There’s something irresistibly intriguing about old paths and highways that were once well trodden but are now more often than not forgotten or overgrown. Across the years, they’ve attracted the ...
I have thought about visiting Astley Church in the past and it is open on Sundays between 2.00 and 3.30 p.m. when there is a service so we stopped off ...
Last weekend also saw open days for Astley Castle. Now, Astley has featured on these pages fairly regularly, so yours truly decided to visit. What’s significant when there is how ...
Nuneaton Memories facebook group admin Paul Birkin helped with renovation of Astley Castle – here are some photos in slideshow format of work in progress
In July 2012, the Landmark Trust opened the newly-restored Astley Castle near Nuneaton, Warwickshire to the public. The castle, which dates back to the 1200s, was damaged by fire in ...
I recently visited the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Astley during the heritage open days (I also visited Astley Castle next door, but there are several posts on ...
Astley Castle has a rich and varied history. In 1266 Warin de Bassingburn was granted a licence to enclose the manor house at Astley with a dyke and walls, and ...
Informal schooling in the small agricultural north Warwickshire village of Astley was established by the mid 18th Century. When Lady Elizabeth Newdigate died in 1767 her funeral route was lined ...
Astley remained a traditional village school with a rural atmosphere. The largest single number came from Astley village. Others came from surrounding farms (making long journeys) or from the Arbury ...
After 1939, wartime brought the occasional evacuee while double summer time meant a very late finish to farm work, and very dark winter mornings. In August 1940 anti-aircraft fire was ...