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Chobham

 

General Directories and Reference Works

Aubrey, John. The natural history and antiquities of the county of Surrey; introduced by J.L. Nevinson. Dorking: Kohler & Coombes, 1975 (facsimile I of 1718-19 edition). 5 vols. [942.21 AUB]

 

Chobham Church. Guide to Chobham Church Surrey; drawings by John Davies. Woking: Woking Review Ltd.,  n.d.  20p. [914.22142 CHO Pamphlet]

 

Great Britain. Ordnance Survey. Book of reference to the plan of the parish of Chobham (Hundred of Godley) in the county of Surrey containing 9578.616 acres. London: George E. Eyre & Willia Spottiswoode for HMSO,  1871.  17p. [914.22142 GRE Pamphlet]

Kelly's directory of Surrey 1899, 1907, 1934. London: Kelly's Directories Ltd., 1899-1934 [914.221 KEL]

Malden, H. E., (ed). A history of the County of Surrey, part 29 Godley Hundred comprising the parishes of Bisley, Byfleet, Chertsey, Chobham, Egham, Horsell, Pyrford, Thorpe. London: Constable & Co.,  1920.  p. 396-440. (Victoria History of the Counties of England). [942.21 MAL Oversize]

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Legal documents

Bundle of letters from and about James Holmes re. a dispute over land at Chobham. 1894-1897. Handwritten letters. [1831]

 

Mr James Holmes and Mrs S Elston.  Tenancy agreement.  Solicitors: Horne & Engall.  1897. Handwritten agreement. [1832]

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Photographs

Chobham Church.  Black & white photograph. [550]

Chobham Common.  Black & white photograph. [555]

Chobham Common.  Black & white photograph of a painting of Chobham Common. [1864]

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Miscellaneous

The Chobham encampment - pontoons at Virginia Water. Illustrated page from the Illustrated London News, 1853. 1853.  [1771]

 

Illustrated London News, no. 629, June 25, 1853.  (Contains an account of the visit of Queen Victoria to a military spectacle on Chobham Common).  1853.  [1327]

 

List of purchases bought by Miss Fladgate on account from Edward Day. 1879-1881. Handwritten entries in account book. [1827]

 

Memorial to John Gaskoin, Esq., clerk of the stables to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent in the reign of His Most Gracious Majesty George the 3rd., who died in 1812.  Handwritten copy of a memorial on a stone. [190]

 

Windsor, Staines and South Western Railway (Staines to Ascot & Wokingham with branches to London and South Western Railway).   Notices to the Board of Trustees of the Staines and Bagshot Turnpike Road sthat application is to be made to Parliament for making a railway from Staines to Ascot and Wokingham, Chobham, Egham & Windlesham parishes. 1846 Printed notices. [1001]

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Postcards

A bit of old Burrow Hill.    [7211]

 

A bit of old Chobham.    [7336]

 

Alpha Road.    [4609]

 

Army manoeuvres 1907 "A council of war".    [7320]

 

Baker's Farm.     [7328]

 

Brook Place West End.   [5149]

 

Burrow Hill.  1913.  [7210]

 

The Carillon, Westcroft Park.    [7335]

 

The Causeway.  1910.  [3424]

 

Chobham Church.    [7313, 7315]

 

Chobham Church and Street 1895.   [3432]

 

Chobham Church from the cricket ground.  1907.  [7317]

 

Chobham Common on fire Easter Monday 1906.  1906.  [7325]

 

High Street looking North.    [7323]

 

High Street looking South.    [7321]

 

Chobham.  1905,  1908 (2 copies), 1915. [7311, 3438, 7310, 7332]

 

Chobham Place, the Drive.  1913.  [7329]

 

Chobham Schools election day July 6th 1904.  1904.  [7312]

 

Chobham snowbound.    [7319]

 

Clappers Splash.  1948.  [3436]

 

Clappers Water.    [5732]

 

Claremount.    [3431, 4611]

 

Commemoration gun.    [7340]

 

Fire round Sturts Bucky? and Chobham Common at night March 19th 1907.  1907.  [3434]

 

The flood after 60 hours' rain June 16th 1903.  [6600]

 

The flood October 28th 1903.   [7314]

 

Gipsies' Camp, Chobham Common.  1905.  [7326]

 

Gordon Boys Home.    [5147]

 

Gordon Boys Home,  Medhurst.  1909.  [5148]

 

Gordon Boys Home, West End.   [5145]

 

Greetings from Chobham.  1914.  [5736]

 

Guildford Rd.  1912.  [5735]

 

Long Down,  Chobham Common near Links.  1912.  [5730]

 

Malt House Farm.    [7330]

 

Millbourne Bridge.  n.d., 1920  [7316 7334]

 

Mimbridge.    [7318]

 

Old Chobham.  The lock-up.  1904.  [3427]

 

Pankhurst.    [7327]

 

Park Farm.    [5734]

 

Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort attending a Review of the troops at Chobham 1853.    [3428]

 

Queen Victoria Memorial Cross, Chobham Common.  1907.  [5731]

 

Round Pond.    [7333]

 

The Schools, Valley End.  1907.  [7338]

 

Sheep shearing, Stanners Hill Farm.    [5733]

 

St. Lawrence Church.  1948.  [3435]

 

Staple Hill, Chobham Common.    [7339]

 

Station Road.    [4610 7322]

 

Town Mill Head, Chobham, by moonlight.    [7337]

 

View near Chobham Place.    [3430]

 

Village Hall & Institute.  1917.  [7331]

 

War Memorial.  1956.  [3429]

 

West End.    [5144]

 

West End Church.  1908.  [5146]

 

Windsor Road.  1911, 1919, 1956.  [3426, 7324, 3433]

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Sale Brochures

Block of freehold property situate in Chertsey Road, Chobham which Waterer & Sons will sell on 18th April 1900.  Solicitors: Paine & Brettell. Particulars. 1900. Brochure. [1588]

 

Chobham.  14 plots of freehold building land upon South View Estate for the erection of villas & cottages will be sold by Walker & Finn on 19 June 1899.  Solicitors: Reep, Lane & Co. Particulars, plan & conditions of sale. 1899. Brochure. [1557]

 

Chobham, Horsell & Knapp Hill.  Freehold properties which Henry Smith & Son will sell on 6th December 1900.  Solicitors: Coole & Haddock. Particulars & conditions of sale. 1900. Brochure. [1556]

 

Freehold Elizabethan cottage residence Copyhold, Chobham with buildings & grounds for sale by Knight, Frank & Rutley on 25th July 1927.  Solicitors: J E Lickfold & Sons. Particulars, view & conditions of sale. 1927. Brochure. [1561]

 

Freehold estates known as "Millbrook & Flexlands Farms" situate in the parishes of Chobham & Horsell with a farm house, homesteads & building land for sale by Waterer & Sons on May 26th 1884.  Solicitors: Paine & Brettell. Particulars & conditions of sale. 1884. Brochure. [1555]

 

Freehold estates known as Waldens or Abbey Farm, Horsell and Grapes, otherwise Sandpit Hall Farm, Chobham will be sold on August 29th 1900.  Solicitors: Paine & Brettell.  Auctioneers: Williamson & Burt. Particulars, plans & conditions of sale. 1900. Brochure. [1560]

 

Rowell End Farm, Chobham which Waterer & Sons will sell on 1st July 1896.  Solicitors: Paine & Brettell. Particulars & conditions of sale. 1896. Brochure. [1587]

 

Seven plots of freehold building land and meadow land close to High Street, Chobham will be sold by Messrs. Walker & Finn on 29 August 1900.  Solicitors: Paine & Brettell. Particulars, plan & conditions of sale. 1900. Brochure. [1559]

 

Three freehold cottages and building land situate at Chertsey Road, Burrows Hill, Chobham to be sold by Mr. Geo. Drewitt on 20th Jan. 1904.  Solicitor: Gilbert H White. Particulars & conditions of sale. 1904. Brochure. [1558]

 

Two pairs of freehold cottages situate at Burrow Hill, Chobham which will be sold by F W Munton & Son on 26th April 1905.  Solicitors: Last & Goodford. Particulars & conditions of sale. 1905. Brochure. [1589]

 

Water Corn Mill, known as "Emmett's Mill" and Emmett's Lodge, Chobham also Grove House, Woking & Nos. 5 & 6 Denzil Road, Guildford which Ernest H Ellis will sell on March 14th, 1894.  Solicitors: White & White. Particulars & conditions of sale. 1894. Brochure. [1562]

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Updated 11 - January 2018