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Photo Feature: Additional Repairs for Guildford House Mathematical Tiles

By 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…

New Murals Brighten Up Jeffries Passage and Railway Station

By 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…

Notice: Zoom Into Illustrated History Talk: British Railway Bygones

Join 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…

Looking Back At Guildford Rotarians’ Service And Fundraising As They Celebrate Their Centenary

Members 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…

A Day In the Life of a Volunteer Steward at Watts Gallery

Watts 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…

Guildford Museum’s Friends Give New Collections Management System for 100,000 Objects

By 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…

Notice: Join David Rose On A River Wey Navigations Walk

The National Trust River Wey Navigations has joined up with local historian and writer David Rose for a series of guided walks along stretches of the navigation. The first is…

Book Review: ‘Lumberjills Britain’s Forgotten Army’ Brings Gender Stereotypes Crashing Down

By Alice Fowler This week marks the 80th anniversary of the Women’s Timber Corps, a branch of the Women’s Land Army that worked in Britain’s forests during the Second World…

Young Film-makers Want To Record People’s Memories Of The Second World War

By David Rose A group of young film-makers from Guildford are asking: “Do you remember the war years?” They would love to hear from people who have memories of the…

Recalling A VI Flying Bomb That Fell On A House In Send With Fatal Consequences

John Glanfield recalls an incident during the Second World War when a VI flying bomb fell on a house at Burnt Common, Send in which several members of a family…