1 Discussion of the relevant place names and the possible route.
Ancient saltway originating in Droitwich and traceable across the Arden.
1 The Warwick-Birmingham Canal used to continue into Saltisford but it is no longer navigable beyond the bridge at Budbrooke Junction, SP2765. The disused section contains water as far as ...
The site of Saltisford Wharf, a canal wharf and basin, where vessels would have loaded and unloaded goods during the Imperial period. It was located at the east end of Warwick Race Course.
Ask any of the older folk in Rugby town and they’ll probably know the name Sam Robbins, or at least remember some of the shops and buildings in his (and his ...
In part one, we looked at Sam Robbins’ roots and the journey from humble beginnings to a flourishing business empire in Rugby. Here, we look at the legacy he left ...
George Bryan Brummell, better known as Beau Brummell, was the ultimate dandy and leader of men’s fashion during the Regency era. His was a life lived in two parts: his ...
Victorian Buildings Lost Before 1958
A photographic survey of some of the best Victorian buildings destroyed in the first half of the twentieth century, among them Crystal Palace (burnt down 30th ...
Another extract from Julie Barnett’s childhood memories (Warwickshire County Record Office CR 3913/1)
‘One day we were in the playground ‘Mr Helm…helped the man into the school where he was given ...
When Atherstone Civic Society announced that it was going to Save the Pound, local people thought that it had joined the Eurosceptics. It was understandable because no-one had seen Bentley ...
When I was younger my family frequently went on day trips down to Lulworth Cove, and I remember my Dad pointing out some very small, blue butterflies that would occasionally rise ...
The Saxon Mill originally belonged to the Augustinian St Mary’s Abbey in Kenilworth and then formed part of the Guy’s Cliffe estate. It was rebuilt in 1822 and appears to ...
1 A Saxon origin is claimed. The mill was the property of Kenilworth Priory in the 12th century. There are many references in the 16th century relating to two, and ...
The Saxon Mill at Guy's Cliffe, a watermill which may be Saxon in origin.There is documentary evidence for a mill at this site from the Medieval onwards. In 1952 the stone buildings were converted into a restaurant. A small waterwheel survives.
1 Evidence relating to the settlement of Warwick during late Saxon times. Several pits and a beam slot dating from the early 11th century were found. Waste disposal ...
Late Anglo Saxon pits and a timber slot were found under the Woolpack Hotel. This shows that Warwick was occupied in Early Medieval (Saxon) times. Other evidence supports a typical Medieval urban property.
