The 1827 ‘Dietary’ for inmates of the workhouse in the Shipston Union survives in the care of Warwickshire County Record Office.1 This was a directive from the Poor Law Commissioners ...
The Theatre Licensing Act of 1737 introduced government control over theatre companies and compelled any individual or group wishing to put on a theatrical production to obtain a licence. The ...
Originally called the Bee-Hive, this ‘beer house’ was situated on the corner of Emscote Road and Wharf Street. However, in 1898 this section of Wharf Street was renamed as Charles ...
Astley Castle has a rich and varied history. In 1266 Warin de Bassingburn was granted a licence to enclose the manor house at Astley with a dyke and walls, and ...
The demise of the Dun Cow has been dealt with elsewhere on this site, but the other side of the War Memorial roundabout sees another local landmark. In existence pre-war ...
This is another fascinating record of social history. The photograph is dated 1907 and at a glance, the buildings and their appearance, the clothes of the people and even the ...
Elms in Warwickshire were a common sight before the 1970s. Indeed, the English elm hedgerow trees were termed the Warwickshire Weed. Tall and distinctive trees, the timber was often used ...
Guy’s Cliffe has led a chequered history, and in recent years has been subject to a series of events that have seen its majesty decline. These events have included a ...
The old cottage on the left, that was old Mr. Parrott’s. I remember it being demolished, it must have been about 1969? The beams and bricks were all numbered and ...
Former residents remember living in the village
The Shop, the Pub, the Farm
The pub’s just round the corner, the Oak and Black Dog to the left of the shop. This was really the heart of the village. In the ...
The Blacksmith’s Arms retains its character, with a rather quirky roof. What is interesting to me in these pictures is how remarkably similar the view is, with the buildings pretty ...
We used to go down the Fosse Way to visit my Aunt, in Swindon. It wasn’t the same as now, it was a very quiet road and hardly anybody used ...
If ever pictures show how roads have changed in the past century, this is it! The ancient Roman road is little more than a dirt track in the earlier picture, ...
This pub is first recorded on the 1806 map of Warwick and was situated on Bridewell Lane, although it was later listed as being at 13, Barrack Street. This area of ...
The Lord Leycester Hotel is in the news at the moment, after proposals to turn the hotel into a number of flats, with houses built at the rear. The building’s ...
Modern Ryton has an interesting character; the now dual carriageway A45 creates two villages in one, with the halves linked by a subway. The Church Road side is somewhat quieter, ...
This fine pub still exists at 69 Coten End. It is first listed as a pub in 1880 but the building is much older and is described in detail in ...
As a Warwickshire County Record Office volunteer, I have been sorting through and then cataloguing the late Roger Smith’s collection of photographs (PH1239) – transparencies mostly of Warwick, Leamington Spa, ...
The Regent Hotel was officially opened on 19th August 1819. Proving itself to be a popular place for visitors taking the Spa waters, the Regent saw a number of celebrities ...
This well-known pub is situated at 57, Smith Street and is a popular pub to this day. The earliest record of it as a pub is the 1806 map of ...
1 In 1316 the canons of Kenilworth secured surrender of common rights in a wood called Thickthorne and a pasture called Littlehay which stretched from Sohochale lidgate to the hedge ...
Medieval Wood
This, our hive of voices is a participatory craft project, through which people local to Warwickshire County Record Office are invited to collaborate with Lady Kitt and archive staff to make an interactive library or “hive” of un/undertold stories.
