It can be very difficult to find black voices from Warwickshire in our archives. We have found that many of our historical records relating to black people come from the ...
Upon discovering that the venue wouldn’t have internet or computers, I had to adjust my plan to be a bit more ‘old school’. So, this leads us to the question, what exactly is a pinning party?
After realising that I needed help from the apprentice welfare office, I was worried. I had in my mind that by failing to be self-supporting my whole future again threatened ...
Just two months into my first year at Coton House I was just getting used to motorbiking to work when the Suez crisis erupted and petrol rationing was introduced. Funds ...
This saucer, no doubt from a set, was shown to myself at the recent WVTMS Annual Ploughing Match at Warwick back in October. Knowing nothing of the above, enquiries were ...
300 million years ago, during the Carboniferous Period, what is now Warwickshire lay just north of the Equator. The climate was hot and rather arid, as evidenced by the reddened, ...
Local historians are well acquainted with the beautifully drawn and elaborate estate maps made for local landowners in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. They may be less familiar with ...
The bittern is one of the rarest breeding birds in the UK. It is golden-brown in colour, rather plump, related to the heron and inhabits freshwater reed beds and other ...
The first Warwickshire Miners’ Association was formed in 1872. A Bedworth printer, Mr John Colledge, was elected as the Secretary. The society’s first report was issued in June 1872, which ...
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) was formed in 1944, replacing the Miners Federation of Great Britain. At the request of the Midlands Area of the NUM, Warwickshire Miners’ Association ...
Continuing Julie Barnett’s account of her childhood from Warwickshire County Record Office ref. CR 3913/1.
‘My next school was at Princethorpe, about two miles from Eathorpe. In my childhood, Princethorpe was ...
The story of the game we love and play today begins at Rugby School, that much is true. How a boy by the name of William Webb Ellis became so remarkably ...
Earlier, I described the history of the building which housed our family bakery in Chapelfields. In this section, I would like to explore the background of my family who worked ...
My friend and I were fortunate enough to snaffle up tickets for the Christmas Regency Ball, recently held by Unlocking Warwick in the old courtrooms on Jury Street. It was a beautiful ...
As the festive feeling rolls around again this year, we thought it fitting to offer you something full of seasonal goodwill. It is one of the oldest Christmas cards that we ...
There is a variety of crimes detailed in the Warwickshire County Record Office Quarter Session records. Quarter Session documents can provide a rich source of information. For example, the judicial ...
Christmas tree in mid-January
Over a hundred years ago Christmas trees were a rarity in private homes, but sometimes a communal one was provided; families could be charged to view it (though ...
The case for a new super-pit looked promising, but there were issues and the super-pit would significantly affect the built up area of Coventry. The Headgear had to be the ...
So what do we do all day? There is no such thing as a typical day, really, so here is a flavour of some of the things I might get up to in a day. Just remember, making records accessible is our aim.
Next to Bentley Pound is a bench that attracts attention with its slightly unusual design. It may serve a practical purpose, but it too has a history. After speaking with ...
I was born in 1941 and after taking my A Levels in 1959 I joined British Thomson-Houston (BTH) Rugby as an indentured apprentice on a five year contract. My father ...
My family have always lived in this area, my dad inherited his farm from his father and he still runs it to this day in his 80s! I loved growing ...
These embroidered postcards were largely produced by French and Belgian women embroidering strips of silk mesh, which were then cut and mounted on postcards. They were very popular with British ...
Bruce thinks dates around the Friends' Meeting House in Atherstone don't add up.
1 A group of ditches that can be seen on aerial photographs to the east of the A46 and to the south of Black Spinney were mapped as part of ...
A group of ditches can be seen on aerial photographs to the east of the A46 and to the south of Black Spinney.
