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Butchers from Bernard’s Outings in the 1930s
By David Rose Here are three superb photos from the 1930s of people on staff outings from Bernard’s, a once well known butchers in Guildford. Reader Malcolm Wenn has kindly…
Housing Scheme Tribute to Heroes of 1940 Tongham Bombing
By David Reading A new housing development in Tongham, which some residents opposed, has been named “Victory Fields” as a tribute to two local men whose courage during a German…
Christmas Morning Tours At The Spike
Book a tour of The Spike in Warren Road, Guildford this Christmas Day and get a feel of what life was like in a Victorian workhouse at Christmas time! It…
RAF Pilot’s Death Remembered After 103 Years With Auction Of Pocket Watch
When RAF pilot Captain Edward Dannett Asbury was killed in France on September 24, 1918, he was 19 years old and had been with his squadron for just 17 days.…
New Book Takes A Fascinating Look At ‘Old Surrey’s’ Folklore
By David Rose Historians are usually collectors in one way or another, and Guildford’s extremely well known Matthew Alexander is no exception. Formerly the curator of Guildford Museum and now the…
Gertrude Jekyll’s Boots Return To Guildford Museum
The boots worn by famous garden designer Gertrude Jekyll join the wider collection of traditional household items on display at Guildford Museum, which were donated by her in 1907. She…
Talks On Special Agents, Saving Children And Lewis Carroll’s Numberland
The Friends of Guildford Museum group is continuing its 25th anniversary celebrations with three talks by historians, all taking place at the Guildhall in the High Street. This coming Friday,…
Plenty On Offer At Guildford Cathedral’s Heritage Open Days
Guildford Cathedral’s Heritage Open Days will run from Friday, September 10 to Sunday, September 19. There will be free tours of the building, talks and a treasure hunt. Next Friday,…
Guildford Town Guides Launch New Walk About Lewis Carroll
By Nick Bale, leader of the Guildford Town Guides For 30 years until his death in 1898, Lewis Carroll, the acclaimed writer of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the…
A Look Back at Perry Hill’s New Inn and a Family That Once Ran It
Jan Messinger, who writes our Worplesdon Witness column, is also a trustee of the Sidney Sime Gallery at Worplesdon Memorial Hall. Here, she tells the story of William Brewer Buckle,…
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