1 World War II signal box with concrete root reported to be still standing at side of dismantled railway line by the A461, west of Bidford-on-Avon
2 Aerial photograph showing signal ...
The site of a railway signal box which was constructed and used during the the Second World War. It was situated on what is now the dismantled railway, west of Bidford-on-Avon.
This warrant1 is addressed to Sir Robert Throgmorton, knight, Symon Digby, John Spenser, Robert Fulwood and John Erden requesting them to take steps to keep the peace, put down riots ...
1 Diamond shaped GWA weight restriction signs, early 20th century, on bridge approaches.
Canal weight restriction signs dating to the Imperial period. They are located on the approach to a canal bridge on the Stratford on Avon Canal, 350m south west of the Wootton Wawen Viaduct.
1 Excavations on a site in the Medieval settlement also revealed a single pit of possible Bronze Age date.
2 Pottery identified as Late Bronze Age by Stephanie Ratkai.
A single pit of Bronze Age date was uncovered at this site on Harbury Lane, Ufton.
Sir Alfred Herbert loved the city of Coventry, and in particular the many who worked with him and for him building up his highly respected machine tools business which was ...
Francis Galton was born in Birmingham in 1822, son of Samuel Galton and Frances Darwin, and therefore a cousin of Charles Darwin. The Galton family had made their fortune in ...
Frank Whittle was born in Earlsdon, Coventry, in 1907. His family moved to Leamington Spa where he attended Milverton School and then Leamington College for Boys. He worked in his ...
In 1915 Terry Frost was born in Leamington Spa. He grew up in a house on Rugby Road, attended the Central School on Leicester Street and did a number of ...
Sir Thomas Holte’s family made their fortune in the Birmingham iron trade: he was a royalist who was knighted for supporting James 1 financially. He was the son of a ...
Think of King Arthur and certain images come to mind; jousting, the Lady of the Lake, the Launcelot, Guinevere, Arthur love triangle to name but three,. Think of places, and ...
1 At the junction of Lillington Avenue and Lillington Road stands a large tree known as the Midlands Oak, claimed to mark the centre of England.
2 No longer standing. ...
The site of 'The Midlands Oak' a named tree which once stood at the junction of Lillington Avenue and Lillington Road and was believed to mark the centre of England.
1 A nine arched stone viaduct carrying the Great Central Railway over the River Leam.
2 Demolished (?). “At Staverton a gaping hole has been left by the demolition of ...
The site of Staverton railway viaduct which was built during the Imperial period. The viaduct carried the Great Central Railway line over the River Leam. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1906 and was situated 800m north east of Newbold Grounds.
1 During building operations a brick-lined circular pit with domed top was found and excavated in 1976. It was built of ?19th century brick and lined with blackened ?clay rendering ...
A brick lined pit, possibly a 19th century kiln, was found and excavated during building work. It was situated at Clinton Street, Leamington Spa.
1 Location of a Bofors gun emplacement, listed as CC on the total armament list in 1940. This was part of a circular defence located around Rugby to protect ...
The site of a Second World War Bofors gun emplacement. This was one of a number of gun emplacements that formed a defensive ring around the Rugby railway station and factories. It was situated 100m to the north of Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby.
1 The site of a church marked on the OS map of 1905.
The site of a church marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. It was situated in Leam Terrace, Leamington Spa.
1 Site of Abbey Station marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of Abbey Railway Station, Nuneaton, which was in use during the Imperial period. It was located 100m south west of Abbey Junction and is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
1 The mill at Abbots Salford is recorded in 1086 and 1206. The mill was probably situated on the Avon near Cleeve Mill, as appears from an undated lease to ...
The site of a watermill, for which there are documentary records from the Medieval period. Its exact location in Abbots Salford is unknown.
1 In 1784 a second saline spring was discovered in Leamington on land belonging to William Abbotts. Baths were opened by Abbotts in connexion with the spring in 1786.
2 On ...
The site of Abbott's Baths built over a saline spring discovered in 1784. The baths, in Bath Street, Leamington Spa, were demolished in 1867.
1 1140 Ralph le Boteler of Oversley founded a Benedictine abbey. The site was encompassed by the River Arrow to N and E and by a connecting moat to S ...
The site of Alcester Abbey, a Medieval monastery and moat. Some of the abbey buildings, including the Chapter House, have been excavated. Other parts of the abbey, including the claustral buildings, are visible as earthworks. The site is located north of School Road, Alcester.
1 Almshouses marked on OS map.
The site of almshouses that were built during the Imperial period. They are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. They are situated 450m south west of Coughton Court.
1 In Stretton the Warwick County Asylum for Juvenile Delinquents was established in 1818. It was a private venture, taking charge of convicted boys of 14-16 years of age, who ...
The Warwick County Asylum for Juvenile Delinquents, a house of correction, dating to the Imperial period. It was situated to the south east of Stretton on Dunsmore.
1 1875: Two workmen digging for gravel found several skeletons and Anglo Saxon weapons. Burgess watched the progress and noted that the graves were 0.8m deep, not more than 0.3m ...
The site of an Anglo Saxon cemetery dating to the Migration period which was discovered in 1872. Many finds including brooches, amber beads, a sword and shield bosses were found with the human remains. It was located 500m west of Leafield Bridge.
1 A late 18th century mansion with wings, on the site of an earlier house which was itself on the site of the Friary. Stuccoed. The main block facing N ...
The site of Atherstone Hall which was built during the Post Medieval period. The site lies 150m south of Friary Road, Atherstone.
1 Site of Atherstone Workhouse marked on OS map of 1887.
2Atherstone Union Workhouse was created in 1836 by altering and extending an existing 18th or early 19th Century building. It ...
The site of a workhouse which was established during the Imperial period. It was located on Welcome Street, Atherstone. The workhouse is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
1 Site of Baddesley colliery marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a colliery, where coal was mined during the Imperial period. It lies north of Main Road, Baxterley. The colliery is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
