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Reigate Borough Police
Reigate ( ) is a town in Surrey, England, around south of central London. The settlement is recorded in Domesday Book in 1086 as ''Cherchefelle'' and first appears with its modern name in the 1190s. The earliest archaeological evidence for human activity is from the Paleolithic and Neolithic, and during the Roman period, tile making took place to the north east of the modern centre. A motte-and-bailey castle was erected in Reigate in the late 11th or early 12th century. It was originally constructed of timber, but the curtain walls were rebuilt in stone about a century later. In the first half of the 13th century, an Augustinian priory was founded to the south of the modern town centre. The priory was closed during the Reformation and was rebuilt as a private residence for William Howard, the 1st Baron Howard of Effingham. The castle was abandoned around the same time and fell into disrepair. During the medieval and early modern periods, Reigate was primarily an agricultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Town Hall, Reigate
The Old Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Reigate, Surrey, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The site on the north side of the High Street was previously occupied by the 13th chapel and hospice of St. Thomas of Canterbury. Although the chapel was not on the Pilgrims' Way, it formed a place where pilgrims might rest on their journey from Winchester to Canterbury. The old town hall was designed in the neoclassical style and completed in 1728. The design involved arcading on the ground floor to allow markets to be held; an assembly room with segmental headed sash windows was established on the first floor. The east elevation of the building was vertical but the west elevation of the building was curved. In 1811, a roof lantern with, a clock, a bell and weather vane was removed from the tower of the adjacent prison building, which was itself then demolished, and installed on the roof of the old town hall. As well as accommodating the local horse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
