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Where is This? No.237

By David Rose The vintage picture featured last week was a view from today’s Riverside in Bellfields looking towards the Woking Road and Stoke Bridges. The building on the left…

Medieval Christmas to be Brought Back to Life at Guildford Castle

Have you ever wondered what went on in Guildford Castle when it was a royal palace in the middle ages? On Sunday December 18, visitors to Guildford will have a…

Lots More Pictures of 1960s George Abbot Pupils: Are You Among Them?

A reunion that took place in June of former George Abbot School pupils who attended it in the early 1960s was a great success. Click here for our story. Ahead of the reunion,…

Where Is This? No.236

Where Is This? No.236

By David Rose The mystery vintage picture featured last week was the Anchor pub in Normandy, now replaced by houses and called Anchor Close. All replies to that one were…

Letter: My Wish List For A Refurbished Guildford Museum

From David Ogilvie Architect and member of the Guildford Heritage Forum Guildford Borough Council have recently awarded ZMMA architects £250,000 for a feasibility study of Guildford Museum and I understand…

Who Recalls The Night Pink Floyd Played Guildford’s Cadena’s Nightclub?

By David Rose Back in 1967 The Pink Floyd were beginning to make a name for themselves, playing plenty of gigs and building up a following. But it would be a few…

Some Grizzly Surrey History Recalled For Flog It Presenter Paul Martin

When anyone has a question about local history in the Guildford area who better to ask than the official “Remembrancer”? So when Paul Martin, the host of popular TV programme…

Where is This? No.235

By David Rose Men of the Old Contemptible’s association were marching down Tunsgate, as seen in last week’s mystery vintage picture. All the replies were correct. And in answer to…

Where Is This? No.234

By David Rose I wasn’t surprised that a good number of readers correctly identified last week’s mystery vintage picture as being Farnham Road, with the Aldershot & District bus turning…

Learning More About His Father’s Time In Dad’s Army

By David Rose, with much additional details by Frank Phillipson Many of us must wish we had asked our late parents more about their wartime experiences, but never got around…