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Gomshall, Surrey
Gomshall maps
Historic maps of Gomshall and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Gomshall maps
Historic map of Gomshall
Illustrated Victorian map of Surrey
Historic Map of any Gomshall postcode
Gomshall books
Displaying 3 of 9 books about Gomshall and the local area. View all Gomshall books
Surrey County Memories
Paperback
£15
Villages of Surrey Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Camberley Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
4 Gomshall photos appear in 3 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
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Since this photo was taken the top of the large tree in the background has been hit by lightning. Around four or five feet of bare wood sticks out at the top of the tree. I don’t know when this happened.
Shared on 09 November 2006
Photograph No. 1. I was born in July l940 – Virginia Le Roux. The house on the left of the picture was where I lived until I was nearly 13 with my parents. The long narrow upstairs window was my bedroom. My mother’s mother and brother also lived in the house. My uncle -... [more]
Shared on 18 December 2007
I was born in Shere in 1942 to the youngest child of George and Margaret Bryant. The Bryants were a well-known Shere family, my father being the eldest of nine children born and raised in the village. I had a very happy childhood in the village, attended the village school as did my older brother and sister and several cousins. I... [more]
Shared on 26 September 2006
i was born in guildford in 1986 and my parents had just taken over abinger post office and stores this is the house in the middle of the photo with all the ivy (that wasnt there in my time) the window above the shop was my parents room the spare room and the lounge are the rooms to the left. i... [more]
Shared on 28 December 2007
Extracts From Gomshall & Surrey books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Gomshall, inspired by Frith photos.
Little girls pose for the cameraman on the ford across the Tillingbourne stream, alongside the old mill. This attractive village sits on the winding road between Guildford and Dorking. Gomshall tanneries were famous, but finally closed in 1988.
This is an extract from English Villages.
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Villages of Surrey Photographic Memories
Gomshall is also on the Tillingbourne, and its single-storey water mill is uncommon in these parts. The fact that it once doubled up as the local post office is also unusual. Beautifully restored, it is now a restaurant. The mill pond has been filled in, and is now a play area for the children of families who are dining there.
This is an extract from Villages of Surrey Photographic Memories.
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Villages of Surrey Photographic Memories
The sign on the chimney breast reveals that the Compasses was once owned by the Surrey Public House Trust - a firm that owned a number of hostelries and hotels in the county. It merged with Forte Holdings Ltd in 1970 to become Trusthouses Forte. The sign shows a pair of compasses, linked to the carpentry profession. However, it is not known why this particular pub bears the name.
This is an extract from Villages of Surrey Photographic Memories.
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