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Christmas Advertising 1930s Style – The Shop Front Back Then!
By David Rose Here are a number of local press advertisement published in the run up to Christmas 1935. It would appear press advertising for festive gifts and products began…
Looking Back As Abbot’s Hospital Has Celebrated Its 400th Anniversary
By Dr Mary Alexander This summer Abbot’s Hospital has been celebrating the 400th anniversary of its foundation by George Abbot, a native of Guildford, who became Archbishop of Canterbury. The…
Tumbling Bay’s Original Use And Why The Mill Stream Could Date To Saxon Times
The collapse of the Tumbling Bay weir at Millmead in Guildford and the unusual sight of a trickle of water on some stretches of the navigation towards St Catherine’s has…
Notice: Surrey Postcard Club Fair, Saturday, November 16
Surrey Postcard Club holds its annual fair on Saturday, November 16, 10am to 4pm, at St Peter’s School, Merrow. Thousands of vintage as well as modern postcards and ephemera for…
Notice: Life Below Stairs Exhibition At Ripley Museum
A new exhibition at Ripley Museum focuses on the memories of local people who worked in service in the ‘big houses’ of Send, Ripley and Ockham. “Life Below Stairs” runs…
Marking 75th Anniversary of Fatal Aircraft Crash At Jacobs Well With A Podcast
The 75th anniversary of an American military aircraft that crashed in Jacobs Well, Guildford on October 25, 1944, has been commemorated with local historian and writer David Rose recording a…
Comment: Important Next Step Approved for Museum Project
By Gavin Morgan Guildford Heritage Forum An important step for the future of Guildford Museum was taken by Guildford Borough Council at its recent full council meeting (October 8). It…
Bishop Reindorp School Class of 1978 Reunion
Students who were in the sixth form at Bishop Reindorp School, Larch Avenue, Guildford in 1978, are welcome to attend a get-together. Ali Collins (nee Kirkland) says: “If you remember…
Mystery Of The Black Nurse At WWI Convalescent Home, Newlands Corner
A new edition of a history book includes an additional photo of a black nurse pictured at a house in Newlands Corner, Guildford in 1915, but who is she? Black…
Notice: History Talk On Westborough And Park Barn By David Rose
All are welcome to a free illustrated talk focusing on the history and development of Westborough and Park Barn. It will be given by popular local historian and writer David…
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