Explore Town Centre – Guildford Heritage Forum

Explore Town Centre

The cobbled street with the imposing Guildhall clock is the image of Guildford that most people recognise and the feature most visitors comment upon. The street is truly unique with several fine buildings lining the roadway.

Coaching Inn with early 19th c. stucco front but with 17th century interiors and a 13th century crypt (probably a wine store). Now Guildford’s oldest hotel, this is the last ...

Saxon church, 10th c. on the site of earliest settlement in Guildford. The flint tower has been dated to the late 10th century on stylistic grounds and a local legend ...

Surrey’s only large 18th century church, it has fine brickwork as is a perfectly proportioned example of the Palladian style. It is built on the site of a medieval church ...

Almshouse (or hospital) built by George Abbot, local boy and Archbishop of Canterbury for twelve men and eight women. At the time of its construction Abbot would have been rubbing ...

Tunsgate Arch was built in 1818 by Henry Garling as the entrance to the Corn Market (demolished 1935). Built in Portland stone, the Tuscan columns were originally evenly spaced but ...

Former town hall and court room, the Guildhall is still used for ceremonial occasions and celebrations. With its turreted bell tower, distinctive clock and frontage it is a truly unique ...