1 The stone castle is built on the remains of an earlier mount and court fort, some of the earth foundations of which are still traceable. The spot where the ...
Phase one of the building of Kenilworth Castle shows that it was originally built as a motte and bailey castle from 1122 onwards . The motte is still visible as an earthwork, inside the later great keep.
1 The Norman keep could have been preceded by a motte and bailey castle (PRN 3200), although Chatwin thinks that this is unlikely. Chatwin suggests that the keep was constructed ...
Phase two in the building of Kenilworth castle included the a great keep and a curtain wall with towers that were built during the mid to late 1100s and early 1200s.
1 Under the wealthy and ostentatious John of Gaunt the castle was first repaired and then, from 1391 onwards, converted from a feudal stronghold into a palace. To this period ...
Phase three of the building of Kenilworth castle included the Great Hall with cellars below, the 'Strong Tower' which housed the treasury, and the 'Saintlow Tower'. This phase of building began in about 1391 and continued into the 1570s.
It’s been done many times before; legitimate a royal dynasty, or a hereditary right to power by piggybacking on one of Britain’s most lasting myths. Geoffrey of Monmouth featured Arthur ...
Restoration
In September 2015, Kenilworth’s Pound was officially opened following restoration driven by Councillors Gordon and Pat Cain and the Kenilworth Civic Society. A campaign involving local residents raised interest and ...
Fancott Drive
This was first recorded in 1987 and was developed by the High Street bakers A.S. Fancott (established 1825) at the rear of the bakery, over an existing lane generally ...
Glasshouse Lane
This lane lead to Glasshouse Wood where John Timms operated glass kilns in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. It appears as the “Road to the Glasshouse” in ...
Adcock Drive
This road commemorates Councillor Florence Adcock (above), the first lady Mayor of Kenilworth in 1979. It was built in part of the former grounds of Park House, which was ...
Bertie Road
Construction of this road started in 1885 and was completed in 1886 as a cul-de-sac from Waverley Road. It was named after Hubert Clarke, son of landowner William, one-time ...
Caesar Road
Caesar Road commemorates Caesar Tower, the 16th century name for the Keep of Kenilworth Castle. It was registered in 1963 (the road, not the tower!).
Rouncil Lane
This is the longest ...
Back in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Kenilworth was the home of three tanneries.
Warwick Road
The Warwick Road Tannery was on the current site of Talisman Square. In the late ...
1 Colour photograph of war memorial.
2 Obelisk war memorial unveiled 26 February 1922. Commemorating the dead of WW1 (140) WW2(68) and Korean War (1). Lists ...
War Memorial in form of obelisk unveiled in 1922. Commemorates those who died in WW1, WW2 and the Korean War. Located at the top of Abbey Fields near the junction of B4103 (Abbey End) and B4104 (Abbey Hill)
The Kenilworth Windmill was a brick tower mill with batter, built about 1778 with four common sails, boat cap, two pairs of stones and five storeys high. Around 1854 the ...
