Market Square

Great Houses in & around #Horsham inc. #ChesworthHouse, a former Tudor Manor House which was the childhood home of Henry VIII’s 5th wife #QueenCatherineHoward; #Denne Park, the 17th-century home of the #Eversfield family of politicians; medieval #FieldPlace, which in 1792 was the birthplace of poet #PercyByssheShelley and #WarnhamCourt, a #GeorgianCountryHouse & #DeerPark.

9.19 AM, 15 May 2025

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Historic #Horsham is set about the #Carfax, meaning ‘four ways’ or ‘crossroads’. It includes the #TownHall in #MarketSquare, originally a 17th CE market hall, rebuilt in 1812 by the #DukeofNorfolk and again in 1888, & #TheCauseway, one of the finest streets in #Sussex, lined with lime trees and 17th, 18th and 19th century Wealden houses that lead down to the church.

9.20 AM, 15 May 2025

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Famous faces from #Horsham include #QueenCatherineHoward, who grew up at #ChesworthHouse; poet #PercyByssheShelley, who was born in 1792 at #FieldPlace; thriller writer #HammondInnes born 1913; comedian #HarryEnfield born 1961; 1953 World Air Speed Record Holder #NevilleDuke who lived on #TheCauseway & DJ #DavidHamilton who broadcasts his #BoomTime radio show from his farmhouse

9.18 AM, 15 May 2025

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