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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 - Copper Dome</H2> <TABLE class=thumbs align=left><TR><TD> <A HREF="/images/hh/full/7.jpg" target="_blank"> <IMG class=edge SRC="/images/hh/page/7.jpg" alt="Hidden Horsham Copper Dome" width=279 height=485 border=0 align=left></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><P class=c> Cupola above Nat West</P> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <P>This copper topped corner window is in the Carfax, Horsham. It is above the Natwest bank. Click on the main image for the full size photo.</P> <P>It was built in 1897 and was designed in the Queen Anne style by the architect Frederick Wheeler FRIBA who had offices in Horsham</P> <P>The structure can also be seen in the centre of the photograph below dating from 1898</P> <P>There is an engraving above what was the entrance, now the cash point which bears the inscription: <HR><B>Erected 1897 the 60th year of the reign of Queen Victoria</B> <HR> <P>The thumbnail, to the left, shows a similar scene today - except today's image shows the internet kiosk. Click on the thumbnail for the full size image. Click <A HREF="/hh/frith1.htm#41919">here</A> for a <B>then and now</B> comparison</P> <P>Click on the other thumbnails to see the full doorway and a close up of the commemorative text</P> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE BORDER=0 class=thumbs><TR> <TD><A HREF="http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=51.062815~-0.327667&style=h&lvl=18&scene=1915478" target="_blank" class="opac" ><IMG SRC="/images/hh/aerial/a7.jpg" alt="aerial view" border=0></TD> <TD> <TD><A HREF="/images/hh/full/7a.jpg" class="opac" target="_blank"><IMG SRC="/images/hh/thumbs/7a.jpg" alt="Hidden Horsham copper dome" border=0></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="/images/hh/full/7b.jpg" class="opac" target="_blank"><IMG SRC="/images/hh/thumbs/7b.jpg" alt="Hidden Horsham full doorway" border=0></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="/images/hh/full/7c.jpg" class="opac" target="_blank"><IMG SRC="/images/hh/thumbs/7c.jpg" alt="Hidden Horsham close-up of text" border=0></A></TD> </TR></TD></TABLE> <P>The photos below show the building in 1898, just a year old then in 1924 from a higher viewpoint</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;" target="_blank"> <img src="/images/frith/41919.jpg" width="300" alt="Horsham, the Carfax 1898. (Neg. 41919) © 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> <!--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;" target="_blank"> <img src="/images/frith/75331.jpg" width="300" alt="Horsham, the Carfax 1924. (Neg. 75331) © 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></TR></TABLE> <TABLE BORDER=0 width=610 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+1BP&ll=51.063677,-0.328152&spn=0.00499,0.016651" target="_blank">RH12 1BP</A></P></TD><TD width=27%><P> Build Date: 1897</P></TD><TD width=27%><P> Listed: no</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE BORDER=0 width=610 class=info > <TR><TD><P>External Links:</P> <P class=vh>Visit Horsham: <A HREF="http://www.visithorsham.co.uk/business/NatWest_Bank.aspx" target="_blank">Natwest bank</A></P> <P><A HREF="http://www.natwest.com" target="_blank">Natwest bank</A></P> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <H3><A HREF="/6/6.htm" class=opac><IMG SRC="/images/back.gif" alt="click for the previous image" border=0></A><A HREF="/9/9.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. 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