Editing Dorking (section)

===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>