1 Radford was known for miles around for its beer. In 1900 a new brewery was constructed. Owing to a greatly increasing demand the building was extended in 1907. A ...
The site of Thornley's Brewery which was in use towards the end of the Imperial period. The brewery was demolished during the 1970s but it had been situated 100m south of Radford Road, Radford Semele.
1 Smithy marked on 1886 map.
The site of a blacksmiths workshop which was in use during the Imperial period. It was situated at Radford Hall and is marked on the Ordnance Survey Map of 1886.
I recently purchased an old postcard of the house I remember from my childhood as where the man who farmed the land behind our house lived. The card is postmarked ...
It is worth noting for historical records that the Manor Cottage has a rare “Witches’ Fireplace” situated on the side of the house nearest to the grass verge on Southam ...
1 The village stocks were on the W side of Church Lane at the top of Southam Road. J Hitchcox never saw them, but his father pointed out their position ...
The site of a pillory or stocks, a wooden frame through which criminals would put their hands and heads and be exposed to public ridicule. The pillory was in use during the Imperial period and was situated at the junction of Church Land and Southam Road, Radford Semele.
1 Fragment of Medieval decorated floor tile from here presented to Museum. This site square with trees around it, a raised area. ‘They always say there used to be an ...
The possible site of a Medieval building, the evidence for which is an earthwork. A Medieval floor tile was found at the site which lies 400m south west of Furlong Pit Spinney.
1 The pound is on the turnpike E of the village. It was used about twelve times earlier this century for stray cattle etc. It was last used by the ...
The site of a pound which was used for penning livestock during the Imperial period. It was located on Southam Road, Radford Semele.
1 Tollhouse marked at the junction of the Fosse and Southam Road.
2 A gentleman wrote in 1913 that he could remember a toll bar on the Fosse.
The site of a toll house, where tolls were collected from travellers using the toll road. The toll house is marked on the Tithe Award Map of 1843. It was situated at the junction of Southam Road and Fosse Way, Radford Semele.
