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Honeysuckle Lane, 1924
Honeysuckle Lane leads from Beech Hill to Kenley Road. A certain amount of development had already occurred on other parts of Headley Down when this picture was taken-see following pictures-but had not spread here yet. |
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Honeysuckle Lane, 1924 |
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The message on the back, written in August 1928, says: "Have arrived here - are now going to have our bread and cheese in a field. This is typical of all our walks, but the colouring is exquisite." |
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Wilsons Road, Headley Down, 1912
Taken from a vantage point on Linden Road, the nearest house is Stonehill Cottage, just at the top of the steep hill on Wilsons Road. Further up on the opposite side of the road is Wilson's shop, which can be identified by the overhang on its right side above the shop window. Crossing at this point is Fairview Road. |
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Wilsons Road, Headley Down, 1912 |
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| In the background we see The Boreen, demolished in more recent years and the site developed into a close of smaller properties.
Posted in August 1915: "I am still holding on - very nasty at times - horrid old thing. Never mind, just over another week and then goodbye to her - thank goodness. Have put a little mark where our house is - you can just see the chimney of it." |
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Kenley Road and Fairview Road, Headley Down, c.1910
Taken from much the same viewpoint as the previous picture, and probably at around the same time. The houses shown here have been identified as follows:-
Fairview Road (higher): Ringmore Villas, Cherry Tree Cottage, High Pines
Kenley Road (lower): Kenley House, Heatherley
Most of these buildings are still standing today, although the growth of vegetation and further housing development since that time now make this view an impossibility. |
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Kenley Road and Fairview Road, Headley Down, about 1910 |
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Bungalows at Stonehill, Headley Down, c.1912
The name Stonehill here, as on the previous picture, referred at the time to this area of Headley Down generally rather than to any particular part of it. This picture shows the junction of Fairview Road (left) with Carlton Road (right).
Houses have been identified by Dolly McGhee as (left to right): Stanton, Pine Trees, The Beehive, Hazeldene, Heathlands.
Dolly worked at Hazeldene for Giles Henry Zeal and his family, who were associated with Zeal thermometers and Whitefriers glass.
Posted in October 1913, and addressed from The Boreen, the author of the postcard above writes: "This is the little hamlet near where our house is situated … I like the country so far very much." |
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Bungalows at Stonehill, Headley Down, about 1912 |
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View towards 'Stonedene', Headley Down, 1912
The house in view here is actually Woodlands, situated at the end of Pond Road. Stonedene itself, a somewhat larger house, can just be seen in the distance below the overhanging tree bough.
During the Second World War, the King of Norway lived at Stonedene after his country was invaded by the Germans.
The house has since been demolished, and in its place is the development called Stonedene Close. |
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View towards ‘Stonedene’, Headley Down, 1912 |
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Carlton Road, Headley Down, c.1910
Of the same date as the pictures of Kenley Road and Grayshott Road, we are looking up Carlton Road towards its junction with Grayshott Road.
Carlton Road had been developed as far as its junction with Fairview Road. We can see Primrose Glen with Little Orchard behind it. The houses to the right are along Seymour Road, with Heathcroft identifiable by its gables.
We believe that one of the girls in the picture became Mrs Dangerfield. |
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Carlton Road, Headley Down, about 1910 |
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Post Office, Carlton Road
A later picture. Situated near the junction of Carlton Road and the main Grayshott Road, this temporary building served Headley Down as its post office after Wilson's shop closed in the 1960s. It was built in the front garden of Down End.
The post office moved in 1974 to its present site at Whittle's store in Eddey's Lane, and this building was demolished. |
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Post Office, Carlton Road |
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Introduction
Headley Down
