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Book Now for David Rose’s History Talk on Three Guildford Churches, Saturday, October 11
Local historian David Rose is giving an illustrated talk on Saturday, October 11, at St Francis Church, Beckingham Road, Westborough GU2 8BU, telling the story of three churches and their…
Flashback: Borough Council Launches Town Centre Masterplan Consultation
Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week a new consultation on a draft Masterplan was launched … First published on The Guildford…
Taking a Peek at Bisley Camp’s Historic Pavilions
By Mark Coxhead with David Rose Bisley Camp opened its rifle ranges in 1890 as the venue for the Imperial Meeting, culminating in The Queen’s Prize, organised by the National…
Flashback: Councillor Expelled from Review Groups After Writing to The Dragon
Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week a controversial expulsion of a borough councillor from a committee was in the news… First…
Memories of Onslow Street in the ’60s – and The Thriving Café Run By My Grandfather
Dragon reporter David Reading takes a trip back in time Just around the corner from where the Friary shopping centre now stands, in Onslow Street, there once stood a row…
Wartime Russian RAF Fighter Pilot Killed in Crash at West Horsley
Historian Frank Phillipson tells the story of Russian RAF fighter pilot Leonid Ereminsky who was killed in crash at West Horsley on June 17, 1940, during the Second World War.…
Flashback: Milestones to Measure Progress of New Local Plan To Be Set Out
Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week the next steps of the Local Plan were in the news… First published on The…
Notice: David Rose’s Guided History and Nature Walk, River Wey, Saturday, September 13
Joint local historian David Rose who has once again teamed up with the National Trust River Wey Navigations at Dapdune Wharf for a free circular walk on Saturday morning, September…
Back in Time to Pyrford Court and its Magnificent English Gardens
By Mark Coxhead with David Rose The Grade II listed Pyrford Court and its grounds is probably best known as a location in the cult horror film The Omen, released…
How Guildford Marked VJ Day When The Second World War Came To An End
Today, August 15, 2025, marks the 8oth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Below is a local history story we originally published five years ago on the…
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