Dorking Temperance Hotel and Harmans Antiques white plaque

This white commemorative plaque records: Harmans Antiques and West Street. This fine Victorian building was established as the Dorking Temperance Hotel in the later 19th century, replacing a butcher's shop and slaughterhouse which had previously stood on the site. It is now one of the many antique shops for which West Street is internationally famous, some of them, Nos 12-15 for example, incorporating part of 16th century or earlier buildings. Recorded plaque organisation: Dorking Heritage.

The Dorking Temperance Hotel was a significant Victorian establishment promoting temperance values in the late 19th century; it later transformed into Harmans Antiques, contributing to West Street's reputation as an international hub for antiques.