Dorking, The Cemetery, Reigate Road 1906

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department store in Kingston. Lying side-by-side are Miss Edith Mary Corderoy and Mr Thomas E Powell, who together started the Dorking British School (now the Powell Corderoy School) in the late 1890s. Also here is Richard Burberry, a member of the famous Burberry raincoat family. Noteable people already mentioned are George Meredith and his family, the Attlee family and General Sir Arthur Cotton DMC. Another fine artist buried here is William (Bill) Brunel, a photographer who was noted for his fine pictures of motor car racing. Also in the churchyard are some fine specimens of trees, including a western red cedar, a deodar cedar and a monkey puzzle tree. Facing the cemetery is the Happy Eater roadhouse. The motel was built in 1971 in the form of a two-story building; it has 29 bedrooms, which have splendid views of Box Hill. The main building was once one of the many pubs in Dorking. Its original name was the Punch Bowl Inn; it was built in 1780 and designed by Sir John Soane (1753-1837), the distinguished architect and collector of Greek and Roman artefacts. The inn was situated on the edge of the Deepdene estate, and was well known for its beer-garden. James Graves held the licence in 1891. The area was the site of the Punchbowl Fairs.