(Continued from part one)
It seems that Newdigate had written to the BSAC on another’s behalf – D. Stiles Esq. of Nuneaton, who had also supplied a pamphlet supporting the emigration ...
One of the things I find interesting as a historian lies beyond looking at simply what happened in the past, but the practice of history itself – how history is ...
Most of this has been told to me by my Dad who lived in Stockton, and has been passed down via his parents, grandparents and other ancestors. My uncle (Mr. Syd ...
The Stockton boulder is outside Braunston House in Stockton (24 High Street). It had railings around it (as shown in the photograph) and these were removed for the war effort ...
In Part one, I looked at the interaction between ribbon weaving in Coventry and Nuneaton and the unrest which arose with the onset of industrialisation in the early 19th century .
However, ...
On this day, Warwick had shined its shoes and brushed itself down to welcome Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother as she came to open the completed Shire Hall ...
We meet 4 times a year, January, April, July & October on the 4th Wednesday at 7:30 in Wellesbourne Village Hall. We have a guest speaker at each meeting. We also carry out some local research and have produced a number of publications
From 1898 to 1903 the Rev. Edward Dew (a Church of England Oxford graduate) worked as a chaplain at Trinity College in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was also an amateur photographer and giver of lectures. Fortunately for ...
Taylors Music & Electric store in Abbey Street, Nuneaton was a first port of call to those wanting vinyl records – if anyone could get a record for you, Taylors ...
Lillington Local History Society aims to foster and promote local history, especially that of Lillington, arranging publications, maintaining contact with the Warwickshire County Record Office and other local history organisations, schools and churches, encouraging the interest of local residents.
Several huge rugby balls have appeared in Rugby to celebrate the World Cup this autumn. The caption on the plaque explains it well:
Rugby’s got balls. Celebrating the Rugby World Cup ...
As the Second World War progressed and the established military bases came under enemy fire, small bases were set up in areas of the country considered to be safe from enemy ...