If I had a penny for every time that had happened, I would be a millionaire.
Or so the old saying goes.
With inflation, this is now probably one pound, but the ...
At the time George Wise inherited Woodcote he was unmarried, and at the age of 53, already had another home in Surrey. He died in 1888 and the family estates ...
The origins
The house is known locally as the ‘Parrott House’ after its owner, Mr. Parrott. The Parrotts were one of the ‘traditional’ Stretton families. Anne Langley reports how John Green ...
As Clandon Park House in Surrey went up in flames so quickly in April 2015, it showed once again how fragile the items of the past could be. To me, ...
Florence Rose was the Rev. Squirrell’s eldest daughter, being born in Croydon in 1865. She was married to James Ward in 1893, when if the ages given on the census ...
In the mid 19th century, this Georgian house with its unusual and distinctive central arch was the home of Elizabeth and Richard Johnson. They were the aunt and uncle of ...
Although somewhat dilapidated in the present day, Guy’s Cliffe House has had a full history, with much change over a number of years. Even in its current isolated state off ...
Look at some of the houses in West Street, and the brick frontages hint at the type of properties to be found elsewhere in Warwick after the Great Fire. Further ...
Guy’s Cliffe has led a chequered history, and in recent years has been subject to a series of events that have seen its majesty decline. These events have included a ...
Timber framed buildings are subject to many alterations over the centuries and Oken’s House is no exception. Nevertheless, there were fascinating survivals from the past uncovered by this survey.
The findings
A ...
The abuttal boxes often list occupants over a long period of time. In some cases the word ‘formerly,’ ‘since,’ ‘ late,’ ‘now,’ or a semi-colon separates names of different periods.
When ...
Unless otherwise specified, all references preceded by B, CR, D, HR, L, MR are to be found at the Warwickshire County Record Office. Uncatalogued items there are prefixed with WCRO.
Abbreviations for ...
In 1547 AD C105, C106 and C107 appear to have been one burgage called the ‘garret houses’ with a rent of 4d. The abuttals suggest that this comprised the whole block ...
Each burgage plot is identified by the code it was given on the 1786 plan, i.e. ‘F1’ for the first freehold burgage and ‘C1’ for the first copyhold, starting at ...
This is a work in progress to discover the history of all the historic house sites in the north Warwickshire market town of Atherstone. From the Middle Ages onwards the ...
Holbrook Grange has an interesting history. The land was part of the Boughton estate and the family lived the other side of the river in Lawford Hall. This Hall was ...
Harvington Hall in Worcestershire is a fine Elizabethan moated manor house that for many years belonged to the Throckmorton family who are based at Coughton Court in Warwickshire. Sir Robert ...
Verity Fincher wrote down reminiscences of her summer holidays spent at Salford Hall. Her recollections of the building offer an insight into its uses in the early 20th century.
The Squire’s apartments
Our summers at Salford started ...
I have been carrying out a small private survey of timbered buildings in Warwick and was struck by the similarity in style of The Tudor Inn on West Street and ...
Near Kenilworth Castle, just off Castle Hill, is a charming group of thatched cottages called ‘Little Virginia’. The name is said to derive from Sir Walter Raleigh’s introduction of potatoes ...
In 1851, Henry Christopher Wise sold the Warwick Priory and 37 acres of its parkland to the Birmingham and Oxford Railway Co, which planned to lay its railway track through ...
This was the home of the Wilcox family who, I understand, came from a house adjoining Brandon Hall, which has since been demolished to make room for the hotel car ...
Jessamine Victoria Bradley was born in Derby on 25th May 1897. She was the daughter of William Edge Bradley, a clerk for the Midland Railway, and Louise Violet Squirrell, who ...