2022 is the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan Exodus, as it came to be known. My identity card is from 1972 when my family was expelled from Uganda – at ...
Don't ignore the letters pages of newspapers, for much can be gleaned about people who otherwise struggle for a voice when 'official' histories are written. And don't ignore newspapers as a whole, or what's seemingly chip wrapping paper.
The Coventry Blitz was a series of bombing raids that took place on Coventry during World War Two. By far the most devastating of these attacks occurred on the evening of 14 November 1940. ...
The founder
Nicholas Eyffler was a glass maker from Germany who worked at Charlecote and Kenilworth Castle. Warwickshire County Record Office has a fine collection of documents about him; including his ...
Don Govan
I was a trainee draughtsman at British Trane from July 1951 to Dec 1955. Frank Trotman was Chief Draughtman, (he was also captain of St Nicolas camponologists). After Frank ...
On Friday 30th October 2015, Heritage and Culture Warwickshire (HCW) brought to life the sights, sounds, stories and emotions of those living during the First World War in a performance ...
Transcription of letter
South Farm, Arbury, Nuneaton
We lived there from 1922-1924. Owned by the Newdigate family who lived at Arbury Hall. He was governor of the Bahamas for 2 years while ...
More extracts from Julie Barnett’s account of her childhood1.
Many well-known people used to visit Eathorpe. Anthony Eden, the foreign minister in Churchill’s war-time Government, and his wife, were regular though ...
Sometimes, there are documents in Warwickshire County Record Office that are significant because they are particularly educational, or something of great significance in Warwickshire’s history. Often there are documents that ...
It is sad to see the remains of the Great Western pub that has been badly damaged. A fierce fire broke out in the afternoon of 24th August 2017 and ...
1 The Hall was sold to Ambrose Holbech in 1648 and he must then have rebuilt it. This is the house that stands today. The north side is ...
Farnborough Hall, a 17th/18th century house situated in a mid 18th century landscape park.
