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Dragon Video Interview: David Rose on his Local History Talks and Guided Walks

This is a pilot interview with one of the Guildford Dragon contributors David Rose talking about the local history talks and guided tours he offers. To contact David email: davidrosemedia@gmail.com We…

Pic from the Past: Civic Hall Booking Office 1985

By Martin Giles My wife was sorting some old photos yesterday, you know real photographs, printed on paper, and among them was this one. It is of the Civic Hall…

Where Is This? No.205

By David Rose Woodbridge Road and the Corn Market building that was adjacent to the cattle market was last week’s vintage picture, and the quirky picture featured the horse trough…

Where Is This? No.204

By David Rose Many thanks to all who replied to last week’s mysteries. The vintage picture was indeed Worplesdon Road, Stoughton, looking north, with Percy Road just off to the right.…

Vintage Electric Car Made In Shalford By Nelco Has New Owner

By David Rose It may not be an icon of British motorcar manufacturing, but it might have been ahead of its time. Made at Shalford by electrical engineering firm Nelco in the…

Where Is This? No. 203

By David Rose Readers who replied to last week’s images were spot on. The bus was in the Onslow Street bus station at the same time that the building that became…

Where Is This? No.202

Where Is This? No.202

By David Rose All the replies to last week’s mysters were spot on. The vintage picture featured Woodbridge Road looking north with the Prince of Wales pub on the right…

Memories Of Guildford Pubs Are Wanted For New Book

By David Rose I am currently witing a new book titled Guildford Pubs and I am on the look out for anecodotes and memories people may have of them. The book is being published…

Where Is This? No.201

Where Is This? No.201

By David Rose Many readers correctly identified the part of the High Street were the setts were being repaired in last week’s mystery picture as being towards the top and near…

Father And Son From America With Surname Guilford Pay Us A Visit

By David Rose A father and son with the surname Guilford whose origins are believed to go back to our town and Surrey, have visited Guildford with a wealth of information about their…