1 Gardens laid out c1914 by T H Mawson around 1880s house (extended c1908) within area of former deer park. Features include lawns, terraces, walled garden, pergola, rose garden, lodge, ...
Upper Skilts garden, dating from the Imperial to the 20th century. The garden features include a drive, pergola, terraces, rose garden and a tennis court. It is located 700m north east of Mappleborough Green.
Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie.
Listed Building Status for surviving wrought-iron gate, gatepiers and doorway through fruit wall recommended by Lovie.
1 Dugdale records the depopulation of Upper and Lower Smite during the foundation of Combe Abbey in 1150. The old parish name is preserved in Smite Brook, Smeeton Lane and ...
The site of the Medieval deserted settlement of Upper Smite. The settlement is known to have existed from documentary evidence. Some traces of it are visible as an earthwork and as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The site is located 100m south of Mobbs Wood.
From the hallway in the farmhouse there was a door up to the first flight of stairs, which connected to the back stairs, then turning up the next section there ...
1 There was no silva recorded for Haselor in Domesday Book, but there was silva ten furlongs and eighteen perches long by five furlongs wide in Upton, a township within ...
Site of medieval Upton Wood (part)
Vaccination is something we tend to take for granted these days but the concept of vaccination can be traced back more than 2,000 years. The Chinese first discovered a primitive ...
1 An archaeological evaluation of the proposed library site at Bidford on Avon was carried out by the Warwickshire Museum in 1991. No features of archaeological significance were located ...
Various finds of Iron Age, Romano British and medieval date recovered from the topsoil in this area. These may have resulted from soil being inported onto the site.
‘Socially-distanced’ celebrations were held in many places: here is a record from Stretton on Dunsmore. There were decorations of bunting (some home-made) and flags. A few street parties were held: ...
The end of the war in Europe
As the war drew to a close in April 1945 Knowle Parish Magazine says little about world events: nothing appears about the end of ...
Monday May 7th
A great day for Britain and her allies, and tomorrow will be a national holiday – VE Day – at last. Preparations are already being made in the ...
The first new car registrations for 2017 come out in March, but this article takes us back to the very first vehicle registrations in Warwickshire in 1903.1
Although vehicles had been ...
I’m looking forward to seeing a new film adaptation of Vera Brittain’s Testament of Youth, to be premiered 15th October, but did you know of her Warwickshire connection? Some of ...
I started at Vicarage Street Church School, Nuneaton in 1937, the year of the coronation of King George VI. During the war, the roof of the school was taken off ...
1 Victoria Engineering Works, Rugby, marked on 1923 map.
The site of Victoria Engineering Works, which is of modern date. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1923. The engineering works was situated 200m north east of Avenue Road, Rugby.
1 2 Victoria park, public park, Leamington Spa.
Lovie reports that Victoria park was opened by the Corporation in 1897. The area had a long history of use for recreational purposes. ...
Public park opened 1897. Incorporates New River Walk.
1 A Greek Doric fluted cast iron pillar box with vertical aperture stands to the E of Westgate. Cast by Smith and Hawkes during the period 1856-7.
A cast iron Victorian post box from the Imperial period, situated to the east of Westgate, Warwick.
I was asked to research butler William Parsons for a mini project organized by the Family and Community Historical Research Society (FACHRS). I was told that 40 year old William ...
An amazing memory of Nuneaton Carnival. I can see Geoff Plumpton King Of Mirth, and am hoping someone will recognise one of the carnival maids. Also GEORGE the Peacock makes ...
1 Vine inn, West street, Warwick.
Historic inn recorded on F. White & Co.’s database which shows it in existence in 1874. Situated on north west side of West street, close ...
Historic inn situated on the north west side of West street next to the Tudor House hotel.
What is a house in Virginia doing on a site about Warwickshire? At first, this may appear to be a strange choice for an article on this website, at least ...
1 Virgins Inn and Castle Tavern, High street, Kenilworth.
Historic inn recorded on F. White and Co.’s database which shows inn to be in existence in 1874. Situated on the south ...
Historic inn and public house situated on the south side of the High street. Now called The Virgins and Castle public house.
From the age of about four we used to go and visit Nanny every Sunday for dinner and we used to go to the farm opposite, Boddington Farm I think. We ...
Food was scarce during World War One and the government did all it could to encourage voluntary rationing. The poster that this short film dramatises was found in the collections ...
These trees are well grown now, but they hold memories for me. We moved to Brookside Avenue, Wellesbourne in 1967, when I was about two and a half years old. ...
A year ago, when I started to think about the possibility of spending a year abroad studying, I knew nothing about this part of the country...
In August 1803 James Arnold, the Superintendent (i.e. Parish Constable) of Wormleighton compiled schedules of men willing to offer their services as volunteers when the imminently expected French invasion commenced.
Wormleighton’s ...
