ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>Anchor Inn in East Street - Hidden Horsham</title> <meta name="keywords" content="east street, Hidden Horsham, Francis Frith, Horsham photos"> <meta name="description" content="Anchor on facsia. 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"> <link rel="Stylesheet" href="/styles/style.css" type="text/css"> </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 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="120"> <IFRAME class=menu SCROLLING="no" FRAMEBORDER="0" MARGINHEIGHT="0" MARGINWIDTH="0" SRC="/menu/menu.htm"></IFRAME> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <H2>Hidden Horsham - Anchor Inn</H2> <TABLE class=thumbs align=left><TR><TD> <A HREF="/images/hh/full/17.jpg" target="_blank"> <IMG class=edge SRC="/images/hh/page/17.jpg" alt="Hidden Horsham, Anchor Inn" width=295 height=294 border=0 align=left></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><P class=c> Anchor Inn</P> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <P>This is the view above The Information Shop at 16 East Street showing the former Anchor Inn. The anchor and chain have been carefully painted to highlight them but the origin is unknown to Hidden Horsham although one text refers to a building in East Street being a 'tap' to the <A HREF="/22/anchorhotel.htm">Anchor Hotel</A> in Market Square. The building is dated 1898</P> <TABLE BORDER=0 class=thumbs align=right> <TR> <TD><A HREF="http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=51.06172~-0.327015&style=h&lvl=18&scene=1915478" target="_blank" class="opac" ><IMG SRC="/images/hh/aerial/a16.jpg" alt="aerial view" border=0></TD> </TR></TABLE><P>The image below shows East Street as it looked in 1955. The photographer was standing where the junction by Middle Street and Market Square, with the Old Town Hall to the right</P> <P>In 1840 the Anchor Tap was managed by Richard Charman and his wife Sarah</P> <P>The thumbnail to the right links to an aerial view of East Street</P> <P>At the time the photograph was taken, 2006, the site was an information centre for young people, by 2010 this had closed but was used briefly as a place where visitors could express their views on the development of Horsham</P> <TABLE><TR><TD VALIGN=TOP> <!--Image from The Francis Frith Collection --> <a href="http://www.francisfrith.com/pageloader.asp?page=/search/photos/viewphotos.asp&townid=h119&cid=10&partner=uk&fpn=6076" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #333333;"> <img src="/images/frith/h119068.jpg" width="300" alt="Horsham, East Street c1955. (Neg. H119068) © Copyright The Francis Frith Collection 2006. http://www.francisfrith.com" style="border: 1px solid #999999;"><br />Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. </a> <!--End image from The Francis Frith Collection --> </TD><TD VALIGN=TOP> </TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE BORDER=0 class=info > <TR><TD width=19%><P>Fact File</P></TD><TD width=27%><P>Location: <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=RH12+1HL&ll=51.061984,-0.327294&spn=0.002866,0.008218" target="_blank">RH12 1HL</A></P></TD><TD width=27%><P> Build Date: 1898</P></TD><TD width=27%><P> Listed: No</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <H3><A HREF="/15/15.htm" class=opac><IMG SRC="/images/back.gif" alt="click for the previous image" border=0></A><A HREF="/18/parkhouse.htm" class=opac><IMG SRC="/images/fwd.gif" alt="click for the next image" border=0></A></H3> <HR> <P>Contributions, comments and suggestions are welcomed. Please use the <A HREF="/hh/contact.htm" title="feedback page">contact</A> page to let us know your thoughts. More information on the images is always welcomed</P> <TR><TD> <iframe class=footer scrolling="no" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="/menu/footer.htm"></iframe> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD><H3><A HREF="/hh/copyright.htm"><IMG SRC="/images/copyright.gif" alt="copyright text image" border=0></A></H3></TD></TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>