This is the railway bridge over Mid Street. We thought of it as the SNIBO bridge – it always used to have the letters Snibo graffiti’d across. Snibo stood for South Nutfield something something something. I once knew. The graffiti no longer gets repainted as a woodern fence has replaced the iron fence, and the railway has gone mainline.

On the near wall there was a cigarette machine that never worked.  Next to that was the newsagent where I’d collect my paper-round at 6:30 in the morning. Next door was the wool shop and the post office. Then the garage with petrol pump and pink paraffin where we got our car serviced. A bit further along was a grocers. Also gone, elsewhere in the village, are the baker, and the butcher. They were all there in the 1970s. They are all houses now. Just one shop remains.

The remaining South Nutfield shop was known in my time as the Corner Stores. I helped Mr Barnett deliver groceries.

It has  been taken over and called Holborns. The crowd outside are enjoying mugs of mulled wine round a smoking stove. Good to see community spirit is still alive in South Nutfield.

On Christmas Eve, a group of us would follow a festive tradition, starting at the Station Hotel pub and then proceeding to Christchurch to join in the carol singing. Our enthusiasm often led to a few raised eyebrows from a particular choir member!

According to one online source, lay lines converge at Christchurch. I can’t personally confirm this.

South Nutfield once had two churches: the Free Church (Evangelical) and Christchurch (Anglican). This website is dedicated to the latter, which has since been demolished and replaced with residential properties. I’m sure lots of people have fond memories of their time there.

This oak tree has been a familiar sight for me over the years. I used to pass it daily on walks with my dog, Kip, and it hasn’t changed much in appearance.

Today, horses and ponies find shelter beneath its branches. In my youth, cows grazed in the fields nearby. Over time, the surrounding landscape has evolved, but this oak is a constant presence.

This signpost has changed since my youth. While the number of fingers remains the same, the emphasis has shifted.

• Crab Hill House has been renamed Crabhill House.
• Bletchingley, Godstone has simply become Bletchingley.
• Outwood is now identified as Outwood, Smallfield.
• Redhill, Reigate has been replaced with Redhill Aerodrome.
• Nutfield Stn, Nutfield has been changed to South Nutfield.

One change that confused me is the inclusion of a direction to South Nutfield, as the signpost is located within South Nutfield.