1 The Countess of Warwick Home for Crippled Children in mentioned in the 1900 Kelly’s Directory of Warwickshire
2 The home is also mentioned in the 1901 census
Site of the Countess of Warwick Home for Crippled Children founded in the early 20th century.
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CADAS has a full programme of informative lectures and a regular Bulletin, as well as the CADAS Activity Group. We welcome people of all ages, especially beginners.
The local association appeared to have been formed in 1903 according to the minutes.
The Annual General Meeting was held on January 5th 1904 and 12 officers were elected.
By September 14th ...
November 14th 1940. The City suffered a 12 hour blitz. All the bakeries were put out of production. There were no supplies of gas or electricity and the water supply was ...
There aren’t many places you can see a World War One tank in the centre of a town. Indeed, it appears that Ashford in Kent is the only place you ...
Walter Kimberley’s wartime experience is one of hardship, effort, determination… and ultimately death, though not by any bullet wound. His is a story that shows war can claim casualties away ...
Walls surrounded the medieval city of Coventry with 12 gateways and 32 towers made from handsome local red sandstone.
The city walls slighted
Just before the outbreak of the Civil War in 1642, Charles ...
The first Warwickshire Coal Company was registered in 1901 by the proprietors of the Wyken Collieries, who commenced trial excavations at Keresley during 1902 and soon discovered a viable seam. ...
This building was erected in 1783-4 by architect Samuel Eglinton and used for the county court and quarter sessions. It remained in use as a court until 1988 and then stood ...
Coventry had a gaol from the mid-14th century onwards. In 1675 it was located near the Cathedral between Gaol Lane (now Pepper Lane) and Cuckoo Lane. It was rebuilt in ...
We found an absorbing new interest for our retirement when we joined Coventry Photographic Society five years ago. When researching the society’s history and updating its society’s website, we discovered ...
Coventry University Library holds a large amount of archive material. In particular the Lanchester Collection has recently been digitised.
It’s not long for this world, and that’s a crying shame as far as I’m concerned, as it was always the first thing I saw from the ring road that ...
CPRE Warwickshire is fighting for a beautiful and thriving countryside that all of us can enjoy for generations to come. We are passionate about protecting the county's countryside.
1 This restored building originally dating to the early 18th century consists of a regular two storeyed range with attics. The southern end has a modern extension in a sympathetic ...
Crab Mill House, a cider mill which dates back to the Post Medieval period. It is located 250m south of the church, Illmington.
1 A broad linear ditch orientated approximateley in an north-south direction is evident on aerial photographs to the south of the railway near Brandon Wood Farm. The function of this ...
A crescent shaped feature orientated approximateley in an north-south direction is evident on aerial photographs to the south of the railway near Brandon Wood Farm.
1 A farmstead remodelled in the later 18th or early 19th century, within a relatively short period of time. It consists of a farmhouse, a large threshing barn, a granary, ...
Crofts Farm incorporates buildings dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. They include barns, a granary and a stable block. The farm is located to the north west of Alveston Pasture.
