Local historian and writer David Rose will be giving his illustrated talk on the origins of Guildford’s street and road names on Tuesday, July 12, at Onslow Village Hall. The…
June 30, 2022 / No Comment / Read MoreJoin local historian and writer David Rose on Saturday, June 18, for a circular walk along the River Wey Navigation starting at Pyrford Church and returning by public footpaths. There…
June 7, 2022 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy David Reading A timely recollection of the Queen’s Coronation in 1953 It was the big event of 1953: the Queen’s Coronation. And the people of Midleton Road were among…
June 4, 2022 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy Frank Phillipson A detailed follow up to John Glanfield’s recollections of the Burnt Common V1 incident published previously. The V1 Flying Bomb attacks on Britain began on the June…
May 30, 2022 / 3 Comments / Read MoreBy Hugh Coakley We tend to think cladding for aesthetics is a modern approach to building construction but not so. The mathematical tiling at the rear of the 17th-century Guildford…
May 28, 2022 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy David Rose New murals have been unveiled in Guildford that add much colour and brightness to the town. On Monday this week (May 16) four panels were unveiled in…
May 20, 2022 / 2 Comments / Read MoreJoin local historians and writers Geoff Burch and David Rose when they give their new illustrated talk British Railway Bygones online via Zoom on Wednesday, May 25, at 7.30pm. Enjoy…
May 8, 2022 / No Comment / Read MoreMembers of the Rotary Club of Guildford are celebrating the club’s 100th anniversary and have been charting its history from its beginnings to the present day. Based on an anniversary…
May 7, 2022 / No Comment / Read MoreWatts Gallery-Artists’ Village in Compton is one of the area’s most popular visitor attractions. Its visitors go to see the exhibitions, take part in activities or see displays of the…
April 22, 2022 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy Hugh Coakley The Friends of Guildford Museum have made a generous gift to it of a computerised system for keeping records of all the around 100,000 objects in the…
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