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Where Is This? No.180
By 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.…
Terror Zeppelin Raid On Guildford Was 100 Years Ago
One 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…
Where is This? No.179
By 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 &…
Where is This? No.178
By 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…
Where Is This? No.177
By 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…
Notice: Back To The 1950s and 60s In Vintage Pictures And Some Live Music
Vintage 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…
Thousands Enjoy Heritage Weekend in Guildford As Tourism Numbers Increase
Thousands 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…
Where Is This? No.176
By David Rose Plenty of correct replies to last week’s images. They featured the village of Chiddingfold and Beverley Hall in Haydon Place. Many thanks to the additional information; especially Chris…
New Book on Surrey Trade Tokens (Brass Farthings) Is A Masterpiece
Seventeenth Century Trading Tokens of Surrey and Southwark, by Tim Everson. Review by John Theobald A brand-new, completely up-to-date catalogue of Surrey seventeenth century trading tokens has been published. Painstakingly…
I'm living well for nothing at all! (See: No Trifling Matter: Magpie Trapped in Godalming Sainsbury’s)
Next stop, Debt Chasm! (See: We Should All Be Outraged About the Failure to Deal with Legacy Debt)
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