Editing Ashtead (section)

==Notable buildings and landmarks==
===Ashtead Park House===
Ashtead Park House was designed by [[Joseph Bonomi the Elder]] in the classical style and was completed in 1790. It is constructed from yellow [[London stock brick|stock bricks]] with [[Portland stone]] dressings. It was enlarged and altered in around 1880 for Sir Thomas Lucas. Notable features include the c. 1790 circular [[drawing room|saloon]], which has [[scagliola]] columns and a plaster [[frieze]]. The interiors of the [[Jacobean architecture|Jacobean-style]] entrance hall and other principal rooms date from the late 19th century. The main staircase features an [[Adam style|Adam-style]] [[bronze]] [[handrail|balustrade]]. The building is now Grade II* listed and is part of the City of London Freemen's School.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1028682|desc=Ashtead Park House|grade=II*|access-date=22 February 2021|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>

===Coal-tax posts===
[[File:Ashtead Common, Coal Tax Post - geograph.org.uk - 1054410.jpg|thumb|'Type 2' coal-tax post on [[Ashtead Common]]]]
Six surviving [[coal-tax post]]s are positioned at intervals along the northern boundaries of Ashtead. These posts marked the limits of the tax jurisdiction of the Corporation of London and were erected under the provisions of the London Coal and Wine Duties Continuance Act 1861.<ref name=Crossland_1991>{{cite journal |last1= Crossland |first1= E.A |year= 1991 |title= City posts |url= https://leatherheadhistoryarchive.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/VOL_5_NO_4_1991.pdf |journal= Proceedings of the Leatherhead & District Local History Society |volume= 5 |issue= 4 |pages= 121–124 |access-date= 24 May 2021 }}</ref> The majority of the posts are classified as 'Type 2' and are made of [[cast iron]], painted white. The post adjacent to the railway line is a taller 'Type 4' design, made of unpainted stone.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eehe.org.uk/?p=31200 |title= Coal Tax Posts |last= Winfield |first= Nick |date= June 2013 |publisher= Epsom & Ewell History Explorer |access-date= 24 May 2021 |archive-date= 24 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210524144205/https://eehe.org.uk/?p=31200 |url-status= live }}</ref>

===Feilding House===
[[File:Feilding House almshouses, Ashtead - geograph.org.uk - 5979435.jpg|thumb|right|Feilding House]]
The almshouses in The Street were established following a bequest from Lady Diana Howard, who lived at Ashtead Park until her death in 1733. They are thought to take their name from that of her second husband, the [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] politician, [[William Feilding (1669–1723)|William Feilding]]. Originally the building accommodated six widows, but in 1852, alterations were carried out to increase the number of residents to eight.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5979435 |title= 128 - 142 The Street |last= Capper |first= Ian |date= 18 November 2018 |website= geograph.org.uk |access-date= 22 May 2021 |archive-date= 22 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210522063155/https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5979435 |url-status= live }}</ref>

===Grey Wings===
Grey Wings is a detached house that was designed by the architects [[Giles Gilbert Scott]] and his brother [[Adrian Gilbert Scott|Adrian]]. It was built in 1913 and has been [[Listed building#England and Wales|Grade II listed]] on the [[National Heritage List for England]] since January 1999.<ref name=NHLE>{{NHLE|num=1391240|desc=Grey Wings|grade=II|access-date=4 December 2017|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> It was occupied by the Boustead family shortly after completion.<ref name='LeatherHistory'>{{cite web|title=Ashtead War Memorials - WWI - Lieut Lawrence Clive Boustead, Royal Dublin Fusiliers|url=http://www.leatherheadlocalhistory.org.uk/ashtead-war-memorials/AshteadWM-BousteadLC-story.htm|publisher=Leatherhead Local History|access-date=5 December 2017|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206074509/http://www.leatherheadlocalhistory.org.uk/ashtead-war-memorials/AshteadWM-BousteadLC-story.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> It has been subject to very few alterations since its construction.<ref name=NHLE/>

Grey Wings was put up for sale for £2.1 million in September 2015. It was listed as having 4 reception rooms and 6 bedrooms.<ref name='RM15'>{{cite web|title=6 bedroom property for sale|url=http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-54531404.html|publisher=Right Move|access-date=5 December 2017|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206074606/http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-54531404.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Leg of Mutton and Cauliflower pub===
The oldest parts of the Leg of Mutton and Cauliflower pub date from the late 17th century and an innkeeper is first recorded as working there in 1707. The building has a [[timber framing|timber-framed]] core, but the frontage was extended in the early 20th century. It is protected by a Grade II listing.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1028659|desc=Leg of Mutton and Cauliflower |grade=II* |access-date=22 February 2021 |fewer-links=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.leatherheadlocalhistory.org.uk/miscellany/potted-history-95.pdf |title= The Leg of Mutton and Cauliflower |first= Goff |last= Powell |date= January 2017 |publisher= Leatherhead & District Local History Society |access-date= 12 May 2021 |archive-date= 13 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210513153246/https://www.leatherheadlocalhistory.org.uk/miscellany/potted-history-95.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref>

===Memorial fountain===
[[File:Howard Memorial Fountain, The Street, Ashtead (NHLE Code 1188512) (August 2013).JPG|thumb|right|upright|The Howard Memorial Fountain]]
The Memorial Fountain was erected by the parishioners of Ashtead in 1879 in memory of Mary Howard.<ref name=Stuttard_1995_p105>{{harvnb|Stuttard|1995|p=105}}</ref> It is built from sandstone [[ashlar]] in the form of a medieval cross.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|desc=The Howard Memorial Fountain|num=1188512}}</ref>

===Peace Memorial Hall===
The Peace Memorial Hall in Woodfield Lane was built to celebrate the end of the First World War. The single-storey building was opened in 1924 by [[Rowland Blades, 1st Baron Ebbisham|Sir Rowland Blades]] and functions as a [[village hall]].<ref name=Stuttard_1995_pp123-124>{{harvnb|Stuttard|1995|pp=123–124}}</ref><ref name=Jackson_1977_p192>{{harvnb|Jackson|1977|p=192}}</ref>

===Public Library===
The [[public library|library]] in Woodfield Lane is run by Surrey County Council.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/libraries/your-library/find-your-nearest/ashtead |title= Ashtead Library |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 26 April 2021 |publisher= Surrey County Council |access-date= 13 May 2021 |archive-date= 27 November 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201127081649/https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/libraries/your-library/find-your-nearest/ashtead |url-status= live }}</ref> The brick building was designed by the county architect RJ Ash and was opened in 1968.<ref name=Stuttard_1995_p234/>

===Village Club===
Ashtead Village Club was founded in 1887 as a church social club for men of the parish, to provide an alternative source of entertainment to the local [[pub]]s. The club moved to its present site in 1888, but the premises were bombed in 1941 and a partial rebuilding took place in the early 1950s. The current two-storey building was opened in 1966. Women were allowed to become full members of the club in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ashteadvc.co.uk |title= Ashtead Village Club |author= <!--Not stated--> |year= 2020 |publisher= Ashtead Village Club |access-date= 13 May 2021 |archive-date= 7 March 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180307005526/http://ashteadvc.co.uk/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

===Whittaker's Cottages===
[[File:Weald & Downland Museum (6982713727).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Whittaker's Cottages at the Weald and Downland Living Museum]]
Whittaker's Cottages were constructed adjacent to the railway line in  the mid-1860s and are named after a [[farmworker|farm labourer]] who had owned the land before they were built. Each two-storey, [[semi-detached]] cottage measures {{convert|12|ft|m|abbr=on}} wide and {{convert|20|ft|m|abbr=on}} deep. Although the shared [[chimney]] and [[Foundation (engineering)|foundations]] are made from brick, the cottages are built primarily of [[lumber|timber]]. Imported [[softwood]] from the [[Baltic states|Baltic]] was used for the walls, floors, roof and [[siding (construction)|cladding]] and [[hardwood]] was used for the infill framing. The cottages were dismantled in 1987 and were relocated to the [[Weald and Downland Living Museum]] in [[West Sussex]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.wealddown.co.uk/buildings/whittakers-cottages-from-ashtead/ |title= Whittaker's Cottages from Ashtead |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 12 January 2021 |publisher= Weald & Downland Living Museum |access-date= 19 May 2021 |archive-date= 26 January 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210126024000/https://www.wealddown.co.uk/buildings/whittakers-cottages-from-ashtead/ |url-status= live }}</ref>