First up is the Castle at Guildford displayed here in this picture, which dates from 1916 with the Bandstand.
St Catherine’s is somewhere where my Grandmother and I used to often walk to. We always used to pack a plastic beaker as we would have drink of the fresh spring water when we arrived before we walked back home again.
This picture appeared recently on the A-Z challenge. It was one of the highlights of my Australia trip as it is the last remaining evidence of the farm and house that was lived in by my ancestor John Ellis. John emigrated to Australia in 1854 from Elstead Surrey.
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| Culzean Castle, Ayrshire Scotland – June 2008 |
Taking part in Sepia Saturday
Julie Goucher ~ Anglers Rest 
Hi Donna, thanks for stopping by. Indeed wonderful memories.
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No, I agree Brett. Remarkably this one is still standing!
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Absolutely it does. St Catherine and the Castle featured very heavily in my childhood. My Grandmother used to take me to the castle grounds and we used to watch them play bowls on the lawn. There was “our” seat and even now I feel very sad when someone else is sitting on the seat that holds lovely memories.
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Yes the Bandstand is still there and the last time we were in Guildford there was a band using it – how wonderful is that?
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Hello Jess, thanks for stopping by and leaving such lovely comments. I will stop by your blog soon as part of A-Z!
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I wish there were a castle that I could walk to here!
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Hi Julie,
I enjoyed seeing your historical photos! Wonderful memories of you and your grandmother going to the chapel.
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I don't imagine there are nearly as many bandstands around now as there were a hundred years ago.
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I love looking at all photos. Seeing what life was like then is just fascinating.
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Beautiful photos. How nice to have visited the place of an ancestor. Very cool.
Nancy
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Ah some from Scotland!
Visiting from the A to Z Blog Challenge. Enjoy the 2nd week.
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Your blog site is beautiful. And VERY interesting. Hope you're having fun with this A to Z Challenge.
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Love the bandstand postcard – is it still there?
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How exciting to find that wall…yes I can imagine it was emotional. I did not think pioneers had the time to build in such a solid manner…most of my ancestors that did emigrate went to Canada…British Columbia mainly…and built in wood of course. I doubt anything survives now.
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Taking a walk by a castle and getting a bottle of spring water must make for a different view of the world.
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I've passed through Guildford a lot over the years but never knew there was a castle there.
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