Of homeland 499131 house how its tongue AAAF group near admiration, but to quieter folk her drawings at the Society's rooms, or separate exhibitions which she organised from time to time, gave real and legitimate pleasure. She illustrated amongst other books The Homes of Tennyson written by her brother Mr H A Paterson, the novelist, and after her husband's death she edited three volumes of his correspondence and other prose writings. Much respected local historian Woods was born House Mint Street Godalming. Much of his correspondence and all of his research documents, writings and lecture notes were bequeathed to the town upon his death and are kept at Godalming Museum. Woods' works cover more than 18 pages and are bound into 59 volumes, and were recently digitally scanned to allow wider access to his work. He dedicated his free time to researching the history of the area from the 14th to the 19th century covering the people and places from Compton to Haslemere. Both of Woods' parents were Godalming solicitors which provided him access to local property deeds, and his position as a civil servant working at the Treasury provided access to the records of ancient legal disputes held at the Public Records Office, both sources enabling him to compile a comprehensive record of the area. A plaque commemorating his contribution to the town was unveiled by the mayor at House 2007. Devised and built the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit at Brooklands near Byfleet. Himself a successful racing driver, Locke- had been frustrated by the difficulties practising on English roads, especially after the first speed restrictions imposed heavy fines on the fledgling motorists. As the story goes, over the table at a dinner party the of 1906 with some influential friends he volunteered at his own expense and on his own land to build the track. He was also to donate the whole of the Vigo House Church Street for the building of a new hospital constructed by public subscription 1927. Lived near Haslemere. Shaw was active socialist politics throughout his life and wrote several plays with political themes including and He was awarded the Nobel prize for literature 1925. Born Farnham, Willett is credited with being the inventor of Daylight Saving Time Britain. Using his own financial resources Willett published a pamphlet 1907 titled which he proposed that clocks should be advanced by 80 minutes the order to ensure that the evenings remain daylight for longer thus increasing daylight recreation time, and by his calculation saving £2m lighting costs nationwide. He proposed that the clocks should be advanced by 20 minutes at 2 am on successive Sundays and then retarded by the same amount on Sundays Despite getting the backing of a number of politicians including a Churchill, the idea did not make it to the statute books until 1916, the year after his death. It was the outbreak of the First World War that saw the need to conserve coal stocks that became the catalyst for change, although his complicated regime was replaced with a simple one hour change. A sundial memorial has been erected Petts Bromley, London near to Chiselhurst where he was to live for much of his life. Lived at Pax Hill near and also at Chapel Farm near Ripley. Baden-Powell was a professional soldier and a veteran of the Siege of Mafeking the Boer War. He founded the Scout Movement. He joined Charterhouse School having won a scholarship when the school was still located London, and moved with the school when it relocated to Godalming. WEY BLOG HERE Eugène Dolmetsch was a french-born musician and instrument maker who lived for most of his life England. A graduate of the College of Music Dolmetsch established a workshop Haslemere where he became renowned for his ability to produce quality copies of almost every kind of instrument dating from the 15th to 18th centuries. 1925 he founded annual chamber music festival. The Dolmetsch Early Music Festival continues to this day and is held every July the Haslemere Hall the town. Dolmetsch was also primarily responsible for reviving the popularity of the recorder and it was through his efforts that the recorder to this day is still used as instrument for teaching music British schools. 1937 he was awarded with a British Civil List pension and the following year was created a chevalier of the Legion d'honneur by the French government. The pianist, teacher and composer studied at the Academy of Music and as Professor of Advanced Piano taught there from 1876 to 1925. Matthay, who lived near Haslemere, became renowned for his teaching that stressed 'proper piano touch' and employed analysis of arm movements, and that was brought to international recognition through his publishing of several books on his techniques. He also founded a piano school 1900 with of his pupils going on to define a distinct school of 20th century pianism. these included Bowen, Hess, Curzon and Norton. Matthay 1907 built a grand house, High Marley, the Surrey Hills near Haslemere where he would hold of his classes, and where was to eventully die