Title

The Volunteer Review: the High-Street of Guildford on Easter Sunday, 1864. Creator: Unknown.

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The Volunteer Review: the High-Street of Guildford on Easter Sunday, 1864. 'The town consists principally of this main street, which runs up the steep hill on the east bank of the River Wey. There are few better specimens of an old-fashioned English country town than this snug little capital of rustic Surrey...The Guildhall, built in Charles II.'s time..., is distinguished outside by its projecting clock-dial, with knots and decorations of gilt ironwork. Such is the town of Guildford, which from Good Friday to Easter Monday this year was thronged with holiday visitors far beyond its capacity of accommodating them...there were some detachments of volunteer artillery, both from London and Brighton, which arrived at Guildford on the Saturday afternoon. Various uniforms were to be seen in the street on the Sunday morning, when every loyal and patriotic volunteer made a point of going to church'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

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