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New Exhibition From Workhouse To Hospital Opens At The Spike

From Workhouse to Hospital is a fascinating new exhibition at The Spike Heritage Centre in Guildford. It traces the story of the Guildford Workhouse Infirmary as it developed into St…

The Changing Role Of Women Since 1914

International Women’s Day has been marked at the Guildford Institute with member Margaret Westwood and Carol Brown from Guildford Museum each giving fascinating talks. Here, Margaret reports on the talks…

Where Is This? No.100

By David Rose So we’ve reached number 100 in our series of mystery pictures! Thanks as always to all who replied last week, correctly identifying the junction of Worplesdon Road…

Do You Recognise Your Dad When He Was At Stoke School?

Reader Chris Fair spotted the story that was published last year about a reunion of Stoke School pupils from the 1950s. He wonders whether any readers whose parents also went…

Where Is This? No.99

  By David Rose Just about all you need to know about Sparrow’s the butcher (last week’s mystery photo) and Somerset House in the Upper High Street (quirky photo) was…

Letter: Where Is The Underground Shelter We Once Found?

From Dai Haskins When I was about 13 years old (I am now 59) I can remember finding a chalk quarry somewhere behind St Luke’s Hospital or the Pilgrims’ Way,…

Where Is This? No.98

By David Rose Although most who replied last week correctly identified both the mystery vintage picture and the quirky one, a couple of readers did get St Martha’s Church and St…

Where Is This? No.97

By David Rose The baker’s shop seen in last week’s mystery vintage photo was in North Street, roughly opposite where the post office was once located; while the quirky photo…

Where Is This? No.96

By David Rose I have to say, many of you know your back roads around Guildford. Last week’s vintage picture did indeed show the view from Wodeland Avenue, looking towards…

Where Is This? No.95

By David Rose The floodwater photo seen here last week featured the Morris Depot in Woodbridge Road, now the H. A. Fox Jaguar dealership. The Aldershot & District bus garage,…