By David Rose It was indeed Thomas Thorp’s bookshop in Constitution Hall at the top of the High Street featured as last week’s mystery vintage photo. Many readers have fond memories…
October 22, 2015 / 6 Comments / Read MoreBy Frank Phillipson Watch a Spitfire start up, taxi out and take off, and visit an aviation museum featuring the Battle of Britain, both in West Sussex near Chichester. The recent…
October 21, 2015 / 5 Comments / Read MoreBy David Rose Only four replies to last week’s mysteries, but between them they correctly identified either the Ancients Lights sign that was in Jefferies Passage and the “pepperpot” in Wonersh.…
October 14, 2015 / 9 Comments / Read MoreOne hundred years ago today (October 13, 1915) Guildford’s suffered its ‘night of terror’ when a German Zeppelin airship circled over the town and dropped 12 bombs, which fell in…
October 13, 2015 / 8 Comments / Read MoreBy David Rose Just as I hoped, there were a number of correct replies to last week’s mystery vintage picture that featured a Dennis Loline double decker of the Aldershot &…
October 7, 2015 / 4 Comments / Read MoreBy David Rose Much scratching of heads and wracking of brains must have been going on by those trying to work out last week’s mystery vintage picture, which showed a single-storey building and a…
September 30, 2015 / 9 Comments / Read MoreBy David Rose The building in Addison Road, Charlotteville, that was once a shop and post office, was last week’s mystery picture. Many recognised it and three readers noted the same building was…
September 24, 2015 / 10 Comments / Read MoreVintage pictures of Guildford in the 1950s and 60s will be shown by local historian David Rose in another afternoon of nostalgia raising funds for the British Heart Foundation. It…
September 21, 2015 / No Comment / Read MoreThousands of visitors enjoyed this year’s Heritage Open Days. The four day event (September 10 to 13), showcased a wide range of free activities from village churches, theatre tours and guided…
September 17, 2015 / 3 Comments / Read More
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