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Where Is This? No.56

By David Rose The aerial view last week did indeed show Bridge Street in Guildford with a glimpse of Onslow Street and Bedford Road. Once again, many readers correctly identified…

Flourishing Lido Gets Ready For Big 80th Birthday Splash 1930s-style

By David Rose Guildford Lido opened for the 2013 season on Wednesday (May 1) and has something big to celebrate this summer – its 80th birthday. To mark this milestone…

Where Is This? No.55

By David Rose Everyone who replied to last week’s post were right in either naming the old photo as Clock House Court in Stoke Hill (Bellfields), or Eastgate Court just…

Can You Help Solve Mysteries of Guildford Schools’ History?

By David Rose Here are some photos of pupils at two different Guildford schools that no longer exist. Perhaps readers may be able to help by identifying some of those…

Do You Recall A German Boy Who Came To Guildford As A Wartime Refugee?

By David Rose Does any reader who was in Guildford at the time of World War II remember a lad by the name of Kurt Rosenfeld? If so, his nephew…

Where Is This? No.54

By David Rose Opinions were divided over last week’s mystery old photo. It was identified as being at Stoughton, Shalford, Woking Road, Perry Hill (Worplesdon): but those who named it…

Richest Man In UK Has a Guildford Home With A View, Of Sorts!

He’s worth £13.3 billion, he’s a Russian businessman, he’s been named as the wealthiest man in Britain and Ireland according to the latest Sunday Times ‘rich list’, and he has…

Little Acorns Enjoy A Bit Of History By Dragon Walks

Members of the Guildford-based Little Acorns History Group enjoyed a morning hearing all about St Catherine’s Hill on a walk and talk led by Martin Giles and David Rose of…

Where Is This? No.53

By David Rose The eagle-eyed readers among you had not trouble recognising the building towards the top of last week’s mystery vintage photo as being the Playhouse Arcade and cinema.…

Where Is This? No.52

By David Rose Readers’ opinions were somewhat divided over the location of last week’s mystery vintage photo, but those who recognised the Little Thatch restaurant as being in Meadrow, Farncombe,…