Friths Drive
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Friths Drive by Ian Capper as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 20 Apr 2008
Friths Drive is presumably named after the Frith family, whose company operated a photographic printing works in Reigate (see Image). The Godfrey Edition of an 1895 streetmap of Reigate mentions "St Ippolyts" on Reigate Hill as being the home of Eustace Frith, who was Francis Frith's son and who, with his brother Cyril, continued the work of Francis after his death in 1898. Although there is no indication of the precise location of St Ippolyts, either on that map or on other early maps I've seen, the proximity of Friths Drive to Reigate Hill suggests that it may have been in the immediate locality.
Image Location
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