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Dist:0.2km<br/>Tractor treads leading to a tree in a snowy field south of Betchworth.
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.3km<br/>looking north along Snowerhill Road
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©David Howard
Dist:0.3km<br/>Spanning the River Mole, this single track bridge was built in 1842 and strengthened and refurbished in 1993. Through the trees can be seen part of the Grade II* listed Betchworth House. For listing particulars see http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=290138&resourceID=5.
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.3km<br/>Looking upstream from Betchworth Bridge.
©Ian Capper
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Winter sun over a snow covered field south of Betchworth, forming a background to some fine oak trees.
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.3km<br/>Spanning the River Mole, this bridge was built in 1842 and strengthened and refurbished in 1993.
©Ian Capper
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©David Howard
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©David Howard
Dist:0.3km<br/>Winter sun over a snow covered field south of Betchworth, framed by two fine oak trees.
©Ian Capper
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©David Howard
Dist:0.4km<br/>Yes, it was raining...
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.4km<br/>Seen across snow covered fields alongside the River Mole (running across the foreground of the photo), the grade II* listed Betchworth House dates partly from the late 17th century (the brick faced section on the right, partly hidden by trees, with the cupola) and partly from the early 19th century (the stucco faced block on the left). It was originally built for the Freeman family, a member of which, Sir Ralph Freeman, had purchased the estate in 1634. The estate was later acquired in 1816 by the Right Honourable Henry Goulburn, and has remained in the family ever since, with the present owner, Lord Hamilton of Dalzell, being a direct descendant of Henry. The gardens were designed by Humphrey Repton, the late 18th century garden designer, and are considered to be an excellent example of his work. For listing particulars of the house, see http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1028786. Beyond on the left is Hartsfield Manor. This was built in the 1860s by Arthur Woodriff Jaffray, a member of the Jaffray family who owned a successful merchanting company in New York, Robert Jaffray & Co, in whose London office he worked. However, it appears that he did not see its completion, in that he died in a shooting accident in Betchworth in December 1864. However, work continued and his widow, Mary moved in following her remarriage in 1871 to a Captain James Moir. Following Mary Moir's death in 1885 to a Mrs Higford. It was later sold to the Lloyd family of neighbouring Broome Park, who remained at Hartsfield Manor until the Second World War. During the War it was requisitioned by the Royal Corps of Signals. Since then it has been a residential hotel, then a training centre, firstly for Midland Bank and then, from 1994, Securicor, and then, after being sold in 2000 and fully restored, a conference centre/hotel, its present status. For closer views of both, see [[2214325]] and [[2214469]]. In the far distance are the North Downs, with Lady Hill in the centre and the quarry of the former Buckland Lime Works on the left. The snow is from a fall a week previously.
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.4km<br/>The grade II* listed Betchworth House dates partly from the late 17th century (the brick faced section in the centre of this photo, with the cupola) and partly from the early 19th century (the partly seen block on the left). It was originally built for the Freeman family, a member of which, Sir Ralph Freeman, had purchased the estate in 1634. The estate was later acquired in 1816 by the Right Honourable Henry Goulburn, and has remained in the family ever since, with the present owner, Lord Hamilton of Dalzell, being a direct descendant of Henry. The gardens were designed by Humphrey Repton, the late 18th century garden designer, and are considered to be an excellent example of his work. Recent tree felling alongside the River Mole has opened up this view from Betchworth Bridge. For listing particulars of the house, see http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1028786..
©Ian Capper

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