S1476 Abinger Hammer

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From Emma Corke : "I looked up the date in the Farrer's press-cutting book, and I found out that on 16th Dec 1931 Lord and Lady Farrer gave a dinner (at the Wotton Hatch) to the workmen who had been widening the A25 at Abinger. There was entertainment as well as the dinner, and the men were given presents of cigarettes and their 'wives and  sweethearts' chocolates. Probably the postcard accompanied one of these presents?"

The event was reported in the press cuttings uploaded.

Maps

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Links to Interactive Maps & Satellite Views,
some with 3-D Bird’s Eye Views

Please note that 6-figure Grid References are for the SW corner of a 100metre square (latitude and longitude values have been adjusted to give the best view). If you are able to supply more OS Grid References, or if there are mistakes in this listing, we would be grateful for information.

List of conservation award plaques

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2021 Weald and Downland Living Museum 
2020 Gatwick Aviation Museum 
2019 Brooklands Museum - Aircraft Factory
2018 Surrey Hills Society + Shere Museum - Tales and Trails of the Tillingbourne project
2017 Rural Life Centre - reconstruction of Deek’s Frimley Green Cycle Workshop
2016 Painshill Park - conservation of several industrial artifacts
2015 Farnham Pottery, buildings conservation and re-use
2014 Abinger Hall Waterwheel and Pump
2013 Wealden Cave and Mine Society - Reigate Tunnel ‘Caves’
2012 Rural Life Centre at Tilford

SIHG Awards

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Conservation Plaque

See the complete list.

In 1983 SIHG launched an annual conservation award. It was designed by one of our members, Tony Harcombe and consists of a plaque about a foot across which features the group's logo, name and the date. The plaque is cast in aluminium by J I Blackburn and Co who used to be based in Guildford, later in Godalming and are now in Bridport. The plaque is painted black with white lettering.

Surrey's Industrial History

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Some Notable Surrey Industrial History

Basingstoke Canal

Opened from the Wey Navigation to Basingstoke in 1796 with 37 miles of cut and 29 locks, of which 28 are in Surrey. Through the efforts of the Surrey & Hampshire Canal Society and of the two County Councils, which took over the derelict canal in the 1970s, restoration was completed in 1991 as far as Greywell Tunnel (5.5 miles from Basingstoke). The John Pinkerton trip boat operates in summer. There is free access to the towpath.

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