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Milestone, A23 Brighton Road, Horley
26 miles to Brighton, 25 to Westminster, but the Brighton distance is altered these days by deviations around Gatwick Airport and at various points to the south.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 23 Mar 2019
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A23 Brighton Road, Horley
Looking north.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 23 Mar 2019
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Milepost, Brighton Road
Close up of the cast iron milepost in
Image This of a standard design for mileposts along this route, which was built in 1816 as a direct route from Gatton Point, north of Redhill, 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 Horley).
Image: © Ian Capper
Taken: 13 Jun 2012
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Old Milepost by the A23, Brighton Road, Horley parish
Cast iron post by the A23, in parish of Horley (Reigate and Banstead District), Brighton Road, opposite parish church, Northeast of Longbridge roundabout, on the verge between pavement and road, on East side of road. Reigate iron casting, erected by the Gatton Lodge to Povey Cross turnpike trust in the 19th century.
Inscription reads:-
: 25 / FROM / WESTMINSTER / BRIDGE / 26 / TO / BRIGHTON : : PARISH / OF / HORLEY : : 26 / FROM / BRIGHTON / 25 / TO / WESTMINSTER / BRIDGE :
Milestone Society National ID: SY_LBT25
Image: © JS Payne
Taken: 1 Sep 2007
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A23 Brighton Road, Horley
Heading south.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 7 Feb 2018
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Lychgate, St Bartholomew's Church, Horley
Lychgate for St Bartholomew's Church (see
Image). The lychgate dates from 1903, built by Arthur Jennings, and commemorates those killed in the Boer War - a carved inscription on the south side reads "To the glory of God and in memory of our fellow parishioners who fell in the South African War 1899-1902", with their names (A W Carling, C C Sargent, and J T Turnbull) inscribed on both sides of the lychgate, along with those of the Vicar and Churchwardens at the time (Rev H T Lewis, B W Parsons and F T Glover). It is grade Ic listed.
In the background can be seen the spire of the church.
Image: © Ian Capper
Taken: 22 Jan 2012
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Reroofing of lych gate, Horley churchyard
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 2 Oct 2019
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A23 Brighton Road, Horley, east side
The houses are on a parallel service road, Church Walk.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 23 Mar 2019
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Brighton Road
The A23 through Horley, dating from 1816 as part of the direct route from Gatton Point, north of Redhill, to Povey Cross, near Gatwick. On the right is the milepost in
Image
Image: © Ian Capper
Taken: 13 Jun 2012
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Gravestone, Horley Churchyard
Nothing particularly special about this gravestone, other than the final two words. Is that really how Henry Byard felt about his mother?
Image: © Ian Capper
Taken: 19 Jun 2010
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