Betchworth, Village 1906
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Photo of Betchworth, Village 1906

More about this scene

Travellers on the A25 cannot fail to see the scars on the south side of the North Downs that were once the Betchworth quarries. The village itself lies to the south of the main road and is therefore often overlooked. To this day it retains many quiet corners. However, the ruins of a 14th-century castle in Betchworth Park are seen even less; unfortunately there is no public access to them.

A Selection of Memories from Betchworth

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Betchworth

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A school friend at Reigate Grammar was Joe Cheffings; his parents ran the village shop and bakery about midway to the church, on the left of the picture. An elder brother, Tony, helped at home when on holiday from St. Paul's school, and had a penchant for very elderly motorcycles, picked up for nothing from a quarry dump towards Dorking somewhere. 2 dogs, and 2 donkeys completed the household! I used to ...see more