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Burgh Heath, Brighton Road c.1955
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Burgh Heath is very suburban, and its east side is blighted by the roaring traffic of the dual carriageway A217 Reigate road, which merges with the A23 Brighton road at Horley, south of Redhill. This view is taken from south of the Reigate Road and Brighton Road junction, with Brighton Road running uphill in the centre of the view. The shopping parade with flats over is unchanged, but the fir tree and the walls to the left have gone for road improvements.

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A Selection of Memories from Burgh Heath

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 Burgh Heath

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Burgh Heath
My grandparents always considered that Burgh Heath was the best village to live in. At one time, it had two swimming pools, two tea rooms and pubs for locals to meet. One pub had a projection room and offered children a free Saturday morning silent film to watch. My great grandfather was Joseph Ward who was the manager of Surrey Tennis on the Reigate Road, Burgh Heath. He provided a mobile racket string service at ...see more
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Sugar Bowl Carefree Time Of My Life.

I learnt to swim in the pool at the Sugar Bowl. My dad worked here as a part time gardener/odd job man.There was a Spanish chef working here in the late 50s who showed me how to pick up a Lobster properly he was badly pinched by the said Lobster and had his hand bandaged for over a week.It makes me feel happy to see it again as I was so happy and carefree then I wish I could go back in time but it is impossible.
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Happy Days.
Looking at the photos brought back so many happy memories, I lived at Homefield Gardens across the Heath & went to the Methodist School from 1956 to 1963. Miss Fletcher was the headmistress & I think Miss Watts was my teacher & seeing the photo of Miss Marshall was just as I remembered her. Walking across the Heath every morning to school, through the snow in winter, my first kiss at age five with a Janice ...see more
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Burgh Heath From 1940 Onwards
I was born in Banstead in 1940. My mum took us on the 80 bus to Burgh Heath pond, where we tried to reach the island . As a teenager I had a girl friend in Somerfield Close. It wasn't Heather. We went swimming at the Galleon and Sugar Bowl. Her family owned the caravan park at Box hill where there was another swimming pool. Sometimes we caught the Green Line bus 711 as a special treat because it was ...see more
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