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Spike Lives Database

Spike Lives Project

Posted on November 2, 2023November 2, 2023

Take a Look at the Lives of People Who Were in the Guildford Union Workhouse in 1881 Published on: 1 Nov, 2023Updated on: 1 Nov, 2023 By David Rose The Spike is a fascinating heritage attraction off Warren Road, Guildford. It’s a time capsule that’s a surviving part of the Guildford Union Workhouse where vagrants could get…

Guildford in 1827

Posted on May 8, 2021July 10, 2021

This map by Charles Witherby offers a glimpse of Guildford just before the arrival of the railways in 1845. In this article I have identified buildings that are still surviving. The map shows a Guildford that had changed very little since the 18th century map by Samuel Richardson in 1748. Indeed it had hardly changed…

Historic Statistics

Posted on May 8, 2021July 10, 2021

Census Returns – National Archives

Old Maps

Posted on December 13, 2020May 8, 2021

The National Libraries of Scotland has scanned most of the UK Ordnace Survey Maps from the earliest ones available, Here is a link to the Guildford Maps There is also a useful tool that displays a modern satellite view against an old map making it much easier to locate modern streets on old maps from…

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