1 The stone castle is built on the remains of an earlier mount and court fort, some of the earth foundations of which are still traceable. The spot where the ...
Phase one of the building of Kenilworth Castle shows that it was originally built as a motte and bailey castle from 1122 onwards . The motte is still visible as an earthwork, inside the later great keep.
1 The Norman keep could have been preceded by a motte and bailey castle (PRN 3200), although Chatwin thinks that this is unlikely. Chatwin suggests that the keep was constructed ...
Phase two in the building of Kenilworth castle included the a great keep and a curtain wall with towers that were built during the mid to late 1100s and early 1200s.
1 Under the wealthy and ostentatious John of Gaunt the castle was first repaired and then, from 1391 onwards, converted from a feudal stronghold into a palace. To this period ...
Phase three of the building of Kenilworth castle included the Great Hall with cellars below, the 'Strong Tower' which housed the treasury, and the 'Saintlow Tower'. This phase of building began in about 1391 and continued into the 1570s.
It’s been done many times before; legitimate a royal dynasty, or a hereditary right to power by piggybacking on one of Britain’s most lasting myths. Geoffrey of Monmouth featured Arthur ...
Kenilworth Civic Society was formed in May 1961, to work towards the improvement and development of the town’s amenities, while protecting the Town’s heritage, character areas, and green spaces.
Kenilworth Family History Society is a Branch of BMSGH. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month (except August) at 7:45pm in the Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth. Meetings are open to members and non-members for a fee of £1 and we have a variety of speakers on interesting subjects.
We are a friendly and informal voluntary group, working in cooperation with the Warwickshire County Council. Our main aim is to clear and waymark a hundred plus rights of way - footpaths and bridleways in Kenilworth and the surrounding parishes.
1 Late 18th century. Stucco; three storeyed; 3-light angular bay each side. Venetian west centre. Moulded stone doorcase. Quoins. Moulded stone cornice; parapet. Street ...
Kenilworth Hall was built during the Imperial period and in the late 1960s it was listed as an hotel. It was converted into flats in 1971 and is situated on Bridge Street. It function in its earlier history has not been established.
1 By damming two streams Geoffrey de Clinton or his son created the Mere or Great Pool. This was 1.2km long and in places 152m wide and defended Kenilworth Castle ...
The site of Kenilworth Mere, a Medieval pool created as part of Kenilworth Castle's defences, and of its associated dam. Field boundaries still mark the area it covered, which was to the west of the Castle.
Restoration
In September 2015, Kenilworth’s Pound was officially opened following restoration driven by Councillors Gordon and Pat Cain and the Kenilworth Civic Society. A campaign involving local residents raised interest and ...
Fancott Drive
This was first recorded in 1987 and was developed by the High Street bakers A.S. Fancott (established 1825) at the rear of the bakery, over an existing lane generally ...
Glasshouse Lane
This lane lead to Glasshouse Wood where John Timms operated glass kilns in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. It appears as the “Road to the Glasshouse” in ...
Bertie Road
Construction of this road started in 1885 and was completed in 1886 as a cul-de-sac from Waverley Road. It was named after Hubert Clarke, son of landowner William, one-time ...
Caesar Road
Caesar Road commemorates Caesar Tower, the 16th century name for the Keep of Kenilworth Castle. It was registered in 1963 (the road, not the tower!).
Rouncil Lane
This is the longest ...
Back in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Kenilworth was the home of three tanneries.
Warwick Road
The Warwick Road Tannery was on the current site of Talisman Square. In the late ...
1 Colour photograph of war memorial.
2 Obelisk war memorial unveiled 26 February 1922. Commemorating the dead of WW1 (140) WW2(68) and Korean War (1). Lists ...
War Memorial in form of obelisk unveiled in 1922. Commemorates those who died in WW1, WW2 and the Korean War. Located at the top of Abbey Fields near the junction of B4103 (Abbey End) and B4104 (Abbey Hill)
The Kenilworth Windmill was a brick tower mill with batter, built about 1778 with four common sails, boat cap, two pairs of stones and five storeys high. Around 1854 the ...
