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>Horsham Quakers / Society of Friends - Hidden Horsham</title> <meta name="keywords" content="Horsham Quakers / Society of Friends, Hidden Horsham, Francis Frith, Horsham photos"> <meta name="description" content="Horsham Quakers / Society of Friends. 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 - Religious Society of Friends</H2> <TABLE class=thumbs align=left><TR><TD> <A HREF="/images/hh/full/42.jpg" target="_blank"> <IMG class=edge SRC="/images/hh/page/42.jpg" alt="Hidden Horsham, Horsham Quakers / Society of Friends, Worthing Road" width=295 height=218 border=0 align=left></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><P class=c> Horsham Religious Society of Friends</P> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <P>The Horsham Religious Society of Friends is located in Worthing Road, opposite the Library and Sainsbury's car park</P> <P>The Quakers first preached in Horsham in 1655. Three Quakers are recorded as being in the Market Square. The first meeting house was built on this site in 1693 but was replaced in 1785-6 by a new one set further back from the Worthing Road although the current building is thought to be more recent. It has a ministers house attached to the right hand side</P> <P>During the early years Quakers were the subject of persecution and many fell foul of the law. Some cases are recounted in the <A HREF=/53/horrible.htm">Horrible Horsham</A> feature</P> <P>Horsham's dinosaur hunter <A HREF="/95/georgebaxholmes.htm">George Bax Holmes</A> was also a prominent Quaker</P> <TABLE BORDER=0 class=thumbs> <TR> <TD><A HREF="http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=51.062913~-0.333323&style=h&lvl=18&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=1915478" target="_blank" class="opac" ><IMG SRC="/images/hh/aerial/a42.jpg" alt="aerial view" border=0></TD> <TD></TD> <TD></TD> <TD></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></P> <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+1SL&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=51.062706,-0.333163&spn=0.003803,0.00868&om=1&iwloc=addr" target="_blank">RH12 1SL</A></P></TD><TD width=27%><P> Build Date: 1785</P></TD><TD width=27%><P> Listed: <A HREF="http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=&id=298208" target="_blank">yes</A></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE BORDER=0 class=info > <TR><TD><P>External Links:</P> <P><A HREF="http://www.horshamchurches.co.uk/" target="_blank">Horsham Churches Together</A> link to Religious Society of Friends page</P> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <H3><A HREF="/41/unitarian.htm" class=opac><IMG SRC="/images/back.gif" alt="click for the previous image" border=0></A><A HREF="/43/hillscemetery.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>