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Where Is This? No.40
By David Rose Well done to everyone who replied last time – you all correctly identified the mystery picture as being the Guildford Sports Centre in Bedford Road and the…
See Our Architectural Writer Charles Brooking On TV
Charles Brooking, who writes for The Guildford Dragon News with his column Brooking’s Architectural Rescue, is featured in a TV programme on Channel 4 this Thursday (January 10). See him…
Parke’s People No.12. Ross Lowis Mangles
In the latest of an occasional series about people who have a connection with Guildford in one way or another, Bernard Parke recalls Ross Lowis Mangles, who was awarded a Victoria Cross in 1857…
Where Is This? No.40
By David Rose Last week’s mystery photo did indeed show the house that stood on the corner of Woodbridge Road and Leas Road, with the St John Ambulance station behind.…
Book Review: Henley Park In Surrey – The History Of A Royal Manor
Henley Park in Surrey – The History of a Royal Manor by John Squier Normandy’s Henley Park has a rich and colouful history that goes right back to Saxon times.…
Brooking’s Architectural Rescue – the Clavadel Hotel
Architectural historian Charles Brooking writes about some of the interesting architectural fixtures and fitting he has recently salvaged from the building on the corner of Epsom Road and Pit Farm…
Where Is This? No.39
By David Rose Firstly, I hope all the regular readers to this column had a good Christmas? The previous post was a little over a week ago, and most who…
Parke’s People No.11. Yvonne Arnaud
In the latest of an occasional series about people who have a connection with Guildford in one way or another, Bernard Parke recalls the actress and musician Yvonne Arnaud, a name well known…
Wartime Guildford Was Full Of Christmas Spirit
Even though life on the home front during the Second World War was at best difficult, the people of Guildford do not seem to have had their Christmas spirits dampened.…
Where Is This? No.38
By David Rose The mystery house “Highlands”, featured last week, has been identified. Ann and David Bailey and Chris Townsend left posts saying it is in Sydney Road, that’s off…
I'm living well for nothing at all! (See: No Trifling Matter: Magpie Trapped in Godalming Sainsbury’s)
Next stop, Debt Chasm! (See: We Should All Be Outraged About the Failure to Deal with Legacy Debt)
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