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Banstead, High Street c1955 (ref. B391006) | The parade of
shops on the left are
currently occupied by
Thomas Cook, Abbey,
a hairstylist and a
photographic shop,
whilst Boots is in the
adjacent block. On
the opposite side of
the road a parade of
shops has replaced
the undertaker`s and
surrounding houses.
The village school
beyond has given way
to Waitrose.
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Banstead, High Street c1955 (ref. B391013) | Fifty years ago the
high street had
assumed its present
busy appearance, and
it is seen here from
opposite All Saints`
Church. Collinson`s
shop on the left is now
Oscar`s hairdresser`s,
with a Scope charity
shop next door.
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Burgh Heath, Reigate Road c1965 (ref. B723028) | Only the Burgh Heath Parade and the petrol station are recognisable today in this view from
The Green, Reigate Road. The latest demolition has been the Surrey Yeoman public house on
the left, which has been replaced by Yeoman Court.
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Burgh Heath, the Sugar Bowl c1955 (ref. B723020) | The Sugar Bowl with its colourful decorations is seen from the opposite side of a narrow-
looking Brighton Road. The restaurant was later Il Pirata but the building has been
demolished and replaced by the present travel lodge and inn known as Heathside.
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Burgh Heath, the Parade c1965 (ref. B723026) | The service road alongside
The Parade has now been
incorporated into the
busy A217, looking south
towards today`s traffic
lights at the junction with
Reigate Road. The old
house at the end of the
parade housing Holmes &
Co butcher`s (established
1824) was demolished
for road widening. A
laundrette has replaced
the cycle shop and Pressley
Wilkins is now shared by a
television repair shop and
a hairdresser`s.
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Burgh Heath, Brighton Road c1955 (ref. B723005) | The parade of shops at
the junction of Reigate
Road and Brighton
Road has an unfamiliar
appearance without
traffic lights and the
extensive Shell Garage.
The single-storey
builder`s shop on the
right has given way to
a substantial building
currently housing
Burgh Heath Tandoori.
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Burgh Heath, the Galleon c1955 (ref. B723014) | Reigate Road presents an
unfamiliar appearance,
looking east towards
Brighton Road, where the
Galleon swimming pool
has given way to a busy
petrol station. Apart from
the rooftops of Burgh Heath
Parade all these buildings
have been demolished, as
has the tree in the centre.
There is no doubt which
shop the owner of the car
on the right has just visited.
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Chipstead, Hogs Cross c1955 (ref. C484024) | The signpost does not notify the traveller that Hogscross Lane is in the foreground with High Road running left to right, and
White Hill runs downhill towards Mugswell and Kingswood. The fence on the right marks the extent of Shabden Park and its
disappearance now gives a much more open appearance across attractive downland.
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Chipstead, Valley c1955 (ref. C484020) | The sinuous valley of the
Tattenham Corner branch-
line threads its way through
the contours at the foot of
Banstead Downs on the
right. In the centre can be
seen the viaduct taking the
railway over Outwood Lane
on its way to Kingswood.
The line was opened in
1897, partly as a speculation
by Sir Cosmo Bonsor.
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Chipstead, High Road c1965 (ref. C484045) | Frank Butcher`s newsagent
and tobacconist shop at
the north end of High
Road has a well stocked
window but alas has now
been demolished, and the
other shops have closed.
The shop on the right, built
in 1885, is now a private
house called Old Chipstead
Stores. Merrythought
Cottage is the protruding
building on the left.
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Chipstead, the Pond c1960 (ref. C484040) | Elmore Cottages still
command the High
Road opposite the
village pond and
crossroads but have
been extended on the
south side where the
fence on the flint wall
has been removed.
The cottages originally
formed part of an
estate comprising the
large house of Elmore
and its lodge house.
The original Elmore
was demolished c1925
by Alexander Dods.
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Chipstead, Ruffetts Cottages c1955 (ref. C484002) | Ruffetts Cottages, High
Road, on the right
probably date from the
early 18th century and at
one time belonged to the
Shabden Estate. When
the village policeman
Joe England retired from
duty he moved here and
converted the cottages to
one dwelling. The more
modern house next door
is Nightingale Cottage,
built for Nurse Smith in 1923.
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Chipstead, Starrock Lane c1960 (ref. C484027) | This delightful sunken lane is one of Chipstead`s secrets, linking Vincent's Green with Coulsdon Lane. The flint wall on the
left, now dismantled, is probably marking the entrance to Keepers. In the 1950s, Seretse Khama of Basutoland spent his
exile in Starrock Lane.
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Chipstead, the Cross Roads c1960 (ref. C484034) | The beautiful mature trees make an attractive setting in high summer along High Road at
its junction with White Hill, extreme left, and Hogscross Lane. The fencing on the left has
now been replaced by a wire fence and the sign post, still on its grassy triangle, has been
modernised and now includes directions to the M25.
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Chipstead, Elmore Cottages c1955 (ref. C484006) | Elmore Cottages still
command the High
Road opposite the
village pond and
crossroads but have
been extended on the
south side where the
fence on the flint wall
has been removed.
The cottages originally
formed part of an
estate comprising the
large house of Elmore
and its lodge house.
The original Elmore
was demolished c1925
by Alexander Dods.
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Chipstead, Shabden Cottages c1955 (ref. C484005) | The scout hut,
agricultural vehicle
and long forgotten
signboard are features
of the left-hand side
of High Road looking
towards Elmore Pond.
On the opposite side
of the road the sturdy
Shabden Cottages,
built in 1871, make
an attractive row of
former estate workers`
cottages. Beyond, a
timber structure can
be seen in the front
garden of No 1. It was
for many years the
village post office.
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Chipstead, the White Hart c1955 (ref. C484031) | The White Hart has been a public house since at least 1775 when it was a smallholding with five or six acres of farmland.
Bounded by Hazelwood Lane and High Road, the property appears in title deeds going back to the 17th century. Licensees
since the war include Frank Adams, Mr Rogers, Arthur and Lilian Lane and Mike Austin.
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Chipstead, the Cottage c1960 (ref. C484053) | A wealth of timbers, tiles, gables, chimney-stacks and a thatched gateway make another attractive High Road house north
of Ruffetts Cottages. It is now obscured by trees and hedges. J A Garle built the house c1900, and its former residents include
Stanley Holloway and cartoonist Tom Webster. Some remnants from Newgate Prison were used in the construction.
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Chipstead, Outwood Lane c1960 (ref. C484030) | The Corner Shop and
Station Parade Post Office
still provides an invaluable
service to residents and
passers-by, but an extension
has been built on to the end
wall for Saab who also trade
from the garage premises
shown here. George Jones
commenced running The
Corner Shop in 1966 with his
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Chipstead, St Margaret's Church 1886 (ref. 18940) | The south side of St Margaret`s Church is seen looking
across the churchyard from Church Lane. The earliest
parts of the church date from the 12th century, there is
no mention of a church here appearing in Domesday
Book. The railings around Sir James Little`s tomb to the
right of the porch have now disappeared. The gravestone
in the foreground to the right marks poor Mary Ann
Wood, who died on 18 June 1797, aged 14 months.
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