By Tim Lambert
1086 Horsham is a large village
13th Century Horsham grows into a little town with 2 weekly markets and an annual fair
1532 A grammar school is founded in Horsham
1560 Plague strikes Horsham
1574 Plague strikes Horsham again
1673 Horsham is described as a large borough town
1755 A turnpike road is built from Horsham to London
1791 Horsham gains its first bank
1801 Horsham has a population of 1,539
1836 Horsham is lit by gas
1848 The railway reaches Horsham
1866 A water company is formed
1878-79 Sewers are dug under Horsham
1892 The first hospital opens in Horsham
1894 Horsham is made an urban district council
1901 Horsham has a population of over 10,000
1902 Horsham gains electric street lighting
1910 The first cinema opens in Horsham
1929 A public library and museum opens
World War II Horsham suffers several bombing raids
1989 Piries Place Shopping Centre opens
1996 The Rising Universe sculpture is erected
1999 The old brewing industry in Horsham ends
2003 The Forum opens