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Where Is This? No.10

by David Rose Answers to last week’s images first. The mystery date (as photographed by Richard Bailey) appears on a sign that marks the site of the former Guildford town…

Parke’s People No.4: Bentley Boy Sammy Davis

In the fourth 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 Sammy Davis, one…

Where Is This? No.9

By David Rose Thanks to all of you who replied last time – all correct. The picture featuring the road cleaning lorry showed Commercial Road looking towards North Street. The date…

Step Back in Time for a Tour of St Catherine’s Village

By David Rose Imagine you are a time traveller and you have arrived at Guildford railway station in about 1906. A handy tour guide meets you off your train and…

Where Is This? No.8

By David Rose Many of you correctly spotted the previous mystery location photo and mystery date. The photo was of Walnut Tree Close (railway station end) and the sign with…

Were You A 9th Guildford (Congregational) Scout?

By David Rose Here’s a photo from the 1960s that shows members of the 9th Guildford (Congregational) Cub Scout Troop. It belongs to Jeff Gibbs, who says: “I was a…

Parke’s People No.3: Bruce Bernard Weatherill

In the third 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 Bruce Bernard Weatherill.…

Where Is This? No.7

By David Rose Well done to Ian Plowman, Darrol Radley, and my old mate Simon Vine, who replied last week – they all knew the mystery date and the location…

Lifting The Pot-lid On What The Chemist Sold

by David Rose One hundred or so years ago you didn’t squeeze your toothpaste or face cream from a plastic tube – it came in a small glazed ceramic pot…

Where Is This? No.6

by David Rose A good number of replies to last week’s mystery photos. I think just about everyone recognised the photo that was taken at the bottom of North Street…