Here are some pictures of the track in the 1970s. I took these during the holiday fortnight, when me and a friend went into the building when it was empty ...
On Friday June 11th 1948 the Nuneaton Observer reported on the grandiose visit by the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, to unveil the new inscription on the Riversley Park ...
Little Lawford Hall had an unfortunate history involving a ghost and a murder. It belonged to the Boughton family and in Elizabethan times one of them lost an arm.
The one-armed ...
My friend and I were fortunate enough to snaffle up tickets for the Christmas Regency Ball, recently held by Unlocking Warwick in the old courtrooms on Jury Street. It was a beautiful ...
According to the Nuneaton Chronicle of November 2nd 1951, you could see Robin Hood of Texas. Now, I thought I knew my myth and legend, but I don’t know this version! ...
Glasshouse Lane
This lane lead to Glasshouse Wood where John Timms operated glass kilns in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. It appears as the “Road to the Glasshouse” in ...
Adcock Drive
This road commemorates Councillor Florence Adcock (above), the first lady Mayor of Kenilworth in 1979. It was built in part of the former grounds of Park House, which was ...
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It is not clear why the Benedictine nuns chose Princethorpe in Warwickshire. The site certainly had (and still has) attractive features: it was raised up, surrounded by ...
The brick-built building known as 47 Long Street is located on its south side, when travelling from east to west, and is dated 18271. During the first four decades of ...
The Old Shire Hall as it currently stands was rebuilt and completed in 1776, in the Palladian style. It was used at the Warwickshire County Court from then until 2011 ...
The Tame Valley Wetlands is a landscape partnership scheme, led by Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and a partnership of local and national organisations. Our vision is to create a wetland landscape, rich in wildlife and accessible to all.
I am lucky enough to live near Victoria Park, and also as a child my Nan lived in the house I now own, so I have visited the park nearly ...