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Reunion Of Former Jeffery’s Sports And Gun Shop Staff Sparks A Bit Of History

A reunion of former staff who worked at Jeffery’s sports shop in Guildford High Street has prompted a look back at the once extremely well-known business. The reunion took place at the…

Where Is This? No.229

By David Rose Plenty of replies to last week’s mysteries – correctly identifying the locations and with various suggestions as to where I actually stood to take the quirky picture. To begin with,…

Where is This? No. 228

By David Rose Readers were correct in indentifying Clandon Park House during the First World War when in use as a military hospital as being last week’s mystery vintage picture. The…

Where Is This? No.227

By David Rose Plenty of correct replies to last week’s mysteries. The vintage picture featured the White Horse pub in Shere and the quirky picture featured the artist GF Watts at…

A Look At Pupils From Stoughton Schools – Extra Names Required

Reader John Lomas, who now lives in Lancashire, has emailed these pictures that feature pupils who attended schools in Stoughton in the 1950s. He has supplied some details and names. But some…

Where Is This? No.226

Where Is This? No.226

By David Rose Newlands Corner was the location of the outdoor service as seen in last week’s post. Nearly everyone who replied correctly identified the location – except the Staniforth…

Where is This? No. 225

By David Rose The regulars who kindly reply to these mysteries were spot on with last week’s images. The vintage and today views featured what was once the post office…

More Details Emerge About Alan Turing In Guildford

Details about father of computer science Alan Turing’s links to Guildford continue to grow. Following Guildford Town Guide Paul Backhouse’s publication Alan Turing – Guildford’s best kept secret earlier this year…

Plenty Of Heritage Across The Borough This Weekend

There will be free access to more than 100 venues and events including buildings, churches, walks, talks, tours and art exhibitions across Guildford later this week as part of Heritage…

Effingham Eye: A Bible, A ‘Pirate’ and Ritual Cannibalism

By Chris Dick We have all read gravestone inscriptions at some time in our lives. If they are not those of our own predecessors we might consider the lives of…