

Neil Woods: Memorial Cricket Match, 26th May 2024
On a day where the weather forecasters were proved wrong, a charity cricket match to celebrate the life of Neil Woods was held between a...
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Geology of Thursley
With thanks to Sean Edwards and Jill Fry. Also includes Excavation of Two Mounds on Thursley Common in 1959 Hydon's Ball section and...
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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 & Thursley Common: Jill Fry's Calendars 2011 - 2014
Jill produced four calendars of her beautiful photographs taken in and around Thursley, with some featuring her husband Ray.
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Thursley Common: Flora and Fauna
These wonderful photographs by Jill Fry were for a talk she gave in 2008 and include photographs taken between 2005 and 2007.
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Thursley Remembers: The Names on Our War Memorial and Their Stories by John P Hill
This book was published in 2021 by the Thursley History Society and this was made possible by the support of The Armed Forces Covenant...
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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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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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Extract from: Surrey Villages, 1971, by Derek Pitt and Michael Shaw
Published by Robert Hale, London. Chapter 7: Greensand (West), pp. 135-145, including Tilford, Frensham, Hindhead, Thursley, Elstead,...
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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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Dog's Trail
Information on this event required (all photographs courtesy Valérie Ferris)
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Cosford Farm
See also Cosford Estate and Cosford House. The following is taken from an undated sales brochure by Grantley: Cosford Farm, we understand, dates back to the 17th Century and now comprises a very versatile country house situated in an enviable setting. Our clients bought Cosford Farm in 1998 and immediately undertook an extensive renovation of the buildings to now create the very flexible accommodation arranged today. The house boasts some impressive reception rooms including
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1920s Coach Trip
Only photographs of this event plus Mr Lowe, Thursley Taxi Driver
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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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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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