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Looking Back To Treats Enjoyed By Staff Of Drummond Bros
Regular Guildford Dragon reader John Lomas lives in Lancashire, but grew up in Guildford. His father worked for machine tool makers Drummond Bros at its factory in Rydes Hill. Here…
Walks Will Explore Canal History
Historic waterway locations on a 19th century canal route will be explored during two guided walks over the 2015 Heritage Open Days weekend. The Wey & Arun Canal Trust (WACT)…
Refuge For Mistreated Horses At Compton
Mane Chance Sanctuary is a refuge for mistreated horses based at Compton. Dani Maimone meets its founder the well-known actress Jenny Seagrove. A stable was the last place I expected…
Opinion: Should We Want A New Guildford Museum or a Surrey County Museum
By Gavin Morgan Gavin Morgan is a member of the Surrey Archaeological Society, the Guildford Society and is a friend of Guildford Museum. He has worked under former curator Matthew…
The History of Guildford Museum and the Surrey Archaeological Society
Guildford Museum began with the idea of founding a county archaeological society for Surrey, in 1852. The number of similar societies had been growing since the 1830s, when the subject…
Opinion: Guildford Has a Great Heritage and Deserves a Decent Museum
By Gavin Morgan Gavin Morgan is a member of the Surrey Archaeological Society, the Guildford Society and is a friend of Guildford Museum. He has worked under former curator Matthew…
Life Sentence For Man Who Stabbed Daniel Sommerville On Woodbridge Hill
A man been sentenced to life, with a minimum term of 23 years, after being found guilty of the murder of 24-year-old Daniel Sommerville during a violent altercation in Guildford…
Cheesman Bros: 40 Years In The Fruit And Veg Business And Expanding
Cheesman Bros is a family run wholesale fruit and veg business established 40 years ago. DAVID ROSE takes a look around the busy operation at its base near Wood Street Village.…
Semaphore Charity Walk Diary – Keith Achieves His Goal
To celebrate his 80th birthday, former councillor, Keith Chesterton has walked from London to Portsmouth, complete with his artificial hip joint, along a 90 mile cross-country route via the sites…
Where Is This? No.163
By David Rose Some of those who replied to last week’s mysteries correctly identified the village of Ripley and St Magdalen Church. The clue I gave about cycles was that Ripley was…
See Dragon story: GBC’s Explanation of Major Land Sale Notice Error ‘Borders on Arrogant’ Says Councillor
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