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Horsham, West Sussex |
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 Past the Square on the south side of town is The Causeway (that's a street), lined with beautiful and historic houses.
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 At the end of The Causeway, is the Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, which was, I am told, built in late Norman times. |
 Throughout Horsham, there are tiny little lanes, or twittens, criss-crossing the majors streets. This gives the town a lot of character and makes it really easy to get lost.
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 Back on the main roads, the pedestrianized West Street offers shopping on a grander scale. In addition to the numerous, large stores, the Swan Walk Mall boarders West Street, cleverly camouflaged by the original buildings. |
 At the southern end of the Pedestrian Zone is Bishopric Square, with shops and pubs and a tiny taste of America.
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 The central feature in this square is Shelly's Fountain (universally know as Shelly's Ball). This attractive sculpture gradually fills up as a sheet of water courses over its smooth surface, causing it to sink ever lower. As it reaches its nadir, the water whooshes from the ball into the fountain base. Local youngsters enjoy walking around in the fountain base, which is dry when all of the water is in the ball, playing 'chicken' with the tidal wave that crashes into the fountain at the instant of release. |
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