Reigate Society; Meetings Oct 2004 to Sep 2005

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.

Meetings and Events from Oct 2004 to Sep 2005

The following information is outdated and retained on the site solely to help give a feel for the type of events organised by the Reigate Society.

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Date & Time	04 Oct 2004, 8.00pm	Event Type	Get Together
Title of Talk	Past & Present of The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings	Guest Speaker	John Bailey
Venue	Woodhatch Centre, Whitebeam Drive, off Hornbeam Road, Reigate, RH2 7LS.
Additional Information	John Bailey, an architect, is the Chairman of The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB). He will talk about the history of the SPAB and the continuing importance of its message.

Date & Time	04 Nov 2004, 8.15pm	Event Type	Talk
Title of Talk	Buckland - A Village, A House & A Windmill	Guest Speaker	Duncan Ferns
Venue	Redhill UR Church Hall, Shaws Corner, Redhill.
Additional Information	Dr Ferns has recently restored a small windmill situated in his garden in the village of Buckland. This windmill was built circa 1860-1876 to drive a sawmill. He will speak about the windmill, his house and the village. In 1999 he published a history of the village of Buckland covering the last 1,000 years.

Date & Time	02 Dec 2004, 8.15pm	Event Type	Talk
Title of Talk	New Research on The Priory & Other Surrey CC-Supported Historic Building Projects	Guest Speaker	Martin Higgins
Venue	The Priory, Bell Street, Reigate.
Additional Information	Martin Higgins is the Surrey Historic Buildings Adviser. He will speak about The Priory and other projects. In particular he will explain the dendrochronology project, which is the dating of timbers in buildings by examining tree ring patterns in the wood.

Date & Time	09 Jan 2005, 11.00am	Event Type	Guided Walk
Title of Talk	A Look at the Implications of Future Sand Extraction	Guest Speaker	N/A
Venue	Flanchford Rd car park, Reigate Heath, Reigate.
Additional Information	Guided walk across proposed sand quarry site at Shagbrook (adjacent to Reigate Heath). Joining instructions and further information The objective is for participants to understand the boundaries of the proposed sand quarry and the likely effect on the surroundings. The walkers will be accompanied by Professor David Goode BSc PhD and Dennis Turner BSc FSA who will comment on the ecology and archaeology of the area. Please assemble at the Flanchford Road car park by 10.45 with a view to moving off at 11.00 - thankyou. The walk will be about two miles long on sandy footpaths with no steep slopes involved.

Date & Time	20 Jan 2005, 8.15pm	Event Type	Talk
Title of Talk	Holmsdale Natural History Club	Guest Speaker	Gerry Moss
Venue	Holy Trinity Church Hall Lounge, Carlton Rd, Redhill.
Additional Information	Dr Moss will talk about the long history of the Holmsdale Natural History Club and what it does today.

Date & Time	10 Feb 2005, 8.15pm	Event Type	Talk
Title of Talk	The Highs & Lows of Reigates Countryside	Guest Speaker	Ian Wright
Venue	Merstham Centre, Weldon Way.
Additional Information	Ian Wright is the Reigate and Banstead Countryside Officer. During his talk he will give an insight into his important role.

Date & Time	10 Mar 2005, 8.15pm	Event Type	Talk
Title of Talk	Surrey History Centre - Part I	Guest Speaker	Di Stiff
Venue	Holmesdale School, Alma Road, Reigate.
Additional Information	Di Stiff is the Archivist (Collections Department) of the Surrey History Centre. She will speak about the Centres work, records and facilities and how to make use of them.

Date & Time	08 Jun 2005, 12.00pm	Event Type	Walk
Title of Talk	A Walk Around the Nutfield Potential Mineral Zones	Guest Speaker	N/A
Venue	12 noon at the Inn On The Pond for lunch.
Additional Information	A walk around the Nutfield Potential Mineral Zones (PMZs), i.e. possible sites for open-cast sand extraction.

Date & Time	07 Jul 2005, 8.15pm	Event Type	AGM (Open to all)
Title of Talk	The Woodhatch Park Project	Guest Speaker	Linda Cope
Venue	Redhill Methodist Centre, Gloucester Rd, Redhill, RH1 1BP.
Additional Information	N/A
Date & Time	08 Sep 2005, 8.15pm	Event Type	Talk
Title of Talk	The Romano British Kiln of Doods Way, Reigate	Guest Speaker	Gerry Moss
Venue	Holmesdale School, Alma Road, Reigate.
Additional Information	Because Roman pottery had been previously found on the site, excavations were undertaken in 2004 prior to its re-development. This is a very important find in national terms, both because of the completeness of the kiln and the widespread use of its products in Roman London. The kiln is currently in temporary storage whilst decisions are taken as to where it will be permamently sited and displayed.