Redhill, Surrey

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Redhill, Surrey

• By Kyle Buschkoetter

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Statistics

• Population 25,000
• Average High in March - 45F
• Part of the London Commuter Belt
• About 20 miles away from London

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History

• A road built here in 1818
• Small settlement originally called Warwick Town
• Redhill railway station helped town develop
• Made better opportunity for transportation
• Was home to Queen Elizabeths nieces
• Psychiatric hospital

Remains of Royal Earlswood Hospital
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Redhill - Now

• People nickname it Deadhill
• Has a two-story shopping center, theater, indoor
  marketplace, and an area that includes
  restaurants and offices. Is also home to hotel,
  schools and houses.
• Train station helps city stay alive

Harlequin Theater and shopping centre
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London Road

• Is and always was the main street of Redhill
• No cars on London Road
• Many buildings torn down
• Makes way for library, shopping center, and
  supermarket
• Tore down buildings like Market Hall, a Baptist
  chapel, post office, and merchant shops

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High Street

• Has also been pedestrianized
• Still has historic buildings
• Many of the shops have been restored and changed.

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Redhill Railway Station

• Southern manages it
• One of major interchanges on Brighton line
• 4 trains per hour come to/from London
• 3 platforms connected by subway

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Famous people from here

• David Hewlett Star of Sci Fis Stargate
  Atlantis, and Stargate SG-1
• Liz May Brice Played a role in Bad Girls
• Michael Greco Played Beppe DeMarco on
  Eastenders. Went to school at St. Bedes.
• Bevis Hillier Wrote biography of Sir John
  Betjeman

Michael Greco