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Chequers Close, HORLEY, RH6 8DT

Built in the early 1950s by local firm Andersons for the then local council, Dorking and Horley Rural District Council. It is named after the nearby hotel, The Chequers (see Image)'

A road here parallel with the A23.

A road off Horley Row largely dating from 1975 as part of an estate built by the building firm Bovis. It is named after the original bakehouse of Horley Row (still standing) which like a number of the older houses here was set back from the road, but separated from it by later buildings (such as these seen here).

The bus stop ahead is Lumley Road, for routes 26, 400 and 460 towards Redhill. A view from a 400 bus.

A short close off Horley Row, which gives access to some of the cottages shown on older maps separated from the road (originally a track) by an area of open ground, being the northern edge of what was Horley Common. They are they are now separated from (and largely hidden from sight from) the road by more recent buildings.

A 1902 Gladiator driving along Brighton Road, Horley, just south of the Chequers Roundabout, taking part in the 2010 London-Brighton Veteran Car Run. In the background is the Chequers Hotel. The police car trailing the car was presumably not looking out for a speeding offence. The London-Brighton Veteran Car Run is an annual event, taking place on the first Sunday of November, in commemoration of the Emancipation Run of 14 November 1896 which celebrated the raising of the speed limit for 'light locomotives' from 4 mph to 14 mph and removed the requirement for vehicles to be escorted by a man on foot. The next Run was in 1927, after which it was annual to 1938, with a further run in 1946, and then annual from 1948 onwards - the 2010 Run was the 77th event. The orange sign in the background was a route marker for the 2010 Brighton-London Future Car Challenge that had taken place the previous day, in the reverse direction to the Veteran Car Run, as a showcase for low energy vehicles.

A short close off Horley Row, which gives access to some of the cottages shown on older maps separated from the road (originally a track) by an area of open ground, being the northern edge of what was Horley Common. They are now separated from (and largely hidden from sight from) the road by more recent buildings. Lydford, in the background, a 17th century grade II listed cottage, is one example of these - for listing particulars see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1378038. The barn on the left was originally a wheelwright's shop (hence the name of the close). It later became the building yard of local builders, Andersons, who developed much of the area south of Horley Row. The barn has since been converted into a house. Dating originally from around 1700, it too is grade II listed - for listing particulars see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1378024.