The clock at Abinger Hammer is struck on the hour by "Jack the Hammer". The name Hammer comes from hammer ponds which were locally used in the medieval iron-making industry. The houses are typical Surrey tile-hung cottages, the one in the background is the Abinger Arms which ceased trading as a pub about 2012.
'Abinger Harvest' (1936) by E.M Forster was published when he was living in Abinger Hammer - a village with which his family had been associated for some 60 years.