Guildford’s iconic clock that hangs from the Guildhall over the High Street has temporarily stopped. Yesterday (April 19) the clock’s hands were stuck at twenty five minutes past eight. The…
April 20, 2023 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Hugh Coakley and David Rose Jewellers Ernest Jones is winding up its branch in Guildford High Street tomorrow (Saturday, April 15), a shop that has been a jewellers for…
April 14, 2023 / 3 Comments / Read MoreGuildford’s iconic Guildhall clock is to be sold to an American company for £4.5 million. A well-placed council source leaked the news to The Dragon ahead of the official announcement…
April 1, 2022 / 28 Comments / Read MoreBy Hugh Coakley with contributions from Guildford’s Honorary Remembrancer Matthew Alexander and local historian David Rose Erected during the reign of Charles II, the famous Guildhall clock has dominated Guildford’s…
March 12, 2022 / 2 Comments / Read MoreFor hundreds of years people needing to know the time in Guildford High Street have been able to simply glance up at the iconic town clock projecting from the Guildhall.…
September 1, 2017 / 3 Comments / Read MoreRestoration work on the mechanism of Guildford’s historic Guildhall clock and its case begins with scaffolding going up around the building on Monday, April 28. Guildford Borough Council says the…
April 27, 2014 / 2 Comments / Read MoreGuildford is timeless. Or so it appears if you approach the Guildhall from the top of the High Street. This week workers have been observed dismantling the upper side clock…
September 26, 2013 / No Comment / Read Moreby David Rose It’s the symbol of Guildford – the Guildhall clock projecting over the High Street. But few know exactly how this ancient time piece works, or that modern…
March 10, 2012 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Hugh Coakley Essential restoration work started on the historic Guildhall yesterday (January 19) following the completion of work to erect scaffolding at the front of the building. The work,…
January 20, 2022 / 1 Comment / Read MoreFrom: John Redpath R4GV borough councillor for Holy Trinity In response to: The Guildhall Clock, A Close Look At Some Hidden And Rarely Seen Aspects Thank you Guildford Dragon NEWS…
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