Bibliography & Further Information

Some of the references and links below were used for information for these web-pages and serve as a source for further information for interest.  Most of the information is available from the book and booklet mentioned at the top of the list.  Some links are listed for further reading.

General

• "Explore Guildford.  5 walks around historic Guildford" by Guildford Archaeology Group. Available from the Tourist Information office.
• "Guildford: A Short History" by Matthew Alexander.  ISBN 1 869866 02 9
• A short history by Surrey on-line
• Some concise information Guildford
• Guildford, County Town of Surrey

Town

• What is a Town in the UK?
• Information about UK city status
• About Guildford's application for city status

Cathedral

• Guildford cathedral's official website
• Panoramic pictures
• Pounds, shillings and pence.

UniS

• History of UniS
• UOS Snaps - photos of the University and Guildford from the 1970s

River Wey

• National Trust
• History of the Wey Navigation by the National Trust
• The River Wey Trust

People

• John Russell
• Lewis Carroll
• Yvonne Arnaud.

George Abbot

• Biographies: Nation Master; Britannia
• About his geographical work (paragraphs 12-26).
• "Old Boy" of Royal Grammar School
• Pictures in The National Portrait Gallery

Abbot's Hosptial

• Abbot's Hospital official website

Royal Grammar School

• The Royal Grammar School, see in particular their brief history of the school.
• More detailed information is available from the National Archives and Exploring Surrey's Past, information from these two websites has been especially useful in resolving conflicting statements about the year the school was "founded".
  It should be noted that the statement in Matthew Alexander's book, "Guildford, A Short History", that Robert Beckingham died in 1512 is incorrect.
• Chantries on Wikipedia.
• The Chained Library.

Angel Hotel

• The Angel Hotel official website
• Small luxury hotels of the world

Castle

• Guildford castle and grounds

Other Places

• Dennis Bros. (Rodboro Buildings)
• Electric Theatre (Note: The actual page used for information is no longer available).
• The Guildhall
• Guildford House
• The original Odeon Cinema
• The Odeon Cinema