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Vintage Pictures of Guildford City FC Always Draw A Crowd

The date of the picture seen here is Wednesday, November 30, 1938. It was the occasion of a first round replay in the FA Cup between Guildford City Football Club…

Do These Then And Now Views Of Shepherds Hill, Stoughton, Match Up?

By David Rose The photo showing the building of Shepherds Hill in Stoughton, that was the subject of this online newspaper’s Where Is This? No.48 feature, resulted in a good…

Where Is This? No.50

By David Rose Well done to all those who recognised the barn in Grange Road as last week’s mystery photo. Lots of interesting comments and facts among the replies. Click…

Iron Horses Still Going Strong Are George’s Passion

By David Rose Retired engineer George Holt loves horses – vintage two-wheeled petrol-driven iron horse tractors to be precise! They were designed  for use on small farms and were built…

Where Is This? No.49

By David Rose I see a number of you replying are now trying to check out the page as early as possible after it is uploaded in the hope you…

Things That Went Bump In The Night At The Spike!

By David Rose Inside the cold dark corridors of the Spike the wind outside could be heard howling, and that wasn’t the only eerie noises that broke the silence. I…

More Facts Emerge About Guildford’s Wartime Air-raid Shelters

By David Rose More details have emerged concerning Guildford’s wartime air-raid shelters, some of which survive today, but mostly go un-noticed. Following on from my appeal in a previous story,…

Where Is This? No.48

By David Rose A view from the top of Guildford Castle keep was last week’s mystery vintage photo. Key buildings seen in the view included the chimney of the Friary…

Parke’s People No.14: Florence Desmond

In the latest of an occasional series about people who have a connection with Guildford in one way or another, Bernard Parke recalls Florence Desmond, stage and screen entertainer and a prominent fundraiser in…

Where Is This? No.47

By David Rose Once again, all who replied to last week’s images had no trouble identifying them. Yes, the kiosk at Guildford lido was the mystery vintage photo and the…