In the current financial climate it seems very likely there will be cuts to the heritage service but Guildford is unlikely to get rid of its service completely. So, how can Guildford get the most from its investment in heritage? The Council needs to accurately assess the costs of the service and understand in detail…
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May 2021 – Guildford Museum re-opens after Covid
Guildford Museum has reopened with a new exhibition on John Russell, the 18th century portrait painter to the rich and famous. The museum underwent a redecoration in 2019-20 and is much smarter. In fact the staff has done about as much as could be done without actually re-doing all the displays. During this period Guildford…
Godalming Museum – re-opens – May 2021
Godalming Museum is charming, uplifting, well designed and welcoming. Run by a Trust it has a two permanent staff, a curator and a volunteer manager. It gets about 16000 visitors which is good for a small museum in a small town. If you are in Godalming it is worth a visit. It has just reopened…
Conservation Areas and Listed Building
Guidford Borough Council has a lot of information on listed buildings and the Conservation Areas set up. Here are some useful linked Reports on conservations areas – there are excellent reports on each area which provide some fascinating local history see also Maps of Conservation Areas and Listed Buildings
Guildford in 1827
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
Census Returns – National Archives
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Burchatts Farm Barn – three principles the Council must acknowledge
There are key lessons to learn from the KPMG review into the closure and lease of Burchatts Farm Barn. At the Governance and Audit committee on the 25th Match Councillors from different parties made some important points. Their words should be heeded. Between 2015 and 2019 the Council pursued a vigorous policy of trying to…
Local Groups must look out of historic buildings
If we want to save buildings like the old schoolhouse then we must do our research. Council planning meetings are very technical and decisions are bound by planning legislation as letters to The Dragon revealed earlier this year. But if local communities identify, research and highlight buildings of importance then more can be saved.We cannot…
Protected: Heritage Open Days 2021
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