Anne was known for her patronage. A particularly heart-wrenching letter for employment from Agnes Harris, begins by listing her artistic credentials. She wrote “I am an artist. I have passed ...
What qualities do you think a Victorian Countess would look for in a maid servant? If one watches television shows such as Downton Abbey, then you might be convinced that ...
Kingsbury Colliery was founded by the owners of the Hockley Hall and Whateley Colliery and Brickworks in the 1890s when workings were nearing exhaustion. Two shafts were sunk to the ...
This little chapel stands derelict in Memorial Road, Fenny Compton. It was probably built in 1852.1 It consists of red brick, with a black brick pattern visible on the side wall, ...
Many older residents of Stretton will remember Heinz Kittendorf who ran the local dairy in the village. He was taken prisoner of war and was interned in the local POW ...
These were halcyon days of playing football and cricket, but one special event was the school entering a team for the Rugby and District Junior School relays, not an event ...
The first Warwickshire Coal Company was registered in 1901 by the proprietors of the Wyken Collieries, who commenced trial excavations at Keresley during 1902 and soon discovered a viable seam. ...
I first arrived in the village of Princethorpe in the summer of 1954 as a seven year old. My Late father had just finished his career in the Royal Navy ...
Newdigate Colliery took its name from its first owner, Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate of Arbury Hall, Nuneaton. The family had been linked with coal mining in Warwickshire for centuries. Work ...
Wanting something to pass the hours during this time? Try solving some of our jigsaw puzzles of photos on our website. We used Jigsaw Explorer to create these puzzles, and hope ...
In 1847 a coal mine was sunk on the Pooley Hall Estate, not far from the main house. It was completed in 1849, and coal began to be extracted in ...
Wanting something to pass the hours during this time? Try solving some of our jigsaw puzzles of photos on our website. We used Jigsaw Explorer to create these puzzles, and hope you ...