This is an account of the papers of Eleanor Archer; a local lady whose records are held at Warwickshire County Record Office, reference CR 367.
An educated woman
Miss Archer was born ...
On this day, Warwick had shined its shoes and brushed itself down to welcome Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother as she came to open the completed Shire Hall ...
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 ...
One of the aims of the Warwickshire Natural History and Archaeological Society was to publish annual proceedings: a record of research into our county’s natural sciences and human history.
Many important ...
Between 1938 and 1945 the women of Warwickshire took on volunteering roles in their local communities to support the war effort (yes even in 1938 they knew war with Germany ...
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 14th April 1865. A tumultuous event in world affairs, this act also reached Warwick, and excited much talk and reflection amongst the councillors, media, and ...
The old photo shows the distribution of loaves of bread from the charities of Mr Blissett and the Rev. Smith in 1899. Mr Adams (the ‘Custos’ or guardian of the ...
Small beginnings can be important. A chance remark at a lecture to a well-established evening class at Warwickshire County Record Office in the autumn of 1988 was the starting point ...
(Continued from part one)
Prison life
On the night of Tuesday 1st July, Agnes Lake was re-arrested and was once again taken to Warwick Prison. She was forbidden to write to her ...
In October 1913, a ‘militant’ hunger-striking suffragette on release from Warwick Prison under the so-called ‘cat and mouse’ act was taken out from her temporary abode in a Leamington Nursing ...
The fight for votes for women involved militants who were prepared to break the law – often called ‘suffragettes’ – in contrast to the law-abiding suffragists. Most suffragettes belonged to ...
From 26th July until 2nd August 1979 there was an international scout jamboree in Priory Park in Warwick. I was in Newbold-on-Stour Sea Scouts at the time. The name of ...