Frank Whittle was born in Earlsdon, Coventry, in 1907. His family moved to Leamington Spa where he attended Milverton School and then Leamington College for Boys. He worked in his ...
This memorial commemorates former workers at the British Thomson-Houston factory who gave their lives during the two world wars. The inscription reads: ‘In Memory of the Men of the British ...
1 Brickworks off Jubilee Street, Rugby, marked on 1886 map.
The site of a brickworks where bricks were made during the Imperial period. The brickworks is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It was situated in the area of Jubilee Street, Rugby.
1 Brickworks N of Avenue Road, Rugby, marked on 1886 map.
The site of a brickworks where bricks were made during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The brickworks was situated to the north of Avenue Road, Rugby.
Site of brickworks.
1 Brickworks N of Avenue Road, Rugby, marked on 1886 map.
The site of a brickworks where bricks were made during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The brickworks was situated to the north of Avenue Road, Rugby.
1 Lime and cement works on Newbold Road, Rugby, marked on 1886 map.
The site of a lime works and cement works which was in use during the Imperial period. The works are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. They were situated on Newbold Road, Rugby.
1 Brickworks marked on 1886 map.
2 An area to the south of the brickworks was subject to an archaeological evaluation. A series of building remains were recorded, which may belong ...
The site of brickworks where bricks were made during the Imperial period. They are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The brickworks were located in the area of Gilbert Avenue, Rugby.
1 Wagon works marked on 1923 map.
The site of a railway wagon works which was in use during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1923. It was situated at Rugby Station.
1 Electrical engineering works marked on the second edition Ordnance Survey Map. The site expanded north of the River Avon in the 1930s.
2 Site visit undertaken 19 Feb 2007 ...
The site of an electrical engineering works dating to the Imperial period. It is marked on the second edition Ordnance Survey map. The site is bounded by Leicester Road, Boughton Road, Mill Road and the railway line.
1 Wagon works marked on 1923 map.
The site of railway wagon works where railway wagons were made. The works are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1923. They were situated north of Rugby Station.
1 Clay pit S of Thurnmill Spinney marked on 1886 map.
2 Possibly served a small scale brickyard nearby.
The site of a clay pit from which clay was extracted during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The clay pit was situated 700m east of Long Lawford.
1 Quarry for Rugby cement works marked on 1903 map.
The site of a quarry that was associated with Rugby Cement Works. The quarry was in use during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The quarry was situated 1km east of Long Lawford.
Cataloguing the Willans Works archive material at Warwickshire County Record Office is revealing some interesting facts, partly because of the efforts of volunteers who are helping with the collection. Their ...
The records of a Rugby-based engineering firm that pioneered the manufacture of steam engines and turbines for electricity generation are being catalogued by Warwickshire County Record Office in a project ...
1 Site of Rugby Portland cement works marked on 1886 map.
2 The Rugby Works began producing lime in the early 19th century and cement manufacture of sorts under the company’s ...
The site of Rugby Portland Cement Works, where cement has been made since the Imperial period. It is situated 600m east of Townsend Lane.
The British Thomson-Houston (BTH) Company was founded in 1894 and production started at Rugby in 1900. The main factory buildings (on what used to be Glebe Farm) opened beside the railway ...
1 Foundry marked on 1886 map.
The site of a foundary, used for casting metal during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The foundary was located in Plowman Street, Rugby.