The last Friday and Saturday, the archive and museum services ended up closing early at some points. It’s rare indeed for the buildings to close to the public, so it was kind of noteworthy.
Within the records held at the Warwickshire County Record Office are those related to the papers of Phelps and Bracebridge & Co., Soap and Alkali manufacturers (CR181c/3). Despite conducting their ...
1 A small brick 19th century house with tiled roof, now part of a social club. The windows have been altered and there are steps up to the door.
A house built in brick with a tiled roof. It was constructed during the Imperial period and is situated in Austrey Road, Warton.
The exhibition, ‘Solihull Remembers’ which is currently showing at the Heritage Gallery on the first floor at Solihull Central Library will be officially opened by the Mayor at 10am on ...
The accusations
George Taylor’s violations included books being kept by a pauper for the previous two years, and of these, many had been in arrears for several weeks, while the charge ...
I was born in 1984 and lived in Johannesburg, South Africa until the age of 15 when my family moved to the UK. We moved around a lot at first, ...
1 Portable Antiquities Scheme find provenance information:
Date found: 1999-11-01T00:00:00Z
Date found: 2002-09-15T23:00:00Z
Methods of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
A series of flint tools and flakes were found during metal detecting. The majority of these items have been dated to the Neolithic period.
1 Derelict truncated red brick tower cemented over, in poor condition, empty. Three storey. Dates from c1800. Rebuilt after fire in 1849. Had four storeys, four patent sails and three ...
Southam 'Old Mill', the derelict remains of a windmill built in the Imperial period. Documentary sources suggest that a windmill may have stood at the site during the Medieval period. The site is located to the north of Mill Road, Southam.
Welsh Road East and Welsh Road West are so called because they are the route of the old drovers’ road through Southam that dates from way back before the Elizabethan ...
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Southam Heritage Collection
Tithe Place
High Street
Southam
CV47 0HB
1 Limeworks started by Mr Oldham in 1854, taken over by Tatham, Kay and Co in 1868 and by the Rugby Portland Cement Co in 1934. Commencing initially in Long ...
Southam Cement Works and quarry, described as 'Long Itchington Cement and Lime Works' in the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. From the middle of the 19th century production expanded and came under different owners. The site is now a concrete waste.
In 2001 a group of 12 ladies got together to create a series of embroidered panels that told the story of Southam from 998 AD to 1902 AD. The secretary of ...
We are a group of devoted volunteers, looking after the Cardall Collection. Our Mission is to save Southam’s heritage! Southam’s Cardall Collection comprises artifacts, documents, photographs and memorabilia associated with Southam and its surrounding villages. The Cardall Collection was originally built up by Southam resident Jack Cardall in the mid 20th century.
in our 2020 calendar. A large A3 picture with associated artifacts and stories, from household items to gruesome pre-1950s medical items. A quiz, Christmas cards to colour and others to ...
At the time of writing, Southam’s Market Hill and High Street is having its appearance dramatically changed. The town centre ‘regeneration’ project is under way, and the new Tithe Lodge ...
Local man sails away into the blue from Kent to Kettering (Tasmania). How a long weekend on a Thames sailing barge turned into the voyage of a lifetime on a ...
