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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…
Can You Help Solve Mystery of Guildford’s Wartime Air-raid Shelters?
By David Rose Did you know that a number of World War II air-raid shelters still exist in Guildford? I bet there are plenty of people who pass them all…
Where Is This? No.46
By David Rose The mystery picture seen last week shows Southway in Westborough, looking east. Think everyone who replied correctly recognised the view. Click here to see the post and…
Where Is This? No.45
By David Rose Most of you who replied to last week’s mystery pictures correctly recognised the old picture postcard as showing the spring at St Catherine’s, which is at the…
Has Henley Park Yielded Up Its Greatest Secret?
Henley Park at Normandy is a fascinating place, full of history. Following on from our review in January of John Squier’s excellent new book all about it, we now include…
Brooking’s Architectural Rescue – Thornchase School, Merrow
Architectural historian Charles Brooking writes about some of the interesting architectural fixtures and fitting he salvaged from a building being demolished in Grove Road, Merrow, that was formerly Thornchase School.…
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