Nostalgia

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County confirms executive

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Victorian house sale back on

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Local hero who led England

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Famous flame lights up a town

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A Lady not partial to a drink

The Bell Street Entrance created by John Parsons was later removed by Lady Henry Somerset because of its proximity to the Castle Public House

The Bell Street Entrance created by John Parsons was later removed by Lady Henry Somerset because of its proximity to the Castle Public House

Gates were too close to a pub!

Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham

Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham

Reigate Priory and its owners

The ventilation grille high in the town of St John's School can be seen alongside the clock

The ventilation grille high in the town of St John's School can be seen alongside the clock

How pupils kept their cool

The southern slope of Redhill Common in days gone by. The path down to St John's School is straight and wide, the view across the Weald in uninterrupted and the common is free of the scrub and trees that cover it today

The southern slope of Redhill Common in days gone by. The path down to St John's School is straight and wide, the view across the Weald in uninterrupted and the common is free of the scrub and trees that cover it today

Happy days climbing Nelson

Horses were used for personal transport as well as for commercial purposes. Here three horses and carts are the only traffic in early1900s London Road, Redhill

Horses were used for personal transport as well as for commercial purposes. Here three horses and carts are the only traffic in early1900s London Road, Redhill

Horse sense before the car

The British Legion Club in Clarendon Road was once a house called Elmsfield, the home of Captain Sutton. Pictured here in the early 1990s before it was demolished, it had the new telephone exchange next door to it. The Dome flats at can be seen in the

The British Legion Club in Clarendon Road was once a house called Elmsfield, the home of Captain Sutton. Pictured here in the early 1990s before it was demolished, it had the new telephone exchange next door to it. The Dome flats at can be seen in the

Where dairy horses were shod

The boys' shelter being inspected shortly after it was re-opened in 2003. Some of the murals on the walls can be seen, although their vivid colours do not show up in this picture

The boys' shelter being inspected shortly after it was re-opened in 2003. Some of the murals on the walls can be seen, although their vivid colours do not show up in this picture

Lost murals from the war days

The offices of Mellersh and Neale in Reigate High Street in the 1930s. The site is now shops

The offices of Mellersh and Neale in Reigate High Street in the 1930s. The site is now shops

Beer was matured in the Reigate caves

Shaws Corner as it was before the war memorial was erected in 1923

Shaws Corner as it was before the war memorial was erected in 1923

Meet the family on the corner

A policeman on traffic control in Reigate faces Tunnel Road, then still in use by vehicles

A policeman on traffic control in Reigate faces Tunnel Road, then still in use by vehicles

When police controlled cars

Scamperdale, now gone, was a luggage factory and, earlier, stables

Scamperdale, now gone, was a luggage factory and, earlier, stables

Suitcase factory sent packing

Home sweet home: This house called Shenley became the site of the Ark Royal Training Ship

Home sweet home: This house called Shenley became the site of the Ark Royal Training Ship

A colourful history behind four walls

Nice wheels: This car was pictured outside the White Hart Hotel in Reigate in 1896

Nice wheels: This car was pictured outside the White Hart Hotel in Reigate in 1896

Driving people mad

Common protector: Samuel Barrow did the borough a favour

Common protector: Samuel Barrow did the borough a favour

A common story to spoil you a little bit

A 1933 advert for Redhill cinemas

A 1933 advert for Redhill cinemas

It started as a life of Grimes for cinema

Roundabout: The cottages on what was Union Road Pic: S Ware

Roundabout: The cottages on what was Union Road Pic: S Ware

A roundabout story which ends with golf

Roundabout: The cottages on what was Union Road Pic: S Ware

Roundabout: The cottages on what was Union Road Pic: S Ware

A roundabout story which ends with golf

Anxious wait: Pupils at the Warwick School wait for the results to come in

Anxious wait: Pupils at the Warwick School wait for the results to come in

Warwick School pupils show off their X Factor

Much changed: This is how Church Street in Reigate looked during the 1920s

Much changed: This is how Church Street in Reigate looked during the 1920s

Changing times of Church Street

Carnage: The front of Dorothy's house was left wrecked after being hit by a German war bomb

Carnage: The front of Dorothy's house was left wrecked after being hit by a German war bomb

‘I was blown down the stairs by bomb’

On the road again: Upper Bridge Road leads to the High Street and has seen several changes. Pic courtesy of John Eede

On the road again: Upper Bridge Road leads to the High Street and has seen several changes. Pic courtesy of John Eede

A-bridged history of a road with a tale

Men working on the Station Road tunnel circa 1902

Men working on the Station Road tunnel circa 1902

End of the road for ‘the death trap’

Reigate citizens built the arch to mark Queen Victoria's visit

Reigate citizens built the arch to mark Queen Victoria's visit

Reigate is certainly a mannered town

Times past: Redhill's Market Hall, completed in 1861, was a bustling place

Times past: Redhill's Market Hall, completed in 1861, was a bustling place

The rise and fall of Redhill’s Market Hall

Grave matters: St Mary's Church, Reigate, where a ghostly woman was seen in 1975

Grave matters: St Mary's Church, Reigate, where a ghostly woman was seen in 1975

Ghosts out of the past

Bird's eye view: The former Royal Earlswood Hospital, some of which has now been turned into luxury flats Pic: Aero Pictorial Ltd, Redhill Aerodrome

Bird's eye view: The former Royal Earlswood Hospital, some of which has now been turned into luxury flats Pic: Aero Pictorial Ltd, Redhill Aerodrome

Book charts the life of patients in Victorian asylum

Church on time: St Matthew's Church

Church on time: St Matthew's Church

Hidden secrets open to public - Rare opportunity to see treasures

Flicks: The borough's first cinema was in Station Road, Redhill

Flicks: The borough's first cinema was in Station Road, Redhill

Disaster struck our first cinema three times

Step on: Local organisations dressed up to represent historic themes

Step on: Local organisations dressed up to represent historic themes

Remembering the carnival days which illuminated the borough

The Huntsman in Redhill High Street was first

The Huntsman in Redhill High Street was first

History of the High Street hunting men’s club

Stones like this marked the boundary of the proposed military prison on Redhill Common, several of which still exist

Stones like this marked the boundary of the proposed military prison on Redhill Common, several of which still exist

History of the Common

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A police farce

Line of duty: Redhill police, 1879; Head Constable George Rogers is on the left

Line of duty: Redhill police, 1879; Head Constable George Rogers is on the left

The original thin blue line-up

Class act: St John's School in the 19th century

Class act: St John's School in the 19th century

Towns name in the sand

The General: Redhill General Hospital c1918

The General: Redhill General Hospital c1918

Workhouse to hospital

Channon's children in 1953: Rev W G Channon (back, centre) with a young Michael Shergold (middle row, centre, directly in front of Rev Channon) and Jean Shergold (front row, sixth from left). Were you one of Channon's children?

Channon's children in 1953: Rev W G Channon (back, centre) with a young Michael Shergold (middle row, centre, directly in front of Rev Channon) and Jean Shergold (front row, sixth from left). Were you one of Channon's children?

Calling all Channons children

Most famous: The statue of Reigation Dame Margot Fonteyn in Riegate

Most famous: The statue of Reigation Dame Margot Fonteyn in Riegate

Whos the greatest?

Local feature: The pillar

Local feature: The pillar

Pillar of the community

Beaten track: Reigate Hill decades before the car was invented

Beaten track: Reigate Hill decades before the car was invented

Getting to top of downs

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Victorias jubilee celebrations

Burning: Smoke billowing (left) and molten lead streaking the walls Pix: Gatton Park

Burning: Smoke billowing (left) and molten lead streaking the walls Pix: Gatton Park

When Gattons treasures were lost to fire

Men's club: The Colman Institute never did get the baths the original plans suggested

Men's club: The Colman Institute never did get the baths the original plans suggested

The swimming bath that never was...

Hall tale: The Municipal Buildings

Hall tale: The Municipal Buildings

Hall in a name

Adrian Webb has started to digitally recreated and enhance the front view of Great Doods from around 1906. The original picture was taken from the point that is now the corner of Croydon Road and Reigate Road, opposite the bottom of Chart Lane

Adrian Webb has started to digitally recreated and enhance the front view of Great Doods from around 1906. The original picture was taken from the point that is now the corner of Croydon Road and Reigate Road, opposite the bottom of Chart Lane

Rediscover the Great Doods

Berlin's Freedom Bell, made by Gillett and Johnston Pic: Croydon Local Studies Library and Archive Service

Berlin's Freedom Bell, made by Gillett and Johnston Pic: Croydon Local Studies Library and Archive Service

Bell-makers heard world-wide

Greener times: London Road was once lined with trees

Greener times: London Road was once lined with trees

Victorias jubilee tree celebrations

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Remembering the Great War

Dismayed: Richard Boxall with his children Molly, Joanna and Matthew

Dismayed: Richard Boxall with his children Molly, Joanna and Matthew

Fight for childrens pool

St Joseph's Church and school circa 1860. Pic: John Eede

St Joseph's Church and school circa 1860. Pic: John Eede

History lesson in the shadow of the church