Town & Country Weigh, 7, East St, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1HH
Posted by pop at Nov 7, 07 12:22 AM ... Comments (0)
Today we decided to go to Horsham, as it is close, and we fancied a wander around. Parked in the Swan Lane carpark (shudder) and wandered through a lack luster shopping centre and onto the streets of Horsham.
During the drive from Dorking we predicted that it would be like a cross between Farnborough and Farnham, and I guess we weren't far off. Though nothing could prepare us for the most obscence piece of sculpture I have ever laid eyes on. Angela Conner's Shelley memorial, "Rising Universe" (as in the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley) consists of a giant metallic globe with a bronze shell as a water feature with four revolving baby globes surrounding it. To our horror it is capable of suddenly rising on a plinth and gushing water out of its undercarriage, like an incontinent horsechestnut. It makes Woking's Martian look positively adorable. I've read that it was before its time when installed in 1996, and now I'd say its had its time.
Anyhow, back to the food bit. We spotted the most adorable little shop called Town & Country Weigh, which was full of jars and bags of interesting bits and bobs - herbs, spices, jars of condiments, curry pastes, old fashioned sweets (do you remember 'winter mix'?). Here I found the best thing anyone could buy for £2.30 - a giant bottle (we are talking trade-size) of sweet chilli sauce...the evidence speaks for itself, next to a large pinneapple:-
Isn't it magnificent?
The place was run by an Italian guy who apologised for the creaky floor (the tradesmen hadn't put down underlay under the squeak).