Cranleigh is proud of its heritage but it also embraces the new. This is particularly evident where the Victorian frontage of Bank Buildings sits in harmony with Stocklund Square, built to replace the old railway station buildings. The only reminder of the latter's former existence are the old platform levels at the rear of the shops.

Before the advent of the railway in 1865 the village had been isolated and largely forgotten by the outside world but then contributed to the growth and prosperity of the village for over a hundred years.