Heritage Open Days

Super 'old' photo ziggy, it's only 1958 but it looks like another age.

I really miss the Bamboo Garden, it was closed about 15 years ago and there hasn't been another really good sit down Chinese in guildford since - well a new one has just opened along the Worlplesdon Road in what was the Royal Hotel Pub. it's a bit pricier than £1.10 for a pork curry!

PS: hope Mrs Ziggy isn't reading this, I'm sure the comprehensive was just as good as the County School

 

The Royal was still a dive before the Chinese took it over earlier this year, it's really posh now.

Were you in Guildford when the IRA bombed the Horse & Groom and the Seven Pigeons? That was before I lived here, the Horse & Groom was a similar dive to the Royal always full of squaddies.

Yep, that was a bad decision selling for £50, but in the short term I bet your Grandad was more than happy with the beer vouchers. I know where that filling station is, a prime location and I think maybe you are not far out in it's worth now.

Just a bit further along there is a small garden centre at Pitch Place (opposite the Honda garage) in an old victorian walled garden, its getting run down and recently closed and I always tell my wife I'm going to buy it whenever it comes up for sale. It's only a pipe dream because I'll never be able to afford it but running a little garden centre or nursery that size would be my ideal life.

I moved around a fair bit before settling in Guildford, I lived in Dunstable, Cambrige and Essex, went to Uni in Nottingham was brought up in God's own country, but was born in Middlesex.

PS: I was born in 53 although can't remember much about the telly in those days

 

Well a copy would be nice Ziggy, but theres no rush. You are most welcome to pop in for a cup of tea anytime, and I'm in this weekend so you are most welcome to drop in - I'll pm you my contact details

If anyone else is reading our secret guildford thread then the offer of a cup of tea is open to one and all - I'll give you a tour of my garden, it won't take long! :thumb:

 

Ziggy, have you seen my "Garden Destruction" thread? http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/jwks-garden-destruction-t15760.html

I'm afraid it isn't much more advanced than my last posting on that thread, so if you hate seeing a garden that looks more like steptoes yard than a nice green oasis we could meet half way or nearer Aldershot I'm happy to do that as well.

 

I didn't realise I could have made my own mortar, I suppose I should have realised, digging out the chalk and piling it up it sets like concrete when it rains.

 

I hadn't realised I could use it to make mortar. Although I should have worked it out by now, each time I dig out a pile of chalk it sets like concrete in the rain.

Likewise ziggy :thumb:

 

ooops - double posted somehow only had a small cider tonight too :hehe:

 

Well it was great meeting you Ziggy and thanks for the Chilli plant.

Got to say folks, Ziggy is a really nice genuine man and I hope to take his advice on what to plant in my stone wall, I'm on the lookout for wall pennywort.

Ziggy; let me know what you think of the tomatoes.

 

Oh I forgot about the paper as well! Never mind if you can't find it.

I'd be interested in any ideas for my garden bench. Its more about simplicity in the construction, so any ideas are welcome.