LEATHERHEAD & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

POTTED HISTORIES


Goff at a book signing at Barton's bookshop
source: Haslam		 Potted Histories is a series of local history articles contributed to the popular monthly Ashtead & Leatherhead Local publication, almost entirely by Goff Powell (seen on the left), to promote the Leatherhead & District Local History Society. He made use of his own extensive collection of local postcards and of the images held by the Society.
 
Together with fellow member and lifelong friend Brian Hennegan, Goff wrote a number of books about the recent history of parts of Leatherhead. Goff continued working on this series while receiving treatment for cancer.

He died on 20th August 2018 aged 79. His massively attended funeral was at Randall's Park Crematorium on 11th September. It reflected his many friendships, particularly through the Scouts, local football, local history, postcard collecting, and as a writer and speaker. A few months later his widow Maureen died, leaving two sons.
Brian Hennegan's tribute to Goff can be read here.

The Potted Histories covered Fetcham as well as Ashtead and Leatherhead. Bookham had its own publication.
A snowy Hampton Cottage, the home of Leatherhead Museum, is on the right

We are grateful to the Ashtead & Leatherhead Local for permission to reproduce the series and artwork.
Contact information for the Society shown in the articles has changed over time: for up to date contacts please click contact.

This page is 'work in progress': some of the early articles are currently sourced from the texts submitted by Goff.

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2009
 A&LL#
 PH#
 subject
0109 39 01 Leatherhead Clock Tower
0209 40 02 The Howard Memorial Fountain - Ashtead
0309 41 03 Fetcham Park House - Fetcham
0409 42 04 The Institute - Leatherhead
0509 43 05 The Old Rectory - Ashtead
0609 44 06 The Reading Room - Fetcham
0709 45 07 The Mansion, Leatherhead
0809 46 08 Ashtead Park - Ashtead
0909 47 09 Fetcham Cottage - Fetcham
1009 48 10 Kingston House - Wesley House - Leatherhead
1109 49 11 Woodfield House - Ashtead Common
1209 50 12 Fetcham Grove - Fetcham
 

2010 A&LL# PH# subject
0110 51 13 Downside - Downs Lane, Leatherhead
0210 52 14 The Almshouses - The Street, Ashtead
0310 53 15 The Fetcham Mill Fire - Fetcham
0410 54 16
 Leatherhead Court - (an error in the layout was corrected in A&LL 55)
0510 55 16
 Leatherhead Court - Woodlands Road Leatherhead (corrected)
0610 56
 17
 Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall – Woodfield Lane
0710 57
 18
 Fetcham Lodge – The Street Fetcham
0810 58
 19
 Fairmount House The Bull Inn - The Red House - Leatherhead
0910 59
 20
 Ashtead Swimming Pools: Floral ,Green Lane; Littlewood, Archways Lane
1010 60
 21
 Fetcham Village Hall - The Street, Fetcham
1110 61
 22
 Sweech House and Gravel Hill, Leatherhead
1210 62
 23
 Mattens Tea Gardens, Rectory Lane, Ashtead


2011 A&LL# PH# subject
0111 63
no article
0211 64
 24 Original Clubhouse – Alf Perry; Leatherhead Golf Club
0311 65
 25
 The Warren Estate – The Duckhams – Ashtead
0411 66
 26
 Leatherhead Bus Garage, Guildford Road, Fetcham
0511 67
 27
 Congregational Church - North Street - Leatherhead
0611 68
 28
 Woodfield Farm - Woodfield Lane - Ashtead
0711 69
 29
 Fetcham Village Infant School - School Lane
0811 70
 30
 The Crescent Cinema - Church Street - Leatherhead
0911 71
 31
 Street Farm – The Street – Ashtead
1011 72
 32
 Roaring House Farm, Fetcham Downs
1111 73
 33
 Elm Bank House (St Mary's Road Estate) Leatherhead
1211 74 34
 Badingham College, Lower Road, Fetcham


2012 A&LL# PH# subject
0112 75 35 Thorncroft Manor, Leatherhead
0212 76 36 Downsend School, Leatherhead Road, Leatherhead
0312 77 37 Ashtead House, Farm Lane, Ashtead
0412 78 38 Cannon Court Evangelical Church - Cannonside, Fetcham
0512 79 39 Givons Grove House, Leatherhead
0612 80 40 Park House Farm, Farm Lane, Ashtead
0712 81 41 The Saltbox, Lower Road, Fetcham
0812 82 42 Ronson UK, Randalls Rd, Leatherhead
0912 83 43 Goblin BVC, Ermyn Way, Leatherhead
1012 84 44 Rentokil Ltd, School Lane, Fetcham
1112 85 45 Leatherhead Bridge
1212 86 46 The Street, Ashtead


2013 A&LL# PH# subject
0113 87 47 Home Farm, The Street, Fetcham
0213 88 48 Leatherhead Fire Station Belmont Road - Holly Court
0313 89
 49 The Old Bakery, Crampshaw Lane, Ashtead
0413 90
 50 Donald Campbell – Priors Ford – Campbell Court
0513 91
 51 Beverley Nichols – Merry Hall (Ashtead)
0613 92
 52 Jimmy Hanley – The Plough Effingham
0713 93
 53 Highlands Farm, Headley Road, Leatherhead
0813 94 54 Greville Works – Victoria Works – Crampshaw Works (Ashtead)
0913 95 55 Ballands Hall (formerly the Rectory), The Street, Fetcham
1013 96 56 Hampton and Devonshire Cottages – Church Street, Leatherhead
1113 97 57 Heather Godley nιe Couper– Her World War II Story
1213 98 58 21st Battalion (Public Schools) Royal Fusiliers – Ashtead
 

2014 A&LL# PH# subject
0114 99 59 The Rising Sun – Guildford Road – Fetcham
0214 100 60 Edward Wilkins Waite RBA
0314 101 61 John Payne Jennings 1843-1926 – Photographer
0414 102 62 John Craig: Vicar of Fetcham (1836-1839), inventor of Craig Telescope
0514 103 63 Byron Place, Leatherhead
0614 104 64 Ottway's Lane, Ashtead
0714 105 65 Cock Lane, Fetcham
0814 106 66 Leatherhead War Memorial
0914 107 67 Ashtead War Memorial
1014 108 68 Fetcham War Memorial
1114 109 69 The Old Vicarage, 80 Church Street, Leatherhead
1214 110 70 Harriotts Lane – Agates Lane, Ashtead


2015 A&LL# PH# subject
0115 111 71 Fetcham Post Office – Lower Road/Sandy Lane (The Ridgeway)
0215 112 72 The Days of Coach and Horses, Leatherhead
0315 113 73 The Roman Villa Excavations 1924–1929 – Ashtead
0415 114 74 The Bell Inn, Bell Lane, Fetcham
0515 115 75 Tyrrells Wood – The Drive (Headley Road) Leatherhead
0615 116 76 The Hut – The Paddocks – Ashtead
0715 117 77 Shamrock Cottage – Pound Farm – Fetcham
0815 118 78 Gimcrack Hill – Dorking Road – Leatherhead (see also #79)
0915 119 79 Parsons Mead School – Littlewoods Swimming Pool – Ottway's Lane Ashtead
1015 120 80 Mark Oak Gate – Cobham Road – Fetcham
1115 121 81 Where in Leatherhead …?
1215 122 82 Where in Ashtead …?


2016 A&LL# PH# subject
0116 123 83
 Where in Fetcham …?
0216 124 84
 Do you recognise this RAF officer?
0316 125 85
 Where in Ashtead is this housing estate circa 1938?
0416 126 86
 Fetcham Memories: 1911-1920
0516 127 87
 Leatherhead Rose Football Club
0616 128 88
 Ashtead Football Club
0716 129 89
 Fetcham Football Club
0816 130 90
 The Kings Head Public House, High St, Leatherhead
0916 131 91
 The Brewery Inn, The Street, Ashtead
1016 132 92 The Rising Sun, Fetcham
1116 133 93 The Plough Inn, Kingston Road, Leatherhead
1216 134 94 Christmas Greetings (from Ashtead, Leatherhead, Fetcham)


2017 A&LL# PH# subject
0117 135
 95 The Leg of Mutton & Cauliflower, Ashtead
0217 136
 96 The Riverside Club, Fetcham
0317 137
 97 Neil & Spencer Ltd, Station Road, Leatherhead
0417 138
 98 Crampshaw Works (Clarendon Mews), Ashtead
0517 139
 99 St Clements, The Street, Fetcham
0617 140
 100 The Leatherhead Clock Tower 1859–1952
0717 141
 101 Leatherhead Railway Stations
0817 142
 102 Ashtead Railway Station
0917 143
 103 Proposed Fetcham Railway Station
1017 144 104 Givons Grove Service Station – Leatherhead By-Pass
1117 145 105 Woodcote Motor Company Garage – The Street, Ashtead
1217 146 106 Tudor Motors Engineering – Cobham Road,  Fetcham


2018 A&LL# PH# subject
0118 147 107 Mole Valley Silver Band
0218 148 108 Ashtead Choral Society
0318 149 109 Fetcham Players
0418 150 110 Oddfellows Society - Leatherhead
0518 151
 111
 Ashtead Village Club - The Street, Ashtead
0618 152
 112
 Fetcham Scouts and Guides
0718 153
 113
 Emmeline (Emily) Pankhurst
0818 154
no article: Goff died 20th August
0918 155
no article
1018 157
Obituary: Goff Powell (1939-2018)
1118 158
no article
1218 159
no article - the Local now receives articles about L&DLHS events and talks

page created 25 March 2018: last updated 29 Jan 2019.  The editor of this page is Frank Haslam.

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