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Sutton Common Road, SUTTON, SM1 3HT

Typical but attractive 1920s terraced houses with arched entranceways.

The inscription in the stone tablet in the centre of the main façade of the block of flats reads: S & C 1950 I am guessing therefore that these flats were originally built by the former Sutton & Cheam Council.

The shops are nearly opposite the entrance to Sutton Common station. As at 2011 they consisted of a convenience store and a carpet showroom with one vacant unit between them.

The train is formed of two 4-car class 319 "Thameslink" units and is on a service from Wimbledon to Luton (via Sutton and Blackfriars).

This was taken from Image looking along the A217 Reigate Avenue with Image viewed from the opposite direction. The double red lines along both sides of the road indicate that this is a Red Route Urban Clearway where no stopping is allowed at any time, not only on the carriageway, but on the pavement and verge too.

The bridge carries the railway line between Sutton Common and St Helier stations over the A217 here. The footbridge beyond is the one at Glastonbury Road. The white line marking crew have had a whale of a time here including a give way triangle at the tactile paving.

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. The colourful flowers add a touch of brightness.

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.