Where is This? No.224

Published on: 31 Aug, 2016
Updated on: 31 Aug, 2016

By David Rose

The view in the vintage picture, seen here last week, was from St Catherine’s Hill looking towards the Warwick’s Bench area. And it was correctly identified by readers who replied.

Most of them correctly identified the plaque as being on the High Street’s Town Bridge.

Thanks as always to those who replied and the extra snippets of information given.

Click here to see last week’s post and all the replies at the foot of it.

Out on the heath somewhere? Click to enlarge in a new window.

This week’s vintage picture was sent in by Frank Phillipson. It is a picture postcard view published in the 1900s by local photographer and postmaster Percy Lloyd. I won’t say which village he was postmaster at as it might give too much of a clue.

And the same view today. Click to enlarge in a new window.

However, Frank has also supplied a picture of the same location today, and this might help to identify the scene. It is on healthland just beyond a village to the south-east of Guildford.

Any idea where this is? Click to enlarge in a new window.

The quirky picture features some railings on the first-floor of a store in Guildford High Street. Do you know where it is?

If you know the answers to this week’s mysteries, please leave a reply in the box below – and include extra details if you have them.

They will be published along with two more mystery images at about the same time next week. Good luck.

Responses to Where is This? No.224

Dave Middleton Reply

September 4, 2016 at 9:36 am

This week’s vintage picture is of the former Albury Post Office, Sandy Lane, Albury Heath.

The quirky picture is of one of the windows and the railings on the first floor of House of Fraser, High Street, Guildford.
Brian Holt Reply

September 5, 2016 at 8:27 pm

Albury Cricket Club ground, New Road, Albury Heath.

Cricket was first played at Albury in 1789. Then it was against local villages.

The first team now play in The Surrey Downs League, Division one, cricket at its best.

The window is above the House of Fraser store, High Street.
Chris Townsend Reply

September 6, 2016 at 6:09 pm

The postcard view was taken at Albury Heath, with the post office on the right, and Albury School on the left, closed in 1974.

In the modern photo, the cricket ground and pavilion are seen beyond the bungalow, no longer a post office.

I’ve read that Percy Lloyd’s children often featured on his cards. In this case, which two of them might they be? Hilda was born in 1896, Stanley in 1898 and Gladys in 1901.

The railings belong to the listed building occupied by House of Fraser, previously A&N.

Between about 1950 and 1974, the shop was Harvey’s, belonging to William Harvey, Mayor of Guildford in the 1930s. Back into Victorian times it was Williamson’s -“Old English Furniture” – and patronised by royalty.
- Frank Phillipson Reply
  
  September 13, 2016 at 11:32 pm
  
  I don’t think it’s Albury School on the left. The school was to the west north-west of the post office and north of Warren Cottages whereas this view is looking south west from the post office.
  
  Not sure, but think the house maybe “Woodside” in that direction. It does seem too large/close compared with maps. Perhaps Lloyd added in a/the house to make a better composition?
John Lomas Reply

September 6, 2016 at 8:58 pm

I haven’t managed to track down this week’s on any maps, but I am going to guess it is at Blackheath nr Chilworth.
Margaret Cole Reply

September 6, 2016 at 9:32 pm

The first picture shows the old Albury Heath post office 1900s now a private residence with the blue bags of manure outside for £2 a go.

The second picture shows the windows of William Harvey’s in the High Street, when I worked there in the restaurant in the 1960s this could be seen from The Pimento room.
Bill and Doug Stanniforth Reply

September 7, 2016 at 10:56 am

Picture 1 is the junction of New Road and Sandy Lane on Albury heath.

Incidentally, Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery addressed 10,000 Canadian troops before D-Day on Albury heath. I’ll bet Lance Corporal Giles was there, pumping up his inflatable boat!

Bit before my time. But perhaps you two were in the RN’s MTB squadron? Is that where you get your speedboat obsession from? Ed.

Picture 2 is probably Boots, it usually is.