When you hear someone mention ‘The Warwick Pageant’, you might assume that they were referring to the pageant of 1906. However, while this was the first such event, it was ...
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The first residents after the alterations were the new owner, Mr Reynolds and his family. There is no indication as to whether his widow continued to live ...
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So within eight years of Rev. John Craig’s death the Priory had changed out of all recognition. The grounds had been sold and houses, including those lining ...
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When the Rev. Downes exchanged livings with the Rev. John Craig in 1839 the Rev. Craig also purchased the Priory. Confirmed by the rate book for that ...
Like most towns and villages, the names of Leamington’s streets can give clues to buildings and uses that have long since faded from the memory. Mill Street did once lead to ...
Verity Fincher wrote down reminiscences of her childhood in Abbot’s Salford and Salford Hall, around the time of the First World War. Her recollections of the war offer an insight into ...
Verity Fincher wrote down reminiscences of her summer holidays spent at Salford Hall. Her recollections of the building offer an insight into its uses in the early 20th century.
The Squire’s apartments
Our summers at Salford started ...
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 Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582 at Temple Grafton Church. He was 18 years old whilst she was 25 and three months’ pregnant, quite common in those days. Her ...
Guy’s Cliffe House just outside Warwick lies on a good exposure of middle Triassic sandstone. The rock is a geological site of special scientific interest and on the geological conservation ...
It can be very difficult to find black voices from Warwickshire in our archives. We have found that many of our historical records relating to black people come from the ...
This pub, near the Five Ways roundabout, has an unusual name. In the 20th century the owner, Mercedes Griffith, had a small cottage with a licence to sell beers and ...
