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<br/>Viewed from Denbies Hillside. Prominent is the spire of St Martin's Church.
©Ian Capper
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©Martyn Davies
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©Richard Slessor
<br/>Ornate Victorian font in Dorking's parish church, St Martin of Tours.
©Colin Smith
<br/>Vaughan Williams, the famous English composer, lived in Dorking and was heavily involved with the local Leith Hill Musical Festival. This plaque is on the parish church porch interior east wall.
©Colin Smith
<br/>180 feet tall stone spire of Dorking's parish church which has been rebuilt by the Victorians.
©Colin Smith
<br/>A quiet pedestrianized oasis off Dorking's High Street, now containing a variety of small shops and pub.
©Colin Smith
<br/>Facing the High Street.
©David Howard
<br/>Rare albino squirrel seen in a corner of the St Martin's churchyard in Dorking. He is about 1 foot long, nose to end tail and quite happy to be photographed from a distance.
©Colin Smith
Dist:0.1km north<br/>View of Dorking High Street, looking west.
©Martyn Davies
Dist:0.1km north<br/>Local museum sited in an alley on the north side of West Street.
©Colin Smith
Dist:0.1km north<br/>The museum is down a lane on the north side of West Street. In the window are models of the 5-toed Dorking Cockerel and of William Mullins, a Dorking man who was one of the Pilgrim Fathers.
©Colin Smith
Dist:0.1km north<br/>Many of these signs, with the celebrated 5-toed Dorking Cockerel, adorn historic buildings and sites in the town. This one is at the local museum.
©Colin Smith
Dist:0.1km north<br/>One of several arched entrances on Dorking's High Street, leading to yards containing pubs, restaurants, shops, etc.
©Colin Smith
Dist:0.1km north<br/>Historic metal arch, relocated from the High Street to modern, pedestrianized St Martin's Square.
©Colin Smith

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