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London Road, REDHILL, RH1 2JH

Just getting to the northern edge of the built up area of Redhill.

East Surrey College following redevelopment in 2010.

Looking along London Road towards Gatton Point. The milepost on the right is one of a standard design for one along this route, which was built in 1816 as a direct route from Gatton Point south to Povey Cross, near Gatwick. The post shows the distances to/from Brighton and Westminster Bridge on the two faces, but in a different order according to the direction of travel. On the top face is the locality (here the Parish of Reigate, as it was at the time). See Image for a close up of the face seen here, Image for a close up of the opposite face and Image for a wider view in opposite direction.

Road junction where the 1816 direct turnpike to Povey Cross, near Gatwick, (now the A23) met the original route through Reigate (now the A242 for this section). Perhaps appropriate to what was one a key road junction, it is now the site of an Esso petrol station.

Road off London Road first developed in the early 20th Century. The houses here are from the first stage of development, marked on the 1913 1:2,500 map. The road is named after a house on London Road called Ringwood, which would appear to have been demolished for the road.

Junction between the A242 Croydon Road, leading away from the photographer's position towards Reigate, with the A23 London Road, running from left to right. Although now the minor of the two roads, the Merstham to Reigate route along Croydon Road is in fact the earlier of the two, opened as a turnpike in 1808 as an alternative route from London to Reigate from that via Sutton over Reigate Hill. The branch to the left followed 10 years later, bypassing Reigate in its entirety, with the easier route leading to this becoming the main route from London to Brighton.

Cast iron post by the A23, in parish of REIGATE (REIGATE AND BANSTEAD District), Redhill, London Road; opposite Ringwood Avenue, back to fence, in pavement, on East side of road. Reigate iron casting, erected by the Gatton Lodge to Povey Cross turnpike trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- : 19 / FROM / WESTMINSTER / BRIDGE / 32 / TO / BRIGHTON : : PARISH / OF / REIGATE : : 32 / FROM / BRIGHTON / 19 / TO / WESTMINSTER / BRIDGE : Milestone Society National ID: SY_LBT19.

Between 2008 and 2010, East Surrey College saw substantial redevelopment, including this new building, seen here following demolition of the final former buildings on the site (see Image) but before landscaping.