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Banstead Railway Station

Banstead Railway Station was opened on the 22nd May 1865 mainly on a line designed to serve the racing community.

Only a few commuters used the line as the village is a mile away, up a hill, however one of the earliest commuters was Allen Sarle, Secretary to the Railway Company.

Walter Henry Isles was stationmaster for 33 years.

The name was painted on the roof to enable pilots approaching Croydon Airport to check their position.

The photo comes from an unused postcard and the date of it still needs to be researched
Picture added on 16 November 2009 at 22:43
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Comments:
Looking through old local newspapers I came across a newsworthy item? 'We understand that the stationmaster Mr. J.R. Reynolds, the stationmaster, will not yet be leaving Banstead, owing to the fact that the stationmaster at Battle, whose place Mr Reynolds was to have taken, has been unable to find house accommodation at the place he was to be transferred.' As published in a Surrey newspaper.
This was, I believe, in 1925 as the next story, The Lady Neville Recreation Ground, was thrown open to the public on Wednesday evening.
Added by Janice Chapple on 20 November 2022
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