What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Southern England's first public railway. The Croydon, Merstham & Godstone Railway. A horse drawn service carrying stone to Wandsworth ran across this site. Opened July 1805 Recorded plaque organisation: Bourne Society.
The Croydon, Merstham & Godstone Railway was Southern England's first public railway, inaugurating the region's rail transport history with its horse-drawn service that carried stone from quarries to Wandsworth, opening in July 1805.
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