The Railway line came to Petersfield
Godalming to Havant section was constructed by Thomas Brassey for £325,000
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Godalming to Havant section was constructed by Thomas Brassey for £325,000
It was on the north side of what we now know as Ridge Common Lane - then only a stretch of common land with a track across it. Henry Hounsome…
The house was a maternity home for evacuated mothers from the Portsmouth area and used by some locals too
Although designated 'recreation ground' on the 1841 Tithe Map & at the Enclosures, Steep Common had previously been owned by various landlords