Nostalgic memories of Horsham's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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I remember as a child being taken by my Uncle Aubrey from Greathouse farm in Southwater to the Cattle Market in the Bishopric, which I believe was paved with wood cobbles, to protect the cattle’s hooves. Can anyone confirm if I’m right about this, or is it’s figment of my imagination. I was born in 1939, but I can’t remember wether it was during the war or just after, does anyone know which year the cattle market moved from the Bishopric up to the station Yard? Robin Charman.
My father was the Docter there in the 40s we lived in one of the farm cottages (Hollywood cottage ) I went to Denne road primary school, We moved on to mitford, then to kent
Was a patient for six weeks in summer of 1966. World cup celebration times (England won it that year) and sunshine though I was sad then. An amazing mix of patients; from young people (including me) to professional people, business and pilots. Met some very pleasant female patients there also. But never kept in contact, pity as shared experience would have been supportive. Great Doctors; mine was Dr Aminoff: I owe ...see more
The windows above Milledges, the toy shop and the door in middle of shops is where my Piggott relatives lived in the 1950/60s. Lovely memories.
My dad was a patient here in about 1956 or 57. He had great praise for it. He died aged 93 in2013. I do have some photos of him and other patients. His name was John Wilding from Ashton in Makerfield known as Jack.
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 ...see more
Was a patient at the hospital from Palm Sunday, 1968 for about six weeks. The picture you have in postcard form was the rose garden. I took several photographs in colour, while there, as we had access to the whole of the grounds. will forward copies, when I have traced them. There is a website AAH "All About Horsham" and through that I was able to trace an article about Beedingwood, where the nurses lived, ...see more
I lived there until 1939 and was then with the 4th Royal Sussex . In the photo left centre you can see the old post office /store run in those days by my aunt and uncle (Sumerfields) our house was next door. Down the road was Ray Jupp , his Dad was a painter I believe, on the other side was Peter Baxter. Those were very happy days
My granddad used to stay here and mum said it was a lovely Victorian hotel, very comfortable, it became a Trust House hotel, I believe but was pulled down in the early sixties. Amazing to think all the traffic to the south coast passed here! Congestion was a worry then, can remember the tail backs as far as Southwater in the summers!
Can you remember any Saturday morning? The smell of coffee at Wakefields Cafe, they did super cakes, people would call out to their friends as they walked past. It was very different then, we had time to talk to people, how it has changed - all rush, no time for anyone... that's progress.