As Valentine’s Day approaches, it is interesting to look back to the golden days of postcard production in Edwardian times, before the Great War brought down a curtain on the ...
1 The possible extent of Medieval settlement, based on the first edition 6″ map of 1886, 35NW.
2 The ridge and furrow plotting of the parish.
3 The map of 1886 shows ...
The possible extent of Medieval settlement, including the known shrunken area WA3079. The extent of the settlement is suggested by documentary evidence.
1 Knightcote Manor garden, Burton Dassett.
Mid/late C17th house. Gardens with pond and orchard although Lovie comments that there is little evidence of significant garden at the time of his report ...
Gardens with orchard and pond.
1 The morticed base of Knightlow Cross stands on a tumulus. The shaft of the cross was probably destroyed in the 16th century.
2 Medieval wayside cross. Square socket-stone only, lying ...
The site of Knightlow wayside cross which is Medieval in origin. The cross shaft is no longer standing but the stone base is still visible in the top of a mound. The site is situated at Knightlow Hill, 1km north west of Stretton on Dunsmore.
If you are looking for a new hobby to take up in this New Year, why not give knitting a try? Here are a couple of patterns to get you started!
Taken ...
The First World War created some extraordinary friendships – we have all heard of the Christmas Truce, when soldiers put down their weapons to play football together. Here is one that ...
Knowle at the outbreak of the First World War was a typical small village in Warwickshire with good road communications, where agriculture and allied trades provided work for a large ...
Knowle Local History Society is an independent organisation formed to promote the history of Knowle for the benefit of the residents of Knowle and the wider public. The Society runs a programme of meetings on local topics open to the public free of charge.
The Kosy Kinema was on Lister Street, and opened on Monday 21st March, 1932. The cinema was the brainchild of Mr. F. Roberts, who ran a furnishing firm at Queen’s ...
Warwickshire Museum Service has a small ethnographic collection, much of which came to us through the Warwickshire Natural History and Archaeological Society during the 19th century. This object has been ...
1 Pleasure grounds with formal pond/canal, lake, paddocks/ parkland, kitchen garden; surround house of 17th century or earlier origin. Recommended for inclusion on Local List.
2 Garden and park features shown ...
Ladbroke Hall grounds, a park dating from the Post Medieval to the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey maps of 1886 and 1906. The pleasure gardens consisted of a formal canal, lake and kitchen garden.
1 Pleasure grounds with kitchen garden, surrounding early 18th century house with dovecote. Recommended for inclusion on Local List.
2 Shown on OS 1:10560 1886 Sht Warks 40SE.
3 Shown on OS ...
Pleasure grounds created in the Imperial period around an early 18th century house. They are marked on the Ordnance Survey maps of 1886 and 1906, and are situated to the north west of the church at Ladbroke.
