Certainly one, probably two Wellingtonia in the grounds of Tyrwhitt House, near Leatherhead, the access controlled HQ of the organisation at reference 3. Combat Stress, founded as the Ex-services Welfare Society after the First World War. Tyrwhitt House was opened in 1933 and named for Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, then the president of the organisation. For whom see reference 4.
Not a common name, so there may be some connection with trade, that is to say Charles 'the shirt' Tyrwhitt.
The old house was once called Oak Lawn, but I can find out nothing about that - beyond the site being deemed to be of no archaeological interest at reference 5. The old name survives as the name of the road. The layout of the original drive also survives today.
What I take to be a coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens rather than Sequoiadendron giganteum) was rather more accessible by the gate - although I could have got a better shot had I cared to stand in the middle of the road.
The occasion also provided an opportunity to take a proper picture of the fine tree captured from the train at reference 2.
References
Reference 1: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2025/02/wellingtonia-116-117-and-118.html.
Reference 2: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2021/12/wellingtonia-55.html.
Reference 3: https://combatstress.org.uk/about-us.
Reference 4: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Tyrwhitt.
Reference 5: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/library/browse/issue.xhtml?recordId=1217108.
Reference 6: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron_giganteum.
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