Guildford pub bombings

[3] The bomb in the Horse & Groom, thought to have been planted by a "courting couple" who have never been identified,[4] detonated at 8.30pm, killing a civilian (Paul Craig), two members of the Scots Guards (William Forsythe and John Hunter) and two members of the Women's Royal Army Corps (Privates Ann Hamilton and Caroline Slater).

The landlord sustained a fractured skull and his wife a broken leg, and five members of staff and one customer who had just stepped outside received less serious injuries.

As all parties felt obliged to respond to the events, they contributed to the speedy and unchallenged passing of the Prevention of Terrorism Acts in November 1974.

The Maguire Seven were wrongfully convicted of providing bomb-making material and other support in March 1976 and sentenced to terms varying between four and fourteen years.

[8] During the trial of the Balcombe Street Gang in February 1977, the four IRA members instructed their lawyers to "draw attention to the fact that four totally innocent people were serving massive sentences" for three bombings in Woolwich and Guildford.

[14] A memorial plaque bearing the names of those killed in the pub bombing is attached to the entrance arch of Quakers' Acre, a public garden square on the opposite side of the street.