Greetings Cards of Banstead
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The Doomsday book recorded a Church in Banstead in 1086 but the present building was probably erected some 100 years later. Many alterations and additions have been made over the centuries but the basic layout was established by about 1220.
The Banstead History Research Group has published the full story of the Church in beautifully illustrated publication titled - THE HISTORY OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH BANSTEAD.
The Church Institute is located on part of the Orchard outside All Saints Church. It was built in 1906 and is one of the oldest buildings in the High Street. Its 100 year history is documented in a publication titled – BANSTEAD CHURCH INSTITUTE CENTENARY 1906-2006.
The High Street has changed very little over the years.
The Lady Neville recreation ground is named after the wife of a local High Court judge who purchased the land in 1895 when it was put up for sale as building plots. Their daughter, Miss Edith Neville gifted the land to the parish as a recreation ground in 1925.
The line of Lime trees on the northern side of the cricket green was planted in 1857 at the expense of Sir George Glyn. The square of pitches was laid about the same time, as cricket in Banstead continued to flourish.
The roundabout at the eastern end of Banstead Village at the junctions of Croydon lane, Sutton lane and Winkworth Road. In the background is the Sunrise Senior living Community Home.
Mint Farm dates back to the 16th century but the first mention of The Mint in Park Road is in the 1871 census when Edward Bennett is described as a beer retailer. The Bennett family were there for sixty years.
The old well with Well House in the background at the junction of Park Road and Woodmansterne Lane, Banstead. The Well, which is almost 300 feet deep and was last used around 1895, was an important part of village life until the arrival of piped water. The 18th century wellhead cover is a listed building, and still houses the elaborate winding gear.
Over the last few years the structure started to develop a severe lean and after some temporary repairs, a full restoration was commissioned in August 2003. The full restoration was completed by mid November 2003.
The War Memorial at the Eastern end of Banstead High Street was unveiled in July 1921 and records the names of 118 local men who fell during both World Wars.
The Woolpack was built during the redevelopment of the eastern end of the High Street in the late 1950s and 1960s. The original Inn was sited nearer the road, and was severely damaged by a flying bomb in WWII on the 8th of August 1944.
Leading up to the 1930s, the narrow High Street through the village of Banstead could no longer support the traffic flow. Winkworth Road was built to serve as a by-pass, and the development included much of the housing that still fronts on to the road today
This used to be the Victoria Hotel 100 years ago run by the Gilberts. The Victoria Public House was built about 1864 using chalk from the newly dug railway cuttings as foundations. It was originally named not after the Queen, but after the Victoria Carriage.
In 1867 Richard Payne was the landlord but from about 1870 to the 1930s, the Gilbert family ran the pub. Tom Gilbert, whose name used to hang above the door, was Captain of the Cricket Club and also a farmer.
The old building had the porch demolished and rebuilt when the place was turned in to a Pizza restaurant called ZIZZI's.
