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Train In The High Street That Refused To Move

The MGM film company’s Trackless Train had completed 23,000 miles, travelling through the USA and Canada and then on to Britain. But after it had arrived in Guildford, it ran…

Cab You Identify These Locations? (8)

by David Rose The previous post featured Westbury House in Buryfields and was correctly identified by Carol Norris and Ian Plowman. Carol’s reply is interesting, as she thinks the original…

From Woodbridge Park To Western Australia

by David Rose Building work is nearing completion on the new store for trade and DIY retailer Wickes at Woodbridge Road in Guildford. It is on the site of a…

Can You Identify These Locations? (7)

By David Rose There were no suggestions as to the locations of the previous three mystery pictures – and which I readily admit that I do not know where they…

Will The Lewis Carroll Plaque Be Reinstated?

by David Rose Questions over the missing Lewis Carroll plaque that was once on a gate post of The Chestnuts in Castle Hill have increased following comments made by Martin…

Can You Identify These Locations? (6)

by David Rose A number of readers identified last week’s two mystery pictures. Yes, the first picture was indeed at Kingpost in Burpham at the junction of London Road and…

The Building Of Guildford Cathedral

Local historian Stanley Newman looks back over the design, planning, building and consecration of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit on Stag Hill. May 2011 marked the 50th anniversary of the…

Can You Identify These Locations? (5)

by David Rose The Baileys have done it again – correctly identifying the previous two mystery locations. The war memorial at Stoke Road has indeed been moved from its original…

Early 20th-century Guildford Artists Have Left Their Mark

by David Rose Guildford appears to have been a popular place for artists during the first couple of decades of the 20th century with their work published on picture postcards and…

Can You Identify These Locations? (4)

A Guildford war memorial that has been moved. Where was it and where is it now? Well done to the Baileys for once again correctly identifying the previous mystery pictures…