Editing Reigate (section)

==Notable buildings and landmarks==
===Cranston Library===
The Cranston Library was opened in 1701 and is the oldest public lending library in England.<ref name=Douglas_2016_pp9-10>{{harvnb|Douglas|2016|pp=9-10}}</ref><ref name=Cranston_Welcome>{{cite web |url= https://cranstonlibraryreigate.com |title= Welcome |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 1 July 2012 |publisher= Cranston Library |access-date= 24 September 2021 |archive-date= 27 February 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210227133950/https://cranstonlibraryreigate.com/ |url-status= live }}</ref> It was intended primarily for the use of the clergy of the Archdeaconry of Ewell, but its remit was expanded in 1708, to maintain a collection of books "for the use and perusal of the Freeholders, Vicar and Inhabitants" of Reigate Parish "and of the Gentlemen and Clergymen inhabiting parts thereunto adjacent."<ref>{{harvnb|Hooper|1979|p=63}}</ref> The library is named after its founder, Andrew Cranston who was the Vicar of Reigate from 1697 to 1708. It is housed on the first floor of the vestry of the Church of St Mary Magdalene. The collection includes over 2000 books, most of which date from the 17th and 18th centuries.<ref name=Douglas_2016_pp9-10/><ref name=Cranston_Welcome/>

===Town Hall===
[[File:Reigate Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 630757.jpg|thumb|Town Hall, Castlefield Road]]
{{main|Reigate Town Hall}}
The current town hall was completed in 1901 to replace the old town hall in the High Street. It was designed by Macintosh and Newman in the [[Arts and Crafts movement|Arts and Crafts style]]<ref name=new_town_hall/> and was originally known as the Municipal Buildings.<ref>{{harvnb|Hooper|1979|pp=188–189}}</ref> On opening, it also housed the police station and courts, but the police moved to new premises in Reigate Road in 1943<ref>{{cite web|url=https://british-police-history.uk/f/surrey-joint|title=Surrey Joint Police Force 1943-1947|publisher=British Police History|access-date=12 April 2021|archive-date=7 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307083911/https://british-police-history.uk/f/surrey-joint/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the courts service vacated the building in the early 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history-from-police-archives/RB1/Pt3/pt3Reigate70s.html|title=Policing Change 1951-1975|publisher=Open University|access-date=12 April 2021|archive-date=29 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929005946/https://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history-from-police-archives/RB1/Pt3/pt3Reigate70s.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The town hall has been the headquarters of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, since its inception on 1 April 1974.<ref name=R&B_Guide/>

===Old Town Hall===
{{main|Old Town Hall, Reigate}}
The old town hall, at the east end of the High Street, was constructed in around 1728.<ref name=NHLE_Old_Town_Hall>{{NHLE|num=1188608|desc=The Old Town Hall|grade=II*|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> It was built on the site of a chapel, dedicated to [[Thomas Becket|St Thomas Becket]] that was existence before 1330. Following the [[English Reformation|Reformation]], the chapel became a [[market house]]. It was demolished in around 1785 and was replaced by the current red brick structure.<ref>{{harvnb|Hooper|1979|pp=74=75}}</ref> The building served as the headquarters of Reigate Municipal Borough Council from its formation in 1863<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history-from-police-archives/RB1/Pt1/pt1ReigateBorough.html |title= Policing the Victorian Countryside 1851-1901 |publisher= Open University |access-date= 28 December 2020 |archive-date= 19 February 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200219140719/http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history-from-police-archives/RB1/Pt1/pt1ReigateBorough.html |url-status= live }}</ref> until the borough council moved to the [[Reigate Town Hall|new town hall]] in Castlefield Road in 1901.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Town Hall|num=1260489|access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref> Randal Vogan purchased the old town hall in 1922 and presented it to the Borough Council.<ref>{{harvnb|Goss|1995|p=76}}</ref>{{refn|Randal Vogan's generosity to Reigate is commemorated in two local street names: Randal Crescent and Vogan Close.<ref name="Ward 1998 86–87"/>|group=note|name=Vogan}}

===Reigate Fort===
Reigate Fort, on Reigate Hill, is one of 13 [[London Defence Positions]], built in the 1890s.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/reigate-hill-and-gatton-park/features/reigate-fort-at-reigate-hill-and-gatton-park |title= Reigate Fort |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 14 March 2017 |orig-date= 26 June 2015 |publisher= National Trust |access-date= 10 October 2021 |archive-date= 7 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210507022738/https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/reigate-hill-and-gatton-park/features/reigate-fort-at-reigate-hill-and-gatton-park |url-status= live }}</ref> They were primarily designed as [[infantry]] [[redoubt]]s, to be used in the event of an invasion by the French. The Reigate Fort was completed in 1898 and is one of the largest in the {{convert|72|mi|km|abbr=on|adj=on}} defensive line. It was defended by an earth rampart and had a clear view south over Reigate. Among the surviving buildings is a magazine, which would have been used for storing ammunition.<ref>{{harvnb|Beanse|Gill|2011|pp=55–58}}</ref><ref>{{NHLE|num=1019245|desc=Reigate Fort|grade=II|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> Reigate Fort was declared redundant in 1907 and the land was sold. During the First World War, it was used as an ammunition store and is thought to have been used as a communications station for the British Army South East Command in the Second World War.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/reigate-hill-and-gatton-park/features/-history-of-reigate-fort-at-reigate-hill-and-gatton-park |title= History of Reigate Fort at Reigate Hill and Gatton Park |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 20 November 2015 |orig-date= 17 July 2015 |publisher= National Trust |access-date= 10 October 2021 |archive-date= 20 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210520125146/https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/reigate-hill-and-gatton-park/features/-history-of-reigate-fort-at-reigate-hill-and-gatton-park |url-status= live}}</ref> The fort was restored in the early 2000s and is open to the public.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/reigate-hill-and-gatton-park/documents/download-our-reigate-fort-leaflet.pdf |title= Reigate Fort |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 1 April 2009 |publisher= National Trust |access-date= 10 October 2021 |archive-date= 10 October 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211010121421/https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/reigate-hill-and-gatton-park/documents/download-our-reigate-fort-leaflet.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Watkins |first= Jack |date= 3 February 2021 |orig-date= 12 July 2015 |title= A military mystery at Reigate Fort - secret tunnels and wartime heroes |url= https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/homes-and-gardens/places-to-live/a-military-mystery-at-reigate-fort-secret-tunnels-and-wartime-7165082 |work= Surrey Life |access-date= 10 October 2021 |archive-date= 11 April 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210411135504/https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/homes-and-gardens/places-to-live/a-military-mystery-at-reigate-fort-secret-tunnels-and-wartime-7165082 |url-status= live }}</ref>

===Reigate Hill Footbridge===
[[File:Reigate_Hill_footbridge.jpg|thumb|right|Reigate Hill Footbridge]]
Reigate Hill Footbridge carries the North Downs Way over the A217 to the north of the town. It was completed in 1910 and has a span of {{convert|97|ft|m|abbr=on}}. It was built using the [[François Hennebique|Hennebique]] method of construction and is one of the earliest [[reinforced concrete]] bridges in England.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1031870|desc=Reigate Hill Footbridge|grade=II|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> It replaced an earlier chain suspension bridge, which was built in 1825.<ref name=Curtis_Walker_2007_pp55-57/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1277367 |title= Bridge carrying public footpath over A217 (Reigate Hill) |last= Rogerson |first= Richard |date= 18 April 2009 |publisher= Geograph |access-date= 24 September 2021 |archive-date= 31 October 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181031021551/http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1277367 |url-status= live}}</ref>

===Wray Common Windmill===
[[File:Wray Common mill.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Wray Common Windmill]]
Wray Common Windmill was built in 1824 and is to the northeast of the town centre. It is a [[tower mill]] constructed of tarred bricks with a metal cap.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1029127|desc=Wray Common Windmill|grade=II*|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> The mill was used to grind corn until 1895, when it became an agricultural store. It was converted into a four-storey private residence in the 1960s. The building underwent a programme of restoration between 2004 and 2007, which included the installation of new, non-functioning [[windmill sail|sails]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/sails-wray-common-windmill-reigate-15376194 |title= This is why the sails on Wray Common Windmill in Reigate have disappeared |first= Jenny |last= Seymour |date= 8 November 2018 |work= Surrey Live |access-date= 12 October 2021 |archive-date= 16 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181116042244/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/sails-wray-common-windmill-reigate-15376194 |url-status= live }}</ref>