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| SURREY | Title | Author(s) | Publisher | DDC | Location | Notes | Abstract |
| Ash, Surrey the official guide | British Publishing, 1972 | 0 | Basement | pbk., 28pp. Bw illus. Publication date estimated from text | Local Guide to parish of Ash | ||
| Borough of Guildford: official Guide 1982/4 | Home Publishing, 1982 | ? | Basement | pbk., 64pp., illus, bw& col photos classified information directory, map of Guildford town centre | The Official guide to Guildford for the years 1982 to 1984; includes pen pictures of the education, the villages, entertainment and activates where to stay and where to eat. | ||
| Godalming, Charterhouse and District: thirty seven views with historical and descriptive notes | A C Curtis, 1921 | 942.219 | Basement | hbk,., ?60pages, bw photos | a book of contemporary photos with short but descriptive notes | ||
| Guildford and district: the official guide and handbook for residents and visitors | Guildford Borough Council, 1972 | 942.2162 | Basement | pbk., 120pp. Illus., col & bw illus., classified information directory, fold out map of Guildford district showing ward boundaries, plan of Ash and Guildford Town, includes an essay by Mark Sturley on Guildford and the Local Government Act 1972. | The Official guide to Guildford for the years 1972 to 1973; includes sections on wards in the new District, future developments , inc the Friary development, the new Guildford hospital, law courts, a guide to Guildford for the tourist, a list of interest | ||
| Historical records of the Second, or Queens Royal Regiment of Foot containing an account of the formation of the regiment in the year 1661 and its subsequent services to 1837 | 1111, 1838 | 355.309 | Basement | hbk., 95pp., col. drawings, table of service, copies of General Orders, Memorandum on Regimental colours, memoir of Sir Henry Torrens Maj.-Gen., | History of the regiment | ||
| Life of William Cobbett | 1111, 18?? | 0 | Basement | hbk., 422pp., | Biography of Cobbett dedicated to his sons | ||
| Rambles round Guildford preceded by a topographical and historical description of the town, new and enlarged edition | Andrews & Co., 1877 | 914.22162? | Basement | hbk., 187pp., engravings; very poor condition. | A description and history together with pen portraits of notables, buildings and personages of the town of Guildford with rambles in the town and surrounding areas. | ||
| The parish, the church and its minister, a series of characteristic articles descriptive of interesting matters in connection with the parishes and churches in Guildford and its neighbourhood | Frank Lasham, Guildford, 1878 | 0 | Basement | hbk.,83pp., | Originally published as articles in the local paper, essays descriptive of Sunday morning visits to churches within walking distance of Guildford | ||
| Chertsey Abbey: an existence of the past | Wells Gardner, Darton, 1905 | 726.7 | Basement | hbk., 232 pp., illus., bw photos., diagrs., list of abbots to 1529, chronological table, glossary, list of authorities, list of charters with extracts.; Second copy 4596 Basement | A history of the abbey from its foundation - thought to have been between AD630 and AD666, to its dissolution | ||
| Ramblers guide to Guildford and environs | A SON OF Surrey | Geographia, 192? | 914.221? | Basement | pbk., sketch maps, fold out map of Guildford environs, town plan of Guildford | introductory essay on Guildford , description of Guildford and then a selection of 12 rambles through the Surrey countryside each with a map of the walk. Publication date estimated from references on page 59 to LGOC which started to expand services into | |
| West Surrey regional planning scheme: a report prepared for the West Surrey Joint Town Planning Committee | ADAMS, THOMPSON AND FRY | West Surrey Joint Town Planning Committee, 1931 | 711.3 | Basement | 79pp., hbk., photographs, map in endpapers | A report and recommendations to the West Surrey Local planning authorities produced in 1931 including the then thinking on roads, aerodromes, zoning and open spaces. Networks | |
| The Charm of Old Surrey | ALDERMAN, H M | Trefoil Books, 1932 | 942.21 | Basement | hbk., 207pp., illus, drawings, plans second copy C1183 | Series of sketches of Surrey villages. | |
| A Surrey Garland: customs, traditions and folk songs from the Surrey of yesteryear | ALEXANDER, Matthew | Countryside Books, 2004 | 394 | Main Library | pbk., 128pp., bw illus | Describes many of the customs of 19th and early 20th Century Surrey which have now largely disappeared. | |
| Guildford as it was | ALEXANDER, Matthew | Hendon, 1978 | 942.2162 | Basement | pbk., landscape format, 44pp., illus, bw photos | Photographic survey which aims to show something of the character of Victoria Guildford before the far reaching changes of modern times | |
| More tales of old Surrey | ALEXANDER, Matthew | Countryside Books, 1986 | 942.21 | Basement | pbk., illus., | Tales drawn from Surrey's folklore | |
| Tales of old Surrey | ALEXANDER, Matthew | Countryside Books, 1985 | 942.21 | Basement | pbk., 95pp., | Tales drawn from Surrey's folklore | |
| Vintage Guildford | ALEXANDER, Matthew | Hendon, 1981 | 942.2162 | Main Library | pbk., 44pp., bw photos | Pictorial history of Guildford incorporating suggestions made by readers of Guildford as it was. The photographs concentrate mainly with the firms and shops in business during the period. | |
| Surrey Cricket: its history and associations | ALVERSTONE, Lord & ALCOCK, C W | Longman, 1902 | 796.358 | Basement | hbk., 539pp., illus., bw photos., tables of results, | An account of the evolution of cricket is Surrey | |
| Nature and tradition: arts and crafts, architecture and gardens in and around Guildford | ARTS AND, Crafts group | Guildford Borough Council, 2002 | 720.94221 | Basement | pbk., 71pp., illus, be and col photos., notes. | Study of the buildings and gardens in and around Guildford having their original in the turn of the century. | |
| Westwood, Normandy: story of a Surrey estate | ASHWORTH, Pat & KINDER, Jack | Westwood Place Management, 1998 | 942.216 | Basement | pbk., 116pp., bibliog.., illus, diagrs, maps, photos. | History of the Coussmaker estate at Westwood in Wyke | |
| A history of West Horsley church and village | ASTON, Shirley B | The Author, 1974 | 942.2162 | Main Library | pbk., 141pp., illus, biography, | brief history of the parish of West Horsley | |
| The abbey and church of the Blessed Mary of Waverley near Farnham in the County of Surrey | BAIGENT, Francis Joseph | Wyman, 1882 | 726.7BAI | Basement | 60pp., hbk; second copy 4591Basement | Brief account of the activities of the of Waverley abbey from its foundation to its suppression in 1535 | |
| Remarks on timber houses [exemplified by Crowhurst Place, Great Tangley And other houses in the county of Surrey] | BAILY, Charles | The Author, 1869 | 721.0448 | Basement | hbk., 49pp.,, tables, sketches, diagrams | Notes from papers read to the Surrey Archaeological Society in 1862 and 1863 discussing domestic timber building and using Surrey buildings as examples | |
| The way about Surrey with comprehensive gazetteer | BAINES, A | Iliffe, X | 914.221 | Basement | hbk., 212 pp., gazetteer, sketches, fold out map | A gazetteer and guide of the county | |
| A picture of Surrey | BAKER, John L | Robert Hale, 1980 | 942.21 | Main Library | hbk., 224pp., illus, glossary of architectural terms, sketch map,; second copy Basement= 210 | Brief survey of the architectural history based on the cottages, houses, farms churches and stately homes of the county | |
| Literary Surrey | BANERJEE, Jacqueline | John Owen Smith, 2005 | 820.9 | Main Library | pbk., 200pp.notes, suggested reading list, ILLUS. | Encourages us to look again at local authors and the beautiful places in Surrey that inspired them. | |
| Barnes and Mortlake as it was | BARNES AND MORTLAKE HISTORICA | Hendon, 1977 | 942.195??? | Basement | pbk., landscape format, 44p., illus, bw., photos, sketch map. | Photographic history of the former parishes of Barnes and Mortlake, now part of the London Borough of Richmond on Thames. | |
| Vintage Barnes and Mortlake | BARNES AND MORTLAKE HISTORY | Hendon, 1979 | 942.185?? | Basement | pbk., 40pp., landscape format, illus, bw photos, | Complimentary volume to Barnes and Mortlake as it was, A visual tour of the area | |
| Surrey: Highways, Byways and Waterways | BARRETT, C R B | Bliss, Sands and Foster, 1895 | C698 | Basement | 251pp., hbk., bw illus., plates | a contemporary description of some of the towns and villages of Surrey: second Basement copy not accessioned | |
| The oak Hamlet being an account of the history and associations of the village of Ockham Surrey | BASHALL, Henry St John | Elliott Stock, 1900 | 942.2162 | Basement | hbk., 54pp., bw illus., second copy C808 | Reprint of an illustrated lecture given in 1893 by the author | |
| East Surrey | BELL STREET | The Author, 1974 | 388.41322 | Basement | hbk., 173pp., fleet list, photos, route map 1911-1913 | traces the development of East Surrey Traction Company from 1911 until it changed its name to London General Country Services | |
| Arcadia revisited | BERGER, Vicki | Black Swan, 1997 | 712.2 | Main Library | pbk., 205p., further reading, bw & col. illus, | The book is derived from the conference Arcadia revisited: the aesthetics of land management in the 21st century held in 1996 in response to Surrey CC's decision to reconsider the future planning of Norbury park | |
| The Salvation Army: notes for a lecture given by Maj. Jenty Fairbank given to the Modern History Group of the University of Surrey November 1994 | BINFIELD, Peter | The Author, 1994 | 287.96 | Basement | pbk., 91pp., bibliog., illus | Lecture notes including a section of the coming of the Salvation Army to Guildford ca 1882 | |
| Roman Surrey | BIRD, David | Tempus, 2004 | 936.2 | Basement | pbk., 192pp., illus, plans, diagrs., photos., sketch maps, bibliog. | Combine archaeological and historical information to portray a vivid picture of life in Roman times | |
| The archaeology of Surrey to 1540 | Bird, Joanna & Bird, D G | Surrey Archaeological Society, 1987 | 942.21 | Basement | pbk, 289pp., drawings, maps, bw photos. bibliog., notes., Second copy Basement 4598, | An archaeology of the county , the first for 50 years, covering the period from Palaeolithic times to early modern times. | |
| Hawker: One of Aviation's Greatest Names | BLACKMORE, L k | Airlife, 1990 | 920 | Basement | hbk., 232pp., illus, bw photos., | Story of Harry Hawker and connections with flying including Brooklands | |
| The Churches of Surrey | BLATCH, Mervyn | Phillimore, 1997 | 726.58 | Main Library | hbk., 232pp., photos., | The author aims to raise Surrey churches from their 'Cinderella' position. "One cannot go far without finding something of interest!" | |
| The Authors' Circle [the homes of famous authors who have lived in the Surrey Hampshire borders] | BONE, Charles | Tremlett's Books, 1998 | 920.98 | Basement | hbk., 47pp., illus | Records the association of a selection of internationally known authors with the area. Signed by the author. | |
| The History of Compton in Surrey | BOSTON, Cecile | European Art Publishing, 1933 | 942.219 | Basement | pbk., 228pp., illus., bw photos., sketches | Short history of the village of Compton including table of population from the censuses 1801 to 1931, Poll tax list, history of the Advowson, list of sources, list of rectors, appendix describing the "Guildford postman" trade token | |
| Cambridge County Geographies: Surrey | BOSWORTH, George F | Cambridge UP, 1909 | 914.221 | Basement | hbk., 151pp., illus., diagrs., bw photos, map on endpapers, gazetteer | Topographical description of Surrey, a school textbook in style. | |
| Compton parish church | BOTT, Alan | The Author, 2001 | 726.509422 | Basement | pbk., 72pp., illus, some col., glossary, select bibliog., | brief history of the church | |
| A century of change: a Surrey village in the 20th century | BOWLEY, Pam | Horse and Tree, 2003 | 942.2162 | Basement | pbk., 140pp., illus., photos, map | The changes taking place in a Surrey village - West Horsley - during the 20th century. | |
| East Horsley: the history of a Surrey village | BOWLEY, Pam | Horse and Tree, 1995 | 942.2162 | Basement | pbk., 123pp., maps, plan, illus, photos., drawings. | Survey of the village history from the earliest times down to modern times | |
| Old West Horsley: story of a Surrey village | BOWLEY, Pam | Horse and Tree, 2000 | 942.2162 | Main Library | pbk., 235pp., illus, maps, sketches | Complement to her book the Story of West Horsley Manor and its Church, the author traces the history of the village, its people, its customs and buildings using source material and originally serialised in the parish magazine. | |
| Witley and Milford in living memory: a compilation of oral and archive material for the villages and surrounding hamlets | BOX, Valerie | Witley Parish Council, 1999 | 942.219 | Basement | pbk., 63pp., illus., | A history of the villages compiled form memories of residents | |
| Waverley Abbey | BRAKSPEAR, Harold | Surrey Archaeological Society, 1905 | 726.7BRA | Basement | 101pp., photos col & bw illus, bibliog. | Description of the abbey and its buildings written following the excavations of 1898-1901 | |
| A History of Surrey | BRANDON, Peter | Phillimore, 1977 | 942.21 | Main Library | hbk., 128pp., bibliography, maps, photos., sketches | In an analysis of the tensions between the ancient rural county and the metropolitan area. The author traces the history and development of the county from prehistoric times to the present day; Second copy Basement 8577 | |
| A History of Surrey | BRANDON, Peter | Phillimore, 1998 | 942.2 | Main Library | hbk., 144 pp., maps, photos, bibliography | In an analysis of the tensions between the ancient rural county and the metropolitan area, the author traces the history and development of the county from prehistoric times to the present day. | |
| The North Downs | BRANDON, Peter | Phillimore, 2005 | 910.422 | Basement | hbk., 288pp., illus, bw & col. Photos, poster reproductions, notes, bibliog. | Recreates the past landscapes of the Downs and examines the history of famous products - Farnham hops, Dorling fowl and Banstead mutton | |
| Dennis: 100 years of Innovation | BROWN, Stewart J | Ian Allen, 1995 | 629.22 | Basement | hbk., 112pp., col photos., | Short history of one of the most respected name sin British vehicle engineering | |
| Charterhouse past and present | BROWN, William Haig | H Stedman, 1879 | 373.222 | Basement | hbk., 238pp., illus, drawings, list of governors from 1611 to 1879; Second copy A825 | History of the school | |
| West Surrey architecture 1840 - 2000 | BUDGEN, Christopher | Heritage of Waverley, 2002 | 720.94221 | Basement | pbk., 130(?)pp., illus., col photos., appendix of buildings and architects | A survey of architecture in an area of Surrey roughly co-terminous with the present day borough of Waverley. | |
| Some materials towards a history of Wisley and Pyrford parishes | BULLEN, R ashington | Frank Lasham, Guildford, 1907 | 942.216 | Basement | hbk., 80pp., illus., plates | Notes on the history of the parishes, including lists of rectors, extracts from parish registers, lists of churchwardens, extracts from charters, surnames and Christian names lists, glossary. | |
| The history of the Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment in the form of a Lantern Lecture with supplementary notes | BURKITT, H j | A C Curtis, 1917 | 355.309 | Basement | hbk., 96pp., illus., bw photos. | Short history of the regiment originally given as a lecture before battalions of the Regiment, covering the period from around 1661 to Boer war | |
| Wonersh: a guide to its principle buildings, with drawings by Margaret Palmer | BURTON, Sue | 1111, 1996 | 0 | Basement | pbk., 44pp., glossary, illus, diagrs., drawings | description of some of the notable buildings in Wonersh | |
| Camden's Britannia: Surrey and Sussex; annotated and edited by Richard Gough from the edition of 1789 by Richard Gough | CAMDEN, William | Hutchinson, 1977 | 942.21 | Basement | hbk., 79pp., bibliog., index of places, illus., maps. | Extract covering Surrey and Sussex from Camden's historical and topographical survey of the counties of England. Since Camden travelled just after there dissolution but before the civil war his book remains a primary source of great value. Donated by | |
| On the Pilgrim's Way | CAPPER, D P | Methuen, 1928 | 914.22 | Basement | hbk., 85pp., illus, bw photos., map | story of a trek along the Pilgrim's Way | |
| The Pilgrim's Way from Winchester to Canterbury | CARTWRIGHT, Julia | John Murray, 1911 | 914.22 | Basement | hbk., 225pp., illus, bw photographs, drawings, sketches, map. | Reprint of the account of the Pilgrim's Way first published in Art Journal 1892 | |
| The Pilgrim's Way from Winchester to Canterbury, with illustrations by A Quinton | CARTWRIGHT, Julia | J S Virtue, 1895 | 942.2 | Basement | hbk., 158pp., illus., maps | ||
| Bisley Bits: records of a Surrey corner | CATER, J | Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent, 1892 | 942.2162 | Basement | hbk., 127pp., illus, drawings, fold out plan of NRA range | A collections of jottings about Bisley and its history intended as a memento to visitors to the NRA ranges. | |
| Guildford | CHAMBERLAIN, E r | Phillimore, 1982 | 942.2162 | Basement | hbk., 242pp., bibliog., illus., maps, photos. | A "biography" of the town | |
| Guildford: a history and celebration of the town | CHAMBERLAIN, Russell | Frith, 2004 | 942.2162 | Main Library | hbk., 117pp., bibliography map, photographs | Text and photographs discussing Guildford's history from earliest times to the present day | |
| Guildford: town under siege | CHAMBERLAIN, Russell | Guildford Society, 1987 | 0 | Basement | 48pp, pbk, photographs, drawings | Published to commemorate the Guildford Society's 50th anniversary. Autographed by the author | |
| Survival: the rise, fall and rise of the Guildford Institute of the University of Surrey | CHAMBERLIN, Russell | University of Surrey, 1996 | 374.942216 | Main Library | pbk.,194pp., illus, bw photos, bibliog., constitution of GI | History of the Institute from its inception to the merger with the University | |
| County Guide: Surrey Concise and Practical | CHAMPNEYS, Judy | Johnson and Bacon, 1976 | 914.221?? | Basement | pbk., 64pp., book list, bw illus. | short essay describing contemporary Surrey plus a gazetteer of places each with a short description | |
| Box Hill | CHAPMAN, Geoff & YOUNG, Bob | 1111, 1979 | 914.22165 | Basement | pbk., 166pp., map, photos, drawings, | An account of Britain's first Country Park drawn from naturalists notes and touching the social and literary history of the area | |
| Tales of old Surrey: myths, legends, folk-lore and ghosts | CHOULER, W H | The Author, nd | 942.21 | Main Library | pbk., 104pp., fold out plan, illustrations, maps | stories from Surrey | |
| Some famous buildings and their story | CLAPHAM, Alfred W & GODFREY, Walter H | Technical Journal, x | 720.94221 | Basement | 275pp., plans, bw photos., sketches | Short technical paper dealing with significant buildings reprinted from the Architectural review. Nonsuch Palace | |
| Clapham and the Clapham sect | CLAPHAM ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY | 1111, 1927 | 942.166 | Basement | hbk., 236pp., illus., bibliog., | includes a history of Clapham reprinted from Manning and 's History of Surrey with a list of the rectors of Clapham; and The Clapham Sect by R de M Rudolf | |
| The Surrey landscape | CLARK, Geoffrey | A & C Black, 1934 | 914.221 | Basement | hbk., 116pp., appendix of Surrey churches, list of place names, list of national trust properties, bw photos., fold up map in pocket ibc | short description of the Surrey countryside | |
| Bygone Surrey | CLINCH, George & KERSHAW, S W | Simpkin Marshall, 1895 | 942.21 | Basement | hbk., 252pp., bw illus, plans | A "rapid" survey of the history of Surrey | |
| Bygone Surrey | CLINCH, George & KERSHAW, S W | SR Publishers, 1970 | 942.21 | Main Library | hbk., 252pp., illus, reprint of 1895 edition | A survey of the history, dialect, folk lore, | |
| Alfold: the story of a Surrey village | COBB, F W | The Author, 1936 | 942.219 | Basement | pbk., 206pp.hbk., 94pp., photos, diagrams | Short descriptive history of the village written by a former rector | |
| Selections from William Cobbett's illustrated rural rides: introduction and notes by Christopher Morris | COBBETT, William & MORRIS, Christopher | Fraser Stewart, 1992 | 914.2 | Main Library | hbk 224pp., bw & col illus | a picture of rural life in 18th century England | |
| Francis Paynter 1863 to 1908: a remarkable Guildfordian | COLLINGWOOD, Jeremy | The Author, 2001 | 282.092 | Basement | pbk., 44pp., illus., bibliog. | Pamphlet describing the life of Francis Paynter, Rector of Stoke | |
| Companion into Surrey | COLLINSON-MORLEY, L | Methuen, 1949 | 914.221 | Basement | hbk., 240pp., photos, bibliog. Second copy C1518, | An historical and literary background to the rural areas of Surrey | |
| Guildford: the War years 1939 to 1945 | ROSE, David | Breedon Books, 1999 | 942.2162 | Main Library | hbk., 183pp., bibliography maps, photographs, bomb incident record | Social history of the war years tracing events as they unfolded and affected ordinary people through eyewitness accounts and memories of participants. | |
| Images of Guildford | ROSE, David | Breedon Books, 1998 | 942.2162 | Main Library | hbk., 206pp., photos, illus., list of subscribers | A photographic survey showing the changing scene in the town of Guildford and its environs | |
| The end of tradition: country life in central Surrey | CONNELL, John | Routledge, 1978 | 942.2162 | Main Library | hbk., 231pp., tables,; second copy 88 Basement | A survey of the villages of East and West Clandon and East and West Horsley analysing the effects of the coming of commuters and other influence during the lat 19th and early 20th centuries which reduced their isolation | |
| The Church Plate of Surrey | COOPER, T S | Surrey Archaeological Society, 1902 | 726.53 | Basement | hbk., 383pp., illus., sketches, photos., list of makers marks, | A partial catalogue of churches in Surrey including lists of plate now thought to be lost. | |
| Guildford: a Pictorial History | CORKE, Shirley | Phillimore, 1990 | 942.2162 | Basement | hbk., 150pp., illus bw photos, | Photographic record of the town | |
| Aspects of archaeology and history in Surrey towards a research framework for the county | COTTON, Jonathan & CROCKER, Glenys, etc. | Surrey Archaeological Society, 2004 | 942.21 | Main Library | pbk., 261pp., bibliographies, maps, photos | A series of papers read at the 2001 conference of Surrey Archaeological Society which updates the 1987 publication Archaeology in Surrey | |
| Great Tangley Manor, country homes and gardens old and new reprinted from Country Life 1905; includes particulars of sale of Great Tangley Manor by auction May 1905; which also includes reprints from Country Life 1898. | COUNTRY LIFE | Country Life, 1905 | 728.82 | Basement | hbk, various reprints bound into a single volume, [22]pp, bw illus, fold out plan of the estate, | A series of journal reprints giving descriptions of Great Tangley; the particulars of sale include a description of the rooms in the property | |
| Tigbourne Court, Witley Surrey, Country homes and gardens old and new. Reprinted from Country Life 1905 | COUNTRY LIFE | Country Life, 1905 | 728.8 | Basement | hbk., bound reprint, 7pp. Bw photos | reprint from Country Life, description of the House | |
| Memorials of Old Surrey | COX, J Charles | temporary, 1911 | 942.21 | Main Library | hbk., 299pp., illus., sketches., | A series of essays on the different aspects of the history of Surrey | |
| Rambles in Surrey | COX, J Charles | Methuen, 1910 | 914.221 | Basement | hbk., 315pp., illus, bw photos., | "unconventional walks in Surrey" | |
| Surrey | COX, J Charles | Methuen, 1910 | 914.221COX | Basement | 221pp., hbk, photographs, line drawings, fold out map | A guide book to the then county | |
| Views of all the churches and chapelries in the county of Surrey | CRACKLOW, Charles Thomas | Phillimore, 1979 | 726.58 | Main Library | hbk., 156pp., illus, | Reprint of the plates from the 1823 edition of Cracken's companion to Manning and 's "History of Surrey". The books highlights to great variety of Surrey churches. | |
| Portrait of Surrey | CRACKNELL, Basil E | Robert Hale, 1976 | 914.221 | Main Library | hbk., 255pp., maps., illus; second copy Basement 7542 | a survey of "one of the most beautiful county in England" | |
| Catteshall Mill: a survey of the history and archaeology of then industrial site at Godalming Surrey: Research volume of the Surrey Archaeological Society no 8 | CROCKER, Alan & CROCKER, Glenys | Surrey Archaeological Society, 1981 | 621.1 | Basement | pbk., 50pp., plates, bibliog.., sketches, plans | Report on the mill based on research carried out in 1976-77. | |
| Chilworth Gunpowder | CROCKER, Glenys | Surrey Industrial History Group, 1984 | 662.26 | Basement | pbk., plans, sketch map, illus, diagrs., list of references, field guide. | Chilworth gunpowder mills were not the first in Surrey but were longest in their operation. This booklet discusses one of the most important industrial archaeology site sin the county. | |
| The Godalming water turbine | CROCKER, Glenys | Godalming Water Turbine Trust, 1986 | 621.21?? | Basement | pbk., 16pp., illus, bw photos, diagrs., plans. Bibliog. | Short survey of the work of the Godalming Water turbine trust to save and preserve the turbine at Catteshall Mill | |
| A History of Woking | CROSBY, Alan | Phillimore, 1982 | 942.2142 | Main Library | hbk., 224pp., illus., bibliography, notes | A comprehensive account of the origins and growth of the town known to many only as a railway junction | |
| A History of Woking | CROSBY, Alan | Phillimore, 1982 | 942.2142 | Basement | hbk., 224pp., bibliog., notes and references table, population of the parishes, maps, illus. | An easily read account of the making of the town from earliest times down to WW2: 2nd copy = 4500 | |
| Old Cottages and Farmhouses in Surrey | DAVIE, W Galsworthy & CURTIS GREEN, W | Batsford, 1908 | 728.37 | Basement | hbk,. {300]pp., plates, | a pictorial survey of farm houses and cottages in Surrey | |
| The Guildford Union Workhouse and the Vagrants casual ward | DAVIES, Helen Chapman | Guildford Museum, 2004 | 362.583 | Main Library | pbk., 66pp., bibliog.., glossary, illus., second copy acc 7264 in basement | Discussion of poor relief and the Guildford workhouse | |
| Historical records of the Second Royal Surrey, or 11th Regiment of Militia with introductory chapters | DAVIS, John | Marcus Ward, 1877 | 355 | Basement | hbk., illus., | A collection of regimental historical records set against the historical context. Includes lists of names of officers and other ranks | |
| Surrey in the hurricane | DAVISON, Mark & CURRIE, Ian | Surrey Wildlife Trust, 1988 | 942.21 | Main Library | pbk., 120pp, illus | photos taken after the devastation caused by the 1988 hurricane | |
| Surrey in the Seventies | DAVISON, Mark & CURRIE, Ian | The Author, 2001 | 942.21 | Main Library | pbk., 164pp., photos | a photo survey of Surrey in the 1970s | |
| Surrey in the Sixties: memories of a swinging decade | DAVISON, Mark & CURRIE, Ian | temporary, 1994 | 942.21 DAV | Main Library | pbk., 144pp., photographs, illus | A pictorial history of the 1960s in Surrey - bouffant hair, winkle pickers, bubble cars, and trolleybuses! | |
| A vision for Guildford cathedral: a interim report on stakeholder engagement | DEAN & CHAPTER OF GUILDFORD, Cathedral | Dean and Chapter of Guildford Cathedral, 2006 | 711.56 | Basement | pbk., 84pp., illus | An account of the initial consultation over the proposed development of the cathedral precinct | |
| Dorking Official Guide | DORKING UDC | 1111, 196? | 942.2165? | Basement | pbk., 50pp., illus, bw photos., drawings, fold out map (damaged) on endpapers | Official guide to Dorking ca 1962? Includes survey of town, places of interest, description of coat of arms | |
| Surrey: the rise of a modern university from the foundation of Battersea Polytechnic in 1891 to the silver jubilee of the university of Surrey in 1991 | DOUGLAS, Roy | University of Surrey, 1991 | 378.42 | Main Library | hbk., 214pp., illus, references | History of the university written by a former member of staff closely involved during the transition. | |
| Surrey: Shire County Guide | DREWETT, John | Shire, 1996 | 914.221 | Basement | pbk., 120pp., illus., index of places to visit, | Short guide to the county, as interesting for the contemporary view as for what it tells us about the current county. | |
| The geology of the country around Aldershot and Guildford | DSIR | HMSO, 1929 | 550.9422 | Basement | hbk., 182,pp., illus, bw plates | A description of the geology of the area contained in the 1928 edition of sheet 285 of the geological survey covering mainly Surrey but also parts of adjoining Hampshire | |
| Puttenham: under the Hogs Back | DUGMORE, Ruth | Phillimore, 1972 | 942.2162 | Basement | hbk., 155pp., illus | A short survey of the history of the village using contemporary sources. | |
| A prospect of Richmond | DUNBAR, Janet | White Lion, 1966 | 942.195 | Basement | hbk., 223pp., illus, photos (some col), maps, plans, list of sources, table of "shots" and their equivalent modern streets | Using the town archives, old newspapers and prints and photographs the author sheds light on Richmond's history over 900 years. | |
| More Pot-pourri from a Surrey Garden | EARLE, C W | Smith, Elder, 1899 | 712.64221 | Basement | hbk., 453pp., | a book of jottings and reminiscences as though occurred through the year. | |
| Pot-pourri from a Surrey Garden with an appendix by Lady Constance Lytton | EARLE, C W & LYTTON, Lady Constance | Smith, Elder, 1897 | 712.64221 | Basement | hbk., 381pp., illus., bw drawings., | a book of jottings and reminiscences as though occurred through the year. | |
| A history of Bagshot and Windlesham | EEDLE, Marie de G | Phillimore, 1977 | 942.42213 | Basement | hbk., 262pp., bibliog.., source notes, maps, photo., | The author traces the pattern of development tin the two settlements from medieval times to the early part of the 29th century | |
| Remembrances of life and customs in Gilbert White's, Cobbett's, and Charles Kinglesy's country | EGGAR, J Alfred | Simpkin Marshall, 1920 | 942.2 | Basement | hbk., 198pp., illus., bw photos, | Recollections of a Surrey resident for Farnham and neighbourhood; includes parts of Surrey and Hants | |
| The Pilgrim's Road: a practical guide for the pedestrian on the ancient way from Winchester to Canterbury | ELLISTON-ERWOOD, Frank C | Homeland Association, 1923 | 914.22 | Basement | hbk., 236pp., fold out map of the Pilgrim's Way, bibliog., photographs, sketch maps, plans | Short guide to the Pilgrim's Way originally published din 1910 | |
| The churches of Wotton, Abinger and Oakwood | FAIRBANKS, F r | The Author, 1911 | 726.5 | Basement | hbk.,63pp., illus, bw drawings, photographs, lists of rectors, vicars: Second copy 4509 Basement | brief history of three churches in Dorking deanery which have been under the patronage of the Evelyn family since the end of the 16th century | |
| The Charlotteville Cycling club | FIELDS, D J | 1111, 2004 | 796.6 | Basement | pbk., 55pp., photo., club records from inception to 1953. | history of the Charlotteville cycling club to 1953; facsimile reprint of 1953ed. | |
| The men who made Kingston: a history of Bentalls of Kingston upon Thames | FIRTH, Peter e | Bentalls, 1995 | 658.871 | Main Library | hbk., 171pp., illus., bw & col photos., | a history of the Kingston based group | |
| The Landscapes of Surrey | FORSS, Derek & COLLYER, Graham | Countryside Books, 2001 | 914.221 | Basement | pbk., 80pp., col illus | Photographic survey of Surrey "off the beaten track" | |
| The history of Witley, Milford and surrounding areas from prehistoric times to 2000 | FORSTER, Elizabeth | Witley Parish Council, 1999 | 942.219 | Basement | 83pp., pbk, photographs, drawings, diagrams | Full of fascinating details of the people and places that created the communities, further reading list | |
| The House on the Hill: the story of Ranmore and the Denbies | FORTESCUE, S e d | Denbies Wine Estate, 1993 | 942.2165 | Basement | pbk., 124pp., bibliog., illus., maps, photos., lists of Rectors of Ranmore, Vicars of St Martin Dorking, and St Barnabas | Brief history of the Denbies Estate down to present day | |
| The Infantry regiments of Surrey | FOSTEN, Bryan | Trustees of the Royal Regiment, 2002 | 355.309 | Basement | hbk., 85pp., col illus., | A brief illustrated history of the regiments of Surrey published to mark the tercentenary of the raising of Villiers Marines in 1702 | |
| Fowler's Guide to Surrey | FOWLER, C R S | Fowler, 1994 | 914.221 | Main Library | pbk., 148pp., second copy - Basement acc=6664 | Leisure facts and short history of the county | |
| The story of Tilford from prehistoric times to 2000AD: a short history of a Surrey Village and its people | FRANKLIN, John e | Tilford Parish Council, 2000 | 942.219 | Basement | pbk., 149pp., illus., maps, glossary, further reading | Historical survey of the Village | |
| Excavation of a pit at 16 Tunsgate, Guildford, Surrey, 1991 | Fryer, Kevin & Selley, Andrea | Guildford Museum, 1998 | 942.2162 | Basement | pbk., pp139-230, illus, col photos., diagrs., drawings. Notes. Reprinted from Post Medieval Archaeology Vol 31 1997 | Research report covering the excavations in Tunsgate in 1991. | |
| The White Hart, Witley: the life and times of an English Inn | GARNER, Sidney | Vineyard Associates, 1977 | ?663.3 | Basement | pbk., 55p.,illus., bw drawings, bibliog. | A short history of the White Hart Inn in Witley | |
| Richmond on the Thames | GARNETT, Richard | Manor House Press, 1977 | 942.195 | Basement | pbk., 104pp., illus, prints. | A reprint on the 1896 work on the history of Richmond from the middle ages down to the mid 19the century | |
| Surrey: the photographic atlas | GETTMAPPING.COM | Collins, 2003 | 912.4221 | Main Library | hbk., 223pp., maps, photos | Aerial photographic maps of Surrey | |
| Godalming Official Guide | GODALMING TOWN COUNCIL | 1111, 1989 | 914.2219? | Basement | pbk, 32pp., bw photos, drawings, fold out map | Official Guide to Godalming includes survey of local places of interest, famous residents and places of interest in surrounding the areas | |
| Victorian and Edwardian Surrey from old photographs | GOFF, Martyn | Batsford, 1972 | 942.21 | Main Library | hbk, ca 150pp., photos | Victorian photos of Surrey showing out of the way places and long forgotten scene: Second copy 6058 Basement | |
| The green lanes of Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex | GOODWIN, G n | Griffith Farran, 18?? | 914.22 | Basement | hbk.,, 220pp., | pen picture of the corner of the countryside whether the three counties meet; includes 10 pages of contemporary advertisements and the timetable of the "Rocket" coach from London to Portsmouth | |
| Compton, Surrey | GOULD, Veronica | The Author, 1990 | 942.219??? | Main Library | pbk., 64pp., illus, bw photos., sketch maps, | Guide to the villages including chapters on St Nicholas Church, the Pilgrims Way, the (then) present day village, the Watts Gallery and Chapel, and walks in the area | |
| The Surrey Hills | GREEN, F E | Chatto & Windus, 1915 | 914.221 | Basement | hbk., 252pp., bw drawings, engravings | Topography of the County | |
| Ham and Petersham as it was | GREEN, James & GREENWOOD, Sylvia | Hendon, 1980 | 0 | Basement | pbk., landscape format, 44pp., illus, bw photos, sketch map | Illustrates the recent of Ham and Petersham from around 1890 using contemporary photos | |
| M H Baillie Scott: the Surrey contribution, work of an arts and crafts architect | GUILDFORD, House | Guildford Borough Council, 1996 | 720.94221 | Basement | pbk., 24pp., illus., bw photo. | Booklet to accompany the exhibition "MH Baillie: the artistic house" focusing specifically on examples in Surrey | |
| Guildford a residential centre: the official guide of the Corporation of Guildford with an introduction by Eric Parker | GUILDFORD CORPORATION | Guildford Borough Council, 1946 | ?942.2162 | Basement | hbk., 53pp., illus, drawing if Corporation regalia and plate, bw photos, | The municipal guide for 1946; includes essays on Guildford through the centuries, Guildford of today, walks around Guildford, Guildford as a centre for motorists and general information on the Council's administration, gas, electricity and water and sewag | |
| Guildford Rural District: official guide | GUILDFORD RURAL | Directory Publications, 1965 | 914.22162? | Basement | pbk.,92pp., illus, bw photos, col plate, road map of Environs of Guildford, map of Guildford Rural District area | Official guide to the Guildford Rural district. Publication date estimated | |
| Discovering Walks in Surrey | HAINE, Angela & OWEN, Susan | Shire, 1990 | 914.221 | Main Library | pbk., 60pp., sketch maps | short book of suggested walks in Surrey | |
| Godalming and its surroundings | HAMILTON, T Francis W | R B Stedman, 1900 | 914.2219 | Basement | hbk., 112pp., illus, photos | short guide to Godalming and its locality | |
| Glimpse of Old England: Surrey by the Tillingbourne | HAMILTON-SNEATH, Jenny | 1111, 1997 | 942.21 | Basement | pbk., 151pp., illus., photos., bibliog. | An opportunity to learn something about life in the Tillingbourne Valley between Leith Hill and Shalford. | |
| Newdigate: a Surrey wealden parish, its history and houses. | HARDING, Joan & BANKS, Joyce | The Author, 1993 | 942.218 | Basement | pbk., 227pp., line drawings, diagrams, glossary, transcriptions of some source documents | A history of the parish drawing on sources documents and work done by the Domestic Buildings Research Group (Surrey) | |
| Four centuries of Charlwood houses medieval to 1840 | HARDING, Joan M | Charlwood Society, 1976 | 728.37 | Basement | pbk., 120pp., illus, sketches, photos, inventories | survey of the period buildings in Charlwood | |
| Britain in old photographs: Reigate past and present | HARDING, Keith | Sutton, 1998 | 942.217 | Main Library | pbk., 168pp., bw photos., bibliog. | Pictorial survey of the history of the towns using "then and now" photographs | |
| The Batsford guide to the industrial archaeology of South East England | HASELEFOOT, A J | Batsford, 1978 | 609.4221 | Basement | pbk., 153pp., glossary, bibliog.., | Part of a series covering all manor industrial monuments in the UK | |
| Haslemere and Hindhead Official guide | HASLEMERE AND HINDHEAD UDC | 1111, 196? | 914.2219? | Basement | pbk., 127pp., illus, bw photos, fold out map (missing) | official guide to Haslemere and Hindhead ca 1966 | |
| A guide to the Industrial History of Guildford and its Borough | HAVERON, Francis | Surrey Industrial History Group, 1993 | Basement | pbk., 40pp., illus, bw photos, drawings, map, further reading list | Brief survey of the industrial archaeology of the borough of Guildford. | ||
| Godalming in old picture postcards | HEAD, R e | European Library, 1985 | 942.219 | Basement | hbk., 80pp., illus | Postcards giving a flavour of long gone Godalming | |
| The history of Tandridge Priory, Surrey | HEALES, Alfred | Surrey Archaeological Society, 1885 | 726.7HEA | Basement | hbk., 162pp | History of the priory and an account of the Austin Canons - the Canons Regular of the Order of St Augustine. Includes extracts from the deeds of gift up to 1537 | |
| The place of Surrey in the history of England | HEARNSHAW, F j c | Macmillan, 193? | 942.21 | Basement | hbk., 204pp., illus, photos, maps, fold out map of Surrey, book list, | Book of a series of lectures putting the history of Surrey into a national context. Second copy 1936: A 1387 Basement | |
| The North Downs way: Long distance footpath guide no 11 | HERBSTEIN, Denis | HMSO, 1982 | 914.221 | Basement | pbk., 145pp., book list, illus, sketches, maps, photos. | A guide to long distance footpath no 11 | |
| Old Surrey Water Mills | HILLIER, J | Skeffington, 1951 | 621.21 | Basement | hbk., 287pp., illus, sketches, maps on endpapers, glossary of milling terms | A review of water mills in Surrey covering those still in use in the 1950s and those which were either disused and in situ or where traces of the original remained. Includes chapters on the engineering of water mills. | |
| Excavations in Southwark 1973 to 76 [and] Lambeth 1973 to 79 | HINTON, Peter & the Museum of London | Museum of London, 1988 | 942.16 | Basement | pbk., 499pp., illus, bw photos, plans, diagrams, fold-out charts, drawings gazetteer of sites, bibliography | Joint field report by Surrey Archaeological society and the London and Middlesex Archaeological society. Covering sites in the Borough area of Southwark and short reports on various sites in Lambeth | |
| The book of the Wandle: the story of a Surrey river | HOBSON, John M | Routledge, 1924 | 914.221 | Basement | hbk., 196pp., illus, bw photos, sketch map | A survey of the Wandle and the countryside through which it flows. | |
| Sutton Place | HODSALL, Peter | Sutton Place Heritage Trust, 1983 | 0 | Basement | pbk., 46pp., illus, col photos, plans diagrs., | Short history of the house and story of the development of the modern gardens with some information about the arts and crafts exhibited at Sutton Place | |
| Townscape with figures: Farnham portrait on an English Town | HOGGART, Richard | Chatto & Windus, 1994 | 942.219 | Main Library | hbk., 201 pp., maps., | A personal view of life in Farnham | |
| The road to Farnham castle: the story behind the centre for international briefing | HOLLAND, Harry | Centre for international breifing, 1986 | Basement | pbk., 96pp., illus | The story of the Centre for International briefing and Overseas Service from its inception, its move to Moor Park and subsequently to Farnham castle up to 1984. | ||
| Epsom: its history and its surroundings | HOME, Gordon | Homeland Association, 1901 | 942.215 | Basement | hbk., 194pp., folded map of Epsom in pocket inside back cover, illus, sketches, bw photos, table of birds, | , bibliography | |
| Epsom: its history and its surroundings with a new forward by John Dent | HOME, Gordon | SR Publishers, 1971 | 942.215 | Basement | hbk., 194pp., fold out map of Epsom, illus, bibliog. Table of local birds | facsimile reprint of Dent's 1901 history and description of Epsom. | |
| The Charm of Surrey | HOME, Gordon | A & C Black, nd | 914.221 | Basement | HBK., 136pp, drawings of Surrey towns and villages | Romantic description of contemporary Surrey | |
| Reigate: its story through the ages: a history of the town and parish, including Redhill | HOOPER, Wilfrid | Surrey Archaeological Society, 1945 | 942.217 | Main Library | hbk., 217pp., illus., genealogical tables, list of field names, fold out maps | History of the towns: Second copy A 1564 Basement | |
| The south East Study 1961-1981 | HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT | HMSO, 1964 | 307.3 | Basement | pbk.,144pp., illus, graphs, tables, sketch maps | A report of a study into the problems likely to arise in the South East over the period 1961 to 1981. Of historical interest. | |
| Workers Educational Association: Guildford Growth of a Branch | HOWARD, Mary | 1111, 2003 | 374.942216 | Basement | pbk., 16pp., illus | short history of the WEA in Guildford to mark the centenary of the movement | |
| Francis Frith's Around Guildford | HOWELL, Keith | Frith, 2000 | 942.21 | Main Library | 85pp., bw photos,; second copy basement=8582 | contemporary photographs of Guildford and the surrounding area from around 1895 to the 1960s | |
| Francis Friths' Surrey revisited | HOWELL, Keith | Frith, 2004 | 942,21 | Main Library | hbk., 114pp., illus bw photos, | photographic history of the county, about one photos of each major town or village | |
| Hidden Surrey: town and country | HOWKINS, Christopher | Countryside Books, 1990 | 914.221 | Basement | pbk.,192pp., illus, sketches | Explore the odd or unusual of the country - the author has a talent for finding the "out of the ordinary" | |
| A Surrey Christmas | HUDON, John | Sutton, 1996 | 394.2682 | Main Library | pbk., 152pp., illus | The book captures the magic of a Surrey Christmas over the years. | |
| Hidden Depths: an Archaeological Exploration of Surrey's Past | HUNT, Roger & GRAHAM, David | Surrey Archaeological Society, 2002 | 942.21 | Main Library | pbk., 176pp., reading list, gazetteer, maps, coloured photos. | Charts the story from its earliest beginnings to the modern age. Each chapter explores a different theme following the people who once occupied the area know as "Surrey" | |
| Haunted Guildford | HUTCHINSON, Philip | Tempus, 2006 | 133.1 | Main Library | pbk., 94p., bibliog., illus | A survey of Guildford ghosts by the founder of the Guildford ghost trail | |
| A West Surrey sketch book: twenty six drawings by William Hude with an introductory essay by Eric Parker | HYDE, William & PARKER, Eric | A C Curtis, 1913 | 914.22162 | Basement | hbk., 52pp., with plates tipped into facing pages. | A short sketch book of wet Surrey with views of the locality | |
| Jackdaw takes wing | JACKDAW | Surrey Mail, 1990 | 082 JAC | Basement | pbk., 96 pp., drawings | An anthology derived from seven years of Jackdaw columns in the Surrey Mail; second copy @ 3881 | |
| Dorking: a Surrey market town through twenty centuries | JACKSON, Alan | Dorking Local History Group, 1991 | 942.2165 | Basement | pbk, 124pp., bibliog., illus., maps, | a concise account of the history of the town of Dorking | |
| Around Dorking in Old Photographs | JACKSON, Alan A | Sutton, 1989 | 942.2165 | Main Library | pbk., 160pp., | A representative collection of photographs recording the beauty, life and interest of the town and its surrounding villages | |
| Surrey: a Photographic Record 1859 to 1920 | JANAWAY, John | Countryside Books, 1984 | 942.21 | Basement | pbk., 95pp., photo | Photographic survey of Surrey from Victorian times to the end of WWI | |
| Surrey bedside book: a collection of prose and poetry | JANAWAY, John | Dovecote Press, 2002 | 942.2102 | Main Library | pbk., 160pp., | a personal collection of poetry and prose relating to the county of Surrey | |
| Surrey Murders | JANAWAY, John | Countryside Books, 1988 | 364.1523 | Basement | pbk., 128pp., illus, maps, | Tells of a series of "horrid crimes" in the county over a period of 150 years. | |
| The story of Godalming | JANAWAY, John | Local Heritage Books, 1983 | 942.219 | Basement | pbk., 77pp., illus., further reading | Brief history of the town | |
| Guildford Past and present | JANAWAY, John & HEAD, Ron | Countryside Books, 1985 | 942.2162 | Main Library | hbk., 95pp, photographs, missing pages 47/48 and 39/40 | "Then and now" photographs of street scenes around Guildford from 19 and 20th century, the now is 1985 | |
| Old West Surrey: Some notes and memories | JEKYLL, Gertrude | Kohler & Coombes, 1978 | 942.21 | Main Library | hbk., 320pp., photographs, facsimile reprint of the 1904 edition | A detailed account of country life in Victorian England; includes hand written notes of gardens planned or advised on by Gertrude Jekyll. Facsimile of 1904 edition. Second copy L:8570 | |
| Ash and Ash Vale: a pictorial history | JENKINSON, Sally | Phillimore, 1990 | 942.2162 | Basement | hbk., 100pp., illus, photos. | Pictorial history of the villages | |
| Long Distance Route Guide No 7: The South Downs Way | JENNETT, Sean | HMSO, 1977 | 914.225 | Main Library | pbk., 112pp., reading list, illus, maps | ||
| Surrey Murder Casebook | JOHNSON, W H | Countryside Books, 2000 | 364.152 | Basement | pbk., 127pp. bibliog.., illus, photos, maps, diagrs | Some of the most macabre and intriguing murders in Britain have been committed in Surrey. The book describes 14 of them between 1879 and 1994. | |
| Neolithic Man in North-East Surrey; with a chapter on flint by B C Polkingorne | Johnson, Walter & Wright, William | Elliott Stock, 1903 | 936.2 | Basement | hbk., 200pp. Illus., maps., diagrs. | A general introduction to the Neolithic history of that part of Surrey bordered by the Thames to the north and Box Hill and Oxted to the south. | |
| With the woodlanders; and, By the Tide, by a son of the Marshes | JORDAN, D | Willaim Blackwood, 1893 | 507.724221 | Basement | hbk., 305pp., | stories of rural life and folklore | |
| In and around Guildford | JUDGES, E A | Surrey Times, 1895 | 942..2162 | Basement | hbk., 110pp., illus, bw photos, list of MPs for Guilford since 1800, Mayors since 1800, Recorders and High Stewards, Election results from 1874 to 1894, table of miscellaneous facts | description and history of the town | |
| Some west Surrey villages | JUDGES, E A | Surrey Times, 1901 | 914.221 | Basement | hbk., 143pp., illus | book in very poor condition. rambles around a portion of West Surrey second copy C0823 Basement | |
| The Haslemere and Hindhead guide 3e | JUDGES, E A | Surrey Times, 1903 | 942.219 | Basement | hbk., 92pp., illus, bw photos., foldout map. Book separated from binding | Guide to the district giving useful contemporary pen pictures of notable features | |
| Genealogical memoranda relating to Richard Wyatt of Hall Place Shackleford, citizen and carpenter of London; with an account of the almshouses of his foundation at Godalming under the care of the worshipful company of carpenters | JUPP, Edward Basil | Privately printed, 1910 | 363.55JUP | Basement | badly broken spine; includes pedigrees and pamphlet on Wyatt almshouses by J F Nicholls | ||
| Kelly's Directory of Guildford, Godalming 1975 | KELLYS | Kelly's, 1975 | 380.1029 | Basement | pbk., 432pp: Second copy 8665 binding broken | Street and commercial director | |
| Kelly's Directory of Guildford, Godalming and neighbourhood 1959 | KELLYS | Kelly's, 1959 | 914.221 | Basement | pbk., 700pp., | Street and commercial directory | |
| Kelly's Directory of Guildford, Godalming and neighbourhood 1961 | KELLYS | Kelly's, 1961 | 914.221 | Basement | pbk., 700pp., | Street and commercial director | |
| Kelly's Directory of Guildford, Godalming and neighbourhood 1965/66 | KELLYS | Kelly's, 1965 | 914.221 | Basement | pbk., 700pp., | Street and commercial directory | |
| David and Charles touring companion: Dorking, Reigate and Crawley area | KIND, Alan | David & Charles, 1990 | x | Basement | pbk.,34pp., illus, col & bw photos, drawings, | Uses the OS landranger map of the area to highlight places of interest | |
| Miss Thrupp visited: some history and reminiscences of a village school | KNEE, Anne | The Author, 1984 | Basement | pbk., 32pp., illus, bw photos., school timeline, list of references | The story of Merrow Street school told from its logbooks and the reminiscences of some former pupils | ||
| Surrey and the motor | KNOWLES, Gordon | Surrey Industrial History Group, 2005 | 629.22 | Main Library | pbk.,225pp., illus., | a brief survey of the relationship between motor cars and motor bikes and the Surrey Countryside | |
| Boot saddle to horse and away | LAMB, Roger | Manor House Press, 1978 | 914.2 | Basement | pbk., 48pp., illus cartoons. | a modern day "Rural Ride" | |
| Merrow: the village and the Downs | LEWIS, LOUISE | The Author, 1998 | 942.2162 | Main Library | pbk., 72pp., bibliography, illus, maps, extract from census returns, list of rectors | short history of the development of Merrow over 200years , the Author is a resident of the village: second copy Basement: 3934 | |
| Clapham in the eighteenth century: | LISTER, R J | 1111, 1930 | 942.166 | Basement | hbk., 35pp., illus | short research paper on history of Clapham | |
| Francis Frith's Around Surrey | LIVINGSTONE, Helen | Frith, 1999 | 942.21 | Main Library | hbk., 116pp., photos | Photographic survey of Surrey | |
| A flora of the neighbourhood of Reigate, Surrey | LUXFORD, George | John Van Voorst, 1838 | 581.094221 | Basement | 117pp., hbk., fold out map of Reigate area; 2nd copy 7472, barcode 00003454 | a systematic listing of flora found in the Reigate area with an Index to the Genera and a Latin index | |
| A history of Surrey (popular county histories) | MALDEN, Henry Elliot | Elliott Stock, 1900 | 942.2162 | Basement | hbk, 321pp., bibliog. | Short history of the county from the earliest times. | |
| A History of Surrey | MALDEN, Henry Elliot | temporary, 1977 | 942.21 | Main Library | hbk. 321pp., bibliography | First published in 1900 the author intends to give a "brief general view of the history of the county" | |
| A History of Surrey | MALDEN, Henry Elliot | Elliott Stock, 1900 | 942.21 | Basement | hbk., 321pp., bibliog., | An attempt to put Surrey in the context of English history | |
| Saxon Farnham | Manning, Elfrida | Phillimore, 1970 | 942.219 | Basement | pbk., 36pp., illus, maps, bibliog., fold out map | Discussion of the Saxon settlement of Farnham | |
| The History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey: Vol 1 | MANNING, Owen & BRAY, William | temporary, 1974 | 942.21 | Main Library | facsimile reprint of 1904 edition hbk., 713pp., illus, drawings genealogical tables | one of the best of the great county histories of the 19th century | |
| The History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey: Vol 1 | MANNING, Owen & BRAY, William | EP Publishing, 1974 | 942.21 | Main Library | hbk., 714pp., general tables, bw illus., maps. | facsimile reprint of the 1804 edition published by John White. A monumental history of the country researched over 50 years by the then vicar of Godalming | |
| Roman ways in the Weald | MARGARY, Ivan D | Phoenix House, 1965 | 388.1 | Main Library | hbk.,296pp., maps, illus., bibliog.; second copy A1593 1948 basement | A survey and description of the Roman roads and trackways around the Weald | |
| The south eastern naturalist: being the transactions of the south-eastern union of scientific societies also the proceedings at the twenty-ninth annual congress held at Guildford | MARTIN, Edward a | The Society, 1924 | 508.422 | Main Library | pbk., 99pp bw illus | papers read at the 1924 congress; includes report on coins found on Pewley Hill, paper on Guildford Chalk Caves. | |
| Foul deeds and suspicious deaths in Guildford | MAXTON, Caroline | Wharncliffe, 2005 | 364.1523 | Main Library | pbk., illus, bw photos, plans, bibliog. | Stories of the darker side of humanity in cases of murder, deceit and pure malice committed in and a round Guildford | |
| A Detective in Surrey: Landscape Clues to Invisible Roads | MAXWELL, Donald | Bodley Head, 1932 | 388.1 | Basement | hbk., 163pp., maps, line drawings | An investigation of the old roads and tracks of Surrey, including ley lines. | |
| Unknown Surrey: being a series of unmethodical explorations of the county illustrated in line and colour by the author | MAXWELL, Donald | Bodley Head, 1924 | 914.221 | Basement | hbk., 210pp., sketch maps, col illus, line drawings, | A series of sketches in words of the authors travels through the County | |
| Kingston upon Thames: a pictorial history | MCCORMACK, Anne | Phillimore, 1989 | 942.194 | Basement | hbk., [100pp], illus, bw photos, | A photographic record of 150 years of Kingston's history including many photos from the Kingston Heritage centre | |
| The King's England: Surrey: London's Southern Neighbour | MEE, Arthur | Hodder and Stoughton, 1945 | 914.221 | Main Library | hbk., 349pp., illus, maps on endpapers; additional copies copy: Basement 7576 & 7577 | Survey of the county | |
| Chart Park: Dorking a vanished Surrey Mansion | MERCER, Doris & MERCER, Edith | Dorking Local History Group, 1993 | 728.8 | Basement | pbk., 60pp., illus, copies of source documents, plans notes and references | "Skilful use of surviving documents has enabled the authors to create a vivid picture of a lost Gothic revival mansion for which no contemporary visual reference has so far been found | |
| St John Ambulance in Guildford: the first 50 years | MERCER, Sarah | The Author, 2004 | 362.188 | Main Library | pbk., 94pp., illus, diagrams, photos. | A survey of the history of the Guildford division from1888 to 1938 | |
| The Archive Photographs Series: The Tillingbourne Valley | MILLER, Michael | Chalford, 1996 | 914.22165 | Basement | pbk., 129pp., photo, bibliog.., | Photographic record of the villages and hamlets in the Tillingbourne Valley during the late 19th and early 20th centuries | |
| Domesday book: Surrey: text and translation | MORRIS, John | Phillimore, 1975 | 942.21 | Basement | pbk., second copy : 27 | facsimile and translation of the Domesday book for Surrey | |
| The Hill Country of the Surrey Borderland: Haslemere, Hindhead and Surrounding Villages | MORRS, Joseph E | Homeland Association, 1903 | 914.221 | Basement | hbk., 128pp., illus, bw photo, drawings, folded map in pocket inside end boards, includes 44 pages of contemporary advertising | Contemporary guide book to South Western Surrey. | |
| Godalming - Guildford and the Wey Navigation | MOTT, R J | The Author, 203 | 386.48 | Basement | pbk., 25pp., col illus | A series of photographs taken by the author along the banks of the Wey accompanied by short descriptive text | |
| Picturesque Surrey: a portfolio of sketches by Duncan Moul with descriptive letterpress by Gibson Thompson | MOUL, Duncan & THOMPSON, Gibson | F E Robinson, 190? | 942.21 | Basement | hbk., 337pp., illus | a contemporary description of villages in the County accompanied by engravings | |
| The church of St Peter, Hascombe, Diocese of Winchester | MUSGRAVE, Vernon | The Author, 1885 | 726.5 | Basement | hbk., 76pp., sketches, diagrs., inventory of goods in the church, extract from registers | short history of the church by the rector for 30 years | |
| Guildford: the Changing Face | NEWMAN, Stanley | Breedon Books, 2002 | 942.2162 | Main Library | hbk., 215pp., photos, bibliography | Autographed by the author, the book depicts the changes in Guildford over the 50years | |
| And the Lord Taketh Away: How the Mount Cemetery Came Into Being and Pen Pictures of Those Buried There | NICHOLAS, Roger | Guildford Museum, 2004 | 365.75 | Basement | pbk., 77pp., illus, plans, notes, bibliog. | Gives a brief history of how and why the Mount Cemetery came into being. | |
| Guildford in the Great War | OAKLEY, William h | 1111, 1934 | 942.2162 | Basement | hbk., 232pp., illus., roll of honour, | The story of how the Great War come to Guildford and affected the locality; written by a former editor of the Surrey Advertiser | |
| Historic towns in Surrey: research vol 5 | O'CONNELL, Martin | Surrey Archaeological Society, 1977 | Basement | pbk, 50pp., map, plans, bibliog. | archaeological survey of major towns in Surrey | ||
| The history of Effingham in Surrey | O'CONNOR, Monica M | Effingham WI, 1973 | 942.2162 | Basement | hbk., 116pp., maps plans., illus, bw photos., Second copy 4507 | history of the village | |
| The history of Effingham in Surrey | O'CONNOR, Monica M | Effingham WI, 1973 | 942.2165 | Basement | 137pp., pbk., diagrams, photos | short history of the village compiled from previously unpublished documents | |
| Petters Sports Field, Egham: Excavation of a late Bronze Age / Early Iron Age site | O'DCONNELL, Martin | Surrey Archaeological Society, 1986 | 936.2 | Basement | pbk., 85pp., diagrs., photos, drawings, bibliog.., microfiche insert; second copy basement, 7588 | Report on two season excavations at Petterds Sports Field near Egham town centre in 1976 and 1977 | |
| Surrey rambles: ten country walks around Surrey | PALMER, Derek | Countryside Books, 1987 | 914.221 | Basement | pbk., sketch maps | Ten circular walks in Surrey chosen to reflect the diversity of countryside. | |
| The Knight of the Red Cross; or, the Romance of Archbishop Abbot's Tomb in the Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Guildford, Surrey | PALMER, Philip G | Frank Lasham, Guildford, 1911 | 0 | Basement | hbk., 16pp., illus, bw photos., engravings. | An examination of the tomb of George Abbot and the story told by the monuments and inscriptions contained on it. | |
| Wanderings in Surrey | PALMER, William T | Skeffington, nd | 942.21 | Basement | hbk., 223pp., bw illus., | "Every town, river, common, ridge. wood and road in the county has been visited" A topographical description of the country in the post war period. Published about 1950. | |
| Highways and Byways in Surrey | PARKER, Eric | Macmillan, 1908 | 914.221 | Basement | 452pp., fold out map of Surrey, sketches, Very poor condition | A description of Surrey for the early 19th century walker or tourist | |
| Surrey | PARKER, Eric | Robert Hale, 1949 | 914.221 | Main Library | hbk., 255pp., fold out map, photos; second copy Basement: 7543, 4494 | "Surrey out of doors" a natural history of the county | |
| Surrey Gardens | PARKER, Eric | Batsford, 1954 | 712.6 | Main Library | hbk., 259pp., | An informed appreciation of 80 Surrey gardens which were open to the public | |
| Surrey Naturalist | PARKER, Eric | Robert Hale, 1952 | 508.4221 | Main Library | hbk., 301pp., bw illus | A natural history of the county including an extract from a garden diary through the months: Second copy Basement D987 | |
| Bygone Farnham | PARRATT, Jean | Phillimore, 1985 | 942.219 | Basement | 100pp, bw photos | Pictorial survey of Farnham and district. | |
| Farnham Past | PARRATT, Jean | Phillimore, 1999 | 942.219 | Basement | hbk., 134pp., photos, drawings, bibliography` | Comprehensive and detailed account of the history of Farnham from prehistoric time to the 20th century building on the authors earlier work publish in 1985 | |
| Surrey Industrial Archaeology: a field guide | PAYNE, Gordon A | Phillimore, 1977 | 914.21 | Basement | pbk., 64pp., illus., further reading list | Brief guide to the industrial remains in the county | |
| Ancient Stained and Painted Glass in the Churches of Surrey | PEATLING, A V | Surrey Archaeological Society, 1930 | 726.588 | Basement | hbk., 141 pp., col and bw photos, line drawings | Survey of the stained and painted glass windows in Surrey churches: second copy, basement 4818 | |
| A Guildford Welcome: a History of the Guildford Library Service | PENCYATE, Mollie | The Author, 2004 | 0 | Basement | pbk., pamphlet, 6pp. | An essay surveying the achievements of the Guildford Library service from its inception in 1942 to its transfer to Surrey County Council in1974 | |
| In pursuit of the picturesque: William Gilpin's Surrey expedition and the places he passed and their claims to fame | PERCY, Joan | Surrey Gardens Trust, 2001 | 914.221 | Basement | pbk, 104pp., illus, some col., notes, bibliog., | A transcription and discussion of Gilpin's 1768 journey from Cheam through Reigate, Banstead and Dorking and back to Cheam describing the "picturesque" scenes he observed | |
| The Buildings of England: Surrey | PEVSNER, Nikolaus | Penguin, 1971 | 720.94221 | Main Library | hbk.,600pp., addenda 1970., glossary | classic architectural survey | |
| The Buildings of England: Surrey | PEVSNER, Nikolaus & NAIRN, Ian | Penguin, 1962 | 724 | Basement | hbk., 501pp., illus., glossary | Classic architectural history if the county | |
| Understanding the real world: a visual history of the University of Surrey | PICK, Christopher | Surrey University, 2002 | 378.155 | Basement | pbk., 224pp., illus, photos., bibliog., | Book published the mark the 35th anniversary of the University of Surrey charts its history from the beginnings as Battersea Polytechnic | |
| Esher: story of a council 1895-1974 | PIKE, E Royston | 1111, 1975 | 942.2145 | Basement | pbk., 175pp bw illus. | History of Esher and the Dittons urban district council from its creation in 1895 to 1974 when it became part of the borough of Elmbridge | |
| The Surrey Hills | POUCHER, W A | 1111, 1949 | 914.221 | Basement | hbk., 128pp., photos, photographic notes | photographic survey of the Surrey countryside | |
| Surrey, Guildford and district from original water colour paintings | r | J Salmon, nd | ? | Basement | pbk., 14pp., col plates | Reproductions of original water colour paintings of the district | |
| Church of St Mary Stoke d'Abernon: reprinted from the Archaeological Journal vol CXVIII | RADFORD, C A Raleigh | Royal Archaeological Institute, 1963 | 726.58 RAD | Basement | 10pp., pbk, bw photographs, plan. | Short sketch of the history of the church, attached to reprint is a copy of St Mary's Stoke d'Abernon, a short guide 1976 | |
| The church of St Mary Stoke d'Abernon Surrey | RADFORD, C A Raleigh | Royal Archaeological Institute, 1963 | 726.58 | Basement | pbk., 9pp., bw illus., plans, footnotes. | Reprint form the Archaeological Journal 1963 vol 118 | |
| Abbeys around London: being a short account of their buildings and lands, abbots and churches and their values at the dissolution | RANDOLPH, John A | 1111, 1899 | 726.7 | Basement | hbk., 90pp., bw illus; badly water stained | contains chapters on Newark, Bermondsey, Chertsey, Waverley, and Merton abbeys | |
| Reigate and Banstead borough guide | REIGATE AND BANDSTEAD BC | 1111, 1999 | 914.2217? | Basement | pbk.,49pp., town plans, col photos, | Official guide with short survey of the history of the district | |
| Medieval Farnham: Everyday Life in an Episcopal Manor | ROBO, Etienne | E W Langham, 1935 | 942.219 | Basement | 329pp., hbk., photographs | Story of Farnham from medieval times taken from records of the Diocese of Winchester; includes a short sketch of the lives of some of the bishops. | |
| Haslemere: being a reprint of Haslemere in History; and Haslemere 1850-1950 | ROLSTON, G R | Phillimore, 1978 | 942.219 | Main Library | hbk., 223pp., bw illus, photos, | Originally published in two volumes the book is written by a former GP of Haslemere | |
| Guildford and villages: then and now | ROSE, David | Breedon Books, 2003 | 942.2162 | Main Library | hbk., 221pp., photographs | A look into the past comparing streets and buildings in the town and neighbouring villages an comparing them with how they look today | |
| Memory Lane: Guildford & District | ROSE, David | temporary, 2000 | 942.2162 | Main Library | hbk., 202pp., photos, illus bibliography | A photographic history of Guildford including Merrow, Shalford St Catherine's and Worplesdon from Victorian times to the 1980s | |
| A History of Malden | ROSS, Kenneth N | Published by the Author, 1947 | 942.194ROS | Basement | 162pp., pbk, line drawings, maps, plans, bibliography | A short history of Malden from the earliest times to the mid 20th century. Appendix includes lists of Vicars, Curates and Churchwardens to 1947. | |
| Farnham and its Surroundings: a Handbook for Visitors and Residents | ROW, Prescott | F Warne, 1917 | 942.219 | Basement | pbk., 88pp.,fold out map, illus, sketches, photos, | short sketch of Farnham and district | |
| Flora of Surrey | SALMON, Charles Edgar & PEARSALL, William H | G Bell, 1931 | 635 | Basement | hbk., 688pp., fold out map., systematic indexes, bw illus, ist of Surrey commons, bibliography of authorities, | Published posthumously, "as complete and accurate as the time and opportunities" permit of the flora of the county | |
| The Surrey Countryside: the interplay of land and people | SALMON, John E | Surrey University, 1975 | 0 | Basement | 220pp., pbk., maps, photographs, index of place names, bibliographies | A series of essays surveying the interaction between people and the land in Surrey, chapters include: Rivers and water, The green belt, Social structure, Flora and fauna and archaeology and history | |
| Puttenham and Wanborough: the past in pictures | SAUNDERS, Margaret E | 1111, 2000 | 942.2162 | Basement | hbk., 100(?)pp. Illus, bw photos., | A pictorial record of life in a Surrey village in the 19th and 20th centuries | |
| Upland Rambles in Surrey & Sussex | SHELTON, Harold | Pitman, 1932 | 942.2 | Basement | hbk., 126pp., suggested itinerary, maps, illus, | A series of suggested rambles and walks through Surrey and Sussex. | |
| Surrey at Work in old photographs | SHEPHEARD, Chris | Sutton, 1992 | 942.21 | Main Library | pbk., 160pp., photos | A selection of photos showing the changing face of the county: second copy 7493 Basement. | |
| Industrious Surrey: historic Images of the county at work | SHEPHERD, Chris & the Surrey Industrial History Group | Sutton, 1994 | 942.21 | Main Library | pbk., 128pp., photographs | A visual record of the way that Surrey residents have been employed over the centuries | |
| A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of Surrey, Containing an Account of its Towns, Cathedrals, Castles, Antiquities Churches, Monuments, Public Edifices [and] Picturesque Scenery. | SHOBERL, Mr | Sherwood Neely and Jones, 1813 | 942.21 | Basement | hbk., 304pp., illus., list of books published on Surrey | A description of Surrey, interesting for its historical context. Contains a general survey of the county and then more detailed descriptions; includes a list of Barons having their capital residence in Surrey, a list of baronets. | |
| The Old Parish Churches of Surrey | SLATER, Mike | Folley, 2002 | 726.509 | Basement | pbk., 87pp., glossary, illus, plans, photos. | Describes the features of interest in the old churches of Surrey - those from Saxon times to the 1790s. | |
| The parliamentary representation of Surrey from 1290 to 1924 being a list of the 2454 members of the county and its derivative boroughs with an index and some introductory notes. | SMITH, J E | Wightman, 1927 | 328.4221 | Basement | hbk., 134pp. | an attempt to reflect the history of the county through its members of parliament | |
| Woodstreet the growth of a village | SMITH, Nicola | Woodstreet Village History Soc, 1988 | 942.2162 | Main Library | pbk., 90pp., illus, plans, maps | brief outline of the history and development of Village Street Village: additional copies Basement 8008/9 | |
| A history of Sutton AD 675 - 1960 with a tribute to Carshalton and Banstead Downs | SMITH, Robert P | Derek W James, 1970 | 942.192 | Main Library | hbk., 126pp., illus., sketch maps | A limited edition of 1000 copies, the author sets out to give a brief history of the area using previously unpublished sources | |
| Rambles round Guildford with a topographical and historical description of the town | SMITH, W C | The Author, 1828 | 942.2162 | Basement | hbk., 232pp., illus, engravings, list of subscribers, chronological table, dedicated to Arthur Onslow recorder of the town: Second copy | Short contemporary description of Guildford with rambles around the countryside. | |
| Southwark excavations 1972-1974 2 vols | SOUTHWARK AND LAMBETH ARCHAEOL | Surrey Archaeological Society, 1978 | 942.165 | Basement | pbk., pp 291-619., diagrs., notes, bibliog. | Research and excavation reports for Thomas Street; borough high street, north Southwark | |
| Surrey Bells and the London Bell founders: a contribution to the comparative study of bell inscriptions | STAHLSCHMIDT, J C L | Elliott Stock, 1884 | 786.868 | Basement | hbk., 230pp., illus, sketches, | A short account of the medieval London bell founders together with a description of the bells in Surrey churches viewed by the author | |
| Byfleet: a village of England | STEVENS, Leonard R | Woking Review, 953 | 942.214 | Basement | hbk., 175pp., illus., list of Rectors of Byfleet, extracts from Vestry minutes in text; | A life of Byfleet from the "Flint to the Atomic age"; contains notes on discoveries made during the excavation of Byfleet and Pyrford Sewage outfall works in 1912: second copy B=4505 | |
| A List of the Monumental Brasses in Surrey | STEVENSON, Mill | Kingsmead Reprints, 1970 | 739.522 | Basement | hbk., 585pp., bw illus | First published in 1921, an authoritative list of brasses in Surrey churches. Includes an appendix of lost brasses for which rubbings exist | |
| The Baptist Churches of Surrey | STOCKWELL, Arthur H | The Author, 191? | 286.64221 | Basement | hbk., 254pp., pages missing at end of book illus, photos. | A short description of the Baptist churches then in Surrey | |
| The Royal Grammar School | STURLEY, D M | The Author, 1980 | 370 | Main Library | hbk., bibliog., illus.,, second copy acc 198 in basement | history if the school by one of its senior masters | |
| The breweries and public houses of Guildford, part 1 with some notes on the temperance movement | STURLEY, Mark | Charles W Traylen, 1990 | 663.42 | Main Library | pbk., 240pp., illus, bibliography | A survey of brewing in Guildford with a brief description of Guildford public houses; second copy 8429 in basement. | |
| The Breweries and Public Houses of Guildford, Part 2 including an Addendum to Part 1 | STURLEY, Mark | The Author, 1995 | 663.42 | Main Library | pbk., 188pp., illus., | a survey of brewing in the former Guildford rural district with a brief description of public houses | |
| A Farmer's Life: with a Memoir of the Farmer's Sister | STURT, George | Caliban, 1979 | 307.72 | Main Library | hbk., 208pp., drawings, notes. Facsimile of 1922 edition published under the name George Bourne | Sequel to Sturt's biography his uncle | |
| Change in the village | STURT, George | Caliban, 1984 | 942.219 | Basement | pbk., 206pp. | The author managed a wheel wright's shop in Farnham from 1884 to 1920 and lived in the village of Bourne. He sets out to describe and account for the changes occurring in rural life . First published in 1912 | |
| Lucy Bettesworth | STURT, George | Caliban, 1978 | 307.72 | Main Library | hbk., 280pp., facsimile of 1913 edition. | Last of three biographical studies of Frederick Grover, aka Bettesworth and his wife Lucy. It presents the dramatic changes taking place in early 20th century rural life. | |
| Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer by George Bourne [Sturt]: a record of the last years of Frederick Bettesworth | STURT, George | Duckworth, 1907 | 920.221 | Basement | hbk., 318pp., | stories of the life of a rural labourer at the turn of the 19th/ 20th century | |
| The Wheelwright's Shop | STURT, George | Cambridge UP, 1958 | 688.6 | Basement | hbk., 236pp., illus., bw photos., diagrs., notes. | Described in the preface as an autobiography of the years 1884 to 1891, the years just before the author engaged a foreman to manage his wheelwright's business in Farnham | |
| Records of schools and other endowed institutions presented by the Records and Ancient Monuments Committee. Vol. IV | SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL | Surrey County Council, 1930 | 370.94221 | Basement | hbk., 117pp., | Designed to list the preserved muniments in local custody of schools and other endowments in the old county of Surrey which were in existence before 1837 | |
| Surrey quarter sessions records, order book and sessions rolls 1659-1661, vol 6, presented by the Records and Ancient Monuments Committee | SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL | Surrey County Council, 1934 | 347.42 | Basement | HBK., 226pp, | Details of the earliest known records of the Surrey quarter sessions; includes a list of trades mentioned in the rolls, a list of offences taken from the indictments, list of justices of the peace mentioned in the rolls; general index contains personal names. | |
| Surrey's Heritage Strategy 2001 | SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL | Surrey County Council, 2001 | 942.21 | Basement | pbk., 80pp., illus | First review and update of 1997 heritage review. | |
| The provisional Surrey local transport plan 2006/07 to 2010/11 | SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL | Surrey County Council, 2005 | 388.4 | Main Library | pbk., 305pp., tables, maps, | The second [provisional transport plan for Surrey intended to keep the county moving into the future | |
| List of Antiquities in the Administrative County of Surrey | SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Records | Surrey County Council, 1965 | 720.94221 | Basement | hbk.,251pp., illus, photos, fold out maps and plans, addenda inside back cover, bibliog.. Classified index | td>A list of the historic buildings in the county prepared in the run-up to the local government reorganisation of 1965, including details contributed by local councils, local societies and members of the public covering antiquities in the county with plans.||
| List of Antiquities and Conservation Areas in the Administrative County of Surrey | SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Records and | Surrey County Council, 1951 | 720.94221 | Basement | hbk., 211pp., illus, bw photos, fold out map in endpapers, copy of Emmanuel Bowen map of Surrey in side back cover | td>A list of the historic buildings in the county prepared in the run-up to the local government reorganisation of 1965, including details contributed by local councils, local societies and members of the public covering antiquities in the county with plans.||
| List of Antiquities and Conservation Areas in the Administrative County of Surrey | SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Town and countr | Surrey County Council, 1976 | 720.94221 | Basement | pbk., 316, maps, photos | List of historic buildings in Surrey | |
| Surrey Within Living Memory: Compiled from Notes sent in from Institutes in the County | SURREY FEDERATION OF W.I.s | Countryside Books, 1992 | 942.21 | Main Library | pbk., 272pp., illus., map | Personal recollections and interviews by WI members of life in the first half of the 20th century | |
| In Picturesque Surrey | SURREY TIMES | Surrey Times, 189? | 914.221? | Basement | bound pamphlet, foolscap, 54pp., illus, bw photos, drawings, | pen pictures and photos of selected Surrey towns and villages; second copy C792 Basement | |
| Summer Number 1899 | SURREY TIMES | Surrey Times, 1899 | Basement | bound pbk, 48pp. Illus, contemporary advertisements, bw photos. Some pages in fragile condition. | The summer 1899 number of the Surrey Times, includes short descriptions and some photographs of Surrey towns | ||
| Bygone Haslemere: a short history of the ancient borough and its immediate neighbourhood from earliest times. | SWANTON, E W & WOODS, P | West, Newman and Co, 191 | 942.219 | Basement | 394pp., hbk., plans, photographs, fold out maps: Second copy 00007140 | A history of the Haslemere area from earliest times and from recorded history; also includes chapters on the Court Leet, the Iron industry early political history (including General Oglethorpe), the Parish Church, local notables and local folklore | |
| Abbot's Hospital Guildford | TAYLOR, Brian | St Thomas' Trust, 1999 | 362.61 | Main Library | pbk., 169pp., book list, illus | A definitive history of the foundation by a former Governor | |
| The Old Surrey Fox Hounds: A History of the Hunt from its Earliest Days to the Present Time | TAYLOR, Humphrey R | Longman, 1906 | 599.259744 | Basement | hbk., photos., | History of the hunt. | |
| Our Lady of Battersea: the story of Battersea church and parish told for original sources | TAYLOR, J G | George White, 1924 | 282.42 TAY | Basement | hbk.,442pp., illus., plans, | A history of Battersea parish from the seventh century to 1925 drawn from document sin the archives of Westminster Abbey, the Overseers Books and Vestry Minutes together with various other local primary sources | |
| Farnham buildings and people | TEMPLE, Nigel | Phillimore, 1973 | 720.942219 | Basement | hbk.,259pp., index of names, illus, bw photo., plans, sketches | description of about 300 buildings in and around Farnham: Second copy B 4465 | |
| Farnham: buildings and people, with a forward by Nikolaus Pevsner | TEMPLE, Nigel | Phillimore, 1973 | 720.942219 | Basement | 259pp., hbk., photographs, drawings, plans (second copy acc =4460) | architectural inventory of Farnham describing buildings | |
| Four centuries of Local unofficial money: the butcher the baker, the candlestick maker | THEOBOLD, John | Guildford Institute, 2004 | 0 | Basement | pamphlet, bibliography, glossary, lists of local villages issuing tokens, co-operative checks and tokens, descriptions of 17th century Guildford tokens. | Text of a talk given at Guildford Institute 17 Nov 2004 as a "brief and superficial glimpse" of the unofficial trade tokens in use in and around Guildford | |
| Sutton Place, Surrey, country homes and garden sold and new, from, Country Life Feb 1914; includes Sutton Place Guildford by Leonard Willoughby | TIPPING, H Avery | Country Life, 1914 | 728.82 | Basement | hbk., 20pp., bw illus, photos, plans, | Journal reprint bound into a scrapbook. History and description of Sutton Place in the early C20th; the Willougby is another reprint tipped into the binding | |
| Memories of Guildford | TRUE NORTH BOOKS | True North Books, 2000 | 942.2162 | Basement | 104pp., hbk, photographs | A selection of photographs and memories of Guildford in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s | |
| William, Earl of Lovelace 1805-1893 | TUDSBERY-TURNER, Stephen | Surrey Archaeological Society, 2001 | 920 | Basement | pbk., 29pp., photo., sketch, notes | Brief survey of the life of the East Horsley landowner | |
| Surrey: Ordnance Survey Historical Guides | TURNER, Dennis | George Philip, 1988 | 942.21 | Basement | hbk., 135pp., gazetteer, illus, col & bw photos., maps, | Extracts from the first (19th century) series of OS maps are compared with more modern versions and photographs showing the changes which have taken place over the years. | |
| The South Eastern Naturalist: being the transactions of the South-Eastern Union of Scientific Societies also the proceedings at the 15th Annual Congress held at Guildford | TUTT, J W | Elliott Stock, 1910 | 508.422 | Basement | hbk., 95pp., illus., maps, | papers read at the 1910 congress | |
| Local History of Godalming [8 essays from the extra mural class] | UNIVERSITY OF Surrey | University of Surrey, 197? | ?942.219 | Basement | pbk', 50pp., illus., sketches, bibliog. Maps, | Includes essays: Some aspects of change in Godalming in 19th and 20th centuries; A shortened account of the development of state and church education in Godalming Area in the C19th; the Godalming Bank; Agricultural production in the parish of Godalming i | |
| Some records of the churches and ancient parish of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Guildford, published on the occasion of the dedication of the New Chancel | VALPY, Arthur s | Frank Lasham, Guildford, 1888 | 0 | Basement | hbk., 28pp., list of Rectors, transcriptions of memorials, order of service for the consecration, slightly warped binging | Contains a short history of the church, extracts from parish registers, inventory of the church, description of the old church and the new. Short history of the Abbot family, short list of peals of the bells.,: Second copy also Basement C651 | |
| History of Leatherhead: a town at the crossroads | VARDEY, Edwina | Leatherhead and District Local History Society, 1988 | 942.2165 | Main Library | pbk., 360pp. Illus, glossary, maps | A series of essays covering the history of the town from prehistory to the late 20thC | |
| Roman Roads of Surrey | VINCENT, Alex | Middleton Press, 2001 | 388.1 | Basement | hbk.,94pp., photos., plans | Photographic survey of Roman roads in the county. | |
| London's Lost Route to the Sea | VINE, P A L | David & Charles, 1973 | 386 | Main Library | hbk., 267pp., illus., plans, sketch maps | An account of the Wey and Arun Junction canal written fro the general reader but with the historian in mind | |
| William Cobbett's Rural rides revisited | VULLIAMY, Laurence | Leatherhead and District Local History Society, 1977 | 914.22 | Main Library | hbk., 175pp., illus, photos, maps | The author retraces three of Cobbett's journeys from the 1830s to see what changes have taken place in the intervening 150 years | |
| Bygone Woking | WAKEFORD, Ian | Phillimore, 1983 | 942.2142 | Basement | hbk., 100pp., illus., further reading list | Pictorial survey of Woking from early 1900s to late 1930s. | |
| Parson and Parish in Eighteenth Century Surrey: Replies to Bishops Visitations to the Archdeaconry of Surrey | WARD, W R | Surrey Record Society, 1994 | 274.2216 | Basement | hbk., 198pp., includes list of parishes by deanery and of Surrey Peculiars | Includes the returns for the visitations of 1725, 1764 and 1788 | |
| The Wey Navigations: an Historical Guide | WARDLE, Alan R | Surrey Industrial History Group, 2003 | 386.48 | Basement | pbk., 195pp., notes, illus., | A practical guide for visitors and a concise history of one of Britain's earliest man-made navigable waterways. | |
| Three Surrey churches: a chapter in English history, St Nicholas, Compton, St Mary Guildford by Rev H R Warel; and, St Martha Chilworth by P G Palmer together with some notes on St Catherine's chapel Guildford by Thackery Turner | WARE, H R & PALMER, P G | Frank Lasham, Guildford, 1901 | 726.58 | Basement | hbk., 262pp., illus, bw photos, plans, diagrs., lists of authorities: second copy L123 Basement | Notes of lectures given on the churches together with notes putting them into an historical context | |
| A Shell Guide: Surrey | WATKIN, Bruce | Faber, 1977 | 914.221 | Basement | hbk., 192pp., illus, col map, | Contemporary description and photographs of Surrey. | |
| The Royal Grammar School, Guildford: an illustrated history | WATSON, Nigel | James and James, 2004 | 373.241 | Main Library | hbk., 144pp., bw & col photos, drawings | Commissioned to commemorate the four hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the granting of King Edward VI's charter. The book relates the history of the school from it foundation in 1509 to 2004 | |
| George Frederick Watts: vol 3, his writings with a preface by his widow. | WATTS, George f | Macmillan, 1912 | 702 | Basement | hbk., 329pp., illus, bw plates, drawings, | A collection of Watt's writings and letters | |
| The parish and church of Godalming | WELMAN, S E D | Elliott Stock, 1900 | 726.58 | Basement | hbk., 74pp.,, illus, sketches, plan, map, | short study of the church with background chapters on the parish by a member of the parish; includes chapters on the monuments, the church lands and the vicars, and the living. second copy basement 4599 | |
| The North Downs Way (Penguin footpath guides) | WESTACOTT, H D & RICHARDS, Mark | Penguin, 1983 | 914.221 | Basement | pbk., 157pp., bw maps, booklist | Guide to walking the North downs way broken down into and mapped as short sections of around 3 miles each. | |
| An album of local costume | WEYBRIDGE MUSEUM | 1111, 1977 | 0 | Basement | pbk., landscape format, 12pp., illus, bw photos | photos of costumes from the museum's collection supplemented by contemporary photos of places and things that put the costume in context | |
| The archaeology of Surrey | WHIMSTER, D C | Methuen, 1931 | 942.21 | Main Library | hbk., 253pp., illus., diagrams, fold out map of the county, archaeological gazetteer 2nd copy A1325; binding broken | The author aimed to provide a firm base for future work by creating one of the first surveys of Surrey's archaeology | |
| Captain White's river life told by him and including photographs from his album; ed Nancy Larcombe | WHITE, Steve | Towed Haul, 1985 | 386.3 | Basement | pbk., 109pp., illus, photos., | Recollections of life on the Wey and Basingstoke Canal by one of the last barge masters | |
| The Royal Grammar School of Guildford 1509: a record and review | WILLIAMSON, G C | Bell, 1929 | 373.241 | Basement | hbk., 172pp., list of old boys from the minute books. list of persons to whom admission tickets were sent for the ld boys dance 1780-1813, extracts from the school rent rolls; extracts from wills and statutes | History of the school from its foundation down to 1920s | |
| Sutton Place Guildford reprinted from the Connoisseur 1909; in, Sutton Place, Surrey, country homes and garden sold and new, from, Country Life Feb 1914; i | WILLOUGHBY, Leonard | 1111, 1909 | 728.82 | Basement | 24pp., bw photos, | Journal reprint bound into a scrapbook. Gives contemporary survey of the house | |
| Welcome to Woking | WOKING BOROUGH COUNCIL | Home Publishing, 1991 | 914.22142 | Basement | pbk., 104pp., illus, map. | 1991-92 borough guide, includes potted history and directory | |
| The New Naturalist: The Weald | WOOLDRIDGE, S W & GOLDRING, Frederick | Collins, 1953 | 942.225 | Basement | hbk., 276pp., bibliog., illus, photos., sketch maps, diagrs. Second copy: Basement: 4224 | Introduction to the "understanding and enjoyment" of the natural history of the area | |
| Vintage Richmond, Surrey | WRIGHT, Mariateresa | Hendon, 1978 | 942.195? | Basement | pbk., landscape format, 40pp., illus, bw photo, sketch map | A visual tour into Richmond's past, complementary to Richmond, Surrey as it was | |
| The Faces of Britain: South Eastern Survey: a last look round Sussex, Kent and Surrey | WYNDHAM, Richard | Batsford, 1940 | 914.22 | Basement | hbk., 120pp., illus, photos | A "travel book" completed in the months before the outbreak of World War 2. Illustrated with photographs by the author giving a glimpse of long-gone lifestyles. | |
| Yvonne Arnaud Theatre: opening festival June 1965 | YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, 1962 | 0 | Basement | pbk.60pp., illus, bw photos, diagrs. | Published to commemorate the opening of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in 1965, includes photos of "stars" involved with eh building project and the opening festival. List of theatre Founders (donors and supporters) | |
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