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Whitepost Hill, REDHILL, RH1 6AN

Pair of late Victorian houses in Whitepost Hill.

Private hospital on Whitepost Hill, providing psychiatric rehabilitation services for patients suffering from long term mental illness. The first building on the site (not seen in this photo) dates from 1871, when the Reigate Cottage Hospital moved here from Albert Road North (see Image) and was renamed the Reigate and Redhill Cottage Hospital. A wing was added in 1907 with the extension further along Shrewsbury Road (the road seen here) being added in 1923. Over the years, the name changed a number of times, initially to the Reigate and Redhill Hospital, then the Reigate and Redhill General Hospital and from 1923 the East Surrey Hospital. From 1980, its role began to transfer to Redhill General Hospital, with total closure in 1983, with the building subsequently taking on its current role.

The Shrewsbury Road frontage of Shrewsbury Court Independent Hospital, a private hospital on Whitepost Hill, providing psychiatric rehabilitation services for patients suffering from long term mental illness. The first building on the site (not seen in this photo) dates from 1871, when the Reigate Cottage Hospital moved here from Albert Road North (see Image) and was renamed the Reigate and Redhill Cottage Hospital. A wing was added in 1907 with the extension along Shrewsbury Road (seen here) being added in 1923. Over the years, the name changed a number of times, initially to the Reigate and Redhill Hospital, then the Reigate and Redhill General Hospital and from 1923 the East Surrey Hospital. From 1980, its role began to transfer to Redhill General Hospital, with total closure in 1983, with the building subsequently taking on its current role.

Private hospital on Whitepost Hill, providing psychiatric rehabilitation services for patients suffering from long term mental illness. The building on the right dates from 1871, when the Reigate Cottage Hospital moved here from Albert Road North (see Image) and was renamed the Reigate and Redhill Cottage Hospital. A wing was added in 1907 with the extension further along Shrewsbury Road (on the left) being added in 1923. Over the years, the name changed a number of times, initially to the Reigate and Redhill Hospital, then the Reigate and Redhill General Hospital and from 1923 the East Surrey Hospital. From 1980, its role began to transfer to Redhill General Hospital, with total closure in 1983, with the building subsequently taking on its current role.

The Shrewsbury Road frontage of Shrewsbury Court Independent Hospital, a private hospital on Whitepost Hill, providing psychiatric rehabilitation services for patients suffering from long term mental illness. The first building on the site (not seen in this photo) dates from 1871, when the Reigate Cottage Hospital moved here from Albert Road North (see Image) and was renamed the Reigate and Redhill Cottage Hospital. A wing was added in 1907 with the extension along Shrewsbury Road (seen here) being added in 1923. Over the years, the name changed a number of times, initially to the Reigate and Redhill Hospital, then the Reigate and Redhill General Hospital and from 1923 the East Surrey Hospital. From 1980, its role began to transfer to Redhill General Hospital, with total closure in 1983, with the building subsequently taking on its current role. For a close up of the foundation stone to the left of the entrance, see Image

Foundation stone on the Shrewsbury Road frontage of Shrewsbury Court Independent Hospital, a private hospital on Whitepost Hill, providing psychiatric rehabilitation services for patients suffering from long term mental illness. The first building on the site dates from 1871, when the Reigate Cottage Hospital moved here from Albert Road North (see Image) and was renamed the Reigate and Redhill Cottage Hospital. A wing was added in 1907 with the extension along Shrewsbury Road (the one for which this foundation stone was laid) being added in 1923. Over the years, the name changed a number of times, initially to the Reigate and Redhill Hospital, then the Reigate and Redhill General Hospital and from 1923 the East Surrey Hospital. From 1980, its role began to transfer to Redhill General Hospital, with total closure in 1983, with the building subsequently taking on its current role. The stone reads: "This stone was laid by the Right Hon Lord Ashcombe CB Lord Lieutenant of Surrey on Nov 10 1923 to commemorate the enlargement of the East Surrey Hospital". For a wider view of this wing, see Image, with the stone visible to the left of the entrance.

The Shrewsbury Road frontage of Shrewsbury Court Independent Hospital, a private hospital on Whitepost Hill, providing psychiatric rehabilitation services for patients suffering from long term mental illness. The first building on the site (not seen in this photo) dates from 1871, when the Reigate Cottage Hospital moved here from Albert Road North (see Image) and was renamed the Reigate and Redhill Cottage Hospital. A wing was added in 1907 with the extension along Shrewsbury Road (seen here) being added in 1923. Over the years, the name changed a number of times, initially to the Reigate and Redhill Hospital, then the Reigate and Redhill General Hospital and from 1923 the East Surrey Hospital. From 1980, its role began to transfer to Redhill General Hospital, with total closure in 1983, with the building subsequently taking on its current role.

This road is the beginning of a steady climb uphill through the wooded common.

The upper part of Whitepost Hill, seen looking east from the junction with The Chase

Looking along Shrewsbury Road, with part of Shrewsbury Court Independent Hospital on the right.