Back To The 1950s With Some Lovely Vintage Photos

Published on: 3 May, 2021
Updated on: 9 May, 2021

By David Rose

Here are some wonderful photographs taken in and around Guildford in the 1950s.

They were taken by Ted (William Edward) Jauncey, who once worked at the electrical engineering firm Nelco at Shalford. He was a draughtsman (jig and tool designer).

Some of his photos have previously been featured in my ongoing story about Nelco. Click here to read.

Mr Jauncey was a member of the Guildford Photographic Club and was heavily involved in Scouts, leading the Shere and Peaslake troop for many years.

He died in in 1983, aged 62, and his son, Kim, has recently been digitally copying his father’s photos and has kindly allowed these to be published here.

A view over Guildford town centre towards the Castle Keep, taken in 1958 from the roof garden of Harvey’s store. Click on all images to enlarge in a new window. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.

And a view from the same location looking in the other direction with the steeple of Guildford Methodist Church in the foreground and the then unfinished Guildford Cathedral on the horizon. The two chimneys of the Guildford Park Brickworks can also be seen as well as the chimney of the Friary Meux brewery, to the right. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.

Swan Lane pictured in 1952, note the sign for the Ten-Thirty Cleaners & Dyers. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.

Two photos of the fruit, vegetable and flower market in North Street, taken in 1952. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.

This photo gives a better view looking down Ward Street to the Surrey Advertiser building in Martyr Road. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.

Dating to 1951, this photo, taken from the Hog’s Back, looks over Onslow Village in the foreground. Note the telegraph poles and wires. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.

Moving on to Shalford with a series of photos. This one, taken in 1951, features the cottages opposite the Seahorse pub. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.

A misty dawn on the common at Shalford from 1956. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.

A view of the A248 Kings Road, Shalford, from 1951. Between the cottages on the right, the roofs of the Nelco factory in Station Road can be seen. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.

A rainbow 0ver Shalford in 1951. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.

Looking along the A248 towards Chilworth and Wonersh in 1951. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.

A cottage on the common at Shalford (east side) in 1951. The Chantries are in the background. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.

Elm trees on the common at Shalford in 1951. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.

A gymkhana event in Shalford Park in 1959. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.

Pictured in 1950, the Silent Pool near Albury. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.

Cottages in Albury with their characteristic ‘Pugin’ chimneys. The photo dates to 1952. Note the post office with its red wall letterbox and advertising sign for Players cigarettes. Picture courtesy of Kim Jauncey.