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The family were chapel goers. They all went to the Wesley Chapel at Bishops Itchington. Years ago there were three chapels as well as the church, but there ...
Jimmy Edwards was born February 5th 1895, the only son of Tom Edwards, Blacksmith of Bishop’s Itchington. Tom and his wife Elizabeth had four girls before they had young Jimmy. Jim ...
The animals you see displayed at Warwickshire Museum are the result of taxidermy and the majority are of species that occur in the British Isles and, in particular, Warwickshire itself. ...
With its pretty thatched cottages, ancient church and walls of warm Cotswold stone, it seems an idyllic spot. Yet in 1875 the picturesque village of Long Compton made national headlines as ...
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It is not clear why the Benedictine nuns chose Princethorpe in Warwickshire. The site certainly had (and still has) attractive features: it was raised up, surrounded by ...
The brick-built building known as 47 Long Street is located on its south side, when travelling from east to west, and is dated 18271. During the first four decades of ...
Rupert Brooke’s father William was a teacher at Rugby School who ran his home, 5 Hillmorton Road, as a boarding house for boys from the school. This is where Rupert ...
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It seems that Newdigate had written to the BSAC on another’s behalf – D. Stiles Esq. of Nuneaton, who had also supplied a pamphlet supporting the emigration ...
One of the things I find interesting as a historian lies beyond looking at simply what happened in the past, but the practice of history itself – how history is ...
Two of the collections available at the Warwickshire County Record Office relate to a mother and son and the impact that World War II had upon their lives.
Beatrice Golby
CR 4479 ...
Walter Kimberley’s wartime experience is one of hardship, effort, determination… and ultimately death, though not by any bullet wound. His is a story that shows war can claim casualties away ...
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 ...
Great Grandfather bought the land from the Newdigate family in the 19th century for houses and turned them into shops. At one time it was a boot repairers, later a dairy and ...
At Christmas time families often have their own traditions and stories for the holiday period, unique to their own personal histories and communities. In many cases, these stories are represented ...
After the Education Act of 1870, Newdegate was keen to keep his schools as independent as possible. He saw the new locally organised Board Schools, now being set up all ...
My grandfather Henry Robbins, 1863-1950 lived in Bishops Itchington all of his life. Following his marriage to my grandmother Amy Hemmings in 1891, they lived in the old mansion buildings. ...
Henry Street (1825-1899):- Fellmonger and owner of the Skin Works at 78 West Street Warwick. © HP Street
Catherine Agnes Street (née Goode) married Henry Louis Street at Hatton Church ...
RSM E.J Pratt (my Great Uncle) was born in Stoneleigh in 1875, his parents were Thomas Edwin Pratt and Ann Lee. Edward joined the 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment in ...
This fascinating picture gives us an important record of the industrial revolution in Warwickshire. The textile mill was built for Sir Roger Newdigate of Arbury Hall (1719-1806) on his land to ...
Donald Healey may be associated with the car company that bears his name, and that was based in Warwick, but his early life started in the south of the country.
An early ...
It is sad to see the remains of the Great Western pub that has been badly damaged. A fierce fire broke out in the afternoon of 24th August 2017 and ...
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 ...
As I have mentioned in other postings on this site, in the years following the Second World War there seemed to be a frenzy of demolition from which no building ...
Whilst part one set the scene for the Townsend family and part two explored some of the male family members, this section explores the women in the family.
Grannie Ann Townsend
For ...