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GOLDSWORTH LOCAL HISTORY PAGE.
This is an attempt to record local history on the web, if you spot errors or have some additions please email us. The area covered by Goldsworth West and East wards of Woking Council is the main focus of this section. Our area was mainly in the parish of Woking (WOKING HUNDRED and Goldsworth/Goldings tithing), but the north-east of Goldsworth Park was in Horsell parish (GODLEY HUNDRED and Sythwood/Sithwood tithing). Also a small sub-manor in Goldsworth tithing is recorded as 'Hollands' and was located around the area known now as 'Harelands'.
LOCAL BOUNDARY MAP
Most tithings, manors and sub-manors have been left out to make it clearer. Also only the parishes that are in or partly in the current Woking Borough Council area are shown.
LOCAL HISTORY TIMELINE
pre 40,000 B.C.
Climate varys between Ice Age and Tropical, many different animals, from Mammoths, Elephants, Hippo's, Bison and Neanderthal Man.
40,000 B.C.
Modern man 'Homo Sapiens' arrives in Britain. Bone tools made.
28,000 B.C. to 10,000 B.C.
In the 1920's/30's, on what was later to become the Goldsworth Park playing fields, thousands of flint tools are found. Left probably by a small group of people, settled in the valley of Parley Brook (though there may be a small chance that the actual original location may have been somewhere else, if they had been moved by glacial ice).
10,000 B.C.
Climate becomes milder, forest grow. Axes made.
6,000 B.C.
Sea levels rise and land sinks enough to cut off the land-bridge to Europe. Britain becomes an island.
4,000 B.C.
Farming, Pottery and Trade starts.
2,500 B.C.
Antler, Wood, Copper and then Bronze (Copper/Tin alloy) tools and Flint arrowheads made.
1,000 B.C.
Hill forts develop.
700 B.C.
Iron tools and Coins made.
55 B.C.
First Roman attack on Britain led by Julius Ceasar.
54 B.C.
Second Roman attack on Britain. These spur local tribes to regroup. Tribal areas around our area at this time were Regni based around Chichester, Atrebates based around Silchester, Cantii based around Canterbury, Trinobantes based north of the Thames and Belgae based around Winchester.
35 B.C.
Commius is King of the Atrebates and Regni until 20 B.C. Area covered is roughly modern Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire.
20 B.C.
Tincommius is King of the Atrebates and Regni until A.D. 5.
1 A.D. (All dates from now on are A.D.)
Map of Europe.
5
Eppillus is King of the Atrebates and Regni until 10, then rules the Cantii (Kent) 10-25.
10
Verica is King of the Atrebates and Regni until A.D. 40, but from 25 there were other rulers in the area, see below.
25
Epaticcus is another ruler until 35.
35
Caratacus is another ruler until 40.
43
Roman invasion led by Aulus Plautius and colonisation of southern Britain begins. He becomes the first Roman governor of Britain (43-47). Claudius was Roman Emperor at the time (41-54).
47
Publius Ostorius Scapula is the 2nd Governor (47-52).
50
Londonium (London) starts to become an important settlement.
Principal Roman Settlements in Surrey, that develop later, are Staines, Merton, Ewell, Dorking.
Roman Britain Map.
Roman Britain History.
52
Aulus Didius Gallus is the 3rd Governor (52-57).
54
Nero is Roman Emperor (54-68).
57
Quintus Veranius Nepos is the 4th Governor (57-58).
58
Gaius Suetonius Paullinus is the 5th Governor (58-61).
61
Publius Petronius Turpilianus is the 6th Governor (61-63).
63
Marcus Trebellius Maximus is the 7th Governor (63-69).
68
Galba is Roman Emperor (68-69).
69
Otho is Roman Emperor (69).
Vitellius is Roman Emperor (69).
Vespasian is Roman Emperor (69-79).
Marcus Vettius Bolanus is the 8th Governor (69-71).
71
Quintus Petillius Cerealis is the 9th Governor (71-74).
74
Sextus Julius Frontinus is the 10th Governor (74-77).
77
Gnaeus Julius Agricola is the 11th Governor (77-84).
79
Titus is Roman Emperor (79-81).
81
Domitian is Roman Emperor (81-96).
84
Gnaeus Julius Agricola recalled to Rome. We only have data on some Governors of Britain after this time and there were disputes over who was Emperor as well where the timeline overlaps. Where known they are listed below.
96
Nerva is Roman Emperor (96-98).
98
Trajan is Roman Emperor (98-117).
100
Map of Europe.
117
Hadrian is Roman Emperor (117-138).
136
Aelius Caesar is a possible Roman Emperor? (136-138)
138
Antoninus Pius is Roman Emperor (138-161).
Quintus Lollius Urbicus is Governor (138-142).
161
Marcus Aurelius is Roman Emperor (161-180).
Sextus Calpurnius Agricola is Governor (161-165).
Lucius Verus is a possible Roman Emperor? (161-169)
177 or 180
Commodus is Roman Emperor (177 or 180-192).
192
Septimius Severus is Roman Emperor (193-211).
193
Pertinax is Governor (c.193).
Didius Julianus is a possible Roman Emperor? (193)
195
Clodius Albinus was Governor when proclaimed as Roman Emperor (195-197).
200
Map of Europe.
211
Caracalla is Roman Emperor (211-217). Possible Governor? (198-211)
217
Geta is Roman Emperor (211-212). Possible Governor? (209-211)
300
Map of Europe.
400
Map of Europe.
410
Roman's leave Britain.
420
Saxon mercaneries come to Britain to stop raids by Irish/Picts/Germanic tribes.
440
Saxons start to turn on the local tribes.
500
Local peace agreements. Saxons control only north and east of Surrey.
Map of Europe.
519
Cerdic is King of Wessex (519-534).
534
Cynric is King of Wessex (534-560).
550
Agreements end, 100 years of war which the Saxons win.
Saxon kingdoms of Kent, Wessex and Mercia fight to control Surrey which is a sub-kingdom.
Surrey northern border is the River Thames.
568
Surrey's eastern border with Kent consolidated by a ditch.
560
Ceawlin is King of Wessex (560-593).
593
Ceol is King of Wessex (593-597).
597
Ceolwulf is King of Wessex (597-611).
600
Map of Europe.
642
Cenwealh is King of Wessex (642-672).
666
Chertsey Abbey formed.
672
Seaxburh is Queen of Wessex (672-673).
673
Aescwine is King of Wessex (673-676).
First recorded use of "Sudergeona" (Southern district - sub kingdom of Mercia), this later was corrupted to "Surrey".
Woking begins around about this time as a settlement of a Wessex tribe followers of Wocca? The name has been corrupted and was spelt as Woccingas, Wochinges, Wokynge, Wochynghe at different times.
Saxon England map.
676
Centwine is King of Wessex (676-685).
685
Caedwalla is King of Wessex (685-688).
688
Ine is King of Wessex (688-726).
690
Surrey's western border consolidated. Mercia now in control of West Surrey?
700
Map of Europe.
726
Aethelheard is King of Wessex (726-740).
740
Cuthred is King of Wessex (740-756).
756
Sigeberht is King of Wessex (756-757).
757
Cynewulf is King of Wessex (757-786).
786
Beorhtric is King of Wessex (786-802).
800
Map of Europe.
802
Ecgberht or Egbert is King of Wessex (802-839), controlled Mercia for a time (829-830).
Aethelwulf or Ethelwulf is Sub-King of Essex, Kent, Surrey and Sussex (825-839)
839
Aethelwulf or Ethelwulf is King of Wessex (839-855)
855
Aethelbald or Ethelbald is King of Wessex (855-860)
860
Aethelbert or Ethelbert is King of Wessex (860-866)
866
Aethelred or Ethelred I (1st) is King of Wessex (866-871)
871
Alfred is King of Wessex (871-899) and is sometimes called 'King of England'
899
Edward I (1st) is King of Wessex (899-924)
900
Map of Europe.
924
Aethelstan or Athelstan is King of Wessex (924-927) and King of England (927-939)
927
Kingdom of England proclaimed.
939
Eadmund or Edmund I (1st) is King of England (939-946), gained York from the Norse.
946
Eadred or Edred is King of England (946-955), but lost York to Eric Bloodaxe.
955
Eadwig or Edwy is King of England (955-959), but lost Mercia and Northumbria to his brother Edgar I (957-959).
959
Eadgar or Edgar I (1st) is King of England (959-975)
975
Edward II (2nd) is King of England (975-978)
978
Aethelred or Ethelred II (2nd) is King of England (978-1013)
1000
Map of Europe.
1013
Sweyn is King of England (1013-1014)
1014
Aethelred or Ethelred II (2nd) is King of England (1014-1016)
1016
Eadmund or Edmund II (2nd) is King of Wessex (1016). (by treaty England was divided, Canute was King of Danelaw)
Cnut or Canute is King of England. (1016-1035)
1035
Harthacnut or Hardicanute is King of England. His brother Harold acted as Regent as he was in Denmark.(1035)
Harold I (1st) is declared King of England as his brother was in Denmark. (1035-1040)
1040
Harthacnut or Hardicanute is King of England. Upon Harolds death in 1040 he recovered the throne .(1040-1042)
1042
Edward III (3rd) is King of England. (1042-1066)
1066
Harold II (2nd) is King of England. (1066)
Norman's invade England, Battle of Hastings.
Edgar II (2nd) is King of England. (1066)
Normans conquer England.
William I (1st) is King of England. (1066-1087)
Counties Map from c.1066-1889)....
1087
William II (2nd) is King of England. (1087-1100)
1100
Henry I (1st) is King of England. (1100-1135)
Map of Europe.
1135
Stephen and Matilda are King and Queen of England. (1135-1154)
1154
Henry II (2nd) is King of England. (1154-1189)
1189
Richard I (1st) is King of England. (1189-1199)
1199
John is King of England. (1199-1216)
1200
Map of Europe.
1215
Magna Carta signed at Runnymede.
1216
Henry III (3rd) is King of England. (1216-1272)
1229
The name Goldsworth is first recorded. Derived possibly from 'la Goldhord' that may record a find of gold coins. Goldsworth then was a few houses in the area where 'Goldsworth Road' is now, but also gave it's name to the tithing of Goldsworth (sometimes called Goldings) which covers most of the north-west of Woking Parish.
1272
Edward I (1st) is King of England. (1272-1307) There were other Edwards before the Norman Conquest, but the numberering sequence started again with this Edward!
Woking Royal Palace first recorded.
1300
Map of Europe.
1307
Edward II (2nd) is King of England. (1307-1327)
1327
Edward III (3rd) is King of England. (1327-1377)
1377
Richard II (2nd) is King of England. (1377-1399)
1399
Henry IV (4th) is King of England. (1399-1413)
1400
Map of Europe.
1413
Henry V (5th) is King of England. (1413-1422)
1422
Henry VI (6th) is King of England. (1422-1461)
1461
Edward IV (4th) is King of England. (1461-1470)
1470
Henry VI (6th) is again King of England. (1470-1471)
1471
Edward IV (4th) is again King of England. (1471-1483)
1483
Edward V (5th) is King of England. (1483)
Richard III (3rd) is King of England. (1483-1485)
1485
Henry VII (7th) is King of England. (1485-1509)
1490
Treaty of Woking signed by Henry VII with Austria at Woking Palace.
1500
Map of Europe.
1509
Henry VIII (8th) is King of England. (1509-1547)
1536
England and Wales united (though normally only called England).
1547
Edward VI (6th) is King of England. (1547-1553)
1553
Jane is Queen of England. (1553)
Mary I (1st) is Queen of England. (1553-1558)
1558
Elizabeth I (1st) is Queen of England. (1558-1603)
1600
Map of Europe.
1603
James I (1st) is King of England. (1603-1625)
1605
Gunpowder Plot discovered.
1620
Woking Palace ownership passed by James 1st to Sir Edward Zouch and it stops being a royal palace.
1625
Charles I (1st) is King of England. (1625-1649)
1642
English Civil War. Surrey mostly is on Parliament's side.
1649
'Digger's' try to set up a community on St. Georges Hill Weybridge.
Monarchy abolished after the trial and execution of the King.
Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.
1651
Wey Navigation opened for traffic from Guildford to the Thames.
1660
Kingdom of England restored.
Charles II (2nd) is King of England. (1660-1685)
1681
1681 Surrey Map.
1685
James II (2nd) is King of England. (1685-1688)
1688
James II leaves England.
1689
William III (3rd) (1689-1702) and Mary II (2nd) (1689-1694) are King and Queen of England.
For 'Jacobites' since then there is a separate line of 'succession' to the English Crown. It is not recognised by Parliament (they changed the law excluding this line from the succession).
1700
Map of Europe.
1702
Anne is Queen of England (1702-1707) and of the United Kingdom (1707-1714).
1707
United Kingdom of Great Britain.
1714
King George I (1st) is Head of State of the United Kingdom (1714-1727).
1727
King George II (2nd) is Head of State of the United Kingdom (1727-1760).
1752
What happened in Britain between the 3rd and 13th September 1752? Trick question! Those dates didn't exist because of the 1751 Calendar Act where we adopted the Gregorian Calendar and moved the official start of each year to the 1st January (was 15th March).
1760
King George III (3rd) is Head of State of the United Kingdom (1760-1820).
James Turner bought from the Earl of Onslow, owner of Woking Manor, some land in the "Tithing of Goldings" and started a nursery south of the canal near Langmans and he passed it on to John Slyfield, who passed it to a member of the Jackman family, who in the early 1800's passed it onto Robert Donald and it then became known as "Goldsworth Nursery".
1791
Canal from the Wey Navigation to Basingstoke opened as far as Horsell.
1792
Basingstoke Canal opened as far as Pirbright.
1801
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1803
The Worlds first public railway , the Surrey Iron Railway is opened.
1815
Map of Europe.
1820
King George IV (4th) is Head of State of the United Kingdom (1820-1830).
1827
In the areas of Surrey nearest to the City of London, the Metropolitan Police start patrols. Gradually this area is increased westwards and southwards.
1830
King William IV (4th) is Head of State of the United Kingdom (1830-1837).
In Woking Parish there is civil unrest.
1830 North West Surrey Map.
1834
Guildford (affecting Woking parish) and Chertsey (affecting Horsell parish) Poor Law Unions formed. Parishes rates on average drop due to economies of scale.
1836
Goldsworth Road was built.
Guildford Borough Constabulary set up.
1837
Queen Victoria is Head of State of the United Kingdom (1837-1901).
1838
London and Southampton Company railway opened as far as Winchfield. Woking Common Station opened (now called Woking Station).
1839
London and Southampton Company renamed London and South Western Railway.
1841
Goldalming Borough Constabulary set up.
1845
Surrey County Cricket Club formed.
1849
Necropolis (Cemetery) first proposed for Woking Parish by the Board of Health.
1851
Surrey Constabulary begins policing rural Surrey. Captain Hastings is the first Chief Constable (1851-1899).
Goldalming Borough Constabulary and Guildford Borough Constabulary merge with the Surrey Constabulary.
1854
Brookwood Cemetery opens.
Guildford Borough Constabulary starts up again.
1856
First building in the 'New Woking', the Albion Hotel is built.
Robert Donald passes Goldsworth Nursery on to a partnership consisting of William Chandler, Charles Waterer and George Jackman.
1858
Goldalming Borough Constabulary starts up again.
1862
Royal Dramatic College opens in Maybury (The current occupier of this site is the Lion Retail Park).
1864
Guildford (affecting Woking parish) and Chertsey (affecting Horsell parish) Highway Districts formed.
Reigate Borough Constabulary starts up.
1866
Last recorded outbreak of cholera in Guildford.
1872
The first FA Cup played at the Kennington Oval (Surrey County Cricket Club Ground). It was also played there between 1874 and 1892.
Guildford (affecting Woking parish) and Chertsey (affecting Horsell parish) Rural Sanitary Authorities formed.
1874
Woking School Board formed.
1877
Partnership sells Goldsworth Nursery to Walter Charles Slocock who, in time, expands the nursery by buying land to the north.
Royal Dramatic College closes.
1879
Woking Crematorium built.
1880
Surrey team 'Clapham Rovers' wins FA Cup.
1881
Surrey team 'Old Carthusians Football Club' wins FA Cup.
1884
First cremation in the UK is performed at St. Johns, Woking Crematorium.
Oriental Institute opens on the site of the Royal Dramatic College.
1886
1886 Surrey Parliamentary Divisions Map.
1887
Woking Police Station opens.
1889
Woking Football Club is formed.
Local Goverment reorganised. County Council's and County Boroughs formed. Counties Map 1889-1974.
Surrey County Council formed and is under Conservative Control. Other areas of historical Surrey pass to the new London County Council and also Croydon County Borough. Map of Surrey Boundary Change.
Woking Mosque (alleged to be the first purpose built in the UK) opens.
Goldalming Borough Constabulary merges again with the Surrey Constabulary.
1890
Woking gets Electricity.
1892
Woking gets Gas.
1893
County Hall at Kingston opened.
1894
Woking Local Board formed, first met in Goldsworth Hall with 18 councillors representing these wards, Knaphill, St Johns, Mayford, Sutton, Brookwood, Old Woking, Maybury and Central.
'Woking News' newspaper first published from offices in Chertsey Road, each copy cost 1 penny.
1895
Woking Urban District Council, replacing the Local Board (affecting Woking parish) and Chertsey Rural District Council (affecting Horsell parish) formed.
Gustav Friedrich Wermig is the 1st Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1895-8.
Horsell Parish Council is formed.
Woking Fire Brigade is formed.
Electric Street lighting in Woking.
'Woking Mail' newspaper first published from offices in Goldsworth Road, each copy cost 1/2 penny. It later merges with 'Woking News' to become the 'Woking News and Mail'.
1898
George Harris is the 2nd Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1898-1903.
Photos of Woking from 1898. Photo #1 and Photo #2. and Photo #3.
1899
Woking gets sewerage system.
Victoria Hospital opens.
Oriental Institute closes.
Captain M.L. Sant becomes Chief Constable of the Surrey Constabulary (1899-1930).
1900
Map of Europe
1901
King Edward VII (7th) is Head of State of the United Kingdom (1901-1910).
Photos of Woking from 1901. Photo #1 and Photo #2. and Photo #3.
1902
Gas Street lighting replaces Electric in Woking.
Guildford and District Motor Services starts a bus service in the Guildford and Woking area.
Woking and Bagshot Light Railway proposed that would have run over what is now Goldsworth Park on the Woking side of the Woking/Horsell parish boundary. By 1910 the project died out.
Photos of Woking from 1902. Photo #1 and Photo #2.
1903
William Christopher Higgins Burne is the 3rd Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1903/4.
1904
Henry William Gloster is the 4th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1904/5.
1905
Patrick Herbert White is the 5th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1905-9.
1907
Brookland's opens.
Horsell merges into the Woking Urban District Council.
See the map of Woking's Boundary in 1907.
1909
Horsell gets sewerage system.
Sparkes Cornelius Knight is the 6th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1909/10.
Photos of Woking from 1909. Photo #1
1910
King George V (5th) is Head of State of the United Kingdom (1910-1936).
William Aird is the 7th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1910/1.
1911
James Hutchinson Driver is the 8th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1911-3.
Photos of Woking from 1911. Photo #1 and Photo #2. and Photo #3.
1913
Henry Alfred Whitburn is the 9th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1913/4.
1914
Albert Hamilton Godfrey M.B.E. is the 10th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1914-20.
First World War starts (called at the time the Great War).
1915
Guildford and District Motor Services bought by Aldershot and District Traction Company who eventually take over its services in the Guildford and Woking area.
Martinsyde Aircraft factory built on the site of the Oriental Institute to increase production.
1917
Martinsyde Aircraft moves its head office from Brooklands to the Woking Factory.
1918
First World War finishes.
1920
Harry Trevor Wilson is the 11th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1920/1.
First Woking council house.
Croydon Airport opens.
Devastating fire at the Martinsyde Aircraft Factory, aircraft production stops, though motorcycle production continues.
MARTINSYDE AIRCRAFT HISTORY LINKS
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1921
Albert Richard James Broderick is the 12th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1921/2.
1922
Frederick George Rice is the 13th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1922/3.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (not made statutory until 1927).
Martinsyde 1922 Woking Built 678cc Motorcycle.
1923
Alfred Hardy is the 14th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1923/4.
Southern Railway formed. Runs most routes through Woking Station.
Martinsyde stops making motorcycles.
1924
'Woking Offers' free paper advertising local traders starts.
Assets of Martinsyde Aircraft pass to Air Disposal Company (Airdisco).
Waterer's Park was left to Woking U.D.C. by Mr Anthony Waterer of Knaphill Nursery. Knaphill Football Club started in 1924 playing there.
Philip David Warren C.M.G is the 15th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1924/5.
1925
Henry Quartermaine is the 16th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1925/6.
1926
Walter Charles Slocock dies aged 73, in the 49 years he was in charge, the nursery had grown from 24 acres to 420, and workers from 5 to 161. His son Walter Ashley Slocock took over.
Martinsyde Factory Site passes to James Walker Engineering, and later renamed 'Lion Works'.
William Harker is the 17th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1926/7.
1927
Oliver Charles Ashley Slocock (his brother) joins Walter Ashley at the nursery.
Walter John Mathews Lt. Col. T.D. is the 18th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1927/8.
1928
'Woking Offers' renamed 'Woking Outlook'.
Albert Foord is the 19th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1928/9.
1929
Woking Library opens.
Seymour William Price-Williams M. Inst. C.C. is the 20th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1929/30.
1930
Henry Quartermaine J.P. is the 21st Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1930-2.
Woking Civic Arms granted, the motto "Fide et Diligentia" means "By Faith and Diligence".
Major Geoffrey Nicholson becomes Chief Constable of the Surrey Constabulary (1930-1946).
1931
Street lighting back to Electric from Gas in Woking.
1932
Arthur Duncan Campbell B.Sc., L.C.P. is the 22nd Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1932-4.
1933
'Woking Outlook' renamed 'Woking Review', which is believed to be the oldest free newspaper in Britain.
Chertsey Rural District Council abolished. Most of Byfleet and Pyrford Parishes and part of Woodham tithing in Chertsey Parish and part of Bisley Parish are joined with Woking Urban District Council.
See the map of Woking's Boundary in 1933.
1934
Philip George Easton Lt. Col. C.B.E., D.S.O. is the 23rd Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1934-6.
Reigate Constabulary start an air-wing at Redhill Aerodrome. Ahead of its time, it may have been the first in Britain?
1936
King Edward VIII (8th) is Head of State of the United Kingdom (1936).
King George VI (6th) is Head of State of the United Kingdom (1936-1952).
Small part of Byfleet, around the Mill, that had been joined with Walton and Weybridge in 1933, placed with Woking Urban District Council. (The new W.U.D.C. boundary in 1936, is mostly the same as the current Woking Borough boundary).
See the map of Woking's Boundary in 1936.
Alfred William Stollery is the 24th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1936-8.
1938
Conrad Samuel J.P., C.C. is the 25th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1938-41.
1939
Second World War starts for the UK, as it declares war on Germany.
Woking Fire Brigade placed under the wartime control of Surrey County Council.
Southern Railway placed under Goverment control due to the war.
John Ashley Slocock, son of Walter Ashley, joins the nursery.
1941
Frederick Elsworth Sowden is the 26th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1941-3.
1942
Reigate, Guildford and Surrey Constabularies all join the Surrey Joint Police Force.
1943
Edgar Ashley Cook M.B.E. is the 27th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1943/4.
1944
Harry Orenzo Matthew Herbert is the 28th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1944/5.
1945
Charles Henry May M.C. is the 29th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1945/6.
V2 rockets launched by Germany, one lands on Woking.
Second World War finishes as Japan surrenders.
1946
Henry Somerfield Cawsey C.C. is the 30th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1946/7.
Joseph Simpson becomes Chief Constable of the Surrey Constabulary (1946-1956).
1947
Graham Francis Winstanley Wilson Capt., D.S.O., R.N. is the 31st Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1947/8.
Surrey Fire Brigade formed.
Southern Railway becomes part of British Railways.
Kenwood started in Woking.
Navigation on the Brookwood Canal stops.
Reigate and Guildford Constabularies merge with Surrey Constabulary.
1948
Bertram George Ralph-Brown is the 32nd Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1948/9.
1949
Guy George Morris Pritchett is the 33rd Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1949/50.
1950
Harold Cecil Barrett is the 34th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1950/1.
1951
Thomas Leam is the 35th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1951/2.
1952
Queen Elizabeth II (2nd) is Head of State of the United Kingdom.
Gerald Edward Colpoys Capt. R.N. is the 36th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1952/3.
1953
Surrey Plan foresaw a Woking Urban District population of about 67,000 in the mid-1970's, but the 1961 Census figures exceeded that amount.
Walter Ashley Slocock retires.
Walter Llewellyn Darby is the 37th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1953/4.
1954
Robert Geoffrey Beldam M.A., A.C.A. is the 38th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1954/5.
1955
James Arthur Terry M.A. is the 39th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1955/6.
Photos of Woking from circa1955. Photo #1 and Photo #2. and Photo #3. and Photo #4. and Photo #5.
1956
Arthur Duncan Campbell B.Sc., L.C.P. is the 40th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1956/7.
Gatwick airport officially opens, though it had been an airstrip before.
Herman Rutherford becomes Chief Constable of the Surrey Constabulary (1956-1968).
1957
Frederick Elsworth Sowden J.P. is the 41st Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1957/8.
1958
Leslie Walter Cheeseman is the 42nd Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1958/9.
Woking Football Club wins FA Amateur Cup.
Martin Oliver Slocock, son of Oliver, joins the nursery.
1959
Stanley George Higgins is the 43rd Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1959/60.
Croydon Airport shuts.
1960
Dorothy Evelyn Gale is the 44th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1960/1.
James Walker Engineering opens a new site in Old Woking.
Photos of Woking from circa1960. Photo #1 and Photo #2 and Photo #3 and Photo #4 and Photo #5 and Photo #6
1961
Thomas Leam C.C. is the 45th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1961/2.
1962
Marjorie Edith Richardson is the 46th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1962/3.
Kenwood moves from Woking.
1963
Rhoda Francis McGaw is the 47th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1963/4.
The Winter of 1962-3 is the coldest on record since 1740.
The Rolling Stones play a concert at the 'Atalanta' Ballroom in Woking.
1964
Victor George Pearmund is the 48th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1964/5.
Cranley (later Lord) Onslow is elected as Woking's Member of Parliament replacing Harold Watkinson.
1965
Thomas Leam J.P., C.C. is the 49th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1965/6.
Revised Plan foresaw a population of 97,000 by 1981 and proposed building 3 new housing schemes, one of which was known as 'Slococks', to be built on nurserylands owned by the Slococks.
Greater London Council formed replacing the London County Council. Map of Surrey Boundary Change.
Photos of Woking from circa1965. Photo #1 and Photo #2 and Photo #3 and Photo #4
1966
Bernard John James Patrick Robinson Cdr., R.N. is the 50th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1966/7.
Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society formed to restore the Brookwood Canal.
1967
Ivor Robert Deighton Gibson is the 51st Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1967/8.
Master Plan decided that the Land Commission should buy the land and drain and service the site. Then sell it to developers.
1968
Bernard Emmett is the 52nd Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1968/9.
Guildford floods after heavy rain.
Sir Peter Matthews becomes Chief Constable of the Surrey Constabulary (1968-1982).
1969
Eric Geoffrey Bucksey is the 53rd Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1969/70.
Ariana Afghan B727 crashes at Horley near Gatwick.
1970
Land Commission abolished by the Conservative Goverment. New Ideal Homes and Woking Borough Council agree to a partnership to build 'Slococks'.
Houses in the Mead Court area were built and therefore are not part of Goldsworth Park, they were a separate development.
Margaret Jessie Marshall C.C. is the 54th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1970/1.
Map of Europe
1971
David Arthur Boorman is the 55th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1971/2.
Wolsey Place Shopping Centre opens. About this time Centre Halls, Centre Pool and Woking Centre Library opened.
Decimal Day.
Coins in circulation, 1/2p, 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 50p.
Aldershot and District Traction Company renamed Alder Valley.
1972
Harry James Keat L.R.I.B.A., A.R.I.C.S. is the 56th Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1972/3.
BEA Trident crashes at Staines near Heathrow.
1973
The Rt. Hon. Lord Hamilton of Dalzell, K.V.C.O., M.C. is Surrey's Lord-Lieutenant (1973-1986).
Lt. Col. Sir William, De Wette Muller DSO, TD., DL is Surrey's Vice Lord-Lieutenant (1973-1975).
Plan to build approved by the Goverment. Project first called 'Goldsworth Park'. Work started in Goldsworth Vale. Planned to build approx. 4,500 homes for approx. 15,000 residents. It also planned for a lake, sports facilities, golf course, shops, swimming-pool, library, industrial estate, youth centres, pubs, churches, fire station and social facilities.
David Allen Robinson is the 57th and last Woking Urban District Council Chairman for 1973/4.
1974
Local Goverment re-organisation. Counties and Boroughs changed. First map shows the counties as they were between 1974 and 1996. Second map shows the Surrey Boundary Change.
Woking Borough Council is formed, replacing the Urban District Council and is under Conservative Control.
First home completed and first buyer moves in to Goldsworth Park!
Christopher Meredyth Mitchell is the 1st Woking Mayor for 1974/5.
Guildford, bombing of the 'Horse and Groom' Pub.
1975
Maj. Gen. Fegus Allan Humphrey Ling, CB., CBE, DSO, DL. is Surrey's Vice Lord-Lieutenant (1975-1983).
Terence Albert (Terry) Molloy is the 2nd Woking Mayor for 1975/6.
1976
Ian Stewart McCallum is the 3rd Woking Mayor for 1976/7.
British American Tobacco move into Export House Tower.
The M25 Godstone to Reigate section is completed. Work had started in 1972.
The M25 Thorpe to Egham section is completed. Work had started in 1974.
1977
Sythwood School first building opens.
Bishopswood houses first built.
Goldsworth Park Residents Association Allotments Society formed (now called the Goldsworth Park Allotments Society). The first 70 plots were in Westfield Avenue. This had been the local household refuse tip, which had been closed for more than 50 years.
Anthony Mansfield Allenby is the 4th Woking Mayor for 1977/8.
1978
Approx 1,000 homes completed.
Gordon Arthur Brown is the 5th Woking Mayor for 1978/9.
1979
Beaufort School first building (Oak) completed.
William Trevellyn Greenwood is the 6th Woking Mayor for 1979/80.
The M25 Westerham to Godstone section is completed. Work had started in 1976.
1980
Margaret Mary Gammon is the 7th Woking Mayor for 1980/1.
The M25 Chertsey to Thorpe section is completed. Work had started in 1978.
1981
Francis Egerton Spanton is the 8th Woking Mayor for 1981/2.
The M25 Egham to Yeoveney section is completed. Work had started in 1977.
1982
Shops built. Mobile Library started? First with trailers and now with a proper mobile library.
Dorothy Elizabeth Butler is the 9th Woking Mayor for 1982/3.
20p coin in circulation.
Brian Hayes becomes Chief Constable of the Surrey Constabulary (1982-1991).
1983
Major More-Molyneux, OBE, DL is Surrey's Vice Lord-Lieutenant (1983-1997).
Bitterne Drive houses first built.
Woking twins with Amstelveen in the Netherlands, though the Charter of Friendship was signed in 1989.
Paul Hampden Blagbrough is the 10th Woking Mayor for 1983/4.
Woking Civic Offices opened?
1 pound coin in circulation.
The M25 Wisley to Chertsey section is completed. Work had started in 1981.
1984
John Alfred Jewson is the 11th Woking Mayor for 1984/5.
1/2p coin out of circulation.
1985
Patricia Edith (Pat) Bohling is the 12th Woking Mayor for 1985/6.
The last M25 section in Surrey opens when the Reigate to Wisley section is completed. Work had started in 1982 Leatherhead to Wisley and 1983 Reigate to Leatherhead.
1986
British Rail Southern Region rebranded as Network South East.
Woking Borough Council switches from Conservative to No Overall Control.
Sir Richard Eustace Thornton, KCVO, OBE, JP is Surrey's Lord-Lieutenant (1986-1997).
Anne Josephine Payne is the 13th Woking Mayor for 1986/7.
1987
Margaret Mary Gammon is the 14th Woking Mayor for 1987/8.
1988
Alexander Nowell (Alec) Grayson is the 15th Woking Mayor for 1988/9.
Goldwater Lodge and St Andrew's Church built.
Surrey team 'Wimbledon Football Club' wins FA Cup.
Approx 3,000 homes completed.
Clapham rail crash.
1989
Anne Cartwright is the 16th Woking Mayor for 1989/90.
Byfleet Parish Council re-formed.
1990
Sometime during the 1990's the Lion Works shuts and the Lion Retail Park opens. James Walker Engineering head office remains at the site though.
During the 1990's the last homes were built on Goldsworth Park, here is a leaflet from one of the last developments.
Alder Valley South Buses sold to London Country.
Rhodney Haydon Bray (Rhod) Lofting is the 17th Woking Mayor for 1990/1.
5p made smaller.
1991
Brookwood Canal formally reopened along its whole length following renovation by volunteers.
Richard Lionel Williams is the 18th Woking Mayor for 1991/2.
David Williams becomes Chief Constable of the Surrey Constabulary (1991-1993) and Surrey Police (1993-1997).
1992
Peacocks Shopping Centre, Library, Town Gate, Cinema and New Victoria Theatre and the Leisure Lagoon at Pool in the Park opened. Centre Halls, Centre Pool and Woking Centre Library had been demolished to make room for them.
London Country bus services from Woking renamed Guildford and West Surrey.
Woking twins with Le Plessis-Robinson in France, though the Charter of Friendship was signed in 1993.
Woking Borough Council switches from No Overall Control to Conservative Control.
Leslie Charles (Les) Pescodd is the 19th Woking Mayor for 1992/3.
10p made smaller.
1993
Surrey County Council switches from Conservative to No Overall Control.
Rosie Sharpley from Goldsworth is the 20th Woking Mayor for 1993/4.
Small device explodes on the Railway line near Woking. See the bottom of the Hansard extract for all IRA British Mainland terrorists incidents from 1980-1996.
Surrey Constabulary renamed Surrey Police.
1994
Goldsworth School moves location to Bridge Barn Lane from Kingsway.
Woking Football Club win FA Trophy.
Woking Borough Council switches from Conservative to No Overall Control.
David Thornton is the 21st Woking Mayor for 1994/5.
1995
Goldsworth Park Allotments Society had to move to a new 90-plot site at Brookwood. The soil at the old site was deemed to be unsafe.
Woking Football Club win FA Trophy.
Neville Hinks is the 22nd Woking Mayor for 1995/6.
1996
The Planets Entertainment complex is completed.
John Grant Bolitho Coombe is the 23rd Woking Mayor for 1996/7.
South West Trains wins the franchise for most rail routes through Woking Station (the former BR Network South East/South West Division).
Guildford and West Surrey Buses sold to Cowie Group (Arriva).
Counties and Districts changed again and Unitary Authorities set up between 1996 and 1998. See map, please note since this was made, the Greater London Assembly has been formed.
Woking Borough Council switches from No Overall Control to Liberal Democrat Control.
1997
Mrs. Sarah Goad, JP is Surrey's Lord-Lieutenant (1997- )....
Mr. Gordon Lee-Steere, DL. is Surrey's Vice Lord-Lieutenant (1997- )....
Good Neighbour Award Winners.
Woking Football Club win FA Trophy.
Irene Kathleen Matthews is the 24th Woking Mayor for 1997/8.
Surrey County Council switches from No Overall Control to Conservative Control.
Humfrey Malins is elected as Woking's Member of Parliament.
2 pound coin in circulation and 50p made smaller.
1998
Woking Borough Council switches from Liberal Democrat to No Overall Control.
Rosemary Johnson is the 25th Woking Mayor for 1998/9.
Ian Blair becomes Chief Constable of the Surrey Constabulary 1998-2000.
1999
Novembers GPCA Newsletter.
Woking Borough Council Wards changed.
Ian Douglas Field Fidler is the 26th Woking Mayor for 1999/2000.
Woking twins with Rastatt in Germany, though the Charter of Friendship was signed in 2001.
Surrey History Centre officially opened by HRH Charles, The Prince of Wales.
Ian Eastwood Became Deputy Mayor.
South East Regional Assembly set up covering Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
Keith House from Hampshire is the 1st Chair of the South East Regional Assembly.
2000
Elections for the new wards in Woking Borough Council.
WBC Election Nominees.
Woking Council Election Results.
'Star of Woking' Winner.
Goldsworth Care is to Launch.
Good Neighbour Award Winners.
Kate Allenby's Olympic success.
Januarys GPCA Newsletter.
Mays GPCA Newsletter.
Ian Eastwood from Goldsworth is the 27th Woking Mayor for 2000/1.
Map of Europe.
Brian Coffin is Surrey County Chairman from 2000.
Micheal More-Molyneaux is Surrey's High Sherrif for 2000/1.
Map of Europe.
Denis O’Connor, CBE becomes Chief Constable of the Surrey Police. Also Surrey Police now covers the whole area of the Surrey County Council area, taking over control of Spelthorne, and other parts from the Met Police.
David Shakespeare from Buckinghamshire becomes the 2nd Chair of the South East Regional Assembly which is also now Conservative controlled.
2001
Woking twined with Rastatt in Germany in 1999, though the Charter of Friendship was signed in 2001.
Westgate Moves.
Local Foot and Mouth Precautions.
Tyre Slashers hit the Park.
Sythwood School U.S.A. Exchange.
Woking in Bloom Winners.
Planned Cycle Route to Woking.
Goldsworth Park Community Association's website launches at the url http://uk.geocities.com/goldsworthpark.
Bill Biddell is Surrey's High Sherrif for 2001/2.
Barry J. Pope is the 28th Woking Mayor for 2001/2.
C+A closes its Swiftflow distribution depot on Goldsworth Park Trading Estate.
Augusts GPCA Newsletter.
Septembers GPCA Newsletter.
Octobers GPCA Newsletter.
2001 Chairman's Report.
Decembers GPCA Newsletter.
Telewest move into Export House Tower.
Elections for UK Parliament and Surrey County Council.
2002
Nick Skellett from Surrey becomes the 3rd Chair of the South East Regional Assembly.
Januarys GPCA Newsletters.
Februarys GPCA Newsletters.
Arriva's Woking (Goldsworth Park Trading Estate) Bus Garage closes.
Penelope Keith is Surrey's High Sherrif for 2002/3.
Mehala Gosling is the 29th Woking Mayor for 2002/3.
Ice on the Lake.
Sythwood School Mosaic and Stained Glass Window.
Help Samuel to swim with Dolphins.
Elections for some WBC wards.
Goldsworth West 22% of 3816 voters= Landon 485 LD (Elected) Lawrence 266 CON Wand 83 LAB.
Goldsworth East 29.7% of 5418 voters= Bellord 488 CON Cross 797 LD (Elected) Ford 316 LAB.
(Election Page)....
(Results in full. PDF format)....
Brockhill Jubilee Celebrations.
Knightswood Golden Jubilee Party.
Goldsworth Alive starts, a new website for our area.
Transplant Patient takes Drug Fight to Europe.
Sponsors going for Gold.
Sythwood School Braille Signs.
Good Neighbour Awards.
Local Hero saves two toddlers lives!
Local Rape in Horsell, can you help the Police?
Sam wins a Judo Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games!
Goldsworth Books Global Reach!
Joshua's miraculous recovery.
Elderly worries about footpath.
Woking Council learns from our history!
Beresford's Fundraiser.
2003
Harelands Roundabout Road Works Letter.
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