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Peter Sturge MBE
The story of a remarkable Dorking estate, its fascinating owners over 300 years and its eventual decline.
The Deepdene was an estate and country house in Dorking once owned by Thomas Hope (from a wealthy banking family and widely travelled).
Peter Sturge MBE, a volunteer guide at the Dorking Museum, will introduce some of the notable characters who once lived there and tell the mysterious tale of the Hope Diamond.
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