Merstham was the terminus of the world's first public
railway, and you have here a picture of the company seal showing the
horse-drawn railroad wagons.
With thanks to Alex Hunter, author of "20th Century Merstham", which is available from the Ancient House Bookshop, Reigate.
From the SER guide book of the late 1840s. Note the water mill with mill pond below the toll road, the stream falling down
to a wide water hole to the East of the railway before draining off down to Albury farm and beyond.
With thanks to Alex Hunter, author of "20th Century Merstham", which is available from the Ancient House Bookshop, Reigate.
Chalk Works, Merstham. 1823. John Hassell.
Greystone Limeworks siding, Merstham, Surrey. 19 May 1956. Edwin Course.
This is the rail siding that ran from Merstham Station and served the lime works.
The Quarry Line tunnel entrance is in the background although not visable.
With thanks to P. Burgess, Wealden Cave and Mine Society.
Comment 1Peter Burgess
from crawley
posted this comment on 29/12/2009 at 21:44
The Quarry Line tunnel was well over to the left and would not have been visible from here.
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The old S.E.R. Station, Merstham. 1905. Adamstone Series.
Merstham Station. 1907. F. Frith & Co. Ltd.
Merstham Station. 1913. C.H. Adamstone.
Merstham Railway Station. S.E.C.R. Circa 1910.
Merstham Station. Unknown date. Unknown publisher.
Merstham Station. Unknown date. Unknown publisher.
Comment 1eric tarrant
from shropshire
posted this comment on 27/11/2009 at 17:39
I found all of the pictures interesting. But the signal box has a great interest. I have one of the signal levers from the box and most of the lever plates I.D s I also have a cable ajusting wheel with LBSR stamped on it also removed from the old signak box. As a boy I stood by the old box many time colecting loco names and numbers.
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The S.E.R. & L.B.S.C. Railway cutting at Merstham, Surrey. Unknown date. Unknown publisher.
South entrance to tunnel.
Merstham tunnel, southern portal.
LBSR express train, Stroudley 'Gladstone' engine. Special excursion passing Merstham
and then onto the 'new' fast line. Note - carriages are 6 wheeler stock. Unknown date. Unknown publisher.
Merstham. Unknown date. Unknown publisher.
The Southern Belle at Merstham. Unknown date. Pamlin Prints.
Brighton-London Bridge Express near Coulsdon. Engine 4-4-2, No. 421.
Unknown date. The Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd.
M944 "RIVER" T2-6-4 on the "Southern Belle" at Merstham. Unknown date. Pamlin Prints, Croydon. Photo: Lens of Sutton.
L.B.S.C.: The Southern Belle near Merstham, Surrey. 4-6-4T Locomotive N. 332.
Unknown date. G.H. Lake & Co. Ltd.
330. Was rebuilt as 4-6-0 N15X Class, renumbered 2300 and named Cudworth.
Merstham. Unknown date. Unknown publisher.
S.R. - The "The Brighton Belle" at speed on the Quary line near Merstham. Unknown date. Ian Allan Ltd.
Photo by O.J. Morris.
"The Brighton Belle." Unknown date. Photo-Precision Ltd.
"The Brighton Belle." Unknown date. Unknown publisher.
S.R. down Eastbourne electric express on the Quarry Line. Unknown date. Photo: O.J. Morris
"Redhill, the railway". Unknown date. Unknown publisher.
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