Redhill, The Earlswood Lakes c.1950
Photo ref: R17303
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Photo ref: R17303
Photo of Redhill, The Earlswood Lakes c.1950

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Moving west, the route passes through Merstham, a village of two parts: the older part lies west of the railway, and to its east is a large former London County Council housing estate of the 1950s, now with the vast M25/M23 junction nearby. Frith's photographer has wisely turned his camera on the old village. This view looks north along the High Street, which curves to the right; the cottages beyond Merstham Garage are in Quality Street. The main loss in this view is the gabled stone hall on the right, while the garage has been rebuilt, still retaining the 1796 cottage.

Memories of Redhill, the Earlswood Lakes c1950

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I would go swimming In this lower lake at Earlswood Common from about the age of 8 with a few friends. No adults were present or needed, we had all been taught how to take care of ourselves and help our friends. Even so, parts of the lake were about 8 feet deep in places so the rule was "stay in the shallows if you can't swim". We didn't take a towel just stripped off to our underpants and dived in and ...see more