The station was opened in 1879, replacing an earlier station from 1838. Despite being the only station between Coventry and Rugby, Brandon and Wolston struggled for customers and was closed ...
1 Very extensive earthworks marking the site of an important Medieval castle which formerly stood here. Defences appear to have consisted mainly of broad moats and sheets of water dammed ...
Brandon Castle, the site of a Medieval castle, with associated castle keep and moat complex. Documentary evidence exists for some of its history, and some of the earthworks have been patially excavated. The castle is situated 300m south of Brandon.
I thought you might like to see these pics of a Garden Centre in Brandon. It’s just opposite the speedway track and maybe not much to look at now, but ...
1 The hamlet of Brandon, on the eastern edge of the extensive grounds of Brandon House.
2 ‘Brandon House’ marked on 1886 OS map at this grid reference.
Brandon Hall, a house that dates back to the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The house is located 300m west of Brandon.
A water mill used to stand on a mill-stream off the river Avon between Brandon and Ryton on Dunsmore; it was situated on what is now the eleventh green of Brandon ...
Brandon Working Men’s Club was built in 1885 by the trustees of the late James Beech (a railway magnate). It was originally contained reading and refreshment rooms plus a club ...
We hold monthly meetings at the Brandon Club, with speakers on historical and social subjects from a wide range of professional and personal interests, some from local residents.
1 Although Medieval in design the size and uniform construction suggest an 18th century date at the earliest. It is known to have been in need of repair in the ...
Bretford Bridge, a road bridge that was built during the Post Medieval or Imperial period. It replaced the Medieval bridge which stood on the same site. The bridge is situated at the southern end of Bretford.
1 BRETFORD is recorded as a Borough in 1279 and in 1334 Subsidy was valued at £31.13. A market charter for Tues granted 2 Sept 1227, by K ...
On the Fosse. Granted a market and a fair in the 13th century. Recorded as a borough at around this time.
Interviews with Brian Marsh on making the hulls for the boats and testing their stability and John Gardner on building fibreglass Healey boats
Brian Marsh worked for Healey Marine in the ...
1 Brick built domestic surface shelter used during World War II. The air raid shelter is located at the north end of South Road, opposite the village school at ...
Brick built domestic surface shelter used during the Second World War as an air raid shelter. The shelter is located at the north end of South Road, opposite the village school at Clifton upon Dunsmore.
1 Brick built domestic surface air raid shelter with a concrete roof and single door in the east face. A small window has been cut on the south (road) ...
A domestic surface Second World War air raid shelter with a concrete roof and single door in the east face. It is situated to the west of Clifton upon Dunsmore.
1 Rectangluar brick surface air raid shelter with concrete roof and shallow prejecting section in the centre of the east face, beside the road. A single air brick is ...
A rectangular air raid shelter dating to the Second World War. It has a concrete roof and shallow projecting section in the centre of the east section. The shelter is located on the north side of Main Street, Clifton upon Dunsmore.
