22/08/2026
Right here in Cranleigh is one of the country's most extraordinary architectural collections, gathered over a lifetime by Charles Brooking. His latest update is a treat: royal donations of fire-grates, a Gothic window and locks from Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, arched windows from Inverness Castle, and a visit from the Victorian Society Summer School. Read all about it: https://www.cranleighmagazine.co.uk/charles-brooking-architectural-historian-update-august-2026/