Betchworth
Betchworth Park The coach road through Betchworth Park was a toll road from the 19th to c. 1930. Part of the swivel gate of the pedestrian turnstile the northern end of the road remained in...
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Fort RoadBetchworth Fort Situated at the top of the Downs above Brockham Limeworks, access from Fort Road. The fort, cottage and land were sold back to Deepdene Estates by the government around 1909...
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RailwayBrockham Sidings. Sidings left the north side of the railway to serve limeworks, brickworks, hearthstone mines, and sand pits. The arch under the line by Pilgrim's Cottages took the siding to...
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Wellhouse laneManor Cottage. The Front Range has been dated to 1588-9. The main range is timber framed with brick infill, now covered in lime render. In 1634 the house was part of the manor of East...
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BucklandPylons. The scheme for the transmission system for South Eastern England was outlined in the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1926. This entailed the provision of bulk supplies at 33kV to Epsom,...
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BroomePark. Plain 19th Ashlar FrontTemple in the grounds. Circular and domed.brick-built ice house 100 yards north of the house near the site of an old pond. It is built into an earth mound under...
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Tapwood Pit Buckland Sandpits Here the Folkestone Beds of the Lower Greensand spread over a wide area and the grain size and chemical composition of the sand make it particularly suitable for...
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BucklandPopulation 530 in the 1950s. A pretty village with a green and pond. St.Mary’s Church, 1860 rebuilt in 14thstyle. Woodyer. Picturesque old timber belfry Spiral staircase to it. 1380 glass...
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Cliftons LaneBuckland Tileworks. These were situated north of the railway and were served by the siding, which was also connected to the sandpits. The sidings and works were extended during World...
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Buckland Road. Flat Victorian letterbox. ReigateHeathBronze age burial moundsFlanchford Road Reigate Heath windmill. Round house is a chapel. Internal machinery still there. 18th century. Restored by...
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Pilgrims Wayperhapsthe best-known footpath in the country. The ancient trackwayruns under dark groves of ancient yews as it wanders along thefoot of Colley Hill, towering above you on the...
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Colley LanePavilion Cottages. Lutyens. Cottage at either end and cricket pavilion in the middleNorth Albert RoadWhite Stevenson Ltd. TQ248508 1921 made food flavourings and still do. Tangye twin...
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Frenches Road145 Smithy nineteenth century connected with Battlebridge Brick and Tile Works on site of Westway Gardens. Sand and gravel works Redhill sand caves. impressive cave opening, fire...
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Allders RoadJuneberry 1955Alma Road7 1953Bell StreetLesbourne watercourse crossed the street but was culverted when the turnpike road was built in the early 19thReigate Priory. 18th mansion on site...
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Bell StreetReigate Park. Open space with lots of nice viewsCockshot HillCrawley Road. First Surrey Road to be improved 1696 as a saddle horse road but not for carriages until 1755. In 1820 the...
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Dovers Green RoadCrawley Road. First Surrey Road to be improved 1696 as a saddle horse road but not for carriages until 1755. In 1820 the gradient was loweredSandcross Lane JunctionMilestone...
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Batts Hill. Cast iron signpost at junction of Croydon Road Batts Hill House.British General Insurance Co. moved there in the Second World WarGatton Park RoadThis is the line of the 1804 turnpike road....
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Gatton Park RoadThus Is the line of the 1804 turnpike road.Monson Road 99 was Parkes cycle works
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RoyalEarlswoodHospital. This was an Immense Jacobean style building with a central tower. It was the Earlswood Institution for Mental Defectives founded in 1847 and incorporated By Royal Charter in...
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Cormongers LaneCockley Works. Fullers Earth Works. Side trails on the mine. Large pits were worked here for over 100 years into the 1980s but the plant was stripped out in 1981 and finally demolished...
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Blacklands MeadowPark Works. Park works was a collection of substantial brick buildings from the nineteenth century and constituted a processing plant. It was demolished in 1988. The cleared site...
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Post to the east NutfieldNutfield MarshLeather Bottle Cottage. Warm texturePeyton’s Cottages 18th terracesCanalCottage on Nutfield Marsh has a name whichstands as a reminder of various canal schemes...
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Kings Cross Lane - Kings Mead EstateHousing Estate on old industrial landBrick and tile works. This site operated until about the beginning of the 20th century but eventually became used by the...
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Post to the north Warwick WoldPost to the east - end of postsPost to the south Nutfield Brook BletchinglyPost to the west Nutfield MarshGlebe QuarryGlebe Quarry. Work on the M23 in 1972 (not...
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The North London LineThe north London line from West Hampstead Station turns south westwardsBarlow RoadBuilt on the site of the Midland Railway’s West End Sidings – a marshalling yard and goods...
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