

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
This article was written by Rosemary Stockdale for the Parish Magazine In 2012, the Rural Life Centre in Tilford mounted an exhibition,...
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Living in Tweedsmuir Camp 1948-1957
This article was written in 2002 by Rosemary Stockdale and was based on ‘Memories of Wies and Zen Rogalski’ An account of life in the...
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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...
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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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The Hindhead Murder* 1786 - 1986 by Judy Hewins
With thanks to Sean Edwards. *aka The Sailor's Murder, see links below.
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Vicars of Thursley
When preparing for the Wedding Belles exhibition (see separate entry) in 2008, this list of the vicars of St Michael and All Angels was...
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Occupations in Thursley 1840 - 1980 and 2003 - 2024
Nearly 400 weddings were analysed which recorded the occupations of the groom and groom's father.
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Old Faces Reunited: part of the Wedding Belles exhibition
The History of Thursley Society's exhibition, Wedding Belles, celebrated the history of weddings in Thursley church from 1613 - 2007 when...
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Warren Park and Loseley House
This article written by Jackie Rickenberg appeared in the Parish Magazine in March 2024 Warren Park Surely the smallest of the parish’s...
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