These Surrey photographs and maps are primary source resources that can be used very generally for exploring skills of interpretation, observation and deduction. They can be used to find examples of physical changes and developments, and explain possible reasons for these changes. They can be used to discuss the accuracy and reliability of historical ‘evidence’.
Use this site to find examples of old photographs and maps. Click the image to find out more.
About the Resource Packs
These Surrey photographs and maps are primary source resources that can be used very generally for exploring skills of interpretation, observation and deduction. They can be used to find examples of physical changes and developments, and explain possible reasons for these changes. They can be used to discuss the accuracy and reliability of historical ‘evidence’.
How have Surrey towns changed? Click the image to see some old photographs and maps.
Surrey Museums
Do you want to explore Surrey's history? Surrey's museums have many things that will help tell the story of Surrey from the prehistoric to the present day. Do you want to see a stone age axe? Are you interested in old buses? Would you like to know about life in a grand house? Click the links to find out what Surrey's museums and other places of interest have on show.
There are over 40 museums in Surrey, you can also see a workhouse, find out about rural life or visit the county archive. Click the picture to find what's near you. More »
‘Touching the Past through the Language of our Senses’.
The Surrey Heritage Tactile Book Project 2009.
If you are a child with a visual impairment, what is your experience of a local museum, gallery or heritage visit?
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Budding archaeologists across Surrey now have the opportunity to discover the history of their local areas with a new Community Archaeology Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. More »
