ðə fˈɜːst bˈɪldɪŋ ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd ɔnðə sˈaɪt wʌz kˈæsəl ˈɑːɹtʃ hˌuːz faʊndˈeɪʃənz ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪt ðə ɡˈeɪthaʊs tə ɡˈɪldfɚd kˈæsəl, wˌɪtʃ ðə mjuːzˈiəm mˈuːvd ˌɪntʊ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
The first building occupied on the site was Castle Arch (whose foundations incorporate the gatehouse to Guildford Castle), which the Museum moved into in 1898.