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Guildford Museum’s Friends Give New Collections Management System for 100,000 Objects

By Hugh Coakley The Friends of Guildford Museum have made a generous gift to it of a computerised system for keeping records of all the around 100,000 objects in the…

Notice: Join David Rose On A River Wey Navigations Walk

The National Trust River Wey Navigations has joined up with local historian and writer David Rose for a series of guided walks along stretches of the navigation. The first is…

Book Review: ‘Lumberjills Britain’s Forgotten Army’ Brings Gender Stereotypes Crashing Down

By Alice Fowler This week marks the 80th anniversary of the Women’s Timber Corps, a branch of the Women’s Land Army that worked in Britain’s forests during the Second World…

Young Film-makers Want To Record People’s Memories Of The Second World War

By David Rose A group of young film-makers from Guildford are asking: “Do you remember the war years?” They would love to hear from people who have memories of the…

Recalling A VI Flying Bomb That Fell On A House In Send With Fatal Consequences

John Glanfield recalls an incident during the Second World War when a VI flying bomb fell on a house at Burnt Common, Send in which several members of a family…

Photo Feature: The Guildhall Clock, A Close Look at Some Hidden and Rarely Seen Aspects

By Hugh Coakley with contributions from Guildford’s Honorary Remembrancer Matthew Alexander and local historian David Rose Erected during the reign of Charles II, the famous Guildhall clock has dominated Guildford’s…

Book Review: Hawker’s Early Jets – Dawn Of The Hunter

By Paul Robinson Having been involved professionally in aircraft engineering for 46 years and having a particular interest in British post-war aviation, Christopher Budgen’s book Hawker’s Early Jets – Dawn…

New Display At Guildford Museum Features The Queen’s Regiment

A new exhibition is on display at Guildford Museum – Soldiers of Surrey: Stories from The Queen’s Royal Regiment, in conjunction with the Surrey Infantry Collection. It is located in…

Scrapbook History No.7

By David Rose It’s been a while since the previous look at some at Guildford’s history from old local newspaper and magazine cuttings. I have recently been given a nice…

When Steam Reigned Supreme On The Bypass

By David Rose If you are motoring along the A3 south of Guildford near the junction with the A31 on the Hog’s Back, spare a moment to ponder the fact…