Guildford Borough Council and St Edward Homes, a joint venture company owned by the Berkeley Group and M&G Real Estate, brought forward plans for the regeneration of the five acre North Street site in Guildford town centre. If planning permission was granted then GBC would sell its ownership in part of the site to the…
Category: Town Centre
The Future of Guildford Town Centre
This article follows the debate about the future shape of Guildford. Starting with view of Gavin Morgan it summarises the debate View Point The town is spending millions on a Master Plan but the reality seems to be we have no control over the future of our town. Developers turn up wanting to build enormous…
Medieval Guildford Imagined
A Guildford-based company which specialises in creating historical virtual reality experiences has produced a video of medieval Guildford town and castle. Historic VR Ltd, based in Quarry Street, has made the video available to Guildford Heritage to roughly coincide with and celebrate the Museum’s Video Games – Made in Guildford exhibition held in Summer of…
Haydon Place area
NOTE: These are informal notes and started from a discussion on Guildford Town Past and Present facebook. I really enjoyed it and did a bit of a trawl on the internet. I found lots more information which I have pulled together here. I hope people don’t mind me using their quotes. It is a series…
Leas Road Bus Depot Closure
A historic site is vanishing for many of us who remember the excitement of seeing buses at the end of Leas Road. I remember the joy of seeing the buses go to bed as a child. The depot is now due to close due to a business and the opportunity for housing development. This article…
High Street Shop Closures
The Surrey Advertiser reported on 1st October 2021 that 15% of Guildford’s retail spaces are now empty. This is double what it was in October 2019 and greater than the national average. The average for the south-east is 12%. The Surrey Advertiser reported that shops are pulling out as leases expire. The large chains tend…
Explore Town Centre
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. Angel Hotel Coaching Inn with early 19th c. stucco front but with 17th century interiors and…
Walnut Tree Close Bridge
A £3.4 million project to replace a pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Wey in Guildford has increased in cost with a further £450,000 now needed to build a new one. Guildford Borough Council’s executive has been warned it does not have a “bottomless pit of money” by a councillor following its decision to…
Debenhams Future
Updated 28th March 2024 With the number of homes reduced from the originally-planned 215 to 185, just five affordable homes will be included in the development. Construction work is to start on the 200,000 sq ft mixed-use development on the landmark Millbrook site formerly occupied by Debenhams. Its store closed in 2021. After months of…
Guildford Castle
Read report on the Interpretation of Guildford Castle Guildford Castle is not your typical Hollywood fortress with battlements, turrets and draw bridges. The Victorians turned it into an attractive ornamental ruin set in a pristine municipal park. It was not until 2004 that displays were put in the castle to illustrate its history. We now…