Guildford has grown from a Saxon settlement town to become a major
commercial centre in Surrey today. William the Conqueror built the
Norman castle that still overlooks the town, which became prosperous
during the medieval period. The building of the Wey Navigation brought
wealth to the town, but its real growth followed after the railway
arrived in 1845. Today Guildford is a thriving commercial town with its
cathedral, university and extensive redevelopment on its borders. Lost
Guildford presents a portrait of a town and a way of life that has
radically changed or disappeared today, showing not just the industries
and buildings that have gone, but also many popular places of
entertainment and much more. This fascinating photographic history of
lost Guildford will appeal to all those who live in the town or know it
well, as well as those who remember it from previous decades.