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Investigators Pinpoint Spot Jet Aircraft Crashed Near Guildford
A team of aircraft and local history enthusiasts has found the exact spot a military jet aircraft crashed 60 years ago. Partial remains of the aircraft lie under the soil…
Days of the Guildford Co-operative Society and the ‘Divi’
Local historians David Rose and Stan Newman, along with trade token collector and historian John Theobald, tell the story of the once well known Guildford & District Co-operative Society. From…
Where Is This? No.22
By David Rose Well done once again to those who recognised the locations of last week’s mystery date and vintage photo. Click here to see the comments of those who…
Where Is This? No.21
By David Rose Slight glitch on this appearing last week (I was also away on holiday). However, the mystery date that I featured last time appears on the Guildford telephone…
Dr Mary Alexander Retires From Guildford Museum After 33 Years
Friends and colleagues gathered at The Keep last night (17 Aug) to mark the retirement of Dr Mary Alexander, the much respected Collections Officer at Guildford Museum. Mary joined the…
Where Is This? No. 20
By David Rose Plenty of you replied to confirm my suspicions that the street view shown last week is how Artillery Road, off Woodbridge Road, looked about 100 years ago.…
Steam Power Draws Railwayman’s Nostalgic Ramblings
By David Rose There’s a kind of power and draw that steam locomotives have that are like no other inventions made by man. This is especially true when it comes…
Victorian Barber and His Sons Had Quite an Artistic Touch
Guildford’s Victorian gentlemen, and ladies, who frequented one local barber could certainly come away with more than a haircut or a shave. John Norton also sold his own hair pomade,…
Where Is This? No.19
By David Rose Well done to all of you who had no trouble spotting last week’s mystery photo as the bottom of North Street near the junction with Friary Street…
When Crowds Lined the Streets to See Ship’s Rudder Pass Through
By David Rose It’s not only Olympic Flames passing through Guildford that have drawn huge crowds. In 1932 people lined the streets to witness the world’s largest lorry transporting the…
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