Local manufacturer the Rootes Group owned some of the outstanding names in British motor sport heritage, Sunbeam and Talbot in particular. Like most British manufactures Rootes and its successor, Chrysler ...
When researching the Jensen brothers, I discovered that their second design, after the one based on the Austin Seven, used a Standard 9 chassis and running gear. This was later ...
Henry Smith of Kenilworth was accused, in 1827, of stealing a chicken. Ultimately, for this crime, he received a sentence of two months hard labour – not a small amount. ...
When Leamington Spa Town Hall is mentioned, most of us probably think about the current premises on the Parade. However from 1854 until its demolition and replacement there was a ...
Good Morning, I collect ocean liner ephemera and I have a few items with a Warwickshire interest which you may not be aware of or even interested about but I ...
I love food, I love to eat and I love to cook, so it is perhaps no surprise then, that when thinking of an object that connects me to the history ...
November 11th doesn’t seem to be a very popular day for Ricardian “happenings.” Besides a receipt signed in 1471 by Richard to one of the king’s “commisaries,” & appointments to ...
