A TIMELINE OF GUILDFORD
By Tim Lambert
10th Century The village of Guildford grows into a small market town
1086 Guildford has a population of about 900
1257 Guildford is given a charter (a document granting the people certain rights). The main industry in the town is wool.
1295 Guildford sends 2 MPs to parliament
1340 Guildford has a population of about 1,300
1507 A grammar school opens in Guildford
1611 Guildford Castle is in ruins. The king sells it.
1619 Abbot's Hospital is founded
1645-46 Guildford suffers an outbreak of plague
1683 A new guildhall is built
1789 A theatre is built in Guildford
1801 Guildford has a population of about 2,600
1821 Guildford is lit by gas
1845 Guildford is linked to London by railway
1855 Guildford gains a newspaper
1866 A hospital opens in Guildford
1889 Stoke Recreation Ground opens
1891 Guildford gains an electricity supply
1895 The Dennis brothers start work in Guildford
1898 A museum opens in Guildford
1901 Guildford has a population of about 15,938
1927 Guildford is made a diocese separate from Winchester.
1933 A lido opens in Guildford
1961 Guildford Cathedral is consecrated
1965 The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre opened
1968 The University of Surrey takes its first students
1980 The Royal Surrey County Hospital opens. The Friary Shopping Centre opens.
2001 Guildford has a population of about 129,000