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Major Disruption on the Railway During Hot Day in 1900
By Mark Coxhead with David Rose On July 16, 1900, a derailed engine caused a significant disruption on the London & South Western Railway’s mainline at Woking. The engine, pulling…
Story of Wartime Canadian Army Entertainment Unit Based at Down Place, Guildford
During the Second World War Surrey was home to 230,000 Canadian troops, living in tented camps, huts or billeted in country houses. Their roles included defending Britain from a potential…
Flashback: Around the Very Top: Slow Progress to Our First Remote Stop
Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week the the editor of the Dragon took a break to cycle around the top of…
Guildford Museum Shares Jekyll’s Boots with British Library for New Exhibition
A special object from the Guildford Museum collection is on display in a new exhibition at the British Library in London. A pair of boots owned by Gertrude Jekyll, one…
Guided Walk and a Talk Celebrating Guildford’s Railway Heritage
Following Geoff Burch and David Rose’s successful recent exhibition of vintage railway photos and memorabilia at Guildford station, they have a free guided walk and a talk coming up. Join…
Flashback: Mansbridge Survives Unprecedented Challenge To His Council Leadership
Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week the leader of the Lib Dem Group at Guildford Borough Council broke protocol to make…
Flashback: Stoughton Recount Completes Borough Council Results
Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week the Guildford Borough Council elections were completed. Despite hopes for a better result for opposition…
How VE Day Was Celebrated 80 Years Ago in Guildford
Eighty years ago, May 8, 1945, the Second World War in Europe ended. VE Day was celebrated throughout Britain with street parties in villages, towns and cities alike. See: The…
Explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley and His Grand Funeral in London and Pirbright
By Mark Coxhead with David Rose The great explorer, journalist, soldier, colonial administrator, author and politician, Sir Henry Morton Stanley, is buried in the churchyard of St Michael’s and All…
Flashback: Opinion – Why I Can’t Continue to Be a Councillor
Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week Zoe Franklin, now Guildford’s MP, explained why she could not afford to continue serving as…
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