Last February, the notion came into my head to research if any new information had come to light about the wartime Wellington bomber crash in Warwickshire in which “Cousin Reg,” ...
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is situated in the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon, the home town of William Shakespeare. The Shakespeare Centre on Henley Street is home to our library, archive and museum collections which have been designated as world class. As well as caring for the largest collection of Shakespeare related material in the UK, the Trust holds an extensive local history archive of the Stratford-upon-Avon and South Warwickshire areas, with records dating back to the 12th century.
After four years of the Transformation project, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre opened its doors once more in 2010 after substantial redevelopment. Much of the art deco detailing of Elisabeth Scott’s ...
Summer 2016 sees the return of one of the most important original documents relating to William Shakespeare to his home town, where it was written 400 years ago.
Working together with ...
Legacy was a major concern for William Shakespeare. Sonnet 55 argues that his verse will outlast contemporary worldly beauty:
Not marble, nor the gilded monuments
Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme;
But ...
Don’t you love clickbait, but there’s more than a grain of truth here. Predatory fish such as roach and pike do lurk in the Warwickshire Grand Union, but the area ...
Project Archivist extraordinaire, look forward to her throwing herself into workshops and events.
David is seeking John Holman of the Sheaf and Sickle Inn, Long Lawford.
1 Brick-lined sheep wash with walling, water and platform area visible. The brickwork is dilapidated in places.
2 Fed by Sutton Brook (stream) 10% Cotswold stone, 90% Brick, Partially silted ...
The site of a sheep wash of unknown date. The sheep wash survives as a brick structure. It is situated 200m south east of The Green at Sutton-under-Brailes.
1 An L-shaped brick-lined sheep wash adjacent to the pond on the village Green, Warmington.
2 A watching brief was unable to recover any positive dating evidence for the Wash. The ...
A sheep dip of unknown date. It is an L-shaped brick and stone structure and is situated adjacent to the village green at Warmington.
In 2011, the Sheldon Tapestry was taken off display at the Market Hall Museum in Warwick and began a programme of specialist cleaning and conservation. Once it was cleaned, the conservators ...
1 North east of Shelfield House there is a square pigeon-house of red brick with a gable head in each face and a lantern above the tiled roof. The ...
Shelfield Dovecote, a red brick building used for the breeding and housing of doves and pigeons. It dates to the Medieval period and is situated 700m south east of Badbury Hill.
