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Where Is This? No.214
By David Rose Last week’s mystery vintage picture showed a view of Guildford High Street, taken from Friary Street. Jackson’s garage and Courts furniture store were swept away when Millbrook was…
Where Is This? No.213
By David Rose The picture that was last week’s vintage once was indeed taken from the tower of St John’s Church in Stoke Road. In view, as a number of…
Can You Help With Details Of Puttock’s Cottages in Compton?
Historians and house detectives Phil and Sally Gorton are researching the history of a row of four Victorian cottages in Withies Lane, Compton. They are putting out a call for any…
Where Is This? No.212
By David Rose The regular responders to this column had no trouble identifying last week’s mystery vintage picture, and likewise some others did too. The view took in a number…
Guildford Men Who Took Part In Naval Battle Of Jutland
By David Rose One hundred years ago today and tomorrow (May 31 and June 1) the First World War’s Battle of Jutland was fought between the Royal Navy’s Grand Fleet and…
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,…
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