United Reformed Church, Dorking white plaque
Overview
United Reformed Church, Dorking white plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Mole Valley. This white commemorative plaque records: United Reformed Church Nonconformity has flourished in Dorking since 1662, when meetings were held in the homes of the ministers. This fine late Georgian building with the Italianate frontage was erected in 1834 and replaced the first independent or Congregational Meeting House built in 1719 on the same site.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This fine late Georgian building with the Italianate frontage was erected in 1834 and replaced the first independent or Congregational Meeting House built in 1719 on the same site.
People and events
The saved account records: This white commemorative plaque records: United Reformed Church Nonconformity has flourished in Dorking since 1662, when meetings were held in the homes of the ministers.
How it worked
The saved account records: The church was extended, new buildings added, and the fore comet laid out in 1908.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
United Reformed Church, Dorking white plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: United Reformed Church Nonconformity has flourished in Dorking since 1662, when meetings were held in the homes of the ministers. This fine late Georgian building with the Italianate frontage was erected in 1834 and replaced the first independent or Congregational Meeting House built in 1719 on the same site. The church was extended, new buildings added, and the fore comet laid out in 1908. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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