I had been used to! The auditorium was flooded with light at the critical time. Arthur made a joke of it, as though it was intentional!
The Butchers Shop
Throughout the 1950s and 1960s my father, Patrick Scullion, known to many of his customers as Jock, was the family butcher at 8 Bishopric. I was his butcher's boy around 1960 delivering orders on the trade bike on Saturday mornings and Tuesday after school. I also helped to make sausages which were second to none! I well remember Milledges to the right of our shop which sold newspapers and toys and the little grocers to the left run by a spinster called Miss Carcas. The back of our shop opened onto the yard of Piggotts, a hardware store, and I used to slip in there and watch them cut glass.
The Crown Hotel
This public house was built in 1805 and refurbished in June 2007. It is listed by English Heritage at this link:
http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=&id=298105
Swimming Memories
My sisters and I would catch the bus from Crawley to Horsham and send many happy hours in the open pool. Then we would go to the milk bar in the Carfax and get a yummy milk shake!
So Many Happy Hours
my brothers john and alan and myself spent many hours in this pool such sweet memories, whilst we stayed with our grandparents during the summer holidays
Horsham Station And Park
The park is on the left and the station is just visible in the middle distance. The overhead lines have gone now but the wall is grade II listed.
Theatre Wall Lighting
At least two of the outside lights were rescued from a skip during the demolition of this theatre. They are now on the walls of a house in Horsham.
This site is now occupied by Boots on the corner of Swan Walk.
Same But Different
The tree still remains in place but the fountain and war memorial have been relocated. The memorial is just around to the left, out of sight in this image. The fountain is in the distance beyond that church spire. The spire is all that remains of the original St Mark's Church, the rest demolished to make way for Royal & Sun Alliance.
Very Little Has Changed
Although no longer a grammer school this does remain an educational establishment, effectively a sixth form college for Horsham. It goes by the name of The College of Richard Collyer, in honour of the man who left money in his will to set up a school for '60 boys'. Originally set up on the site of the current St Mary's C of E Primary School in Normandy, Horsham.
Still A Cottage Hospital Today
Although the car park has been tarmacced, very little else has changed. Much has been extended and developed around this building. See current photos of this same image on http://www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk/39/39.htm
Today This is The Horsham District Council Headquarters
In the year this photo was taken the property was transferred from the Hurst family to the council. The building has had many notable owners since it was built in 1720 and remains a treasured property to this day.
Sensory Garden in The Foreground Now
In the year this photo was taken the property was transferred from the Hurst family to the council. The building has had many notable owners since it was built in 1720 and remains a treasured property to this day.
A sensory garden now stands in the foreground of this view.
Little Changed Since 1929
In the year this photo was taken the property was transferred from the Hurst family to the council. The building has had many notable owners since it was built in 1720 and remains a treasured property to this day. Current photos of this scene and the park side can be seen on http://www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk/18/18.htm
You Can't See This View Any More!
In the foreground of this photo (the road known as Normandy) some almshouse have been built. The church itself has developed a loved or loathed carbuncle on its left hand side - a nice building that does not blend with the church.
The Scene Today
The old town hall in the centre has changed little although at the time this photo was taken the town hall was in the building to the left known then as the Anchor Hotel, now Bar Vin. The fine building to the right has gone to be replaced by a plainer building housing Rymans.
The post box is no longer on the left but has moved to behind where the car is parked on the right hand side.
You can see current pictures of this scene at http://www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk/35/35.htm
On Saturdays a market is still held here
William Slaughter
My Grandad was born in one of the cottages in this picture and it was lovely to come across this photo as the cottages are very rarely seen.
Looking Towards St Mary's Church
This scene has changed little in the intervening years - apart from the double yellow lines on the road. I think the man has gone too! You can compare this with today's view at http://www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk/hh/frith3.htm some 99 years later.
A View Down The Avenue
Some 99 years later and little has changed. The lodge house which is behind the photographer to the right is currently up for sale (Oct 2006). The property at the end of the drive, Denne House, has been divided into apartments which fetch in excess of £300,000 when they come onto the market.
Catherine Howard stayed at Denne House in her late teens in 1536.
The Buildings Have Gone
The building to the right hand side has gone but the long wall remains. The church spire in the distance is all that remains of St Marks Church near to the Carfax. The rest of the church was demolished to make way for the new Royal & Sun Alliance offices that form a bridge over the inner ring road. This development took place between 1975 and 1991.
The Causeway Looking Towards St Mary's Church
This is before the road was made up. The main property to the right was three dwellings and is now one, known as Minstrells. A lamppost remains in the same position but the property is now tile hung.
View on West Street
The second shop on the left was Jury Cramp's jewellers, now occupied by H Samuel. Mr Cramp was a well-known figure around Horsham and operated an alcohol-free hotel in Market Square. The giant spectacles just visible in the photo now reside in the nearby Horsham Museum.
See current photos of the shop front on http://www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk/34/34.htm
Nat West Bank
It was built in 1897 and was designed in the Queen Anne style by the architect Frederick Wheeler FRIBA who had offices in Horsham. It is now the home of the NatWest bank. The bandstand has been moved slightly to the right.
An engraving above the main door, now a cashpoint area, reads: Erected 1897 the 60th year of the reign of Queen Victoria.
You can see an up to date version of this photo together with more history at http://www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk/7/7.htm
The Fountain Has Moved
The drinking fountain to the right-hand side was erected in 1898 to mark the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Victoria. It became a traffic hazard and was placed into storage for many years before being re-erected then moved again. See the full story and a 2006 photograph of the fountain at http://www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk/36/36.htm
The Home of Horsham Museum
The second building on the left is now the home of Horsham Museum. The bay window has been removed from the nearest building. The view is from the top of the Causeway looking towards St Mary's Church.
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 Blinds.
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.
Only The Spire Remains of This Church
Most of the church was demolished to make way for Royal & Sun Alliance to put up their offices. The church was 'relocated' to a site further out of town near Holbrook Primary School. This is the view from the Carfax.
The Town or Provender Mill
The building shown has since been replaced but fell into a state of disrepair in the 1970s. It was converted to offices in the 1990s and remains as such today. You can see some 2006 photos here: http://www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk/3/3.htm
Denne Park Actually
This is the view from Denne Park above Horsham. The outlook will have changed but much of the green land remains to this day
This Was A New Building When The Picture Was Taken
It was built in 1897 and was designed in the Queen Anne style by the architect Frederick Wheeler FRIBA who had offices in Horsham. It is now the home of the Nat West bank. The bandstand has been moved slightly to the right.
An engraving above the main door, now a cash point area, reads: Erected 1897 the 60th year of the reign of Queen Victoria.
You can see an up to date version of this photo together with more history at http://www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk/7/7.htm
Flagstones
This property is known as Flagstone and is at the foot of the Causeway, next to St Mary's Church. It is dated 1615 on the centre gable, this is thought to relate only to that part of the buidling. The main building may be up to 200 years older. In around 2000 the building was extensively renovated but retains its extenal apprearance and internal character. See more on www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk
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 plot in the graveyard devoid of headstones. This is where the bodies of hanged convicts were laid to rest. Another gravestone at the front of the church lays North/South, not the usual East/West. This is the grave of a Muslim, later Catholic woman named Helena Bennett of Indian descent, abandoned by her French husband the Comte de Boigne. She died in 1854.
