Ask any of the older folk in Rugby town and they’ll probably know the name Sam Robbins, or at least remember some of the shops and buildings in his (and his ...
In part one, we looked at Sam Robbins’ roots and the journey from humble beginnings to a flourishing business empire in Rugby. Here, we look at the legacy he left ...
Our volunteering guru, as Volunteer Co-ordinator, Sarah will be popping up all over the place.
George Bryan Brummell, better known as Beau Brummell, was the ultimate dandy and leader of men’s fashion during the Regency era. His was a life lived in two parts: his ...
Exhibition of photos from around the country
This exhibition of photos from around the country shows examples of the best Victorian and Edwardian buildings and structures that the Society has campaigned to save, ...
Victorian Buildings Lost Before 1958
A photographic survey of some of the best Victorian buildings destroyed in the first half of the twentieth century, among them Crystal Palace (burnt down 30th ...
Another extract from Julie Barnett’s childhood memories (Warwickshire County Record Office CR 3913/1)
‘One day we were in the playground ‘Mr Helm…helped the man into the school where he was given ...
When Atherstone Civic Society announced that it was going to Save the Pound, local people thought that it had joined the Eurosceptics. It was understandable because no-one had seen Bentley ...
When I was younger my family frequently went on day trips down to Lulworth Cove, and I remember my Dad pointing out some very small, blue butterflies that would occasionally rise ...
The Saxon Mill originally belonged to the Augustinian St Mary’s Abbey in Kenilworth and then formed part of the Guy’s Cliffe estate. It was rebuilt in 1822 and appears to ...
1 A Saxon origin is claimed. The mill was the property of Kenilworth Priory in the 12th century. There are many references in the 16th century relating to two, and ...
The Saxon Mill at Guy's Cliffe, a watermill which may be Saxon in origin.There is documentary evidence for a mill at this site from the Medieval onwards. In 1952 the stone buildings were converted into a restaurant. A small waterwheel survives.
1 Evidence relating to the settlement of Warwick during late Saxon times. Several pits and a beam slot dating from the early 11th century were found. Waste disposal ...
Late Anglo Saxon pits and a timber slot were found under the Woolpack Hotel. This shows that Warwick was occupied in Early Medieval (Saxon) times. Other evidence supports a typical Medieval urban property.
Our new Collection & Development Manager Richard Lewis has been with Heritage & Culture Warwickshire for nearly a month, so it's time to find out what he thinks, and where he's come from!
We are celebrating the bicentenary year of George Eliot’s birth! Join us to illuminate the places that made and inspired her. From rural life and places of poverty, to urban ...
1 School founded by Sir Francis Nethersole 1638, first built in 1655 and completely rebuilt in 1818. Built, chequered red and black bricks with stone dressings, of half H-shaped ...
A building constructed during the Imperial period as a school. It is built of red and black bricks that are arranged in a chequered pattern. The building is situated on the corner of Bridge Street and High Street in Polesworth.
