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Reigate Tunnel south portal (was A217)

Reigate Tunnel deserves to have much greater prominence within SABRE than it seems to have, being of great historic importance � the earliest road tunnel built in Britain (and possibly Europe). It was built in 1823 by W Constable to avoid a detour round the Castle Mound in Reigate. It is around 50m long, bored through sandstone, and was used by vehicular traffic as recently as the 1970s, as part of the A217. Traffic in Reigate now goes round a one way system, of which Castle Mound forms the centre.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Oct 07, 2007 by IanReigate

Plaque on south portal of Reigate Tunnel

This is the plaque above the entrance to Reigate Tunnel, commemorating its building in 1823

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Oct 07, 2007 by IanReigate

The A217 looking down the long Reigate Hill.

Nearing the top of Reigate Hill and approaching M25 junction 8 is a large bend at the junction with Wray Lane/Gatton Bottom.

Pre-Worboys 30 Banstead

This is the first wooden one I've ever come across. The credentials are dubious as not standard design or font, plus the vinyl appears to be newer than the background. But I think it unlikely to be from any other source and lasted so long, although the numbers may have been replaced since being made originally.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Oct 11, 2009 by DavidNW9

A242, Reigate (C) Nigel Chadwick
The A242 is a short road running for approximately 2 miles between the A23 north of Redhill to the A25 just east of Reigate town centre.

Lesbourne Road, Reigate, Surrey (C) Peter Trimming
Looking towards the distant junction, at which Lesbourne Road peels off to the right, and the continuing road becomes West Road (B2034).

London Road (C) Ian Capper
The first building on the right forms part of the Red Cross Inn (see <a href='http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/820860'>TQ2550 : The Red Cross Inn</a>). The remaining buildings were built around 1900, to replace some earlier which had partly collapsed in 1860 into a system of caves that riddle this area (for example see <a href='http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1091358'>TQ2550 : Entrance to The Barons' Cave</a>). To ensure that they were sound, they were built on girders. In the 1970s/80s one of the premises was occupied by a wine bar called 'On the Rocks', with a seating area in one of the caves below.

In 1987, London Road was closed while work proceeded to stabilise part of the cave system by filling them with sand and concrete.

Reigate Church Street

Tunnel Road in Reigate - opened in 1824 - is considered to be the oldest surviving road tunnel serving a public road in the British Isles. It was closed to heavy traffic from the 1970's due to concern over the damage being caused by vibration from heavy vehicles.

The red cast of the gas discharge illumination has been 'corrected' in this <a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominicspics/4705386489/in/set-72157624161978871/'>alternate version of the image.</a>

Part of a <a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominicspics/sets/72157624161978871/'>set of images</a> taken at the Tunnel Road Sand Caves and Mines, Reigate, Surrey, UK - during an open day presented, managed and facilitated by the <a href='http://www.wcms.org.uk/' rel='nofollow'>Wealdon Cave and Mine Society.</a>

See also a related <a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominicspics/sets/72157624160806929/'>set of images</a> taken at 'Reconnect' - the <a href='http://zitara.co.uk/' rel='nofollow'>Zíta Rá</a> woodcarving sculpture exhibition and installation, also presented in part of the caves.

 

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