Guildford, Surrey The Guildhall lovely RP c.1950s

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  The Guildhall, Guildford, Surrey - lovely real photo type
• Publisher:  Shoesmith & Etherdge, Hastings
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s):  n/a
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Guildford (pronounced /'g?lf?) is the county town of Surrey.^[3] England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region. It is situated 27 miles (43 km) southwest of London on the A3 trunk road linking the capital to Portsmouth.

The town has Saxon roots, ^[4] and likely owes its location to the existence of a gap in the North Downs where the River Wey is forded by the Harrow Way. The town grew enough in importance by 978 to be the Royal Mint. With the building of the Wey Navigation and Basingstoke Canal Guildford was in the centre of a network of waterways that aided its prosperity.

The Guildford pub bombing by the Provisional IRA in 1974 killed five people including four off-duty soldiers from the local barracks.^[5] The subsequently arrested suspects became known as the Guildford Four.

In the 1300s the Guildhall was constructed and still stands today as a noticeable landmark of Guildford. The north end was extended in 1589 and the Council Chamber was added in 1683. It was in 1683 when a projecting clock was made for the front of the building and can be seen throughout the High Street.