21 September, 7.30pm: Lucy Quinnell (shown above) gave the new season’s first monthly talk on Rowhurst, Leatherhead’s ‘Blessed Plot’ - the house that has been in her family since 1932 (top). Full report due shortly.
19 October, 7.30pm: A Study of Country House Services at Polesden Lacey. Fetcham U3A Industrial Heritage Group will outline their research on the house’s utility services in Mrs Greville’s day. Together these helped to make ‘Polesden Lacey fit for a maharajah’.
16 November, 7.30pm: Authoress Alice Graysharp on her mother’s youth in Out of the Frying Pan: The Wartime Experiences of a Leatherhead Evacuee.
7 December, 7.30pm: Christmas Miscellany. Seasonal celebratory wine, accompanied by three short talks on local history topics.