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Alma Road, REIGATE, RH2 0DB

1953 house in Alma Road designed by Leslie Gooday, Wycliffe Noble and Donald Pierce of the architects Gooday and Noble. At first sight and ordinary house, except that it is specifically referred to in the Pevsener guide "The Buildings of England - Surrey", by Ian Nairn and Nikolaus Pevsner (revised by Bridget Cherry) in which it is described as "A familiar type, but nicely detailed and landscaped. Pitched slate roof, one band of vertical cedar bonding on the front, and the open treads of staircase seen behind a window beside the door - a cliché as effective as the c18 house with its central Venetian window at the back to light the half landing". The reference to a vertical band suggests it has since been altered. One wonders whether it would have appeared in the book had it not been directly opposite St Mark's Church, and so would have been seen when viewing that building.

Alongside St Marks Church in Alma Road, the tower of which can be seen in the background. Unusually, it was originally unveiled in November 1917, a year before the end of the First World War.

Large mid 19th Century house, now subdivided. Locally listed.

Two Reigate churches, as seen from the slopes of Colley Hill. The lower of the two is St Mark's (see Image) with St Mary's (see Image) beyond.

Historic market town at the foot of the North Downs. Today it is very much a dormitory town for Gatwick and London commuters.

Low rise flats off Alma Road.

Built in 1860, designed by Field and Hilton. The tower was originally topped by a spire, but this was removed (two books I have seen variously quote 1900 and 1918) because it was found to be unstable.

A short stub of Birkheads Road to the east of Alma Road (in the foreground). The offices on the left are on the site of what the 1896 1:2,500 map marks as a "lecture room", but shown on the 1963 1:2,500 map as St Mark's Church Hall.

A short stub of Birkheads Road to the east of Alma Road (in the foreground). The offices on the left are on the site of what the 1896 1:2,500 map marks as a "lecture room", but shown on the 1963 1:2,500 map as St Mark's Church Hall.

1860 locally listed villas built in Reigate Stone to a design of Field and Hilton, who also designed St Marks Church, whose roofline is just visible on the right of the photo, in the same year.