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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…
Where Is This? No.233
By David Rose Many correct replies to last week’s mystery pictures. The vintage one featured the High Street close to its junction with Quarry Street. A number of readers added…
Plenty Of Steam At Heritage Railway’s Autumn Gala
Bob McShee reports on the Watercress Line’s autumn gala Three guest engines were at the Mid Hants Railway, Watercress Line’s autumn gala, held over the weekend of October 21 to…
Where is This? No.232
By David Rose I was hoping there would be a sizeable electronic postbag of replies to last week’s mystery pictures and I was not disappointed! Plenty of replies to the vintage picture…
The Normans Are Coming – Right Through Surrey!
When, in 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England, and following the Battle of Hastings, his army soon moved through the country. It was not long before they swept through parts…
Notice: Free Local History Talk on Bellfields, Friday, Oct 28
Local historians David Rose and Carol Brown present a free evening of vintage pictures and stories about Guildford’s Bellfields estate on Friday, October 28, at 7.3opm. The venue is the Guildford…
Flashback To Trafalgar Day Parade in 1958 and Guildford’s Sea Cadets
Today, Friday, October 21, marks Trafalgar Day, and these pictures show Guildford’s TS Queen Charlotte Sea Cadets providing the guard of honour at the parade in London on that day in 1958. Sent…
Where is This? No.231
By David Rose The floods of September 1968 are still remembered by many, so it was probably no surprise that those who replied to last week’s mystery vintage picture identified it…
Where is This? No.230
By David Rose It was Shalford Road and Park Cottages featured as last week’s mystery vintage picture in which the former turnpike road toll house could also be seen. Among…
Launch Night Of David Rose’s New Book: Guildford Pubs
Local historian and Guildford Dragon NEWS writer David Rose’s new book Guildford Pubs has been published and there will be a launch night with a talk by him on Wednesday, October 19,…
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Next stop, Debt Chasm! (See: We Should All Be Outraged About the Failure to Deal with Legacy Debt)
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