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Bonfire Sculpture – Gavin Morgan Is Wrong
from Bernard Parke Hon Alderman I say again, there is nothing romantic about riots in any age, especially in Guildford during the nineteenth century and I disagree with Gavin Morgan…
Can You Identify These Locations? (25)
by David Rose North Street, in front of what today are the public loos and opposite the library, was the spot where the soldiers were gathered in the picture seen…
Can You Identify These Locations? (24)
by David Rose Our regular location spotters, the Baileys and Bernard Parke, had little trouble correctly naming the Drummond Arms in Woodbridge Road, Guildford, and the White Hart in Wood…
Return To Guildford, Please!
By David Rose With the news that Guildford bus station may be moved from its present location in Commercial Road, next to the Friary Centre, to a site in Bedford…
Season’s Greetings Edwardian Style
By David Rose Would you send a Christmas greeting on a postcard? Well, the Edwardians were happy to do so. As the picture postcard craze swept through the UK in…
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…
Scout Group Still Going Strong After 102 Years
By David Rose This Sunday, November 27, will see a parade service at 10.30am, at the United Reformed Church, Portsmouth Road, Guildford, by members of the St Nicolas 9th Guildford Group.…
Can You Identify These Locations? (14)
by David Rose Well done to everyone who successfully recognised the mystery pictures last time, writes David Rose. They were the Newlands Corner Hotel (now the Manor House Hotel, Newlands Corner,…
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…
Temperance Tavern In The Town
by David Rose Collectors like me who are also keen on local history often come together over objects that have something in common. Trade token collector and historian John Theobald…
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