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 From
the rather cramped environs of Market Square you pass into the
more elegant and tranquil atmosphere of the Causeway, a
continuation of South Street. The plaque is attached to Causeway
House (number 9) which houses the Horsham Museum. In the Causeway you will find a mixture of mainly 15th and 16th
century houses with, in some cases, later facades. Nos 9, 11/12
(east side) and 30 (west side) are original burgage houses. From
the 18th century are Nos 13 to 17, 31 and the Manor House
(opposite the Museum). From the 19th century are Nos 7 and 8.
 The
Manor House stands on the site of Hewells, a 12th century manor.
The present building was owned by the Tredcroft family for 150
years, later becoming a boys' preparatory school, the headquarters
of the RSPCA and now converted into luxury apartments The manor's
old coach house with its roof cupola stands nearby in Blackhorse
Way. Morth Gardens, an alley located between Nos 12 and 13 in the
Causeway, may mark the old boundary between Borough and Church
land. It contains some interesting 18th century cottages and was
named after Captain John Morth who once owned a house at the
Causeway end. |
