IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Ashleigh Gardens, SUTTON, SM1 3EL
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Ashleigh Gardens, SM1 3EL by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (39 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Sutton Common railway station, Greater London
Opened in 1930 by the Southern Railway on its line from Wimbledon to Sutton. View south towards West Sutton and Sutton.
Image: © Nigel Thompson
Taken: 13 Nov 2013
0.07 miles
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Sutton Common station
The Wimbledon to Sutton line was first proposed in the early 1880s with the intention of stimulating house building across the clay pastures between the two towns, which up until then had remained largely untouched. Lack of enthusiasm or downright opposition from established railway companies, particularly the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, prevented any progress until after the First World War. The LBSCR went to such lengths to prove there was no need for a railway north of Sutton that when a Parliamentary committee in 1910 was considering a Bill for the line they produced a lady who explained that she had once tried to hail a bus which used to run between Wimbledon and Sutton. The conductor was so surprised that he failed to signal to the driver to stop, and the driver turned round to see what the lady was waving at.
The line finally opened in 1930, nearly 50 years after it was first proposed. The Wimbledon to Sutton line was designed for electric trains, with many inclines and sharp curves, although it hardly justified the drivers' nickname for it: "Wall of Death". Sutton Common, along with other stations on the line has a single central platform. Steps lead down from the road to the platform.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 27 Jun 2012
0.07 miles
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Rose Hill, Sutton
Looking towards St Helier.
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 26 Jan 2009
0.08 miles
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Sutton Common station: entrance
The fixtures seen at this entrance from Sutton Common Road include a timetable / map display, "permit to travel" machine, ticket vending machine, Oyster card reader and cycle rack.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 3 Mar 2011
0.08 miles
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Sutton Common Station: steps
Steps down to the platform, with a shelter at its southern end.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 3 Mar 2011
0.08 miles
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Sutton Common station: northern end
The far end of the platform, with a grass strip in the centre. The station is designed for 8-car trains. It is remarkably similar to the next station on the line, West Sutton Image
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 3 Mar 2011
0.08 miles
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Benhilton: B2230 Angel Hill
Taken from the footbridge shown in Noel's Image this is the B2230 Angel Hill as it passes through a cutting between the housing estates in Benhilton.
Image: © Nigel Cox
Taken: 30 Jan 2008
0.08 miles