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Surrey housing estate used to be psychiatric hospital where Ronnie Kray was patient
Epsom
A series of five hospitals were built in Epsom more than a century ago that treated thousands of patients over the years
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Memories of life in Surrey during the 'extraordinary' Big Freeze of 1962-63
Weather
The unsparing winter 60 years ago was one of coldest ever recorded in the UK
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Guildford phone kiosk could be 'oldest continually occupied site' in UK
Guildford town centre
A phone box at the top of the town centre is listed as a Grade II building by Historic England
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Unearthed photos of the Queen's 1978 Wisley Gardens visit
The Queen
The nation remembers Her Majesty's love of gardening and horticulture during a visit to Surrey RHS gardens in 1978
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When Woking FC met Pele during 1997 Wembley triumph
Woking FC
The football icon died aged 82 on Thursday (December 29)
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The lost Surrey railway station that was site of World War II tragedy
Surrey
The station was hit by a German bomber during World War II
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The Surrey 'Wigwam Murder' that is unique in British legal history
Crime
Joan Pearl Wolfe, 19, was known as the 'Wigwam Girl', which inspired the name of the case
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Looking back at the Surrey Christmas 2013 floods that caused havoc for thousands
Surrey floods
The huge storms over the winter left more than 1,000 people needing rescuing from their homes
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Looking back at when The Muppets Christmas Carol filmed at Surrey's Shepperton Studios
Shepperton Studios
The festive musical comedy was the first Muppets film produced by Walt Disney Pictures
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The adorable letters children wrote to Santa at Christmas decades ago
Nostalgia
From socks without holes to Tom Jones - wonderful messages kids sent Father Christmas have been unearthed from the archives
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Take a trip through Cadbury's Christmas past with rare unearthed photos of treats through the decades
Nostalgia
Recognise any of these old favourites?
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The most wanted Christmas presents of the decade - in the 1920s
Nostalgia
A lot has changed over the past century and, unsurprisingly, that includes what people would have loved to get for Christmas
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The things you'll remember if you used the internet in the 1990s
Nostalgia
If you were among the first generation to get online you'll recall the novelty - and the slowness - of the '90s net
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The demolition of Woking Toys 'R' Us car park in 2019
Woking
The biggest toy store the town had ever seen closed its doors for good in April 2018
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Heartbreaking story behind Guildford tower where experiments took place
Guildford
Booker's Tower was also once used as an air-raid observation post during the Second World War
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Chertsey boat owned by Titanic survivor that saved more than 100 lives in Second World War
World War Two
A fundraiser has been set up to turn the little ship with a rich history once more into a seaworthy vessel
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Access wartime records for free as poignant poem to commemorate Remembrance is unveiled
Nostalgia
Ancestry partnered with acclaimed poet Nikita Gill to produce a powerful new poem, Who You Are
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50 more lost chocolates we miss - or not - from our festive tubs as Bounty is 'banned' from Celebrations
Nostalgia
Following the controversial removal of the coconut treat, we look back at the 52 chocolates that no longer feature in a festive tin
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The Surrey steps that helped a blind bishop walk to his home unaided
Farnham
Farnham Castle was the residence of Winchester bishops for more than 800 years
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The Surrey church with a 'stolen' witch's cauldron hidden inside
Frensham
Found inside St Mary's Church in Frensham, it has a creepy legend behind it
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The rusted World War Two tank riddled with bullets abandoned in woodland near Surrey
World War Two
The tank was overgrown with shrubbery in Kithurst Hill and was used for training exercises during the war
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Overcrowded Guildford house home to the poor that's one of the town's best tourist attractions
Guildford
The Spike was used to home homeless people, but they had to work for it
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The man who held the record as Britain's 'shortest serving Prime Minister' bore Truss broke it
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MP announced her resignation this afternoon after just 45 days
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The Surrey church where a virgin lived inside a small cell until she died
Shere
St James' Church in Shere has a plaque dedicated to Christine Carpenter's anchorage
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M25 M25 traffic returns to normal crash near Heathrow Airport caused congestion back to Staines The crash happened just before lunchtime on Wednesday (January 11)
Thames Water map shows Surrey rivers had sewage flowing into them for over two days
Environment
Rivers near Guildford, Woking and Dorking have all been affected
Man who died in Woking crash named and pictured locally in heartfelt tributes
Woking
Tributes left at the scene of the incident called him the "greatest friend" who will be "forever missed"
Map shows 50 minute A3 diversion route near Guildford for next 10 nights
A3
The diversion route from Guildford to Petersfield is 33 miles long and will be in place from January 9 to January 18
A3 tunnel in Guildford 'necessary' for new homes, MP says
Guildford
Angela Richardson is campaigning for a tunnel to help each traffic and pollution on the A3
Crime Bookham petrol station robber threatened Surrey shopkeeper with bamboo cane The 37-year-old, from Epsom, has now been sentenced following the incident - which saw him try to steal lottery tickets and tobacco
Jermaine Cools murder: Teenager pleads guilty to stabbing 14-year-old to death
Crime
The 17-year-old entered a plea at the Old Bailey
Woman dies after being hit by a van in Blackwater
Hampshire News
Specialist police officers from Hampshire Constabulary are supporting her loved ones
Search for woman and boy seen walking past pensioner who died on Dormansland street
Dormansland
A man in his 80s was pronounced dead at the scene after collapsing
M25 traffic returns to normal crash near Heathrow Airport caused congestion back to Staines
M25
The crash happened just before lunchtime on Wednesday (January 11)
M25 M25 traffic returns to normal crash near Heathrow Airport caused congestion back to Staines The crash happened just before lunchtime on Wednesday (January 11)
Thames Water map shows Surrey rivers had sewage flowing into them for over two days
Environment
Rivers near Guildford, Woking and Dorking have all been affected
Man who died in Woking crash named and pictured locally in heartfelt tributes
Woking
Tributes left at the scene of the incident called him the "greatest friend" who will be "forever missed"
Map shows 50 minute A3 diversion route near Guildford for next 10 nights
A3
The diversion route from Guildford to Petersfield is 33 miles long and will be in place from January 9 to January 18
A3 tunnel in Guildford 'necessary' for new homes, MP says
Guildford
Angela Richardson is campaigning for a tunnel to help each traffic and pollution on the A3
Crime Bookham petrol station robber threatened Surrey shopkeeper with bamboo cane The 37-year-old, from Epsom, has now been sentenced following the incident - which saw him try to steal lottery tickets and tobacco
Jermaine Cools murder: Teenager pleads guilty to stabbing 14-year-old to death
Crime
The 17-year-old entered a plea at the Old Bailey
Woman dies after being hit by a van in Blackwater
Hampshire News
Specialist police officers from Hampshire Constabulary are supporting her loved ones
Search for woman and boy seen walking past pensioner who died on Dormansland street
Dormansland
A man in his 80s was pronounced dead at the scene after collapsing
M25 traffic returns to normal crash near Heathrow Airport caused congestion back to Staines
M25
The crash happened just before lunchtime on Wednesday (January 11)