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 ...
