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Great Uncle Charlie’s WWI Death Plaque Comes Home
By David Rose An amazing item of my family’s history has been returned to me courtesy of a family from Camberley. It is a next of kin memorial plaque, made of bronze, that was given…
Historic Guildford Artefacts to Feature in Turner Contemporary Exhibition
Two important historic objects will travel from their home at Guildford Museum to Turner Contemporary, Margate to feature in an exciting exhibition this summer. A late Neolithic flint disc knife…
Where Is This? No.211
By David Rose Several readers correctly identified last week’s mystery vintage picture as being the former North Place Day Centre, now the car park of the Waitrose store. Click here to see…
Where Is This? No.210
By David Rose Lots of good replies last week identifying the vintage picture as a view towards Tunsgate with Holy Trinity Church and Abbot’s Hospital in the High Street. Certainly taken from…
New Website Launches To Immortalise Surrey’s Great War Story
People with stories or photographs of Surrey in the First World War are being urged to help create a lasting digital memorial to the county’s role during the conflict. Surrey Heritage,…
Where Is This? No.209
By David Rose The location of the picture featuring 1948 London Olympic Torch Relay runners remains a mystery as we have not had it positively identified. John Lomas suggested the runners could be coming out of…
Where Is This? No.208
By David Rose Tricky one last week regarding the house featured as the mystery vintage picture – but it appears that it has been solved. Russell Morris suggested it is Chantry…
Royal Surrey County Hospital 150 Years Old
The Royal Surrey County Hospital celebrated its 150th birthday this week with staff and patients by delving into the archives. The hospital first opened its doors on April 27, 1866,…
Where Is This? No.207
By David Rose As featured last week, the funeral procession of the Chief Constable of the Guildford Borough Police Force, William Veal Nicholas, was seen in Portsmouth Road, before turning into…
Where Is This? No.206
By David Rose A view of Ripley High Street was last week’s vintage photo, while the quirky photo featured the drinking fountain and cattle trough erected in Shalford to mark Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee…
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