ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <link rel="Stylesheet" href="/styles/style.css" type="text/css"> <title>Home Page - Hidden Horsham</title> <meta name="keywords" content="Hidden Horsham, Francis Frith, Horsham photos"> <meta name="description" content="Photos on Hidden Horsham reveal architectural and structural detail that the eye normally misses."> <link rel="icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"> </HEAD> <BODY> <A NAME="TOP"></A> <TABLE class=wideness><TR><TD> <A HREF="/index.htm"> <IMG SRC="/images/topbanner.jpg" alt="click to go to the Hidden Horsham home page" border=0> </A> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD><iframe class=head scrolling="no" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="/menu/menuhh.htm"></iframe></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <TABLE ALIGN="right" border=0> <TR> <TD class=strip></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="122"> <IFRAME class=menu SCROLLING="no" FRAMEBORDER="0" MARGINHEIGHT="0" MARGINWIDTH="0" SRC="/menu/menu.htm"></IFRAME> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <H2>Hidden Horsham</H2> <TABLE class=thumbs align=left><TR><TD> <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67871597@N04/sets/72157628237540247/" target="_blank"> <IMG class=edge SRC="/images/hh/page/sarahjanehoneywell.jpg" alt="Sarah Jane Honeywell" width=443 height=664 border=0></A> </TD></TR> <TR><TD><P class=c><A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67871597@N04/sets/72157628237540247/" target="_blank">Sarah Jane Honeywell is Fairy Twinkle <BR> in Jack and the Beanstalk this<BR> Christmas at the Capitol</A></P> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <TABLE CLASS=boxout ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=140> <TR><TD><P><B>Latest Features:</B><BR> <A HREF="/99/december2010snow.htm">December snow pictures</A><BR><BR> <A HREF="/98/causeway1.htm">Every Causeway</A> property<BR><BR> <A HREF="/97/stleonards.htm">St Leonard's Park</A><BR><BR> <A HREF="/96/southdownbus.htm">Southdown Buses:</A> in Horsham<BR><BR> <A HREF="/93/horshamsundial1.htm">Forum Sundial:</A> the detail<BR><BR> <A HREF="/95/georgebaxholmes.htm">Horsham's Dinosaur Hunter</A> George Bax Holmes<BR><BR> <A HREF="/94/bunker.htm">Nuclear Bunker</A> Stories<BR><BR> <A HREF="/92/amberleymuseum.htm">Amberley Museum</A> Links<BR><BR> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P><B>Hidden Horsham</B> was conceived as an idea in the summer of 2001 but it wasn't until 2006 that it emerged as a web site. The site is based on the premise that the architectural heritage above the shop fronts in the town centre is being missed as a result of the shop windows drawing the attention of passers-by</P> <P>A collection of photographs were taken and put on this site, together with related information, links and history. Pages and features became interlinked as the site grew. Gradually the focus has stretched beyond the town centre and looks at our heritage within the boundaries of the town. One major article also looks at the more <A HREF="/68/2008a.htm">recent architecture</A> and considers how that will be regarded in the next century</P> <TABLE class=thumbs align=right> <TR><TD><P class=c> <B>Your help is needed!</B></P> </TD></TR> <TR><TD> <A HREF="/hh/contact.htm">click here to find <BR>out how to contribute <BR>to this site</A> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <P>As well as still images a new addition for 2010 was the introduction of high definition video footage, using <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/user/hiddenhorsham" target="_blank">YouTube</A> but with the films embedded on these pages</P> <TABLE class=thumbs align=left> <TR><TD><P class=c> <B>What's on in Horsham</B></P> </TD></TR> <TR><TD> <A HREF="http://www.visithorsham.co.uk/WhatsOn.aspx" target="_blank">Visit Horsham: 2011 Events</A><BR> <A HREF="http://www.horsham.gov.uk/leisure/12128.aspx" target="_blank"> Horsham District Council: 2011 Events</A> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <P>People orientated events are now being recorded, for example the various festivals, fairs and Christmas shopping evenings. Visit the <A HREF="/hh/sitemapevents.htm">events sitemap</A> to view what is on offer. In 2008 the site started to record the wide range of <A HREF="/72/workingvehicles1.htm"> Working Vehicles</A> that can be seen around the town, and this has grown in time</P> <TABLE class=thumbs align=left> <TR><TD><P class=c> <B>Coming Soon</B></P> </TD></TR> <TR><TD> <A HREF="/hh/comingsoon.htm">to this site</A> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <P>Visitors and new arrivals in the town may not be aware that Horsham has been recognised as having the third best quality of life in Great Britain, as judged by the annual Halifax Quality of Life Survey. It also scored a creditable ninth position as the best place to live in the UK by TV Channel Four's Location, Location, Location beating near neighbours Guildford and mid Sussex region. Horsham also picked up the gold award in the 2007 Britain in Bloom competition</P> <TABLE BORDER=0 class=thumbs align=right><TR> <TD><A HREF="/84/sculptures.htm"" class="opac" ><IMG SRC="/images/hh/thumbs/84j.jpg" alt="Horsham Arts" border=0 width=150 height=150></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="/83/denneparkhouse.htm" class="opac" ><IMG SRC="/images/hh/thumbs/83e.jpg" alt="Denne Park House" border=0 width=150 height=150></A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><A HREF="/82/brightonroadbaptistchurch.htm"" class="opac" ><IMG SRC="/images/hh/thumbs/82e.jpg" alt="Brighton Road Baptist Church" border=0 width=150 height=150></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="/81/hewellsmanor.htm" class="opac" ><IMG SRC="/images/hh/thumbs/81d.jpg" alt="Manor of Hewells" border=0 width=150 height=150></A></TD> </TR> </TR> <TR> <TD colspan=2><A HREF="/80/traincrash.htm" class="opac" ><IMG SRC="/images/hh/page/80c.jpg" alt="" border=0 width=300 height=150></A></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border=0 align=left><TR><TD> <a href="http://www.francisfrith.com/fpn/linking/ads/link.asp?id=1002" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.francisfrith.com/fpn/linking/ads/banner.asp?id=1002" width="120" height="60" border="0" /></a></TD></TR></TABLE> <P>There are nearly 100 features with 500 new and over 125 historic photographs of Horsham on this site. Browse the site from the <A HREF="/hh/gallery.htm"> gallery</A> page or use the <A HREF="/hh/search.htm">search</A> page and, next time you visit Horsham, check out the features for yourselves. Most pages have a link to Google maps to help you to locate the item. An addition to many features is a link to <A HREF="http://www.visithorsham.com" target="_blank ">Visit Horsham</A>, the web site of Horsham Traders Guild. There are also aerial views on most pages to put the feature into its geographical context</P> <P>Hidden Horsham is always looking for new ideas to feature and is open to suggestions for features. Please use the contact page below to make your suggestions. Previews of new ideas and work in progress can be seen on the <A HREF="/hh/comingsoon.htm">'coming soon'</A> page</P> <P>Where possible the images have been linked with original photographs from the <a href="http://www.francisfrith.com" target="_blank">Francis Frith</A> collection. If you click on the images you will be directed to the <a href="http://www.francisfrith.com" target="_blank">Francis Frith</A> site where you may purchase their photographs. There is also a full <A HREF="/hh/frith1.htm">then and now</A> comparison between all of the <B>Frith</B> photographs - but only where it is possible to do so in the context of redevelopments</P> <P>On some of the images there is some history or background to the item. If you have anything to add or correct then please <A HREF="/hh/contact.htm" title="feedback page">contact</A> us. To see the images start on the <A HREF="/hh/gallery.htm"> gallery</A> page or use the buttons below to step through the pages. Each page also has a 'next' button to take you onto the next page as shown below</P> <H3><A HREF="/1/1.htm" class=opac><IMG SRC="/images/fwd.gif" alt="click for the latest image" border=0></A></H3> <HR> <P>Contributions, comments and suggestions are welcomed. 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