Village
History
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For
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A
small collection of old photographs of Merrow including the Old Forge,
demolished in 1955 for
the service station.Down
Road in 1910,
early photos of the Horse & Groom,
the shops
in 1930
and the local Home Guard in World War 2, Images of Merrow MORE
From
1701 to 1870 Guildford Races, flat and jump racing, were held annually
in Whitsun week
on Merrow Downs. The first official race was held in 1727. MORE
Kathleen Barnes Click
Here
Florence
Beecham Click
Here
Edgar
Tunnell (1904-1988) Click
Here
The
Swayne Family Occupancy of Hall Place Farm Click
Here
The
Swayne Family in Merrow Click
Here
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MERROW PRISONER OF WAR CAMP |
The
camp was originally built in 1941-42 to house Italians from the North
Africa campaign and
only later in the war did it house German POWs. It consisted of a
series of huts terraced
into the slope of the Downs west of the Golf Club, on four corners
of the camp were outlook
towers. Even today traces of the camp can still be seen including
the main entrance road
to the camp and a levelled area that was used for football matches.
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