Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. Horsham, The Carfax 1933. The photographer is standing nearer to the Town Hall in this photopgraph, moving closer to Ye Olde Kings Head

Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. Horsham, The Park 1934. It is not clear to Hidden Horsham where the photographer was standing when he took this picture. It looks to be in front of Park House in which case the building to the left has since gone

Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. Horsham, West Street 1936. Chart & Lawrence on the right has been replaced with Hammicks Book shop who then re-branded to Ottakars then Waterstones

West Street in the summer of 2006

Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. Horsham, Carfax 1955. This is the view from in front of the Ye Olde Kings Head towards Waitrose. Note that the multistorey office block in the background has since disappeared. The war memorial has been moved to further around the Carfax, to the left of this picture

Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. Horsham, West Street 1955. Viewed from Lloyds TSB and what was Chart & Lawrence for many years, later Hammicks, then Ottakars, now Waterstones, looking down towards the Shelley Fountain The trademark spectacles from Jury Cramp's jewellers are just visible on the left

West Street in the summer of 2006

Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. Horsham, Carfax c1955. A view from a high window down onto the Bandstand with the Electric Theatre to the left in the background

Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. Horsham, North Street c1955. A view from just outside the Black Jug looking towards St Marks Church.

The view today shows the Royal & Sun Alliance Building which all but obscures the spire of St Mark's church. Only the spire and the building on the left remains in place today. The Jubilee Fountain was relocated from the Carfax to here

Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. Horsham, North Street c1955. The building on the right is still recognisable as Waitrose but the Odeon on the left has long gone

Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. Horsham, Market Square c1955. Ye Olde Kings Head is on the left and the Town Hall is in the background.

The scene has changed little over the last fifty years