1 Chancel, nave, N and S aisles, W tower, vestry and choir vestry. Completed in 1837 to designs by Rickman and unaltered since, except for the addition of the choir ...
The Parish Church of All Saints which was built in the Imperial period. It probably replaced a Medieval church that had existed on the same site. There have been no major alterations since. The church is situated on Church Hill, Stretton on Dunsmore.
1 In Stretton the Warwick County Asylum for Juvenile Delinquents was established in 1818. It was a private venture, taking charge of convicted boys of 14-16 years of age, who ...
The Warwick County Asylum for Juvenile Delinquents, a house of correction, dating to the Imperial period. It was situated to the south east of Stretton on Dunsmore.
1 Former Primitive Methodist chapel. A very small building, seating perhaps 25 or 30. Of red brick, with blue brick diaper patterning. Slate roof, prominent carved bargeboards, a small central ...
A Methodist chapel that was built during the Imperial period. The building is no longer in use as a chapel but is situated on Plott Lane, Stretton on Dunsmore.
1 ‘Limekiln Farm’ marked.
2 The site of the works is not known, but was probably at or near the farm.
The site of a lime kiln, used for making lime during the Imperial period. The exact location of the lime kiln is unknown but it was probably situated in the 500m south west of Dunsmore Heath.
1 A horseshoe-shaped earthwork, shown on the 1905 map – it may well be the earthworks thrown up by quarrying.
2 A site visit showed a pond and it is likely ...
The site of a pond, probably the result of quarrying during the Imperial period. It is situated 400m north of Princethorpe Great Wood.
1 The 1905 OS map shows a horseshoe shaped earthwork at this location. This is probably the site of a quarry, now overgrown.
2 Access was not available during a ...
The site of a possible quarry dating to the Imperial period. It is visible as an earthwork. The quarry is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. The site is located 600m south west of Stretton on Dunsmore.
1 Smithy marked.
2 Probable 19th century buildings exist on the site. These are now undergoing a change of use and renovation. No obvious evidence for smithying.
The site of a forge where wrought iron was made during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. The forge was situated in Stretton on Dunsmore.
1 In 1786 a case was laid before Sir Pepper Arderne, the Attorney-General, inquiring whether a part of the rents arising out of lands in Shilton, given by will of ...
Stretton School which was originally built during the Imperial period. It is situated in School Lane, Stretton on Dunsmore.
1 A turnpike established between 1750 and 1775. First Act 1754-5.
A toll road running from Ryton Bridge to Banbury, via Southam. Travellers would have paid to use the road during the Imperial period.
Christmas tree in mid-January
Over a hundred years ago Christmas trees were a rarity in private homes, but sometimes a communal one was provided; families could be charged to view it (though ...
