Horam, Main Road c.1955
Photo ref: H329026
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Photo ref: H329026
Photo of Horam, Main Road c.1955

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The village of Horam, two miles south of Heathfield, is famous for its Merrydown vintage cider. Until 1925 the settlement was known as Horeham Road, but following a ballot of the villagers the name was changed to Horam. Its church was not built until 1890, and the village has become primarily a modern residential district.

Memories of Horam, Main Road c1955

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Because of the grounds of Horeham Manor virtually all the shops were on the side of the road that is to the right in the photograph entitled "Horam, Main Road c1955". One exception can be seen in this picture, and I believe is still there now. It was a wooden structure, built (so I understand) by my late father and his brother (the latter died in 1955, before I was born). The two began selling produce from ground ...see more