Based on the Star Road Industrial Estate in Partridge Green, Peter Christian is a growing brand in the world of online men’s fashion. Founded by Nicholas Alderton (known as Lord Trousers) and wife Miranda, the business is now making waves across the pond. AAH paid a...
Throughout a long and successful career in corporate marketing, Ayo Daramola-Martin maintained a passion for woodwork. Since turning 60 during lockdown, he has created a new company to sell his beautifully-crafted and eye-catching range of furniture and homeware....
As Christian Rhodes stitches a pair of riding boots, he is continuing a long family tradition. It is 100 years since his great grandfather, Raymond Henry Rhodes, established R. Rhodes and Son in Billingshurst. Cobbling skills have been passed down from father to son...
Horsham Forge initially operated as conventional fabricators and repairers. Recently, the business has been creating unique furniture and lighting to broaden its customer base. AAH met founder and owner, Paul Wightman... How long have you been in business? We started...
There are some watches so lavishly decorated that they command extraordinary sums of money. There’s the extravagant Hublot Big Bang, which contains more than 1,280 diamonds and counts musician Jay-Z among its owners. The other-worldly Louis Moinet Meteoris reputedly...
Random Hall is a 16th century hotel on Stane Street, Slinfold. Under the ownership of Richard and Kate Loftus, the hotel has earned a reputation for its beautiful and relaxed weddings. AAH met the couple to find out more… Random Hall has a lot of history… Kate: Parts...
The Moto Torque Café opened its doors on the same day that Elliott Lotvonen-Best finished his studies at Collyer’s. Located next to Coffee Real, the company founded by his parents Gary Best and Maarit Lotvonen, the café soon established a reputation for good food and...
Sarah Russell has spent most of her career as a garden designer, but a passion for pottery has recently become more than a hobby. Here, she talks about the art of throwing and her hopes for Pots and Pansies Pottery… POT PAINTINGS When my children were little, I...
There is great satisfaction in creating an object from clay with your bare hands. It’s fun and therapeutic - even if the final piece doesn’t always come out exactly as you imagined! However, very few places cater for the teaching of this essential skill and...
Slipped Discs began life in Cobblestone Walk, Steyning, at the start of lockdown. The business recently moved on to the High Street, offering vinyl that covers the entire history of recorded music. Owner James Anderson talks to AAH about Frank Zappa, cassette...
New Street Motorcycles was founded in Horsham town centre in 2011. Since then, owner Rob Ticehurst and his wife Lesley Langley have moved the business to an industrial estate in Partridge Green. Today, NSM continues to offer servicing and restorations, alongside a...
Station Garage was established in 1973 by husband-and-wife Tony and Rosemary Thorpe. As the business celebrates its 50th anniversary, AAH met founder Tony, as well as son James and daughter Suzy as they lead the company in a new era of motoring… DRIVING PASSION Tony...
When it comes to choosing the greatest car chase ever committed to celluloid, there are several leading candidates. Motoring movie fans could make a case for the high-speed chase through Paris in Ronin, or the thrilling getaway that introduces more recent hit, Baby...
At O’Rourke Coachtrimmers on the Old Rudgwick Brickworks, there is a storage room with rows of boxes lining the shelf. They are all labelled with the name of some of the world’s most desirable cars: The Ferrari 250 GTO, Ferrari Daytona, Lamborghini Miura and Mercedes...
In 2007, an extraordinary thing happened in Paris. A clock maker and an underground ‘cultural guerrilla’ group devoted to maintaining France’s national heritage, broke into the Pantheon, one of the city’s most famous monuments. From a secret workshop under the dome,...
Childhood friends Chloe Breen, Clarissa Hall and Jodie Kidd were inspired to launch their own business, Indios Food, during the lockdown. As parents, they set out to create a range of home-cooked meals for children, using fresh, local ingredients. However, its target...
New Street Butchers have survived many downturns and shifting shopping habits over the years. We meet owner Rob Ayling, who believes that more people are turning back to good quality, locally sourced produce... How long have you been a butcher? I started here when I...
The Horsham Cellar opened in the Carfax in 2018 and has been praised for its wine range of high-quality wines from all over the world. With special tasting events too, the shop offers something new and exciting to wine drinkers. Owner Luke Smith explains how he plans...
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