War of the WorldsIf you've ever walked around Woking Town Centre you wont have missed the plane next to the Big Apple or the unusual alien sculpture next to Fresch, but why are they in Woking? Well the answer is the H.G. Wells classic War of the Worlds. There are many references to the book in the town, but what is the connection? 
H.G. Wells and WokingH.G. Wells moved to Woking in 1895. This was the beginning of his writing career, and whilst living in the town he wrote several books including War of the Worlds. He lived on Maybury Road, in a small "villa", but soon moved in to Worcester Park as he started to make money from his writing. He used his surroundings to influence his books and many areas of Woking can be seen in War of the Worlds. 
Woking and War of the WorldsWoking is proud of the link with the book and you can see this with the commemorative plague, alien and plane sculptures in the town. The book talks of Horsell Common where the meteor landed and an observatory in Ottershaw. The main landings in the book all revolve around the Woking area, stretching to Addlestone, Pyrford and Leatherhead. |
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