Renumbering of Guildford High Street

Guildford High Street was renumbered with effect from 1st January 1961. 

Prior to this, numbers had started at the junction of The High Street and Chertsey Street and increased running down the hill on the north side (the right standing at the top and looking down the hill) to Park Street.  Then the numbering continued up the other (south) side of the High Street to the junction with Epsom Road and London Road. The numbers then continued down the north side (again) back to the junction with Chertsey Street.  Over the years, new numbers had been inserted as buildings were split into more properties or new construction took place and some numbers were lost through demolition (e.g. building of Millbrook).

After the renumbering, the numbers started from where Millbrook now cut across the old High Street, with odd numbers running up the hill on the north side and even numbers running up the hill on the south side.



Old No. Occupier(s) 1960 New No. Occupiers Sep '1997
NORTHSIDE
88 M. S. Rose (Heating) Ltd. 1 City Cabs
87 Vacant land and premises 3/5 Guildford Computer & Hi-Fi Exchange
86 S & U Stores Ltd 7 }
" Guildford Division of Surrey Unionists Asscn. of Conservatives and Liberals. 9 } The George Abbot (Hogshead Inn)
85 Greyhound Inn (E.C. Skillern) 11 }
83 Vacant premises 13 }
82½ Masseys 15 }
" Muriel Marks 17 } Friary Court
82A H. A. Leon & Co. Ltd. 19 }
82 A. Crosby 21 }
80 Eve Englich 23 }
79/80 John Collier 25/27 } Bar Coast
" Quaintance & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. } }
" Sun Life Assurance Society }            29 }
" Sun Insurance Office Ltd. }
" Gresham Life Assurance Society Ltd. }
Here is Friary Street
78 D. R. Lovell }            31 MPC
" R. P. Wallace }
" Cardinal Cleaners (fronting Friary Street) 33 John Harwood
" The Cigar Stores (L. Hart Ltd.) 35 } Vacant
77 John Harwood 37 }
75/76 J. & M. Stone 39 } Lunn Polly
74 Kennets (Knorpel Ltd.) 41 }
72/73 Sands 43 Abbey National
71 Clarks Gammon & Emerys 45 Diagonal
70 Fremlins Ltd. 47 } Demolished for Phoenix Court
" R. H. Dadswell 49 }
69 Halford Cycle Co. Ltd 51 Vision Express
68 In course of rebuilding 53 } Demolished for White Lion Walk
66/67 F. W. Woolworth Ltd. 55/57 }
65 Dorothy Perkins 59 Salisburys
62/64 Site for now Marks & Spencer Store 61/65 Marks & Spencer
61 H. E. Randall Ltd. 67 OuiSet
" Rebeck Dressmaking & Alterations }
" National Employers Mutual General Insurance Association Ltd. }            69 Dawson, Mason & Carr (Solicitors)
" Hammels Ltd. }
60 Robert Dyas Ltd. 71 Birthdays
59 Henekeys Ltd. 73 Robert Dyas
58 G. Badman }            75 Knickerbox
" J. W. Josephs }
57 J. Jarman 77 }
R. Salsbury & Sons Ltd. 79 } R Salsbury & Sons Ltd.
56 81 }
Here is Swan Lane
55 Freeman  Hardy & Willis 83 Clinton cards
53/54 Marks & Spencer (now Boots) 85/89 Boots
52 Angel Hotel 91 Angel hotel
51 Direct Raincoat Co. 93 } Lakeland
51 S. Hiltons & Sons Ltd. 95 }
50 James Walker Ltd. 97 Kingshill
" Mills Howes Harper & Co. }
" Hospital Saturday Fund }            99 Sundial House
49/50 J. Lyons & Co. 101 Dorothy Perkins
48 In course of rebuilding 103 Thorntons
46/47 W. Harvey Ltd. (Army & Navy Stores) 105/107 } Army & Navy
44/45 W. Harvey Ltd. (Army & Navy Stores) 109/111 }
" Geral Wilson & Bell }
" Taylor Kent Ltd. }
" Taylor Kent Plant Ltd. }
" Taylor Kent Sales Ltd. }           113 Etam
" Levylsdene Estate Ltd. }
" Lancaster Properties Ltd. }
" Warren Park (Frimley) Ltd. }
" Fairlands Estate (Guildford) Ltd. }
44/45 R.D.M. Properties Ltd. }
" Padstow Fishing Co. Ltd. }
" B. & J. (South Hill) Ltd. }
" B.W.T. Contractors Ltd. }           113 Etam
" R. D. Hosking (Guildford) Ltd. }
" Graham Brown & Co. Ltd. }
" Alexander (Insurance Brokers) Ltd. }
43/43 International Tea Co. Stores Ltd. 115 Lush
41 Hall of Cards Ltd. 117 Pete's Place
40 Tyler & Co. }
" G. H. Norris }           119 } River Island
39 Timothy Whites & taylors Ltd. 121 }
Here is Market Street
38 Bulls Head P.H. (R. A. Beagley) 123 Goldsmiths
37 Maynards Ltd. 125 Accessorize
36 Percy Oldfield Ltd. 127 }
35/36 Reece & Co. } }
" A. Roy Clare }           129 } Viyella
" Sport & leisure } }
" C. T. Methold } }
35 Ground floor vacant 131 Blue Arrow
-- Guildhall -- Guildhall
34 Westminster Bank Income Tax Dept. }
" James Bufton & Co.  }           133 James Bufton & Co.
" H. M. Cutter }
33/34 Westminster Bank Ltd. 135 Talbots
32 F. Meyers Ltd. 137 } Russell House
" Fine Art Engravers Ltd. 139 }
31/32 Justices Clerks Office 141 Techno
" Susan Star 143 Crabtree & Evelyn
29 L. F. Turner }
29 Lloyds Bank Executor & Trustee Dept. }           145 }
29/30 Lloyds Bank Ltd. 147 } Lloyds Bank
27/28 Bernards Ltd. 149 Habitat
26/28 National Provincial Bank Ltd. }
" Clarke Gammon & Emerys (Auction Room) }           151 }
" National Provident Institution } } Nat West Bank
" Kleen-e-ze Brush Co. Ltd. } }
" Atkins, Walker & Locke } }
" Potato Marketing Board }           153 }
" Scottish Midland Guarantee Trust Ltd. }
26/28 Crich & Bussell } 
" R. F. H. Hicks }
25 Guildford House 155 Guildford House Gallery
24½ Peter B. Harris 157 Kiwi Connection
24 Scotch Wool and Hosiery Stores 159 Country Casuals
23 Sherrys 161 Prestons / Office Angels (1st Floor)
" C. V. Jones 163 Demolished for Jeffereys passage ?
Here is Jeffereys Passage
22 In course of rebuilding 165 Importers Teas Stores Ltd.
-- Abbots Hospital -- Abbots Hospital
20 Cow & Gate Ltd. 167 Wax Lyrical
19 Three Pigeons Hotel (P. J. Everett) 169 Three Pigeons Hotel ( C F Mintern & A E Anderson)
17/18 Barclays Bank Ltd. 171/173 } Barclays Bank
17 A. J. Hammond 173 }
Here is North Street / Chertsey Street
Norfolk House Development:
Units 2/3 Raynes (not yet occupied) 175 } Rymans
Units 4/5 Nora Bradley 177 }
Unit 6 Raymond 179 Sandra Dawn
Unit 7 Masseys 181 Body Shop
Units 8/9 Weir Rhodes (not yet occupied) 183 Weir Rhodes
Unit 10 William Bros. 185 Martin the Newsagent
Entrance (Norfolk House)  The Northern Group of Companies. } { Richard Pietrowski & Co.
                            The Commercial Union Group of Companies. }           187 { Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Ltd
                            United Dominion Trust Ltd.. } { Scott, Brownrigg & Turner Ltd.
Unit 11 Glyns (not yet occupied) 189 Phase 8
Units 12/13 J. Line & Sons  (not yet occupied) 191 Past Times / Robin Mullen
Unit 14 Jepsoms (not yet occupied) 193 Argos
-- Royal Grammar School -- Royal Grammar School
205 vacant premises } 195 - Green & Pleasant
204             " }     Six No.s 197-201 - Cullens
203             " }      allocated 201 - Vodaphone
201/202 Weir Rhodes Ltd. }      195/205 205 - Toni & Guy
199/200 Municipal Offices 207/213
195/196 C. Holden (Guildford Stores) Ltd.             now Jaeger shop 215 Jaegar
194 MargaretWyncoll Ltd. 217
193 Smarts 219 MacDonalds
192 Dowdeswells 221 Tandy
-- Eastgate House (flats) 223 Eastgate House (flats)
-- Lloyds Bank 225 Marie Curie Cancer Care
-- Verity Anne 227 Watchword
187 Guildford Public Library }   Four No.s 229 - Zenith Windows
}    allocated 231 - Knight Frank
}    229/235 233 - Cheltenham & Gloucester
} 229-235 - Goldsborough Housecare & Nursing
185/186 Tily & Brown 237/239 PizzaExpress
" Parker & Brown A/ARICS }
" A.E.F. Saunders ARIBA }           241 Parker & Brown A/ARICS
183/184 Barber Bundy & Greenfield }
" Miss H. Locher }           243 Freelance Directors (UK) Ltd. / Seymours Letting & Management Services
" Crowe Bates & Weekes 245 } Bottoms Up
183 E. L. Ronnebeck 247 }
182 Ground Floor vacant 249 Seymours
" G. E. Baker & Co. }
" J. Norley & Sons }           251 } Jarvis Hotel
181 White Horse Hotel 253 }
Puttocks Ltd. 255 Gascoigne Pees
SOUTHSIDE
90 M. Gascoigne Pees FALPA } }
" Rock Building society }             2 } Mauritius House (Portsmouth Road)
91 L. Ayers 4 }
" F. Ayers & Sons Ltd. 6 }
Here is Buryfields
-- St Nicholas' Church -- St Nicholas' Chuch
Here is Millmead
92 Wells & Philpot }
" Bowmaker Ltd. }              8 }
92A Wingrave Clark & Co. 10 }
" Mussell & Co. } }
" L. A. Sherwin }            12 } The White House PH ( S.M. Monceau)
92B King Bros. 14 }
93 Paul Graham } }
" Miss S. M. Hamlin }            16 }
94/96 Court Brothers (Furnishers) Ltd. 18/20 }
" John Noon & Sons Ltd. St Mary's Wharf
97 Andrews & Partners }
" D. M. Davies & C. E. Bird }            22 }
" Messrs. Hedley & Thompson } } Demolished for road/subway
" vacant premises 24/26 }
98/99 South Eastern Electricity Board  28/30 Halifax Building Society
100 Mercury House - National Benzole Ltd. 32 }                       / Ellis & Buckle
" Value Supermarkets 34 } Nationwide Building Society
" Barnes & Avis 36 Street Value
101 W. Barratt & Co. 38 } American Express
102 Colorbrush Ltd. 40 }
101/103 Pearl Assurance House - Pearl Assurance Co. Ltd. } {  Pearl Assurance
                                       Price Hughes & Co. }            42 { Profile Recruitment Consultants
                                       H. Young & Co. Ltd. } { Chatwood, Lawton & Morrison (Chartered Surveyors)
103 Chas. Osenton & Co. 44 Endsleigh Insurance Centre
Here is Quarry Street
104 W. H. Smith & Son Ltd. 46 Thomas Cook
105 True Form }
D. Penfound }            48 Our Price
106 Peter Lord 50 Vacant
106/107 James Marks & Partners }
" Friend Provident & Century Insurance }
" Royal Liver Friendly Society }            52 J B Marks & Partners (Chartered Quantity Surveyors)
" Aubrey Berry AIAS }
" F. W. Norris A.R.I.C.S. }
107 Dunn & Co, 54 } W H Smith
108 Thomas Wallis & co. Ltd. 56 }
109a Sidneys 58 }
109/110 Montague Burton Ltd. 60 } Gap
Co-operative Insurance Society Ltd. 62 }
The Shambles - see Appendix.
111 Coyes 64 Reed Employment
112 Weaver to Wearer 66 Blazer
113 Boots Cash Chemists Ltd. 68 Gap Kids
Here is Chapel Street
114 Hepworths Ltd. 70 Monsoon
115 Guildford Trustee Savings Bank 72 } Warehouse
" Perkins & Harris 74 }
116 Phoenix Assurance Co. Ltd. }
Provident Clothing and Supply Co. Ltd. }            76 Reed Accountancy
116 Phillip & Co. 78 Kaliko
117/118 Kinch & Lack Ltd. 80/82 Principles
119 Russell & Bromley Ltd. 84 } Russell & Bromley
" Tunsgate Club 86 }
120 Manfield & Sons Ltd. 88 Hush Puppies
121 Corona Cafe 90 Pizzaland / Select Appointments (1st floor)
122 Fifth Avenue 92 Oasis
123 A. L. Salisbury Ltd. 94 Dolland & Atchison (Opticians) / Brook Street (1st floor)
124 The Jewellers & Silversmiths Co. Ltd. 96 Mappin & Webb
125 Guildford District Club (1921) Ltd. 98 } Bally
125a Faimans Ltd. 100 }
Playhouse Arcade:  The Playhouse Theatre & Cafe 102 }
     Theodora A. Riches 104 } Tunsgate Square
     Faiman Ltd. 106 }
127 E. Hill & Sons (Reading) Ltd. 108 }
" London & Manchester Assurance Co. Ltd. } }
" C. G. Silcock F.C.A. } } Clarks
" A. D. Bevan & Co. } }
" Harnor Ltd. }           110 }
" Sheldons Farnborough Ltd. }
" Whytes Products Ltd. }
" Hailes Developments Ltd. }
128 Miss A. B. Bartle 112 Levis
128b Ismae Wilson }
" Anne Trevor }           114 } Richard
128 Spikins The Jewellers 116 }
129/130 Dolcis Shoe Co. }
129 Victor E. Eveleigh }           118 } Benetton
131/132 Montana Fashions 120 }
133 Henry Asher 122 Jigsaw
Miss E. L. Dale }
G. T. Bishop }           124 Rowleys Wine Bar
134 Boxers Cafe }
" J. G. Galloway }
134 Nicols 126 Hobbs
Here is Tunsgate
135/136 Triggs Turner & Co. } Triggs Turner & Co. (Entrance in Tunsgate)
" Guildford & County Mutual Plate Glass
Insurance Co. Ltd.
}           128 }
" Hammond Clark & Daman } } Game
" Lilley & Skinner 130 }
137 H. V. Jeffrey 132 }
" S. R. Jeffrey & Son Ltd. } }  R. Jeffrey & Son Ltd.
" A. R. & H. V. Jeffrey Ltd. }           134 } A. R. & H. V. Jeffrey Ltd.
138 Smallpeice & Merriman }
" Whitnorth Estates Ltd. }           136 Smallpeice & Merriman
" Advanced Researches Ltd. } Williams & Riley
" St Catherines Finance Co. Ltd. }
138 Cardinal Cleaners 138 }Moss Bros.
139 D. Jones 140 }
140/141 Clifford Dale Ltd. 142 La Boulangerie
141a Tudor Tea Rooms }
" J. A. Tindall }           144 Tudor Rose
141a A.J.D. Greig 144
142 Dorothy Perkins Ltd. 146 Bradford & Bingley
143 J. Sainsbury Ltd. }
" G. R. Cratherne }        148/150 J Sainsbury
144 Hewett & Lee }
" Whitehead & Whitehead }        152/154 Alliance & Leicester Building Society
" J Lloyd & Son Ltd. 156 Harrington
" Guildford Country Club Ltd. }
" A. C. Mortimer }           158 Guildford Country Club Ltd.
144b Fullers Ltd. 160 Ciro Cittero
-- Trinity Church -- Trinity Church
145 Horstmans 162 Batemans Opticians
146/147 Legal & General Assurance Society  }
F.C.A Wilson LRCP., SLDS. }           164 Vacant
Abbey National Building Society 166 Abbey National Building Society
148 Midland Bank 168 Midland Bank
149 T. Thorp 170 Thomas Thorp
150 Martins Bank Ltd. 172 } Halifax Building Society
" County Court Offices and District Registry
of the High Court of Justice
174 }
151 Marian Jacks Ltd. 176 Poppins Restaurant
152 Patrick Benjafield }
Maison day }           178 } Forest Gallery Fine Art
Brighter Homes Stores Ltd. 180 }
153 South Eastern Gas Board 182 Energy Centre (vacated)
154a Bakers yard. A. G. Kingswood 184
K. Adams 186
C. G. Parslow }
154 Castle & Co. }           188
155/156 Moldram Clarke & Edgley }
156 London & Lancashire Insurance Co. }           190
156 Angus McDonald & Partners A/ARIBA }
156 Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society }
156 Howard Howes & Co. }           192
156 Tamar 194 Amanda Graham
157/158 Pandora Wools & Art Needlework 196 Pandora
159 Caribonum Ltd. 198 }
159 Woolwich Equitable Building Society 200 } Woolwich Building Society
160 Jaeger 202 North by North-west
161 Singer Sewing Machine 204 Britannia Building Society
162 Winter Bros. 206 Top Table
" C. L. Shaw }
" Requirementw Electrical & Engineering Co. Ltd. }           208 David Rymer (Solicitor)
163 Royal Assurance Co. Ltd. 210 The Foundation
" Curtis & Co. 212
163a Joughin Criggs Bartlett Ltd. }
" K. W. Fonson AIBP., ARPS. }           214
" E. B. Nicklin FSMC., FSCA 216 Nicklins (Opticians)
-- Royal Grammar School -- Royal Grammar School
164 Biddles Ltd. }
" The County Typewriting Bureau }           218 Austin Reed
-- Spooners 220 Oddbins (vacated)
165 Elaine 222 Hogshead Inn
166 Marcelle 224 Woolwich Property Services
166a Susan Bright 226 White Stuff
A. Jones & Son 228 Oriental Rug Gallery Ltd
166b Guildford Fine Cleaners 230
S. Thomson 230
167 Royal Exchange Assurance Co. } { Downing & Little
" Leach Bright & Co. }           232 { Promotional edge
" Car & General Insurance }  Hadleigh House { Accoutancy Appointments / Accountancy Additions
167a Guildford Marriage Guidance Council 234
167 Jehovas Witnesses 236
167d Miss S. Miles M.Ch.S. 238
167 C. G. Bateman 240 Hogarth & Dwyer (vacated)
167 Cresta 242 Bristol & West Building Society
168 M. E. Goodeve & Son 244 Village Oriental Rug Gallery
169 Westminster Bank Ltd. }
" Marie Rose }           246 Guildhome House Furnishings
" Leach Bright & Co. }
170 vacant premises {           248 Chelsea Building Society
{ 
{          
250
V L Humphrey & Co., Castle Keyes,
Frasers Financial Services
171 S. C. Grimmond 252 Oddbins
172 Pilgrims Bookshop 254 Heath & Salter
173/174 Norwich Union Insurance Society }
" Surrey County Council, Area Planning Office }           256 Hays Accountancy Personnel
" District Bank Ltd. 258 }
175/176 Bennetts } } Blockbuster Video
L. I. Donnolly }           260 }
177 C. J. Collett 262 Cafe Uno
" J. H. Dewhurst Ltd. 264 KFC
178 D. Gwyne-Jones 266
" J. Lovibond & Sons Ltd 268 Vantage Pharmacy
179 Mary Wilson 270 John Carne
" Wyndhams 272 } World of Leather
180 E. J. Baker & Co. 274 } 
" Alfred Saville & Sons }
" Eagle Star Insurance Co. Ltd }
" J. A. Cooper King }
" H. Morley & Sons }           276 Howard Morley & Sons
" Wrigley, Cregan Todd & Co. }
" Miss R. M. Willmot }
" R. P. Industrial Design Ltd. }
" Ferbourn Tools Ltd. }
180a Mussell & Co. 278 Martin the Newsagent
APPENDIX
The following properties to be known as The Shambles, High Street:-
111a Hancock No. 1 The Shambles
111a E. Owen No. 2 The Shambles
110a Farnham Carpet Co. No. 3 The Shambles