Hear David Rose’s Talk On Stoughton: Saturday, Feb 6

Published on: 1 Feb, 2016
Updated on: 14 May, 2016

Local historian and Guildford Dragon NEWS writer David Rose is giving an illustrated talk all about the Stoughton area this Saturday (February 6) at 2.30pm.

Worplesdon Road, Stoughton in about 1920.

Hosted by Guildford Museum, it takes place in its gallery, Salters, in Castle Street (entrance via green door).

David said: “I will be showing lots of pictures of the Stoughton area over the years and adding snippets of information about its history and development.

“These will of course include Stoughton Barracks, Shepherds Hill, Worplesdon Road, Woodbridge Hill and more.”

Emmanuel Church.

The talk will last about an hour with time for questions afterwards.

He will also be signing copies of his book Stoughton A Walk Through Time (co-written with Martin Giles).

Entry is £3.50 and tickets must be booked in advance from Guildford Museum. Call 01483 444751.

Copies of some of his other books will also be on sale.

Responses to Hear David Rose’s Talk On Stoughton: Saturday, Feb 6

Richard Pullan Reply

February 9, 2016 at 9:06 am

Can anyone tell me what was on the site where Queens Drive is now? When I was a child, our family were one of the first residents of that road in 1962.

[David Rose: it was most likely the gardens of a fairly large house called Helmsley that stood on the corner of Stoughton Road and Worplesdon Road. It had been converted to flats prior to it being demolished.]
Roger Chew Reply

December 30, 2017 at 10:15 pm

My grandparents, Andrew and Violet Chew, lived at 223 Stoughton Road.

My dad was Wally Chew. He had two brothers, Frank and Len, and two sisters, Ethel and Rose.

Does anyone remember them? Thank you.