By David Rose While spending a few days in Edinburgh earlier this week, I snapped this photo of a memorial to an air raid by a German Zeppelin airship during the…
By David Rose Open invite to a special parade service at Guildford United Reformed Church on Sunday, November 27. 9th Guildford Scouts pictured in the 1920s. Former members of the…
by David Rose Guildford’s Stoke Lock, on the Wey Navigation, should perhaps be better known within the UK’s history of inland waterways.The fact that the area around it has long…
by David Rose Well done to Carol, Mike and Bernard for correctly identifying the locations last time around. See their posts at the foot of Can You Identify These Locations?…
by David Rose No problems with correct answers to the mystery pictures on the previous post. Bernard Parke and the Baileys once again identified the view of Woodbridge Road and…
by David Rose Guildford’s river frontage, between the Town Bridge and the Onslow Street bridge, has certainly changed over the years, as these photos show. It’s an area that was…
by David Rose A view looking up Farnham Road was one of the two mystery images shown last time. Bernard Parke correctly identified it, but was a little off track…
by David Rose Collectors like me who are also keen on local history often come together over objects that have something in common. Trade token collector and historian John Theobald…
by David Rose The mystery house featured in the previous ‘locations’ post is indeed in Waterden Road – as correctly identified by Caroline Reeves. It is called Ravenscroft, and is…
by David Rose They didn’t need TV programmes like Britain’s Got Talent to show off their entertainment skills in the 1940s – they had their very own X Factor. These…
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