Jimmy Edwards was born February 5th 1895, the only son of Tom Edwards, Blacksmith of Bishop’s Itchington. Tom and his wife Elizabeth had four girls before they had young Jimmy. Jim ...
My grandfather Henry Robbins, 1863-1950 lived in Bishops Itchington all of his life. Following his marriage to my grandmother Amy Hemmings in 1891, they lived in the old mansion buildings. ...
White’s 1874 Trade Directory for Dunchurch records:
This parish has produced an ingenious and remarkable character in the person of the late Mr. Thomas Maycock, a farmer and native, who lost ...
A resident of Rugby, George Day appeared before the circuit judge at the Coventry Courts quarter sessions twice in 1854, both times accused of thefts linked to pigs. George was ...
Verity Fincher wrote down reminiscences of growing up in Abbot’s Salford. Her recollections of the village and its residents offer an insight into life in Abbot’s Salford in the early 20th century.
Cottages and gardens
Our village, ...
William Glassbrook and three other men stole six live tame fowls at Aston in December 1884 (presumably for the Christmas market). They all had previous convictions and each received eight ...
The Shop, the Pub, the Farm
The pub’s just round the corner, the Oak and Black Dog to the left of the shop. This was really the heart of the village. In the ...
In part one, I mentioned Romilly Lunge’s overseas adventures. His life in film had seen him mix with many famous people. Hitchcock once interviewed him, and they both admitted to ...
Hillcrest farm in Warton, North Warwickshire, was a rural place seemingly far removed from the bright lights of London and Milan. For a while after the war however, the farm ...