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St. Andrews Close, REIGATE, RH2 7JF

A short cul-de-sac of 1950s semi-detached houses off St Mary's Road.

Victorian house in Howard Road, marked on the 1872 1:500 map (although the extension on the right is more recent).

Victorian houses in Howard Road, marked on the 1872 1:500 map.

Large Victorian house in Howard Road by its junction with St Mary's Road, marked on the 1872 1:500 map.

Large Victorian house in Howard Road by its junction with Parkgate Road, marked on the 1872 1:500 map.

Looking down Howard Road from above its junction with Parkgate Road. Mapping suggests that the house on the left dates form the 1860s/1870s, the time of the development of this part of Reigate.

Large Victorian house in Parkgate Road by its junction with Howard Road, marked on the 1872 1:500 map (on which Parkgate Road was named Reigatepark Road). The plaque on the chimney reads "CL".

Parkgate Road from its junction with Howard Road. Mapping suggests that the nearest house dates from the 1860s/1870s, although the rest of this section of the road remained undeveloped until after the Second World War, when the houses beyond were built. When first developed, the road was called Reigate Park Road, although mapping shows it to have received its present name by 1895.

Part of the 1960s or 70s Woodlands Estate (see Image). All the roads are named after vicars of St Mary's Church: in this photo is Lymden Gardens (named after John Lymden, vicar from 1532 to 1536 and the last prior of Reigate prior to the dissolution of Reigate Priory in the Reformation). The other roads on the estate are Harrison Close (named after John Harrison, vicar from 1847 to 1901), Talbot Close (named after Richard Talbot, vicar from 1929 to 1947), Sheldon Close (named after Frederick Sheldon, vicar from 1947 to 1957) and Cranston Close (named after Andrew Cranston, vicar from 1697 and 1708 and founder of the Cranston Library, the first public lending library in Britain - see Image).

William Caffyn (1828 - 1919) lived and died here, in his day a famous all-rounder cricketer for Surrey and England. He also spent some time in Australia, which may account for the house name.