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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 in centuries but in the decades to come it would mushroom in size. On the edges of the town a few buildings had been built as ribbon development. Amazingly, many of these still survive amongst later Victorian developments. Town Centre

Guildford, 1827 by Charles Witherby

Guildford Town Centre

The centre of the town still occupied the medieval foot print. North Street (which was still called the Town Ditch in 1768) still formed the north boundary of physical development. To the north was a patchwork of buildings which have now all gone. Chertsey Street

Charles Witherby Map of Guildford, 1827

Guildford North

Charles Witherby Map of Guildford, 1827

Guildford North-East

Guildford East

Charles Witherby Map of Guildford, 1827

Guildford South-East

Charles Witherby Map of Guildford, 1827

Guildford South

Charles Witherby Map of Guildford, 1827

Guildford South-West

Guildford North-West

Charles Witherby Map of Guildford, 1827

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