IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Court Road, GODSTONE, RH9 8BT

Late Victorian house in High Street, now housing the offices of a funeral directors. Old maps call the building "Cavern House", which commemorates its position at the entrance to one of the many local mines.

On the way southward toward the Godstone one-way system

Row of cottages in High Street. The nearest one has a name plaque, Caves Cottage, presumably so called, like its neighbour (see Image), because of its position near the entrance to one of the many local mines.

A pair of locally listed cottages.

The name commemorates the former role of the building as the White Swan Inn. Other former uses of this 18th century building were as the Godstone poor house, then as "dame school" (i.e. a private infants' school in which children were taught the 3 Rs by a woman in her own home) and later a lodging house. It became a pub in 1888 and ceased to be so in 1984. It is now used as offices. Locally listed.

A row of cottages on Needles Bank, High Street, all of which are grade II listed (listing particulars included with the description). On the far left of the photo is part of No 76 (late 18th century - www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1294654 ); then No 74 (set back) and Nos. 72 and 70 (the two shops), which together originate from the late 15th/early 16th century, with the original core of Nos 72 and 70 being a medieval hall - www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1029774 ); then No 68 (with the flat roof - 18th century with 20th century front - www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1188565 ); then No 66 (partly hidden - early 18th century - www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1377625 ); and Nos 64 and 62 (a pair of mid 18th century cottages - www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1188557 ).

Picturesque cottages line part of the one-way system in Godstone

Poppies at the roadside by the Godstone Village one-way system

Seen here at its junction with Needles Bank (on the right). On the left, just after the zebra crossing, is a footpath to Court Road (see Image). The hearthstone wall beyond is reputed to date from the 15th century but considered by some to be more likely to be 17th/18th century. It features galleting in many of the mortar joints (see Image for close up of a similar wall slightly further south along High Street) and is grade II listed - see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1188622.

Close up of "no cycling" sign in Image