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New Display At Guildford Museum Features The Queen’s Regiment
A new exhibition is on display at Guildford Museum – Soldiers of Surrey: Stories from The Queen’s Royal Regiment, in conjunction with the Surrey Infantry Collection. It is located in…
Scrapbook History No.7
By David Rose It’s been a while since the previous look at some at Guildford’s history from old local newspaper and magazine cuttings. I have recently been given a nice…
When Steam Reigned Supreme On The Bypass
By David Rose If you are motoring along the A3 south of Guildford near the junction with the A31 on the Hog’s Back, spare a moment to ponder the fact…
Updated February 2022: Piecing Together The Story of Shalford Engineering Firm Nelco
By David Rose The story of Nelco is on-going on The Dragon. New details and memories are posted at the foot of this page. There are some vintage photos added…
Where Do You Think They Lived? Another Look At The 1921 Census
By David Rose Looking up your family history on the newly released 1921 census can be very rewarding, but the search process can be somewhat frustrating if you can’t locate…
David Rose’s talk Guildford the War Years 1939-45 for Guildford Lions Club
Local historian and writer David Rose will be giving another of his illustrated talks, Guildford the War Years 1939-45, via Zoom, as a charity fundraising event for Guildford Lions Club…
1921 Census Guildford High Street: Who Do You Think They Were?
By David Rose The 1921 census for England and Wales has now been made public and has been eagerly awaited by historians and genealogists. It contains records of 38 million…
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…
I'm living well for nothing at all! (See: No Trifling Matter: Magpie Trapped in Godalming Sainsbury’s)
Next stop, Debt Chasm! (See: We Should All Be Outraged About the Failure to Deal with Legacy Debt)
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