“I think this accursed war will soon be over now, and that will settle all those worries for you, once and for all.” This was a line written by 19 year ...
These stunning photographs from the top of St Mary’s Church Tower in Warwick were taken by Dr Hubert Tibbits.
Twice Mayor of Warwick
Dr Hubert Tibbits followed both his father’s and grandfather’s ...
I remember Dad and I taking our ponies to be shoed by Harry Jackson, the Blacksmith, in Beausale, when I was a little girl during the 1960s. He lived in ...
Esther (‘Hester’) Jackson Jones was born in Grendon. She was baptised in Grendon on 14th April 1816. Only the mother is identified in the baptismal register.
Hester married Joseph Dester of Bramcote in ...
John Sandford (1801-1873) came from a typical upper-middle class family which included university professors, bishops, archdeacons, military men and holders of civil posts in government and education at home and ...
Browsing the Calendar of Prisoners Index, as you do, I came across an entry which intrigued me. The crime was listed as ‘Assault and Rescue of a Prisoner’.1 Now, I ...
Soon after I had started writing up the story of Ann Tennant, I received a telephone call from a freelance newspaper reporter who had been commissioned to write a series ...
The sketchbook containing these drawings1 is one of very few documents held at the Warwickshire County Record Office relating to George Francis Alexander Seymour, 7th Marquess of Hertford and Earl of ...
Warwick had not taken the news that his engagement was ended, well. Within a week of the engagement being broken, he had incurred extensive bills at the Ritz Hotel, had ...
There was a cold breeze sweeping by as they stepped off the train. The slight patter of rain dripped onto the eagerly anticipating journalists who had been waiting all morning ...
A strong wind was blowing across the trenches. A putrid smell lingered in the air, a mixture of chlorine gas, mud, filth, and flesh. It was approaching lunchtime in the ...
Although there are piles of weighty solemn looking documents kept in the strongrooms of the Warwickshire County Record Office, there are a good deal of gems down there that could be ...
Mr Alfred Jordan was a lengthman at the beginning of World War 2, and so was exempt from having to serve in the war because of this...
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The trial of James Hayward for the murder of Ann Tennant was held three months after the inquest, at Warwick Crown Court on Tuesday 14th and Wednesday ...
On Christmas Eve 1998, I took delivery of a large brown envelope postmarked Southport. Inside was a copy of the death certificate of my great-great grandmother Ann Tennant. I knew ...
It is always an awkward feeling when research dispels the myth of a much loved local treasure.
On display in the Great Hall of Warwick Castle is a small and delicate ...
The bet
In 1811, Sir John Throckmorton entered into an extraordinary wager at a dinner party. He bet a huge 1,000 guineas that he could have a coat made in the ...
An article concerning these photos can be found at the following link.
