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The Priory is built on the site of an Augustinian priory founded in about 1235. Very little of the medieval foundation survives, and it is only visible from inside the building. After the dissolution of the monasteries the property was granted to Lord Howard of Effingham in 1541, who erected a house on the site. The house assumed much of its present appearance during extensive rebuilding in about 1770. Edward VII and his mistress were frequent visitors to the Priory in the early 1900s. During 2007/2008 Priory Park was extensively re-modelled, and also maintenance work has been undertaken on the Priory itself.

Reigate Old Town Hall. Also used as a Market House. Built in 1708, the building was presented to the Borough by Mr Randal Vogan in 1922. It is now a Caffe Nero.

The Moat of Reigate Castle at the north west end of the grounds. Photo - Christine Dunford

Redhill Harlequin which opened in 1986. The centre has a library, theatre and cinema.

6 Slipshoe Street, Reigate, is a pair of timber framed late 16th century houses with a continuously jettied front. The timber framed overhang is now tile hung. The conversion of this building for a dental practice won a Reigate Society Civic Award

St Katharine's Church, Merstham. This pretty village church is built on the site of a Saxon church. A Norman church was built here in about 1100, but all that remains of it is the font, a piscina and a few stones. The present building dates from about 1220, although it was rather insensitively restored in 1861.

Reigate Station. Opened in 1849, the station has been rebuilt a number of times. The signalbox dates from 1929 and has been threatened with domolition.

The Pilgrim's Way Reigate. A view taken from the end of Underhill Park Road.

The view from Colley Hill Reigate looking south west. reckoned to be one of the best from the North Downs.

The Feathers in High Street Merstham.

Wray Common Windmill was built in 1824. It was converted into a residence in 1967 and was restored early in the Millenium.

Salvation Army Citadel, Lower Bridge Road, Redhill.

A view of the house at Gatton Park across the lake. Gatton Park was created in the 1760s by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. Photo - Christine Dunford.

Memorial Park, Redhill. The park had a major refurbishment which was completed in 2014.

A recreation of some rails from the Croydon, Merstham and Godstone Iron Railway. This was an extension of the Surrey Iron Railway which was the World's first public railway and ran from Wandsworth to Croydon. The CM&GIR was opened in 1805 and closed around 1841.

The view of Sainsburys as you approach Redhill from the north. There is also a Travelodge, Gym and Aviva offices.

The Simpson Memorial on Colley Hill is dedicated to Captain George Simpson who died in 1909, aged 26. This part of Colley Hill was donated to the Borough by his mother.

The church of St John the Evangelist was built in the hamlet of St Johns in 1843. It was remodelled in the 1860s.

Red Central offices, High Street Redhill.

While Reigate's telephone exchange is not a very interesting building, it is one of the very few civic buildings commissioned during the reign of Edward 8th.

Quality Street Merstham. Part of Merstham's conservation Area.

Earlswood lakes on a very cold winters day. Photo - Christine Dunford.

The Junction pub and restaurant, High Street, Redhill.

Reigate's former Court House and Police Station, now part of the Town Hall.

Sighting Tower, Merstham. This tower was erected in the late 1830s for the construction of the railway tunnel between Merstham and Redhill. Both ends of the tunnle could be seen from the tower to aid surveying. It is not a ventilation shaft of which there is one nearby.

The Garage was opened by East Surrey Traction in 1912. The company was taken over by London Transport in 1933. The adjacent offices ran the entire London Country operation. The building is now a nursery.

Quadrant House, Princes Way, Redhill.

Statue of Dame Margot Fonteyn in the grounds of Towers Watson. She was born in Reigate in 1919.

Reigate Castle Grounds. The mock castle gateway built in 1777.

Reigate Tunnel was built in 1823 and is the earliest road tunnel in Britain.

The Red Lion pub, Linkfield Road Redhill.

The Royal Earlswood Hospital was formerly known as the 'The Asylum for Idiots' and 'The Royal Earlswood Institution for Mental Defectives'. It was the first such institution. It was closed in 1997 and has now been converted to residential use.

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Chart Lane, Reigate. The church is thought to date from the 12th Century with 13th and 15th century additions. It was extensively restored in the 19th century. In 1701 the world famous Cranston library was located above the vicar's vestry. This is claimed to be the first public library in England.

Donyngs Leisure Centre, Redhill. Offers badminton, 5-aside football, basketball, trampolining and gymnastics club for pre and school age children. We also have 5 squash courts with viewing gallery, a large Adventureland soft play and cafe.

The footbridge at the top of Reigate Hill was completed in 1910 replacing an earlier suspension bridge opened in 1825.

Lloyds Bank, London Road, Redhill

The view from the top of Reigate Hill looking towards Gatwick Airport.

Reigate Fort was built in 1898 as of our defences against a threatened French invasion. It is one of 13 forts along the North Downs. It is a National Trust property with free entry.

Part of a memorial to a USAF WW2 B17G Flying Fortress bomber which crashed into the hill in poor visibility on 19 March 1945 with the loss of all 9 crew. Much climbed on by children, its gets very muddy, the memorial represents a wing tip of the doomed plane.

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