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Letter: Caverns Exploration Gives Idea For Road Tunnel Under Town Centre

From Dick Hazlewood I am not Guildfordian, only arriving in 1970. But as a member of the University of Surrey Pothole Club, I helped conduct a survey of the Guildford…

Richard’s Wey December 2012

The latest of our riverbank tales from the local Stoke lengthsman Richard Cant The River Wey and Godalming Navigations are owned and maintained by the National Trust for the benefit…

Please Sponsor Us – We’re Taking Part In YMCA’s Sleep £asy Sleep Out

The Guildford Dragon News’s Martin Giles and David Rose are taking part in a sponsored sleep out to raise funds to help combat youth homelessness and are now asking for…

See Our Architectural Writer Charles Brooking On TV

Charles Brooking, who writes for The Guildford Dragon News with his column Brooking’s Architectural Rescue, is featured in a TV programme on Channel 4 this Thursday (January 10). See him…

Parke’s People No.12. Ross Lowis Mangles

In the latest of an occasional series about people who have a connection with Guildford in one way or another, Bernard Parke recalls Ross Lowis Mangles, who was awarded a Victoria Cross in 1857…

Where Is This? No.40

By David Rose Last week’s mystery photo did indeed show the house that stood on the corner of Woodbridge Road and Leas Road, with the St John Ambulance station behind.…

Spate Of Shed Break-ins In Onslow Area

Surrey Police is investigating a spate of shed break-ins in Guildford, which took place between Wednesday and Sunday, December 26 and 30. The first incident occurred in Thorn Bank, Onslow…

Book Review: Henley Park In Surrey – The History Of A Royal Manor

Henley Park in Surrey – The History of a Royal Manor by John Squier Normandy’s Henley Park has a rich and colouful history that goes right back to Saxon times.…

Parking Fees To Rise As Borough Spends £2.3m On Improvements

Guildford Borough Council is to spend £2.3 million on improving car parks in the town, but there will be price increases at some short-stay car parks. The move was announced…

Brooking’s Architectural Rescue – the Clavadel Hotel

Architectural historian Charles Brooking writes about some of the interesting architectural fixtures and fitting he has recently salvaged from the building on the corner of Epsom Road and Pit Farm…