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>Thistle tiles - Hidden Horsham</title> <meta name="keywords" content="Horsham thistle tiles, International Store, Hidden Horsham, Francis Frith, Horsham photos"> <meta name="description" content="Horsham thistle tiles. 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 - Thistle Tiles</H2> <TABLE class=thumbs align=left><TR><TD> <A HREF="/images/hh/full/33.jpg" target="_blank"> <IMG class=edge SRC="/images/hh/page/33.jpg" alt="Hidden Horsham, Thistle tiles in the pathway" width=295 height=277 border=0 align=left></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><P class=c> Thistle Tiles</P> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <P>The featured thistle tiles are in the pathway between West Street and Blackhorse Way located between Costa Coffee and The Officers Club*</P> <P>They are a remnant of the food hall in the International Stores that occupied the Costa Coffee shop and pathway from as early as 1908 through to the 1950's</P> <P>The pathway was created at the same time as the Sainsbury's site was developed to enable shoppers' access from the multistorey carpark in Blackhorse Way. This has since been replaced with a newer car park that incorporates the Forum shops and residential housing</P> <P>* Should there be an apostrophe? Of course, but the brand name and shop sign doesn't have one</P> <BR><BR> <TABLE BORDER=0 class=thumbs> <TR> <TD><A HREF="http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=51.062563~-0.329713&style=h&lvl=18&scene=1915478" target="_blank" class="opac" ><IMG SRC="/images/hh/aerial/a33.jpg" alt="aerial view" border=0></TD> <TD><A HREF="/images/hh/full/33a.jpg" target="_blank" class="opac" ><IMG SRC="/images/hh/thumbs/33a.jpg" alt="full size view" border=0></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="/images/hh/full/33b.jpg" target="_blank" class="opac" ><IMG SRC="/images/hh/thumbs/33b.jpg" alt="full size view" border=0></A></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE BORDER=0 class=info > <TR><TD width=19%><P>Fact File</P></TD><TD width=27%><P>Location: <A HREF="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=RH12+1PB&ll=51.062692,-0.330931&spn=0.003371,0.008562&om=1" target="_blank">RH12 1PB</A></P></TD><TD width=27%><P> Build Date: ????</P></TD><TD width=27%><P> Listed: no</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE BORDER=0 class=info > <TR><TD><P>External Links:</P> <P class=vh>Visit Horsham: <A HREF="http://www.visithorsham.co.uk/business/Costa.aspx" target="_blank">Costa Coffee</A></P> <P class=vh>Visit Horsham: <A HREF="http://www.visithorsham.co.uk/business/Officer's_Club.aspx" target="_blank">The Officers Club</A></P> <P><A HREF="http://www.sitelocator.whitbread.co.uk/costa/results.jsp?establishmentID=105220&qasSearchFileType=Costa" target="_blank">Costa Coffee</A></P> <P><A HREF="http://www.theofficersclub.co.uk" target="_blank">The Officers Club</A></P> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <H3><A HREF="/32/32.htm" class=opac><IMG SRC="/images/back.gif" alt="click for the previous image" border=0></A><A HREF="/34/jurycramp.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>