RIGHTON 

 ROAD 



The road to Brighton — the main route, pre-eminently 

 the road — is measured from the south side of West- 

 minster Bridge to the Aquarium. It goes by Croydon, 

 Redhill, Horley, Crawley, and Cuckfield, and is (or is 

 supposed to be) 51 \ miles in length. Of this prime 

 route — the classic wav — there are several longer or 

 shorter variations, of which the way through Clapham, 

 Mitcham, Sutton, and Reigate, to Povey Cross is the 

 chief. The modern " record " route is the first of 

 these two, so far as Hand Cross, where it branches 

 off and, instead of going through Cuckfield, proceeds 

 to Brighton by way of Hickstead and Bolney, avoiding 

 Clayton Hill and rejoining the initial route at 

 Pyecombe. 



The oldest road to Brighton is now but little used. 

 It is not to be indicated in few words, but may be 

 taken as the line of road from London Bridge, along 

 the Kennington Road, to Brixton, Croydon, Godstone 

 Green, Tilburstow Hill, Blindley Heath, East Grinstead, 

 Maresfield. Uckfield, and Lewes ; some fifty-nine miles. 

 This is without doubt the most picturesque route. A 

 circuitous way, travelled by some coaches was by 



