Editing Dorking (section)

==Notable buildings and landmarks==
===Dorking Cemetery===
Dorking Cemetery was opened in 1855 on farmland that had been purchased from the Deepdene estate.<ref name=Cemetery>{{cite web |url=http://www.surreygraveyards.org.uk/molevalley/dorkingcem.shtml |title=Dorking Cemetery |first=Tony |last=Kelly |year=2020 |publisher=Churches of Surrey |access-date=30 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102125/http://www.surreygraveyards.org.uk/molevalley/dorkingcem.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Two chapels were built for funeral services, one for [[Anglicanism|Anglicans]] (with a rectangular floor plan) and one (with an octagonal floor plan) for non-conformists. Both were designed by [[Henry Clutton]] and were constructed from [[flint]] with stone dressings.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1387309|desc=Anglican Chapel at Dorking Cemetery}}</ref><ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1387311|desc=Nonconformist Chapel at Dorking Cemetery}}</ref> An [[gatehouse|entrance lodge]] on Reigate Road was also provided.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1387308|desc=Dorking Cemetery Lodge, entrance arch, former mortuary and attached walls}}</ref> Originally the area of the cemetery was {{cvt|1.6|ha|acre|sigfig=1}}, but was enlarged to {{cvt|5.7|ha|acre|sigfig=1}} between 1884 and 1923.<ref name=Cemetery/>

The English novelist [[George Meredith]]<ref>{{Cite ODNB |id=34991 |title=Meredith, George}}</ref> and [[Victoria Cross]] recipient [[Charles Graham Robertson]]<ref name=Charles_Graham_Robertson>{{cite web |url=https://dorkingmuseum.org.uk/charles-graham-robertson/ |title=Charles Graham Robertson |last=Chambers |first=Erica |date=27 March 2019 |publisher=Dorking Museum |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102126/https://dorkingmuseum.org.uk/charles-graham-robertson/ |url-status=live}}</ref> are among those buried there. The cemetery also contains 61 [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission|Commonwealth war graves]] of military personnel from the First and Second World Wars.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dorking Cemetery {{!}} Cemetery Details|url=https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/44612/dorking-cemetery/ |access-date= 20 July 2023 |publisher= Commonwealth War Graves Commission |language=en}}</ref>

===Dorking Halls===
[[File:Dorking Halls (June 2021).jpg|thumb|Dorking Halls]]
The [[Art Deco]] Dorking Halls building, designed by the architect Percy W. Meredith for the Leith Hill Musical Festival (LHMF), was opened in 1931. The Grand Hall was intended to be used for performances of the [[Passions (Bach)|Passions]] by J. S. Bach, but two smaller halls (the Masonic and Martineau) were also constructed as part of the same complex. During [[World War II]], the building was used by the Meat Marketing Board and the [[British Army|Army]], and it was then sold to Dorking UDC. A major refurbishment was undertaken by Mole Valley District Council between 1994 and 1997.<ref name=Dorking_Halls_History>{{cite web |url=https://www.dorkinghalls.co.uk/history/ |title=Our History: Serving the community for more than 85 years |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=Dorking Halls |access-date=23 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102150/https://www.dorkinghalls.co.uk/history/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Martineau Hall houses the Premier Cinema.<ref>{{cite news |date=4 June 2010 |title=Dorking could be forking out for 3D |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/dorking-could-forking-out-3d-4819492 |work=Surrey Live |access-date=28 January 2021}}</ref>{{refn|There have been a number of [[movie theater|cinemas]] in the town. The first to open (in 1910) was the Cinema Royal in the High Street, but it closed after WWI. The building is now used by [[The Salvation Army]].<ref name=Jackson_1991_pp104-105>{{harvnb|Ettinger|Jackson|Overell|1991|pp=104–105}}</ref> The Royal Electric Cinema (later the New Electric and then the Regent) opened in 1913 and closed in 1938.<ref name=Jackson_1991_pp104-105/><ref name=Jackson_1989_p98>{{harvnb|Jackson|1989|p=98}}</ref> The Pavillion, also in South Street, opened in 1925 and closed in 1963.<ref name=Jackson_1991_pp104-105/><ref name=Jackson_1989_p98/> The Playhouse, at the Public Hall in West Street, showed [[silent film]]s from 1913 to 1930.<ref name=Jackson_1991_pp104-105/> The largest cinema was the Embassy on Reigate Road, opposite the Dorking Halls, which opened as the Gaumont in 1938. After closure in 1973, it served as a [[Kingdom Hall|meeting hall]] for [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] until its demolition in 1983.<ref name=Jackson_1991_pp104-105/><ref name=Jackson_1989_p98/>|group=note}}

===Pippbrook House===
[[File:Pippbrook House (geograph 5534191).jpg|thumb|Pippbrook House]]
Pippbrook House, a [[gothic architecture|Gothic]] country house to the north east of the town centre, was designed as a private residence for William Henry Forman by [[George Gilbert Scott]] in 1856.<ref name=Pippbrook_NHLE/>{{refn|The first recorded owners of the Pippbrook estate were Walter and Alicia atte Pyppe in 1378. The first substantial house was built in 1758 by William Page of Tower Hill, who lived there for six years. Between 1764 and 1817, there were a further ten owners, of which the last was [[Henry Pigot]], a [[general (United Kingdom)|general]] in the [[British Army]].<ref name=Docking_2015_pp10-12>{{harvnb|Docking|2015|pp=10–12}}</ref> The house was then bought by [[William Crawford (London MP)|William Crawford]], on whose death in 1843 it passed to his son, [[Robert Wigram Crawford]].<ref name=Docking_2015_pp14-16>{{harvnb|Docking|2015|pp=14–16}}</ref> [[Thomas Seaton Forman]] purchased the property in 1849, but died just over a year later and it was inherited by his brother, William Henry Forman, who commissioned the current building.<ref name=Docking_2015_pp17-19>{{harvnb|Docking|2015|pp=17–19}}</ref>|group=note}} The house and surrounding {{cvt|2.3|ha|acre|sigfig=2}} were bought by the UDC in December 1930, for use as administrative offices.<ref name=Docking_2015_p44>{{harvnb|Docking|2015|p=44}}</ref> The UDC's successor, MVDC, opened purpose-built offices in the grounds in 1984, which enabled the local [[public library]] to move into the space vacated. The library relocated to St Martin's Walk in the town centre in 2012.<ref name=Pippbrook_NHLE/> In 2020, MVDC announced plans to develop Pippbrook House as a "community hub and start-up business centre".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.molevalley.gov.uk/2020/09/08/pippbrook-house-future-decided/ |title=Pippbrook House future decided |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=8 September 2020 |publisher=Mole Valley District Council |access-date=23 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102128/https://news.molevalley.gov.uk/2020/09/08/pippbrook-house-future-decided/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===White Horse Hotel===

The first building to be recorded on the site of the White Horse Hotel was granted to the [[Knights Templar]] by [[John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey]], in around 1287.<ref name=Ettinger_1991_p14>{{harvnb|Ettinger|Jackson|Overell|1991|p=14}}</ref> When the Templars were suppressed in 1308 by order of [[Pope Clement V]], the property was confiscated and passed to the [[Knights Hospitaller|Knights of the Order of St John]]. For much of the late medieval period, it was known as the "Cross House" and in the 16th century it was the residence of the parish priest.<ref name=Walker_White_Horse>{{cite journal |last1=Walker |first1=TEC |year=1955 |title=The White Horse Hotel, Dorking |url=https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-379-1/dissemination/pdf/vol_54/surreyac054_071-075_walker.pdf |journal=Surrey Archaeological Collections |volume=54 |pages=71–75 |doi=10.5284/1068889 |access-date=23 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102114/https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-379-1%2Fdissemination%2Fpdf%2Fvol_54%2Fsurreyac054_071-075_walker.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

The property became an inn around 1750 (by which time it was known as "The White Horse"), a few years before the opening of the Epsom to Horsham turnpike road.<ref name=Walker_White_Horse/> Most of the current hotel was built during the 18th century (including the timber-framed frontage which faces the High Street), however some parts date from the 15th and 16th centuries.<ref name=NHLE_White_Horse>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1028861|desc=The White Horse Hotel|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> Famous guests have included [[Charles Dickens]] who wrote his novel [[The Pickwick Papers]], whilst resident in the mid-1830s.<ref name=What_pub_WH>{{cite web |url=https://whatpub.com/pubs/REI/107/white-horse-hotel-dorking |title=White Horse Hotel |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=26 January 2020 |publisher=What Pub? |access-date=23 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102132/https://whatpub.com/pubs/REI/107/white-horse-hotel-dorking |url-status=live}}</ref> Further additions were made to the hotel in the 19th century, which is protected today by a Grade II listing.<ref name=NHLE_White_Horse/>

===Statues and sculptures===
[[File:Dorking Cockerel August 2012.jpg|thumb|The "Dorking Cockerel" photographed during the [[2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012 Olympic Games]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Guy |first=Martin |date=24 July 2012 |title=Podium needed as Dorking cockerel gets gold medal |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/podium-needed-dorking-cockerel-gets-4810066 |work=Surrey Live |access-date=7 March 2021 |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204060301/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/podium-needed-dorking-cockerel-gets-4810066 |url-status=live}}</ref>]]
The [[galvanization|galvanised]] metal [[Dorking Cockerel|sculpture of a Dorking cockerel]] by the artist Peter Parkinson was erected on the Deepdene roundabout in 2007. The {{cvt|3|m|ft|adj=mid|-tall|sigfig=1}} statue pays homage to the historical importance of the town's poultry market.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tobin |first=Olivia |date=5 February 2017 |title=As the Dorking Cockerel celebrates its 10th birthday, we ask – why is it there? |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/dorking-cockerel-celebrates-10th-birthday-12558889 |work=Surrey Live |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102130/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/dorking-cockerel-celebrates-10th-birthday-12558889 |url-status=live}}</ref> The cockerel is a frequent target of [[yarn bombing]] and can be seen dressed in hats, scarves and other items of clothing.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2114526_dorking_cockerel_gets_in_diamond_jubilee_spirit |title=Dorking cockerel gets in Diamond Jubilee spirit |date=28 May 2012 |publisher=Get Surrey |author=Guy Martin |access-date=26 June 2012 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102132/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/dorking-cockerel-gets-diamond-jubilee-4810844 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Edwards |first=Mark |date=28 May 2014 |title=Dorking Cockerel gets traffic cone on head – guerrilla knitters, not students, to blame |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/dorking-cockerel-adorned-knitted-traffic-7182492 |work=Surrey Live |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102136/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/dorking-cockerel-adorned-knitted-traffic-7182492 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The two statues outside the Dorking Halls were designed by [[William Fawke]]. The statue of architect and master builder [[Thomas Cubitt]] was installed in 1995. The statue of Ralph Vaughan Williams was donated by [[Adrian White (businessman)|Sir Adrian White]] and was unveiled in 2001.<ref name=Dorking_Halls_History/>

The sculpture of two cyclists at the Pixham End roundabout was unveiled in July 2012, less than two weeks before the Olympic road race events were routed through Dorking. The installation was designed by the artist Heather Burrell, and just over half of the cost was donated by members of the public, each of whom is represented by an [[oak|oak leaf]] on either the cyclists' [[torso]]s or the [[bicycle wheel]]s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Martin |first=Guy |date=18 July 2012 |title=Olympics cycling sculpture unveiled in Dorking |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/olympics-cycling-sculpture-unveiled-dorking-4809986 |work=Surrey Live |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102141/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/olympics-cycling-sculpture-unveiled-dorking-4809986 |url-status=live}}</ref>

There are two sculptures by the artist Lucy Quinnell in the town: the first, a metal arch commemorating the writer and philosopher [[Grant Allen]], was installed at the entrance to Allen Court in 2013;<ref>{{cite news |last=Younger |first=Rebecca |date=2 July 2013 |title=Dorking arch pays tribute to 19th Century writer |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/dorking-arch-pays-tribute-19th-4826497 |work=Get Surrey |access-date=10 January 2021 |archive-date=12 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112053002/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/dorking-arch-pays-tribute-19th-4826497 |url-status=live}}</ref> the second, depicting the ''Mayflower'' sailing westwards towards the New World, was commissioned by Mole Valley District Council and was unveiled in West Street in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.molevalley.gov.uk/2021/03/19/historic-public-artwork-installed-in-dorking/ |title=Historic Public Artwork Installed in Dorking |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=19 March 2021 |publisher=Mole Valley District Council |access-date=30 June 2021 |archive-date=19 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319173026/https://news.molevalley.gov.uk/2021/03/19/historic-public-artwork-installed-in-dorking/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===War memorial===
[[File:War_Memorial,_Dorking,_Surrey_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1396054.jpg|thumb|right|War Memorial in South Street]]
The town [[war memorial]], in South Street, was dedicated in 1921 "in memory of Dorking men who fell in the Great War". Designed by the architect [[Tom Braddock|Thomas Braddock]], it was constructed from [[ashlar|dressed]] [[Portland stone]]. The memorial was modified in 1945 to commemorate those who had died in [[World War II]], with the addition of the wings at each side. At the base, a [[Chapters and verses of the Bible|verse]] from [[Books of Samuel|1 Samuel]] is inscribed: "They were a wall unto us both by night and by day."<ref name=NHLE_War_Memorial>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1392420|desc=Dorking War Memorial|fewer-links=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/building_full.php?id=401810 |title=War Memorial, Dorking |author=<!--Not stated--> |year=2016 |publisher=[[Dictionary of Scottish Architects]] |access-date=23 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102139/http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/building_full.php?id=401810 |url-status=live}}</ref> The names of 264 people who died in the two conflicts (both [[military personnel]] and [[civilian]]s) are recorded, including seven women.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/23387 |title=Memorial: Dorking |author=<!--Not stated--> |year=2019 |publisher=Imperial War Museum |access-date=23 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102141/https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/23387 |url-status=live}}</ref> The memorial is protected by a Grade II listing.<ref name=NHLE_War_Memorial/>{{refn|The construction of the War Memorial was part of a larger improvement scheme to widen South Street. A [[bandstand]] was built adjacent to the Memorial, paid for by private funds. Increasing traffic noise had however rendered it unusable by the [[concert band|Town Band]] by the 1930s<ref name=Jackson_1991_pp95-97/> and it was demolished in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/261560/ |title=Dorking Bandstand |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=20 January 2019 |publisher=War Memorials Online |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102146/https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/261560/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The dedication plaque is preserved at Dorking Museum.<ref name=Atherton_2014_Ch7>{{harvnb|Atherton|2014|pp=258–264}}</ref>|group=note}}