Godalming’s early prosperity came from water power supplied by the River Wey and plentiful wool from the sheep folded on the high ground. Building stone was quarried from the surrounding hills, while timber came from the nearby Wealden forest. The town’s position between London and Portsmouth also brought it wealth as did its many coaching inns. ‘To any Godhelmian, past and present, this book is a must ... I commend it to you all ...” Godalming Museum
- ISBN10 0850339839
- ISBN13 9780850339833
- Publish Date 30 September 1995
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher The History Press Ltd
- Imprint Phillimore & Co Ltd
- Edition UK ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 128
- Language English
- URL http://thehistorypress.co.uk/products/Godalming-A-Pictorial-History.aspx