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Alfold Crossways maps

Historic maps of Alfold Crossways and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Alfold Crossways maps

Alfold Crossways map

Historic map of Alfold Crossways

Surrey map

Illustrated Victorian map of Surrey

Alfold Crossways map

Historic Map of any Alfold Crossways postcode

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Alfold Crossways books

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Surrey County Memories
Paperback
£15

Villages of Surrey Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14

Camberley Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13

Alfold Crossways books
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Memories of Alfold Crossways

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Surrey memories

My Birth place

I was born on the 23rd March 1947 in my grandparents' home, Hope Cottage to the right of the Sun Inn and next to Lloyds Bank.  Nurse Caines was in attendance.  To the left of the Sun Inn lived Lord King ex chairman of British Airways.  In front of the pub was a pond that was filled in when the village... [more]

Shared on 24 May 2007 by Alec Bryan.

CRANLEIGH HOTEL

Hi I am researching the Cranleigh Hotel in Cranleigh (presently called the Cranley Hotel). It has also in the past been The Railway Hotel. I have also been told that the hotel was previously in a different place (where the Old Laundry Cottages are now) but I am not sure if this information is correct. Can anyone help me with the history... [more]

Shared on 02 November 2009 by Linda Allen.

Mercer in Cranleigh

The low building to the right was the shop of George Mercer - Bootmaker, the building on it's right with the large chimney was the home of my Great Grandfather Henry Mercer who expanded into 2 then 3 of the cottages as his family grew ( 10 children). Henry worked on the opposite side of the common at the woodyard.
The... [more]

Shared on 17 July 2007 by Alan Mercer.

Temporary school

Cranleigh (Junior) School was hit by a V1 rocket at 9 am on a Sunday morning during the Second World War. The following day we started using the Village Hall for lessons. I remember sitting cross-legged on the floor as there was insufficient seating. Had the rocket fallen 24 hours later, the death toll would have been very high indeed.... [more]

Shared on 11 June 2007 by Gerry Warrington.

Extracts From Alfold Crossways & Surrey books

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Godalming Town and City Memories

Three of Church Street's five pubs are in this photo - the Corn Meter extreme left, the Star centre left, and the Live and Let Live just beyond the archway on the right. The arch led to the rear of the Angel Hotel yard, owned at that time by John Jasper Taylor, who also had a temperance hotel, Deanery House, further down Church Street. ... [more]

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Godalming Town and City Memories

In Edwardian days cyclists frequented Godalming, especially at weekends. There was a demand for teashops, and Church Street had three - one is on the left here. Also very popular was the sending of picture postcards, which served people much as the telephone does today - Eatons paper shop, on the left, claimed to have the largest selection.

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Godalming Town and City Memories

During the coaching era the need to re-shoe horses must have made the blacksmith essential. The forge in Godalming was situated very centrally, in Pound Lane, where Record Corner is now. In the 1860s the smith added to his business by opening a beerhouse, appropriately named the Three Horseshoes, next to the forge. Also nearby was a whitesmith, Mr H Lewer who was also a gasfitter and... [more]

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