A New Plaque for the Spike

A lasting reminder of the history of the Warren Road site and the Guildford Union Workhouse
A lasting reminder of the history of the Warren Road site and the Guildford Union Workhouse

At the latest Spike volunteers gathering, the work of the St Luke’s Hospital Heritage Project was celebrated with the presentation of a plaque, marking the site of the Guildford Union Workhouse and telling of it’s history. This was purchased with grant funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and will be a permanent source of information on an important part of Guildford’s local history for generations to come.

volunteers party April 2014
Our team of volunteers with the new plaque

 

2 thoughts on “A New Plaque for the Spike”

  1. That’s was very emotional, I was in Harper Ward a number of times in the sixties, so many sketchy but strong memories, visions,views, nurses, smells, Hilary a young girl with a tumour that couldn’t be operated on because of the position. I’m sure there were photos taken maybe by the Surrey Ad. With Hilary and me and a cake, for some reason I think it was something to do with Tescos , don’t know if it was ever used…

    1. Dear Elaine, Thanks so much for your comments. We are still gathering new material from the 1960s so if you would like to have a look in the archives or perhaps give us some rough dates, we can see what else we can find!

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