West Street

A Memory of Horsham.

I was born in West Street in 1953 - my father was the manager at Lovibond's wine merchants. This photo is the closest to it. I remember the Black Horse, which was down the road from where we lived, and The Swan, which was half way up West Street (where Swan Walk is now). There was a chemist's shop next to us with the big old-fashioned bottles in the window, and the Home & Colonial store where we did our shopping was further along on the other side. I also remember going to Chart & Lawrence's, and being fascinated by the way the money whizzed overhead to the cashier and your change came back by the same route.