Sainsbury's old position in the heart of Horsham's town centre, now occupied by Next. It moved in the mid-1990s into its current site, freed for the new store development when Tanbridge House School relocated. This picture is dated December 1978.Sainsbury's old position in the heart of Horsham's town centre, now occupied by Next. It moved in the mid-1990s into its current site, freed for the new store development when Tanbridge House School relocated. This picture is dated December 1978.
Sainsbury's old position in the heart of Horsham's town centre, now occupied by Next. It moved in the mid-1990s into its current site, freed for the new store development when Tanbridge House School relocated. This picture is dated December 1978.

Horsham nostalgia: Do you remember shopping in Tesco and Sainsbury's when they looked like this in the 1970s?

Horsham's town centre has seen many changes over the past 40 years, and the County Times photographers captured many of them.
By Gina Stainer
Published 10th Feb 2022, 14:14 BST
Updated 10th Feb 2022, 16:30 BST

Here are some more pictures from our archives showing scenes of the town in days gone by.

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Pictures from the 1980s show the the station roundabout, Tanbridge lower school and scouts on paradeDo you remember the open air swimming pool or when the town centre looked like this in the 1970s and 1980s?East Street, Shipley Mill, Carfax Stocks and Provender Mill

Horsham Arts Centre photographed in 1987, before it was rebranded as the Capitol and the glass frontage was added.

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Horsham Arts Centre photographed in 1987, before it was rebranded as the Capitol and the glass frontage was added. Photo: WSCT

Changes to the road layout in Horsham town centre in 1995. This picture of Worthing Road is dated February 1995.

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Changes to the road layout in Horsham town centre in 1995. This picture of Worthing Road is dated February 1995. Photo: WSCT

Worthing Road, Horsham, in 1995

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Worthing Road, Horsham, in 1995 Photo: WSCT

Do you remember these shops from Horsham in 1978?

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Do you remember these shops from Horsham in 1978? Photo: WSCT

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