Eashing Farm Restaurant, Guildford

I must admit I am a bit puzzled by the indications given on this sign as they certainly don't take anyone to 100, High Street. If drivers turn left upon seeing this sign, they go down Mill Lane and end up further away from the High Street. Maybe the traffic lights this sign refers to were located at the junction of Quarry Street and the High Street, but then numbering would have had to be very different from what it is today since 100, High Street lies further to the right (the buiding at the street corner is number 46).

Slow Down
<--- Turn Left
Halt
Before Traffic Lights
For
Guildford's
Most Popular
Rendezvous
And
Good Food
Eashing Farm
Restaurant
100, High Street
Location: Quarry Street, Guildford, Surrrey / Picture taken on: 02/05/2011

Holden's, Guildford

Documents at the Surrey History Centre show Henry Holden was a grocer in Guildford in 1874-1875. By 1889 it looks as if one Charles Holden, most certainly his son, had inherited the business. Maybe some local history book or old photographs (but I didn't see any online) could tell us more about this grocer?


Holden had this wall painted on three occasions. The two older layers, in black letters, spell:Holden's
Grocer
The most recent sign points more directly to the location:This Is
Holden's
The
Grocer
Location: High Street, Guildford, Surrey / Picture taken on: 05/04/2008

Hovis, Guildford

I started doing a bit of research for a post about bread brands Hovis and Daren, but it isn't quite ready yet and I've got a few lectures to prepare first. Still I couldn't resist posting the sign below. I saw it yesterday at the beginning of a walk that took us through the North Downs and along the Tillingbourne. I must admit I had never come across a Hovis sign with such a design.

Hõvis
Unfortunately whatever else was written has now completely faded.

Location: Chapel Street, Guildford, Surrey / Picture taken: 07/03/2010