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Roads
Last updated: 9 Dec 2022
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This page lists and describes a number of the roads in the area. A photograph is included where the Banstead History Research Group has
one and most are taken from a private collection of postcards owned by the webmaster. Other sources are individually credited.
If you would like your road included, please contact us and we will add it to the site. |
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| Buff Avenue, Banstead |
Buff Avenue was built on the eastern edge of the Buff House Estate. Taken in 1933, this picture shows the road before street lights had been installed. |
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| Colcokes Rd, Banstead |
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| Court Road, Banstead |
This postcard is postmarked Burgh Heath August 1913. The houses were built about 10 years earlier. |
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| Diceland Road, Banstead |
In 1680, Lambert records that three parcels of arable land called Dicelands were held by Thomas Puplett. In 1745 a field of seven acres called Diceland was purchased by Robert Shallcross.
Diceland Road was extended to Brighton Road in about 1914. Initially only the part near Shrubland Road was built, then plots were laid out on land belonging to the Gables. The kink in the road marks the join.
The London suburbs have many of these Edwardian houses; Banstead has very few and many small businesses became established here. The Burgh Heath telephone exchange for example was opened in 1923. |
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The Drive, Banstead |
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The Drive had been the principal access road to Nork House owned by Mr Frederick Colman, of mustard fame.
The Drive was one of the first roads to be developed when the Nork estate was built. Nork House was demolished in 1939. |
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| Fiddicroft Avenue,
Banstead |
Lambert records the following : Fetticroft. No doubt the same as
Fidelond (1325),or Videlond(1364). Le fideland was on the North
side of the lane leading to Woodmerstone.
In 1550 it was recorded as a 'Messauge' with garden called Fidecrofts
and in 1618 a close called Fiddicrofts. In 1765, it is recorded as a
parcel of ground (ie Well House garden) on the West side of a
copyhold enclosed Field called Feddicroft, whereon Sir Daniel Lambert
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| Ferndale Road,
Banstead |
The first part of Ferndale Road was built around 1900 and the
kink in the road marks the extension to Brighton Road in about1910.
The house name on the gate on the right hand side is 'Cranleigh'.
This was the home of Edward Gale, the headmaster of the Village
School and later the first school in Picquets Way. He lived here
for about 20 years.
The sender of this particular postcard in 1930 forgot to sign her
name but notes that the family lived in the second house on the left.
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| Garratts Lane, Banstead |
Garratts Lane was once the main thoroughfare into the village from Brighton Road
and is still well used nowadays.
In the late 19th century, John Lambert lived
here in Garratts Hall.
The photo shows Garratts Lane at the junction with Colcokes Road.
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Glenfield Road, Banstead |
This postcard was sent by A Bunce in 1933.
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Greenhayes Avenue, Banstead |
A large house called Greenhayes stood back from Bolters Lane about where Greenhayes Gardens are now. It was the home of Sir Allen Sarle, secretary of the London,Brighton and South coast railway until his death in 1903.
Greenhayes Avenue was built from 1934, part of the widespread development of Banstead at this period.
This postcard was sent from 71 Greenhayes Avenue in December 1945.
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High Street, Banstead |
First mentioned in 1433 Le Hyestrete (Lambert).
This runs along an ancient trackway. The built up banking outside the Institute
is all that remains of the evidence for the old track.
The photograph on the right was taken in 1906 from the top of the scaffolding,
during the construction of the new Police Station. It clearly shows how narrow
the High St was at that time and also the open fields on the North side of the
street. The nearest house on the South side is Ivy house which is still there today.
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This grocer's shop opened in about 1855. The Penny Post had begun in 1840
and Mr Selsby the grocer became postmaster. The shop then became Tonges
and by 1911 there were four deliveries a day from the post office at
Tonges(A14,A15).
By 1910 they had a public telephone and the number
was BH 10. |
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Higher Drive, Banstead |
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Holly Lane, Banstead |
The gate on the left led to Court House now St Anne's school.
The other gate led to Garratts Hall. The East lodge, now a private dwelling still stands on this corner. |
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Longcroft Avenue, Banstead |
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The name comes from the old Longcroft Estate where the main house is now the Doctors' surgery.
Longroft was a large residence with twelve bedrooms, dairy, stables, and grounds, occupying some sixteen acres in all.
It was one property in a list of properties sold off by the trustees of the will of John Lambert, which represented the residuary estate remaining in the Council's hands some 40 years after his death. John Lambert, one of the biggest landowners in Banstead, had purchased Longroft in 1860.
Longcroft Ave, Fiddicroft Ave and Croydon Lane South were all built on the land.
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Lyme Regis Road, Banstead |
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This road was laid down shortly after Diceland and Ferndale Roads. By 1913, there were over 100 houses in Shrubland Road and the roads leadingfrom it.
This view from the early 1930s is looking towards Shrubland Road to which Lyme Regis Road was not linked until 1945.
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Nork Way, Nork |
The earliest mention of Nork is in 1723 (Lambert). It may derive from
Northern Oak.
Nork was the location of a large estate and property called
Nork House built in 1740 by the Buckle family.
The postcard shows Nork Way at the junction of Warren Road.
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Nork Way was built by Halden Estates of the Strand around 1926
as the main thoroughfare of the new housing estate between
Fir Tree Road and Reigate Road. The developers offered a
choice of house plans. There was a small two bedroomed cottage
with no bathroom and an outside toilet, which was the design of
Mr Humphries one of the directors of Haldens who was the man
behind the whole scheme. He wanted to show that the estate
could have small as well as large houses on the large plots.
The cottage was priced at £695 for house and land. At least
two of the designs were built in Nork Way. Other houses were
more expensive. £1000 for three bedrooms and £1375 for a larger
4 bedroomed house. Despite the grand plans the houses didn't
sell fast enough and Haldens went bankrupt in 1929.
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Park Road, Banstead
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Park Road starts off at its northern end by Well House and the Village Well. Further down was Yewlands on the left and Rosehill School, now Castle House, on the right.
Further down, past the small cottages shown in this postcard were the boys Surgical Home and Banstead Place, currentlt (Dec 22) being redeveloped, and The Mint Public House.
Further along on the left hand side was No.116 Equipment Ammunition Depot which was opened in March 1939 on land previuosly belonging to Banstead Place.
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Pound Rd, Banstead
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Pound Road takes its name from the pound where stray animals were kept.
The cottages on the right hand side of the photograph date from the middle 1800s. Those on the left are later, around 1890.
The 1866 map, shows the pound being by the Brighton Road, south of the council house site. |
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Salisbury Road, Banstead
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Previously called the Alley, Salisbury Road is nearly as old as
the High street.
By 1866, gabled houses had replaced the original cottages. |
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Shrubland Road, Banstead
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The development of Shrubland Road began circa 1890, with just five houses constructed. At the same time, a length of Diceland Road was built off it.
By 1905, Shrubland, Diceland and ferndale Roads had all been adopted and made up by Epsom district Rural Council.
This card was postmarked by the Banstead postoffice 4.00pm on the 13th August 1931
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Sutton Lane, Banstead
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This card was sent on the 18th September 1918, postmarked by the Banstead postoffice at 8.15am.
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Winkworth Road, Banstead |
Winkworth Road was built in 1931/2 and was first called
the Banstead by-pass. It took a great deal of traffic away from the
High street although there does not seem to have been much happening
when this photograph was taken!
This postcard was sent on the 6th Jan 1949. |
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Seven Starr Devon sent us a scanned image of a 1935 postcard. .
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Tina Claydon from Devon sent us a photograph of a snow bound Winkworth Road, taken in the 1960's.
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Yewlands Close, Banstead
The houses in Yewlands Close were built after the 1939/45 War on the site of a
large house and grounds on the east side of Park Road. The house was demolished
in 1937.
Originally it had been owned by the Lambert family in the 16th century.
In 1729 it was bought by Isaac Hughes, who built the house the following
year. Later owners were the Aubertin family and (in 1879) J M Robertson,
who was the main plaintiff in the action (Robertson v Hartopp) to
preserve the Banstead Commons from being built over.
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