It is worth noting for historical records that the Manor Cottage has a rare “Witches’ Fireplace” situated on the side of the house nearest to the grass verge on Southam ...
1 The outline of a moat surrounding the site of a manor house is visible in a field called Court Close close to the church.
2 The earthworks are visible on ...
A possible Medieval moat, a wide ditch surrounding a building. The visible earthwork and evidence from aerial photographs suggest that this is a moat associated with a manor house. It is situated 100m west of the church at Long Compton.
1 The Manor House is an early 19th century building, of two storeys, brick, boxed eaves, hipped slate roof, flanking chimneys. There is a three-bay north front, outer four-pane ...
A manor house that was built during the Imperial period. It is situated on Main Street, Harbrough Magna.
1 Part of the Manor House is said to be 16th century. It is brick with a tile roof. Most of the house appears to be Victorian or ...
The site of a manor house that may originally have been built during the Post Medieval period. The house has had many later alterations added to it. It is situated in Main Street, Thurlaston.
1 The Manor House is mainly modern, but has a 16th century timber-framed nucleus. It was never used as a manor house, but was the Greswalde-Williams hunting lodge at ...
A manor house which was originally built during the Post Medieval period but later additions were made during the Imperial period. It is situated on Southam Road, Radford Semele.
1 Shown as a manor house on the 25″ OS map of 1905.
2 Named as a manor house today. The building is difficult to date. It is of ashlar construction ...
Manor House, which is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905, is situated on The Green, Bilton. It might date to the Imperial period or earlier.
The Map
This map was almost certainly commissioned by Ralph Sheldon (1537-1613), the coat of arms. It can be dated to the period 1580 to 1613.
Aesthetics Or Function?
The map’s unusual decorative ...
The relationship between Marjorie, 6th Countess of Warwick, and her son Charles Guy ‘Fulke’ Greville, 7th Earl of Warwick, became an increasingly uneasy one over the years. Correspondence in the ...
1 The base, shaft and capital are composed of 3 separate stones; the shaft being morticed into the base and capital. On the 4 faces of the capital were ...
The remains of a Medieval market cross which stands 100m north of St John's Church.
To while away the hours, a few of those incarcerated decided to get artistic and leave their mark. To this day we have some of the interesting graffiti they left behind, scratched into the stone walls.
Our lovely Market Hall, which is currently undergoing a makeover, now has a big hole in the floor. This is because we are going to be installing a lift, which will increase access to our first floor galleries.
Market Hall Museum now has its own film on YouTube. Jay and his friendly assistant Gaz visited the museum back in January and spent the day filming.
1 1670: A committee was set up to bargain for stone to erect a Market House. It was built on stone pillars and from 1700 parts were rented to tradesmen. ...
Warwick Market Hall was built of sandstone in the 17th century. Areas were rented to tradesmen, and there was a small prison on the ground floor. Markets were held here until 1905, after which the whole building became a museum. It is located in Market Place.