Guildford Pub Bombings Inquest

This inquest has now been concluded

Her Majesty's Senior Coroner for Surrey, Mr Richard Travers, has resumed the inquests into the deaths of the five young people who were killed in the Horse and Groom Pub in Guildford on 5 October 1974. The individuals who died were:

• Mr Paul Craig
• Guardsman William Forsyth
• Private Ann Hamilton
• Guardsman John Hunter
• Private Caroline Slater

The Senior Coroner's decision to resume the inquests is contained in a Ruling on Resumption which was handed down on 31 January 2019, and which gives a provisional indication of the anticipated scope of the inquests.

Updates, information about hearings and key documents relating to the proceedings will be made available on this webpage, including rulings, hearing agendas, written submissions and reports from counsel to the inquests and (when produced) transcripts of the proceedings.

Files available to download

• Summing up and Conclusions 21 July 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: the factual findings and conclusions reached by the Senior Coroner, as delivered in court on 21 July 2022
• Final witness running order (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: final running order of witnesses for the final inquest hearings
• Final inquest hearings transcript 6 July 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: transcript of day 13 of the final inquest hearings, 6 July 2022.
• Final inquest hearings transcript 5 July 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: transcript of day 12 of the final inquest hearings, 5 July 2022.
• Final inquest hearings transcript 4 July 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: transcript of day 11 of the final inquest hearings, 4 July 2022
• Final inquest hearings transcript 1 July 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: transcript of day 10 of the final inquest hearings, 1 July 2022
• Final inquest hearings transcript 30 June 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: transcript of day 9 of the final inquest hearings, 30 June 2022
• Final inquest hearings transcript 29 June 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: transcript of day 8 of the final inquest hearings, 29 June 2022.
• Final inquest hearings transcript 28 June 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: transcript of day 7 of the final inquest hearings, 28 June 2022.
• Final inquest hearings transcript 27 June 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: transcript of day 6 of the final inquest hearings, 27 June 2022.
• Final inquest hearings transcript 24 June 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: transcript of day 5 of the final inquest hearings, 24 June 2022.
• Final inquest hearings transcript 23 June 202 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: transcript of day 4 of the final inquest hearings, 23 June 2022
• Final inquest hearings transcript 22 June 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: transcript of day 3 of the final inquest hearings, 22 June 2022.
• Final inquest hearings transcript 21 June 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: transcript of day 2 of the final inquest hearings, 21 June 2022
• Final inquest hearings transcript 20 June 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: transcript of day 1 of the final inquest hearings, 20 June 2022
• Written submissions from counsel to the inquests 5 May 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Written submissions to the senior coroner from counsel to the inquests in advance of pre-inquest review hearing of 6 May 2022
• Note of pre-inquest review of 6 May 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Note by junior counsel to the inquests of the pre-inquest review hearing of 6 May 2022
• Note of pre-inquest review of 25 March 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Note by junior counsel to the inquests of the pre-inquest review hearing of 25 March 2022
• Written submissions from counsel to the inquests 24 March 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Written submissions to the senior coroner from counsel to the inquests in advance of pre-inquest review hearing of 25 March 2022
• Note of pre-inquest review of 14 January 2022 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Note by junior counsel to the inquests of the pre-inquest review hearing of 14 January 2022
• Written submissions from counsel to the inquests 23 December 2021 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Written submissions to the senior coroner from counsel to the inquests in advance of pre-inquest review hearing of 14 January 2022
• Note of pre-inquest review of 8 October 2021 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Note by junior counsel to the inquests of the pre-inquest review hearing of 8 October 2021
• Written submissions from counsel to the inquests 5 October 2021 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Written submissions to the senior coroner from counsel to the inquests in advance of pre-inquest review hearing of 8 October 2021
• Note of pre-inquest review of 16 July 2021 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Note by junior counsel to the inquests of the pre-inquest review hearing of 16 July 2021
• Written submissions from counsel to the inquests 9 July 2021 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Written submissions to the senior coroner from counsel to the inquests in advance of pre-inquest review hearing of 16 July 2021
• Note of pre-inquest review of 29 March 2021 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Note by junior counsel to the inquests of the pre-inquest review hearing of 29 March 2021
• Written submissions from counsel to the inquests 24 March 2021 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Written submissions to the senior coroner from counsel to the inquests in advance of pre-inquest review hearing of 29 March 2021
• Note of pre-inquest review of 2 December 2020 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Note by junior counsel to the inquests of the pre-inquest review hearing of 2 December 2020
• Ruling on BBC application 14 September 2020 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Ruling of the senior coroner on an application from the BBC for access to various inquest materials
• Note of pre-inquest review of 2 September 2020 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Note by junior counsel to the inquests of the pre-inquest review hearing of 2 September 2020
• Note of pre-inquest review of 20 May 2020 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Note by junior counsel to the inquests of the pre-inquest review hearing of 20 May 2020
• Note of pre-Inquest review of 26 February 2020 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Note by junior counsel to the inquests of the pre-inquest review hearing of 26 February 2020
• Ruling on interested person status application 25 November 2019 (PDF)
  Guildford pub bombing inquest: Ruling of the senior coroner on an application from Mr Patrick Armstrong for interested person status
• Ruling on resumption 31 January 2019 (PDF)
  Ruling of the Senior Coroner on an application to resume the inquests into those killed in the Guildford Pub Bombing of 5 October 1974