Old Houses - Farnham Road, Guildford Circa 1923

This was a postal used postcard, with a postage date of 1923. The picture seems to date from earlier than that though. What do you think?

Chertsey Street, Guildford Circa 1901

Russell & Bromley - High Street Guildford circa 1941

Guildford Coat of Arms Circa 1915

Published as part of the Ja Ja Series

Guildford Railway Station Circa 1915

Guildford High Street - Queen Victoria's Jubilee 1897

Photographer - W Shawcross, Spital Street, Guildford Circa 1880

I purchased this Victorian card, which dates from circa 1880, purely because the photographer was from Guildford and I had never heard of Spital Street.

Some research revealed that Spital Street was an abbreviation for Hospital Street, which referred to the ancient Leper hospital which had stood at the junction of Epsom and London Roads until the 1840's.

It then became known as Upper High Street in 1901. In 1961, the road was formally included in the High Street and the buildings renumbered.

Photographer - W Bassett, Stoke Road

Guildford Halfpenny Token

Surrey Photograph Company - 32 High Street - Circa 1870

Rosemary Alley, Guildford Circa 1920

This is such an unusual card. Rosemary Alley is, I believe located on the right hand side off the High Street. As you can see, a rather small passageway. When I was growing up the white building at the top of the picture was a cheese shop and the entrance to the alleyway was just by a well known bakers.

Cyder House - Circa 1905

Warwicks Bench, Guildford ~ Circa 1915

One Tree Hill, Guildford ~ Circa 1912

Now this card is quite a curiosity. I have never heard of One Tree Hill. The card I purchased earlier this year was posted from Merrow. If  anyone has any ideas on the location of this card I would appreciate it if you would leave a comment.

After the Storm - 2nd August 1906 Guildford

Down Road, Guildford ~Circa 1912

Company Outing of West Surrey Central Diaries Guildford 28th July 1921

On the reverse, written in pencil, it reads

"Bournemouth trip July 28th, 1921 Girls Club"

London Road, Guildford ~ Circa 1912

Cow and Gate circa 1940

Cow & Gate Glucose Tin from the circa 1940
From Cow & Gate Ltd. Guildford England, Net weight of original contents 454 g. (1lb.)

Drummond Arms, Guildford, Circa 1910

The Hogs Back, Guildford ~ Circa 1932

Guildford Market (Cattle) ~ Circa 1930

Coronation Procession at Guildford 1911

Woodbridge Road, Guildford ~ Circa 1925

Worplesdon Cricket Ground - Circa 1909

St Catherine's Cottages, Guildford Circa 1900

Chertsey Street, Guildford ~ Circa 1907

Market Day at Guildford ~ Circa 1910

Passfield, Liphook circa 1916

Not exactly Guildford and District, but this postcard caught my eye as it relates to my own family history.

This is of Passfield, at Liphook, a location named on many census returns for my Elstone family

Quarry Street, Guildford ~ Circa 1912

North Street, Guildford circa 1911

Cattle Market, Guildford Circa 1910

A view of Old Guildford circa 1902

I have had trouble locating the actual spot of this picture. I think it is a small alleyway off the High Street, on the right hand side, just past W.H. Smiths. What do you think?

Cattle Market, Guildford circa 1905

Advertising - Dennis Bros Ashtray

Guildford Floods - December 2013

Daily Mail - 27th December 2013

Manor Farm, Wanborough - June 1986

I saw this watercolour in the early 1990s. It is of Manor Farm at Wanborough and was painted by local artist, Jean M Blair in June 1986, which was just a few months before the Puttenham One Place Study commenced.

References in the Strangest of Places (part two)

When I was in the local library last week I spotted this anthology, recently published called “The Library Book” Each chapter is about twenty pages or so from a well know and respected writer, sharing their personal views or memories about books.

The chapter written by Alan Bennett, which commences at page 25 talks about his parents and their regular outings to the public library in Leeds. Alan Bennett talks about the fact that his father left Leeds in 1944 to relocate with his family to Guildford.

This is what Allan Bennett said on page 30 with regard to Guildford in general

".....I don't remember ever finding the public library, but this was because a few doors down from the Butcher's shop where Dad worked was a private library, costing 6d a week, which in the children's section had a whole run of Richard Crompton's William books.........."

The second paragraph on the same page made reference to Walnut Tree Close and you can read those details on the Walnut Tree Close Study page.

I am quite curious to see if I can identify the location and the Butcher's shop that Allan Bennett is talking about.

The Library Book published Profile Books 2012 – ISBN 978 1 78125 005 1

Wanborough School

Courtyard of Abbots Hospital

Air View of Guildford - Circa 1940

Surrey's Capital: A Guide to Guildford & the District - Homeland Handbooks 1925

South of England Postcard Fair - 2000

South of England Postcard Fair - 1997

Guildford Railway Poster

The Chantries or Pilgrims Way circa 1907

Cow and Gate Advertisement circa 1960

Advertisement for Cow and Gate Ltd produced circa 1960

Floods at Guildford - 3rd January 1928

Postcard by D Box. 86 years ago today, this was the view at Guildford. It shows the lower High Street, with St Nicholas Church on the left, looking up to the Mount.