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It started life as a beer shop, and for some time in the 19th century, because of a problem locally with drunkenness, it was not allowed to be fully licensed. Those days are long gone, and today this large pub is one of the Ember Inns chain. It offers a wide range of drink and food. Image

St. George's Church in the village of Ashtead in Surrey. The church was built in stages during the 20th Century. In front of the church is a war memorial. The flag of Ukraine flutters in the breeze, marking a year since Russia had invaded Ukraine in February 2022. As this image was taken in the month of February, trees were bare for the winter season.

A few of the names are just beginning to wear off, but all are still readable. To see them, please select the highest resolution for this image. Image

The War Memorial is on the corner of Barnett Wood Lane and Oakfield Road, by St. George's Church. The inscription reads: "In honoured and thankful memory of the men of this parish who gave their lives in the service of their King and country 1914-1919". Below this is another line, partially obscured by the flowers, but it almost certainly reads: "Their names shall live forevermore". Below is a stone with a list of the names of the dead from the Second World War of 1939-1945. Just above this is an urn in remembrance of an RAF officer, who was killed in 1953. All of these can be seen in:- Image

Originally a beer shop popular with the navvies building the railway through Ashtead in the 1850s, before this area of Ashtead had been developed. It developed over the year, with the current building dating from the 1830s. On the right is St George's Christian Centre.

Originally a "tin tabernacle" mission church erected in 1882 to serve the growing community building up in Lower Ashtead. The current building dates from 1906, although it has been extended and enhanced over the years, culminating in a major redevelopment completed in 2001.

Close-up of the OS cut-mark on the western end of St. George's church in (Lower) Ashtead, Surrey. Waypoint: B13107 on the Bench-Marks website: https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm39887

A war memorial in the village of Ashtead in Surrey. This image was taken in late February 2023, one year after Russia had invaded Ukraine. The flag of Ukraine flies alongside the war memorial, as a symbol of solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

War memorial dating from 1920, situated by St George's Christian Centre by the junction of Oakfield Road and Barnett Wood Lane. For wider view see Image