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The subterranean passage was part of Horsley Towers in Leatherhead, a grand mansion once lived in by Lovelace, also the only legitimate child of scandalous 19th Century poet Lord Byron.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Rob McDowall, 41, told the BBC he also tried to buy a ticket on board when there were no working ticket machines at Leatherhead station in Surrey due to building works.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2024
Bafia had lived at the zoo at the Chessington World of Adventures theme park in Leatherhead, Surrey, since 1969.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2023
The gator legend also inspired the Leatherhead character, introduced in 1987, in the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” comics and video games.
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2020
She was then at work on Emma, whom we meet again at Leatherhead.
From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Thomson, Hugh
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