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By David Rose Delays due to traffic accidents in Guildford are nothing new. As soon as motorised transport arrived on the scene, accidents happened. Roads became blocked and the crowds…
July 13, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
There were numerous replies to last week’s puzzlers with one and all recognising the building in Woodbridge Road that was the power station. It closed in 1968. Also seen (which…
July 9, 2012 / 9 Comments / Read More
In the latest of an occasional series about people who have a connection with Guildford in one way or another, Bernard Parke recalls actor Sir Michael Redgrave. Sir Michael Redgrave The former…
July 6, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
Guildford’s George Abbot Trail celebrates the town’s most famous son. But if you want an immediate armchair tour, a page on a website has all you need. It has details…
July 6, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
Only Jon Plowman correctly identified both of last week’s mystery images. Ray Springer was close enough with regard to the photo of the cottage. It is beside the A25, at…
July 2, 2012 / 6 Comments / Read More
[thethe-image-slider name=”North of Guildford”] The Westborough and Park Barn Community Fun Day this Saturday, June 30, will feature a picture show and talk by me, David Rose, based on old…
June 27, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
By David Rose A number of readers correctly identified the view last week that was from the tower of St Nicolas’ Church in Guildford, but only one person replied with…
June 25, 2012 / 4 Comments / Read More
In the sixth of an occasional series about people who are now sometimes forgotten, but who have a connection with Guildford in one way or another, Bernard Parke recalls architect, businessman and…
June 24, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
By David Rose Come on a free guided walk next Saturday, June 30, 2012, that I am leading to look at an aspect of Guildford’s history that, surprisingly, few people…
June 21, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More
By David Rose The lock-keeper’s cottage at Stoke and the building that is Norfolk House which forms a row of shops on the west side of the upper High Street…
June 18, 2012 / 5 Comments / Read More
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