947

:

The first recorded mention of Horsham in King Eadred's Charter

1075

:

Rape of Bramber, including Horsham, given to William de Braose by William the Conquerer

1231

:

St Mary's Church founded replacing a church originating from c1150

1233

:

Right to hold a three day fair beginning July 7^th granted

1279

:

Right to hold Wednesday and Saturday markets granted

1295

:

Two MPs represent Horsham in Parliament

1299

:

Edward I visited Horsham

1324

:

Edward II visited Horsham

1401

:

Ye Olde Kings Head date

1488

:

Henry VII visited Horsham

1519

:

Henry VIII visited Horsham

1532

:

Richard Collyer died leaving will for Collyers School

1541

:

First Collyers School built

1541

:

Parish records began

1605

:

Denne Park House built

1614

:

Dragon sighted in St Leonard's Forest

1617

:

By order of James I Horsham became a Corporate Borough

1648

:

First record of Old Town Hall

1693

:

First Quakers Meeting House built, see 1785-6

1704

:

Hewell's Manor house in the Causeway built

1719

:

Unitarian (Baptist) Church built in Worthing Road

1720

:

Park House built

1721

:

Horsham Unitarian Church built

1721

:

Old Town Hall built

1735

:

England's last peine forte et dure carried out in Horsham

1736

:

Horsham diarist Sarah Hurst born, died 1808

1752

:

Ann Whale strangled and burnt at the stake for poisoning her husband. Her accomplice Sarah Pledge hanged ealier the same day

1758

:

Samuel Blunt built Springfield House

1772

:

Helena Bennett born, died 1853 and buried in St Mary's graveyard

1776

:

Horsham's last burning at the stake

1785/6

:

New Quakers Meeting House built

1796

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Barracks built to the south east of Worthing Road, adjacent to Barrack Field

1800

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Independent Church founded in Springfield road, see 1814

1809

:

Cutting made in Worthing Road by the Boars Head to reduce incline

1812

:

Old Town Hall repaired and enlarged

1814

:

New chapel for Independent Church built in Springfield road, see 1884

1815

:

Cricket Field barracks demolished

1819

:

Dorothea Hurst, historian, born. died 1900

1820

:

Old Town Hall clock fitted

1822

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until 1868 William Pirie headmaster of Collyers School

1832

:

First Methodist Church built

1832

:

The Reform Act allows Horsham, with enlarged boundaries, to send just one MP to Parliament

1833

:

At 8:30 PM on Sunday March 31^st an earthquake was felt in the town, no damage was caused and no aftershock noted

1835

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The Horsham Gas and Coke Co. was formed

1835

:

Municipal Reform Act affected Horsham's Borough status, see 1875

1835

:

Gas lighting arrived in Horsham

1838

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Foundation stone for Horsham Workhouse laid

1840

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National School opened in a building adjacent to St Mark's Church, known later as St Mark's School

1840/1

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St Mark's Church built adjacent to the Carfax

1840

:

Collyers School moved into a new building in Denne Road, currently St Mary's Primary School playground. See 1892/3

1842

:

St. Mary's almhouses were founded in Normandy

1844

:

Horsham's last hanging

1844

:

Horsham's last sale of a woman took place, Pinto Nanny for £1 10s 0d

1846

:

Horsham's first Police Station is built

1848

:

Railway arrived in Horsham

1850

:

Edward Tredcroft gave the Cricket Field land to the town

1852

:

Horsham gaol demolished

1852

:

Brickworks on site of Horsham gaol provided 500,000 bricks for the re-located Crystal Palace

1852

:

Denne Road Cemetery consecrated

1857

:

Iron bridge built for rail extension

1857

:

Jireh Strict Baptist Church built in New Street, now converted to a small office block

1859

:

Railway connected to Petworth

1859

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New railway station built, surviving until 1938

1860

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Horsham Water Company founded

1861

:

Prewetts Mill built

1862

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St Mary's School (for girls) built to the south of St Mark's Church, see 1967

1863

:

St. John's Roman Catholic primary school was founded in Springfield Road, see 1967

1864/5

:

Extensive renovation to St Mary's Church carried out

1865

:

St John the Evangelist Church built in Springfield Road, replaced in 1919-23

1865

:

Workhouse infirmary opened

1866

:

Horsham Water Works established

1866

:

Corn Exchange built in West Street

1867

:

Horsham's first woman councillor, Nellie Laughton born, died 1953

1872

:

Jury Cramp opened jewellers in Market Square

1873

:

First public swimming pool opened

1875

:

Municipal Reform Act of 1835 adopted by Horsham and Local Board is formed to govern the town

1878

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Horsham Waterworks taken over by town council

1878

:

Jury Cramp moved his jewellers to West Street

1882

:

An Act of Parliament passed to close the Picts Lane tollgate in 1885

1883

:

Second Methodist Church opened

1884

:

Another new chapel for Independent Church built in Springfield road, see 1981

1887

:

New Tanbridge House built

1891

:

Sussex Blinds building built

1892

:

Carfax bandstand built

1892

:

Horsham's first hospital is opened

1892/3

:

Collyers is relocated to Hurst Road

1894

:

Local Board became Horsham Urban District Council

1894

:

Brighton Road Bapist Church built

1894

:

Rehoboth Bapist Church built in New Street

1894

:

Sussex Police get new headquarters in Barttelot Road

1897

:

New Nat West bank built

1898

:

Jubilee Fountain erected

1898

:

Anchor Inn, East Street, built

1899

:

Anchor Hotel, Market Square, rebuilt

1900

:

Denne Road Cemetery closed and Hills Cemetery opened

1901

:

Queen Victoria's funeral train stopped at Horsham

1903

:

Strict Hope Baptist Church built in Oakhill Road

1904

:

Horsham High School for Girls opened in Wesleyan Centre, London Road. See 1924

1906

:

Hunt Bros building demolished

1906

:

King & Sons and Barnes & Co united to become King & Barnes

1911

:

Electric Theatre in Carfax opens

1911

:

Urban District Council took over Voluntary Fire Service

1912

:

Gas supply covered the whole town

1913

:

Electric lighting throughout the town

1919-23

:

New St John the Evangelist Church building

1920

:

Hewells Manor in the Causeway opened as a school, see 1970

1923

:

New hospital building is opened

1923

:

Brighton Road Bapist Church rebuilt

1924

:

Horsham High School for Girls moved to Tanbridge House. See 1976

1928

:

Dixey Opticians open in West Street

1929

:

Fire Station built next to Park House

1933

:

Francis Frith recorded aerial views of Horsham

1934

:

Second public swimming pool opened

1937

:

CIBA, now Novartis, opened in Horsham

1938

:

Current railway station built, lines electrified

1939

:

Horsham got ready for World War II

1939

:

St Leonard's Church opened in Cambridge Road

1943

:

Horsham Secondary Technical School for boys opened, see 1958

1949

:

St Mark's Church re-opened after being used for storage for three years

1949

:

Horsham Secondary School for Girls opened, later to become Millais. See 1958

1952

:

Sir Michael Caine's first professional acting role is in the Carfax Theatre

1955

:

Horsham Society founded

1955

:

Horsham library opened near to Black Jug

1958

:

Horsham Secondary School for Girls moved to Depot Road. See 1976

1958

:

Horsham Secondary Technical School moved to Crawley whilst a secondary school opens on the same site; Forest. See 1976

1959

:

Francis Frith records aerial views of Horsham

1962

:

Blackhorse Way created

1963

:

Rolling Stones play two 45 minute sets at Leonards Church Hall

1967

:

St Mary's Primary School built in Normandy

1967

:

St. John's Roman Catholic primary school relocated to Blackbridge Lane

1968

:

New Fire Station built in Hurst Road

1964

:

(Royal and) Sun Alliance moved part of headquarters to Horsham

1970

:

Hewells Manor in the Causeway closed as a school, see 1973

1972

:

Train collision in Horsham Station

1973

:

Swan Inn demolished in preparation for Swan Walk

1973

:

New Horsham Police Station opened

1973

:

RSPCA set up UK headquarters in Hewells Manor in the Causeway

1974

:

New Law Courts opened in Hurst Road

1974

:

Francis Frith records aerial views of Horsham

1976

:

Swan Walk opened

1976

:

Collyers became a sixth form college

1943

:

Forest Secondary School became a comprehensive

1976

:

Horsham Secondary School for Girls changed to a comprehensive. See 1977

1976

:

Tanbridge House turned into a mixed comprehensive, see 1979

1977

:

Horsham Secondary School for Girls renamed Millais

1977

:

Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee school for handicapped children was built, see 1978 for opening

1978

:

Queen Elizabeth II visited Horsham

1979

:

Tanbridge House School divided into two site with upper forms on current Sainsbury's site

1980

:

Lych Gate in Denne Road Cemetery restored

1884

:

Chapel for Independent Church in Springfield road demolished, see 1983

1981

:

Third public swimming pool opened

1884

:

Yet another new chapel for Independent Church built in Springfield road

1986

:

Jury Cramp jewellers closed

1989

:

St Mark's Church demolished

1990

:

Town / Provender Mill restored

2001

:

Dragon and maze completed in the park

2002

:

Latest public swimming pool opened

2003

:

Queen Elizabeth II visited Horsham

2006

:

Hidden Horsham launched

2007

:

Clockhouse cupola / bell tower restored

2007

:

Wind damage to Pavilions

2007

:

Brighton Road Bapist Church demolished to make way for a new church