Think of the grass court tennis season in England, and it is natural to think of Wimbledon, strawberries and cream, and a very ‘English’ tradition. Leamington’s role in that tradition, ...
My mother was born and brought up in Wolston and as a child, I was frequently taken to visit my grandfather, Joseph Henry Ward and various aunts and uncles who ...
It isn’t often that folk in rural Warwickshire are witness to a plane crash and an event of historical significance but my late parents were. On a sunny Monday morning ...
When Cecil Sharp was researching Morris before World War One, certain folklorists were busy examining folk traditions, and they invented the idea that Morris was the survival of an exclusively ...
1 Villa pleasure grounds attached to house of early 17th century origin. One of a small group of villa gardens in Southam. Recommended for inclusion on Local List.
2 Shown on ...
Villa pleasure grounds attached to an early 17th century house known as The Abbey. They are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886, and are situated at the north west end of Abbey Lane in Southam.
Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie.
1 The almshouses…were probably built about 1427 but altered and perhaps enlarged in the 16th century and later.
2 OS reports still in use in 1968.
3 Still in use in 1984 ...
Almshouses built in the Medieval period to provide shelter for the poor people of the parish. They were enlarged in the 16th century, and continue to offer housing in the 21st century. They are situated in Church Street, Stratford upon Avon.
All over the county there are many beautiful gardens and parks. For example, you may know of the famous Jephson Gardens in Leamington Spa, and the charming grounds at Charlecote ...
Monday 11th November 1918 proved to be a typically cold, misty day. Hope had built up over the weekend that a peace treaty between the Allies and Germany was imminent, ...
As detailed in part one, news of the Armistice had spread rapidly around Warwickshire on Monday 11th November 1918 and crowds had gathered together to hear and celebrate the news.
Church ...
The Arnold House is a Grade II listed building. Formerly a finishing school for girls, it was bought in 1935 by the Freemasons. The property was extended with additional rooms ...
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 14th April 1865. A tumultuous event in world affairs, this act also reached Warwick, and excited much talk and reflection amongst the councillors, media, and ...
