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Cultural refences of Leatherhead - Coggle Diagram
Cultural refences of Leatherhead
Art
Maurice Sheppard
Lesser known artist
Took a painting of St Johns School and sold for £1,200
Francis Firth
Took pictures of the towns and cities and did all of Leatherhead which provides a great comparison to what it is today, when comparing pictures
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Provides a lovely positive painting of the River Mole in Leatherhead looking up towards the Church
Susie West
painted a contemporary piece about the River Mole decorated with swans, which is the town logo
Books
The Domesday book
Survey of all English towns in 1086 under William the Conqueror where taxes and land ownership issues were addressed
Emma
Fictional country town near box hill with river flowing through it
The War of The Worlds
Other
Michael Cane
Was a Leatherhead Resident
Sold his house for £3.75 million
Famous Actor
Patron of the Leatherhead Drama Festival for 12 years
The Head - Nothing to do in a town like Leatherhead
A very negative song about the town of Leatherhead and about the specific landmarks around Leatherhead
An example is "The leisure centre swimming pool I think I'll give that a miss"
2012 Olympic cycle race
Shown on TV worldwide helping Leatherhead gain recognition
Box Hill National Trust/Surrey hills
Cafe and shops available with great views over the surrounding area
Volunteering opportunities available.
Edmund Tylney (1536-1610)
Master of the revels to Queen Elizabeth I and King James
Leatherhead's most distinguished residents
He granted licenses for theatre productions
Pub named after him as a Wetherspoons in Leatherhead
Leatherhead F.C.
The football team of Leatherhead is a well-known team nationally
Their best performance was when they reached the FA Cup 4th round