ABSTRACT
The extensive Stoneleigh Estate, consisting of three farms was being offered for building purposes. A major ingredient in the successful disposal of Stoneleigh, coming on top of the Development Order and the drainage scheme, was the new railway station serving the Stoneleigh Park Estate. Work at the northern end of the Stoneleigh Estate began in the summer of 1932 when the trees of Bridge, Avenue and Railway Woods were felled to make way for new roads coming south from Worcester Park on the eastern side of the railway. The role of the Broadway as Stoneleigh's focal point was confirmed in March 1934 when the Epsom magistrates allowed a provisional licence for a public house, to be built on the south side against the railway line. Between 1934 and 1939 the Stoneleigh Residents’ Association carried on almost continuous skirmishing with the Southern Railway Company, reinforced on its northern flank by the two residents' associations covering the Worcester Park area.
