When the German army invaded Belgium 250,000 Belgians fled to Britain. Rugby, quite typically of the country’s reactions, established Relief Committees to organise accommodation and fund support1. 200 were settled ...
1 Magazine at Rugby cement works marked on 1886 map.
The site of a magazine, a building used for storing ammunition or army supplies. It dates back to the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The magazine was situated at Rugby Cement Works.