St Margaret’s Church dates back to Saxon times, but has seen many changes to its structure over the centuries.
Rebuilding of the Aisle, Chancel and Nave were carried out by Sir ...
This is a deed announcing the grant of the church of Compton Verney, (referred to as the church of Cutona in the deed), to Saint Mary’s church in Warwick by ...
One of the questions most often asked by visitors to Warwickshire County Record Office is ‘how old is our oldest document?’ to which, at least since 1970s, our answer has ...
St John the Baptist, Berkswell, is a Norman parish church containing one of the finest crypts in the country. The church is a Grade 1 Listed Building and is featured ...
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So within eight years of Rev. John Craig’s death the Priory had changed out of all recognition. The grounds had been sold and houses, including those lining ...
Like most towns and villages, the names of Leamington’s streets can give clues to buildings and uses that have long since faded from the memory. Mill Street did once lead to ...
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When the Rev. Downes exchanged livings with the Rev. John Craig in 1839 the Rev. Craig also purchased the Priory. Confirmed by the rate book for that ...
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The first residents after the alterations were the new owner, Mr Reynolds and his family. There is no indication as to whether his widow continued to live ...
There has been a church in Birdingbury for over a thousand years but very little is known about the building until the 18th century, when a Faculty was issued by ...
Here’s the little leper chapel in the Saltisford at Warwick, part of the remains of the Hospital of St. Michael (founded in the 13th century). Such hospitals were originally set ...
St Nicholas Church, situated in the beautiful grounds of the ruined St Mary’s Abbey, within the Abbey Fields, has been a place of peace and prayer for over 700 years. ...
Almost all that is known about the old church is that it was there! It stood on the top of the embankment alongside the church path to the west where ...
The parish of St. Francis of Assisi in Kenilworth has two churches – the larger one is St. Francis on Warwick Road, while the other is the much older St. ...
The parish of St. Francis of Assisi in Kenilworth has two churches – this, the larger one, is St. Francis of Assisi on Warwick Road, while the other is the much older ...
A.W.N. (Augustus Welby Northmore) Pugin (1812-1852) was a famous English architect, most recognised for his signature Gothic style. In 1834, Pugin converted to Roman Catholicism, and this was reflected in ...
St Peter’s Church is to be found in the centre of Dunchurch, opposite the Green Man public house. It is thought to date from the 9th century and there was ...
St. Nicholas is a church with a varied history. The tower, which is the oldest part of the building, was built in two stages. The lower part dates from the ...
I hadn’t associated Warwickshire with menageries, but a blog by Parks & Gardens UK drew my attention to two at Coombe Abbey.
Princess Elizabeth, 1603-1608
The Abbey was purchased by John Harington ...
Henry Wise was about 37 when he inherited Warwick Priory in 1810. Five years before this he had become the Vicar of St. Gregory’s Church, and continued there until his ...
St Andrew’s Church in Rugby was originally constructed in the 13th century (on the site of an older building) but was considerably altered during the 19th century. A photograph of ...
Sat in a field, seemingly isolated from the modern day world, is the Church of St. Peter at Wolfhampcote. Wolfhampcote itself is a deserted medieval village. Although legends have suggested ...
This modest building was erected in 1819 by James Bisset to display his museum of curiosities (moved with him from his former museum in Birmingham).
Death
Bisset died in 1832 and the ...
On a lovely sunny day Saturday following a week of horrible grey and drizzly weather, we decided to visit the picturesque village of Offchurch, a few miles from Leamington Spa, ...
After looking around the outside of the church, including the excellent “Living Churchyard”, we went inside. The Millennium window is just stunning – it was installed to mark the millennium ...