Leatherhead past

Sharing historic pictures of Leatherhead, Surrey for all to enjoy. Got any old pictures? Share them with us here. (We do not claim to own any of the content)

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#Leatherhead’s Edward VII Coronation Celebrations, August 1902. You can see Sweech House and Gravel Hill on the right hand side of the picture. The photographer would have been stood in a position which is roughly outside where @candgcoffee now stands. #molevalley @livingkt22

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Sandford’s Garage, on the site now occupied by B&Q. The end of Kingston Road is running up the hill in the foreground and the Oxshott Road is in the top left hand corner (running past the site that is now Tesco’s). #leatherhead #molevalley @livingkt22

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The Plough Roundabout, 1952. What a fantastic advertising sign and lovely to see so little traffic! #leatherhead #molevalley #surreyhistory @LeatherheadLove @livingkt22 @visit_lhead

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@_PatrickGardner @livingkt22 Wow that is fantastic! Thank you sharing.

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The original Railway Arms on the left and the newer pub built later on the right. Unfortunately both building are now gone and replaced by flats #leatherhead #molevalley #surreyhistory

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Letherhead Institute, pictured in 1895 #Leatherhead #molevalley #surreyhistory

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Passenger benefit fund improvements at Leatherhead Station https://t.co/SYxcbdhBDZ

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The Leatherhead horse trough that once stood at the junction of Bull Hill and Kingston Road (near to where Bp now stands). It was donated by Mary Emma Braybrooke and can now be found near the Parish Church where Gim Crack hill meets Church Street.

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@Midsurreycf thank you for everything that you do

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The Rising Sun c.1960. Sadly no more.

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Gim Crack hill, leading up to Church Street from Dorking and Mickleham. Gim Crack owned a horse-drawn cart which he was leading down the hill one day when he was run over a killed. The metal shoe which he applied as a brake is embedded in the flint wall as a memorial

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Leatherhead bus station

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Bridge Street, Leatherhead 1912

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@jamie_and_bikes The buildings on the left would now be Santander and Patrick Gardner and with QEF on the right. Heading up to Waitrose and the theatre

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North Street, Leatherhead 1913

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The Dukes Head, Leatherhead High Street c.1850s

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On This Day – 14th January 1978, The Leatherhead Lip knocked Banbury out of the FA Trophy https://t.co/5N5POlGnEJ

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I love this photo! Looking down Church street to the Swan Hotel, 1928. The junction with The Crescent looks a lot different now, with the restaurants and theatre to the right and cafes, Waitrose and shops to the left #Leatherhead

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Leatherhead High street viewed from the clock tower, 1988

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Ventham’s garage was once in the spot where 22-24 Bridge Street now stands. This picture is c.1930 and the clear petrol pump that you can see in the centre of picture now stands in the garden of Leatherhead Museum