Guildford, High Street 1903
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This splendid view of the High Street as it ascends the hill towards the Guildhall was taken from the Town Bridge crossing the River Wey. A handful of wagons and handcarts, along with two cyclists in the foreground, are the only traffic on what was to become one of the county town's most congested roads.
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Memories of Guildford, High Street 1903
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I was a pupil at St Nicolas Primary School, Portsmouth Road, from 1964-1966. We went swimming at the Castle Street baths every week. I remember thinking even at the age of 10 how run down the street was and how old fashioned the baths were. The smell of chlorine was quite overwhelming as you went in. Frpm what I remember you actually went up a set of stairs from the street to get to the pool, which must ...see more
Can anyone please job my memory where the old indoor Swimming Pool was? It was very small and old and crammed but I remember it being off down a narrow lane somewhere at the bottom of the High Street or was it in Castle Street? This would be circa 1960 -1965 please?
It seems there is ALWAYS a High Street in villages in England. My mom, Robina James, was here often and took me there as a teenager in the mid-60's.
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