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George Abbot’s Forgotten Brother – Sir Maurice

by Valerie White Guildford’s most famous person in our nation’s history is, without doubt, George Abbot, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1611 until his death in 1633. However, little…

Can You Identify These Locations? (20)

by David Rose It’s been a couple of weeks since the last mystery pictures featuring snow scenes were posted. I have now added the two comments received. Ian Plowman correctly…

Can You Identify These Locations? (19)

By David Rose The mystery photos shown on the previous post appear to have stumped all of you. No suggestions at all to the location of the house that I…

Can You Identify These Locations? (18) Updated

by David Rose Well done to Ian Plowman, David and Ann Bailey and Bernard Parke for once again identifying the locations on the previous post. The first picture was Onslow…

Almshouse Trustee Appeals For Missing Historic Archives

 by David Rose A call goes out to anyone who may know the whereabouts of a box, believed to contain some historic archive material, and a book from Guildford’s Stoke…

Scout Parade Success – But A Mystery To Be Solved

by David Rose A celebration and reunion for St Nicolas 9th Guildford Scout Group filled Guildford United Reformed Church in Portsmouth Road on Sunday morning. The 1930s stained glass window with the…

Belief For Centuries That Surrey’s Water Can Cure Ailments

By David Rose Does the water from the Surrey Hills contain healing properties? It would certainly seem that over the years people have believed so. The spring at St Catherine’s, beside Ferry…

Can You Identify These Locations? (16)

By David Rose Caroline Reeves was correct in naming the Barfax Works, that was at one time the name of the premises seen last time around. It was the home…

Focus On Weybourne House and Masonic Lodges

By David Rose The South West Surrey Masonic Centre near Guildford town centre is tucked away off Hitherbury Close, between the Portsmouth Road and the River Wey. The following facts about…

What’s In A Road Name?

By David Rose Have you ever wondered about the origin of a particular road name in the Guildford area? Could it be named after a once well-known person, a corruption…