Thanks to Tricia Horwood, editor of the Thursley Parish Magazine, we are able to reproduce these lives from a series she is running.

This remarkable collection of old postcards was put together over many years by Kay Cottle.

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 blessing on agriculture and industry.” Revd Mathews with a parishioner These photographs courtesy Sue Ranson and dated 1973

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.

The Society was formed in 1991 (see separate entry) and newsletters were issued at regular intervals until January 2009. They have now been scanned and extracts for each one are below which are great record of our village life spanning roughly a decade either side of the Millenium. The first five newsletters, are from February 1993 to December 1994 (apologies for Issues 4 and 5 not being in the correct sequence in the pdf) and cover the following topics: Issue One , February

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 Thursley Society, and Tim Walsh, its archivist. It presented to Normandy Historians in 2009. Some examples from the Here is the narrative to support the slide presentation:

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 property correspondent for 27 years and was named Property Journalist of the Year five times. It describes how Gertrude Jekyll met the 'Young Ned Lutyens' and how their professional and personal relationship lasted over 40 years. It also covers Warren Lodge, now Warren Mere. Gertrude Jekyll by William Nicholson, 1920. Commissioned by Sir E

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...