Category: Heritage Open Days

Guildford has been shaped by its position at a cross-roads of important routes and by its proximity to London, 33 miles to the north-east. It is situated in a gap in the North Downs where the River Wey cuts through the hills. Since prehistoric times the downs have provided an easy east-west route above the…

What is purpose behind the project? The aim is to create a museum that enhances Guildford’s reputation as a great place to live, work and play. It will promote the town, improve cultural and community life, foster educational needs, boost tourism, support the town economy and help explore a sense of identity. The official vision…

Guildford is famous for its historic high street paved with stone setts and its unique town clock overhanging the roadway. Five minutes walk from the high street is the finest Norman Castle in the county set in a beautifully preserved award winning municipal park. The high street, with its views ofo the north downs contains…

Guildford Museum opened in 1898. It was an age of a social improvement when services we now take for granted were being introduced. These included state schools, hospitals, swimming baths, public parks, libraries and, of course, museums. Guildford Borough Council wanted to put itself on the map as a modern borough. In 1885 it purchased…

The purpose of this website is to pull together information on the history of Guildford and the activities of groups/individuals involved in local heritage. I wanted to create something that was simple, free and which could be used to experiment with ideas. My hope is that ideas tested here might help in the creation of…

West Lodge is  part of the Chilworth Gunpower Mills Scheduled Monument. (Click here for more information). It stands at the entrance to an enchanting tree lined walk owned and run by Guildford Borough Council. The delightful walk goes past a fish pond with weeping willows, along a trickling stream and joins in with the North…

Burchatts Farm at the far end of Stoke Park is the new home for the Guildford Chiropractic Centre (http://www.guildfordchiropractic.co.uk/ ) from 2020. The building was purchase by the Guildford Council in 1925. The cottages and Barn are Grade II listed (Click here for the Historic England listings for the cottage and barn) The enormous piece…