

Village Study Notes - Thursley 1979
It contains a well collated account of Thursley village, plus much original research that should be available to a much wider audience.
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Thursley Today, 1965
This book was compiled through the efforts of the Thursley Women’s Institute to commemorate their Jubilee Year, 1965.
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Thursley Tithe Maps
This marvellous presentation was given to the Thursley History Society by Sean Edwards in 2013. His talk was introduced by Peter Clake...
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The Dame School Restored
A report from Surrey Live, 4th August 2006, about this unique building that is in Thursley Churchyard.
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Family Tree Research: The Franks Family
Thanks to Amanda Flint, Andy and Siobhan's research for their family tree was brought to the attention of Thursley History Society The...
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Temple of the Four Winds at Hindhead Commons
The lodge known as the Temple of the Four Winds was built around 1910 by Viscount Pirrie, a leading Irish shipbuilder and businessman....
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Beanside Camp and Canal
The Beanside Canal existed before the Tweedsmuir camp was purchased by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in 1922 and turned into a tented...
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The Red Lion Garage, Reg Cottle and many road traffic accidents
The garage was situated on the old A3 opposite the The Red Lion. It was owned for many years by Reg Cottle who recorded many of the...
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Surrey Villages: Thursley
An article from The County Magazine, February 1965 This unattributed cutting from our archive is dated 27th November 1987:
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The South African (Boer) War 1899 - 1902
Photographs from a display board created by the History of Thursley Society See also The Fosberry Family Tree entry
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V E Day Memories
This article written by Jackie Rickenberg was published in the Parish Magazine in June 2020 As we missed our planned VE Day celebration...
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The ARISTOCRAT, the ABLE SEAMAN and the tragic sinking of the TITANIC
A talk by ANGELA YOUNG organised by Thursley History Society Advertisement for the talk Report on the talk The History Society was very...
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Tweedsmuir Camp – Polish Military Exiles 1948
Having fought alongside the British, the Poles at the end of the wart found themselves with the choice of returning to Poland, now behinnd the Iron Curtain, or seeking resettlement in Britain
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Living in Tweedsmuir Camp 1948-1957
An account of life in the camp for the Polish community as remembered by Wies (born 1950 in St Luke’s Hospital Guildford) and Zen (born 1948 in Diddington Camp Polish Army Hospital, St Neots) Rogalski who were children at the time.
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Anniversaries and Weddings
This article written by Jackie Rickenberg was in the Parish Magazine in April 2024. See also 'Wedding Belles'. April 28, 2024 marks the...
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Thursley Marriages 1613 - 2023: Part 4 1900 - 1999 (includes Marriage Register details)
As part of the History of Thursley Society's Wedding Belles exhibition held in 2007, this list of marriages that took place in St Michael's and All Angels was compiled. For ease of research a complete file of the marriages from 1613 to date can be found at the end of this post. Overall, the most popular month to be married is October and March the least: Thanks to the Wedding Belles committee of 2007-8, we have been able to add this pdf which contains photographs of the Regis
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Thursley Marriages 1613 - 2023: Part 3 1800 - 1899
As part of the History of Thursley Society's Wedding Belles exhibition held in 2007, this list of marriages that took place in St...
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Thursley Marriages 1613 - 2023: Part 2: 1700 - 1799
As part of the History of Thursley Society's Wedding Belles exhibition held in 2007, this list of marriages that took place in St...
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Thursley Marriages 1613 - 2023: Part 1: 1600 - 1699
As part of the History of Thursley Society's Wedding Belles exhibition held in 2007, this list of marriages that took place in St...
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The Hindhead Tunnel
Peter Hunter tells the story of years of debate, planning and construction of the tunnel from Thursley's point of view. (See also 'Old...
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