Tony Kelly, of Bedford Farm, gave a talk in the village hall in October 2024 about his extraordinary feat.

Heath View, now known as "Acorns", in the early 1900s. Another lodger at Heath View was Louis Pecskai who was by origin and birth Hungarian

The construction of a well is no easy task, for sinking a vertical shaft 20' or more below the surface presents many problems.

Evidence of a vault was discovered in 2005 when a section of the timber floor was lifted in order to check what appeared to be a brick sub-floor. The vault contained two coffins, that of Anne Woods and her husband, Edmund.

Thursley National Nature Reserve is part of a large area of heath, bog and woodland is south west Surrey.

The last Surrey site seems to be that of Thursley which was working in 1767.

As the Book of Common Prayer puts it: “Rogation Days are the three days preceding Ascension Day, especially devoted to asking for God's...

The idea of resurrecting the event came from Susanne Hunter, Sally Scheffers, Tamsin Taylor Matthews, Lisa Woods and Lizzie Young

One of the more unusual gatherings at St Michael and All Angels is the annual pet service. This has been going on since 2016, possibly...

The Society was formed in 1991 (see separate entry) and newsletters were issued at regular intervals until January 2009. They have now...

The Vestry Screen for Thursley's Church was designed by Tracey Sheppard FGE, was unveiled by the Dean of Guildford on 26th November 2024...

This powerpoint presentation, along with the script that was used, was presented by Michael O'Brien, then Chairman of the History of...

This photograph, inspired by the school photographs of his youth, was Peter Anderson's idea (he lived in Brook Cottage, opposite the road...

Thursley History Society was delighted to receive this cookbook: many thanks, Lisa Woods. It contains recipes from villagers including...

This article was published in Country Life, date unknown, and written by one of their regular columnists, Michael Hanson, who was their...

Having already found an Elizabethan sixpence, Olly Lynes has also discovered a pocket watch belonging to Lt. Leslie Richmond. He must...

Bowlhead Green Farm is a medieval three bay open hall house with the central bay open to the roof. Photograph taken from a report...

As part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, individuals and organisations were invited to lead the nation's tribute to Her Majesty the...

On Saturday, 1st June 2024, more than 50 villagers turned up at the village hall to witness the launch of the Thursley History Society...

WORK IN PROGRESS - Photographs only and see separate entries for The Three Horseshoes, The Old Vicarage, The Village Hall, The Corner, The Clump, The Dye House and Brook and Horn Cottages FOLDSDOWN The Patrick Family, Foldsdown, 1997 Surnames of previous owners of Foldsdown include: Parker; Jobson; Matthews THE VILLAGE HALL* VEAN COTTAGE Photograph by Sean Edwards Vean Cottage, November 2027 THE OUTLOOK Reg Fosberry in 1996 The Outlook was originally the workshop of the build