Where Is This? No.226

Published on: 14 Sep, 2016
Updated on: 15 Sep, 2016

By David Rose

Newlands Corner was the location of the outdoor service as seen in last week’s post.

Nearly everyone who replied correctly identified the location – except the Staniforth brothers who thought it was The Mount. Perhaps they gave that answer so they could include their ‘sermon on the mount’ joke?

And my good friend Stan Newman included the same picture in his book Guildford Life Past and Present (Breedon Books 2008) noting that the first Bishop of Guildford, John Harold Greig, was a firm believer in taking church services out to the people. Margaret Cole in her reply referenced Stan’s excellent book.

The quirky picture of a wooden canopy can be found at Hayman solicitors in Quarry Street and close to St Mary’s Church.

Click here to see last week’s post and all the replies.

Name the pub nad the village in which it can be found. Click to enlarge in a new window.

This week’s mystery vintage picture shows a pub in a village close to Guildford – and often regarded as a picturesque one at that!

As a clue, the facade of the pub has changed as it now featured timber frames – so they are not as old as some might think. This picture postcard view dates to the early 1900s. The pub is featured in my new book Guildford Pubs (Amberley publishing at £14.99). Signed copies availabe from me. What a plug, eh?

Who is this and where can he be found? Click to enlarge in a new window.

The quirky picture features a moulding of the face of an artistic-looking chap. What could it be?! And in that line there are clues.

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.226

Chaz Folkes Reply

September 15, 2016 at 11:16 am

The pub is the White Horse in Shere. I think it looks better without the timbering… The artist is GF Watts, portrayed on the side of his gallery in Compton.
Andrew Backhurst Reply

September 15, 2016 at 11:27 am

The old picture is the White Horse in Shere, looking much nicer without the pretentious mock Tudor exterior woodwork that currently adorns it
Charles Graham Reply

September 16, 2016 at 11:08 am

I believe this is the White Horse in Shere and the Watts Gallery in Compton.
Dave Middleton Reply

September 16, 2016 at 2:24 pm

The street scene is The White Horse at Shere. The pub may have had a makeover, but the houses further up the road on the left have hardly changed at all.

The man gurning from the gable end is George Frederick Watts and can be found at The Watts Gallery at Compton.
John Lomas Reply

September 16, 2016 at 9:49 pm

The old building is the White Horse in Shere.

Francis Frith has a 1907 postcard which has an old motor car superimposed on the road outside it approximately where the horse and cart is on your picture.

It is not as well done as the one we saw a few weeks ago on the Pitch Place postcard.

A surprising feature of this picture is the depth of field. The buildings in the distance, which are still there, are opposite the Wheatsheaf and about 80 metres away from the camera.

The quirky picture is one of the gables at the Watts Gallery, I believe there is a group of three benches just below it.
Brian Holt Reply

September 19, 2016 at 8:11 pm

The White Horse country pub, opposite Church Square Shere Lane, Shere.

It’s a attractive black and white timbered building, which in 1450 was a house called “Cripps”.

Originally a farmhouse, it became a inn in the late 17th century, and is a grade ll listed building.

Now a Chef & Brewer pub.

Watts Gallery Compton, it’s the face of artist George Frederick Watts, who died in 1904 and was buried in a tomb near the memorial chapel.
Margaret Cole Reply

September 20, 2016 at 8:40 pm

First picture shows The White Horse Chef and Brewer pub in Shere. Very good cuisine.

The brick building shows the head of George Watts at The Watts Gallery in Compton, built in the Arts and Craft style by Lutyens. Lots of cash has has been spent renovating it, worth a visit.
Chris Townsend Reply

September 21, 2016 at 5:22 pm

The pub is the White Horse, Shere. This website has so much about the village:

http://sheredelight.com/

Search it for “White Horse” to find lots more info’ and images of the pub, including Percy Lloyd postcards.

The artistic-looking chap is G. F. Watts, whose image is found at Watts Gallery, Compton, well worth a visit.