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Abbot had a large private library of more than 8000 volumes, the majority of which he left to Lambeth Palace Library. Books bearing his armorial stamp can still be found in libraries today. Guildford remembers the Archbishop with his hospital and a statue in the High Street. A secondary school and a pub in the High Street are named after him.
The Guildford pub bombings occurred on 5 October 1974 when the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated two 6-pound (2.7-kilogram) gelignite bombs at two pubs in Guildford, Surrey, England. The pubs were targeted because they were popular with British Army personnel stationed at Pirbright barracks. Four soldiers and one civilian were ...
The hospital was founded by George Abbot, the Archbishop of Canterbury (1611–1633) in 1619 to provide homes for the elderly of Guildford. [2] It is on the High Street in Guildford, opposite the Holy Trinity Church, where its founder, the Archbishop, is buried. The architecture and layout echoed that of contemporary Oxford and Cambridge colleges.
The family of a soldier killed in the 1974 Guildford pub bombs have said police are not answering questions and they will seek a public inquiry. Last month, it emerged police had a new forensic ...
Decisions made by Surrey Police over the 1974 Guildford pub bombs in which five people died have been referred to the police and crime commissioner (PCC) by lawyers. They said the force had had a ...
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Statue of George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury, at the top of the High Street. This is a list of famous or notable people born in, or associated with, Guildford in England, who have a Wikipedia page. Guildford is a town in west Surrey, around 27 mi (43 km) southwest of central London.
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