1 Site of Griff mineral railway marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of Griff Mineral Railway at Heath End, which was built during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
1 Site of mineral railway marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a mineral railway which was in use during the Imperial period. It was situated at Heath End, and was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
1 Site of mineral railway marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a mineral railway dating to the Imperial period. It was situated 500m west of Camp Hill, and was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
11815 extension to St Nicholas Churchyard. By the early 19th century the graveyard was deemed to be full and in 1815 the parishioners drew up a petition to purchase land ...
Early 19th century extension to St Nicholas Churchyard.
1 Anker Mill. Four storey brick structure in traditional textile mill form built 1861 by Nuneaton Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company at a cost of some £70,000. Became a worsted ...
The site of Anker Mill, a textile mill which was built during the Imperial period. It was later used as a worsted mill. It was situated on Attleborough Road, Attleborough.
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 ...
1 Site of mineral railway marked on OS map of 1886.
The site of a mineral railway which ran between Black Bank and Exhall. It was in use during the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886.
I have previously written about Walter Kimberley, a Coventry City footballer who lost his life during World War One. He was not the only former Coventry City footballer to suffer ...
Today we may be more familiar with the concept of a drag queen, but drag kings (or ‘male impersonators’) have a history dating back over the centuries. Performers such as ...
We found an absorbing new interest for our retirement when we joined Coventry Photographic Society five years ago. When researching the society’s history and updating its society’s website, we discovered ...
I grew up in the Dugdale Arms, Nuneaton. Our family had run “The Dug, or The Duggie”, as it was known, since 1911, but its history extended further back than ...
The Dugdale Arms in Nuneaton had been in my family since 1911. My mum and dad took over as landlords in 1957, having lived next door to The Dug (as ...
The Dugdale Arms in Nuneaton, also known as The Dug, had been a pub since the 1860s.
For the first 9 years of my life we lived at 36 Dugdale Street, ...