By David Rose Members of the Aldershot & District Bus Interest Group (ADBIG) will be marking today (June 1) as it’s the centenary of the local bus route served by the…
June 1, 2023 / 6 Comments / Read MoreRare, historic and unusual tokens, medals and related items are up for sale at an on-line auction that ends on Tuesday, May 30. They include 48 Surrey tool check tokens…
May 19, 2023 / 1 Comment / Read MoreArchitectural historian Charles Brooking’s ever-growing collection of windows, doors, staircases, fixtures, fittings and more, and spanning five centuries, now has a permanent museum to house it all. Charles, who grew…
May 14, 2023 / No Comment / Read MoreBy David Rose The 80th anniversary of an unfortunate collision of two RAF Mustang aircraft over Stoke Park on April 17, 1943, in which both pilots died, has been remembered…
April 18, 2023 / No Comment / Read MoreOne hundred years ago, on April 9, 1923, motor-buses began running from Guildford to Horsham and back. Here, bus historian and enthusiast Gerry Bixley tells the colourful story of this route,…
April 6, 2023 / No Comment / Read MoreGuildford History Question Time returns, this time hosted by The Pavilion at the Woodbridge Road Cricket Ground on Wednesday, April 12. Doors open at 7pm, first question at 7.30pm. In…
April 3, 2023 / No Comment / Read MoreBy David Rose The floods that wreaked havoc in Guildford and surrounding areas in September 1968 are still being talked about today. Plenty of people took photographs of the floods…
March 26, 2023 / 4 Comments / Read MoreBy Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter and Martin Giles While the future of Guildford Museum remains in limbo, one of the “most important buildings” in Farnham is set to receive…
March 22, 2023 / No Comment / Read MoreBy David Rose This delightful ceramic vase with the words ‘The Chapel of St Francis Stoughton’ holds a mystery, part of which I can explain, but a crucial piece of…
February 20, 2023 / No Comment / Read MoreLocal historian David Rose is leading a series of five guided wellbeing walks with a local history theme from The Hive community centre in Park Barn. These easy and accessible…
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