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The Surrey Advertiser is a newspaper for Surrey, England which was established in 1864 and gradually evolved into the Surrey Advertiser Group of seven more localised titles. Guardian Media Group sold the Group to Trinity Mirror in 2010. The owners are now known as Reach plc. The head office is in Stoke Mill, Guildford. [2]
A year later, in January 1916 at the age of 15 years 11 months, he was killed in action at Boezinge, near Ypres. He is buried at Essex Farm Cemetery in Belgium. [160] [161] A veteran sergeant in the Dorking Home Guard cleaning a Tommy gun (December 1940) [162]
In 1989–90 season Dorking reached the final of the Surrey Senior Cup, one of the oldest cup competitions with the first final contested in 1882–83. This was an achievement the club had only once previously managed in 1885–86 season some 104 years previously. Unfortunately they lost both finals.
The house was built in 1866–70 for Birmingham exporter of metal goods Abraham Dixon (1815–1907) [2] and rebuilt for him in 1893 after a fire, [3] being lived in by his wife until her death in 1909. Cherkley Court was acquired in 1910 by Lord Beaverbrook, politician and owner of the Express Newspapers group, and he lived there for the next ...
The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering three former districts which were all abolished at the same time: [3] [4]. Dorking and Horley Rural District (except Horley and Salfords and Sidlow which went to Reigate and Banstead and parts of the parishes of Charlwood and Horley around Gatwick Airport which went to Crawley)
The club was founded in 1907 as Leatherhead Rose, and originally played friendlies. [2] [3] In 1909 they joined the Dorking and District League, and won the league at the first attempt. [3] After the First World War the team rejoined that league and again won the league championship. [3]
Four years can seem both a short and a long time simultaneously. The days after the last February 29 th have been historic in their massive impact on the world.
The couple filled the house with collections of fine furniture, porcelain, silver and art. [2] Ronald Greville died in 1908 only two years after they had moved to Polesden Lacey. He was aged 46. [6] Margaret continued to entertain lavishly at the house. She also owned a home in London in which she held expensive parties. Over the next 30 years ...