We used to go past these on the way to school, known somewhat unflatteringly as ‘tin town’ by those on the bus. As you can see, since those days the ...
The bombing of Coventry in November 1940 was one of the more destructive raids of the Second World War. A week later, about twenty children from my junior school in ...
The Post Mill, which stood on Mill Hill, was built in about 1789. It had a tarred, open trestle, four common sails, ladder, tailpole and two pairs of stones (this ...
Two windmills in Stockton
Stockton was unusual for a small community in that it had two windmills side by side during the 19th century.
Post windmill
Built in 1810, it had a brick and ...
So you are driving or walking near Draycote Water when you catch a glimpse of a strange looking creature. What have you been eating or drinking?! No – you are quite ...
Pulling sharply off the A45, you go down the pathway to the farm. Bouncing over the ridge and furrow to where I am directed to park along with the others, ...
Previously, we had seen the struggle for survival of the ‘Parrott House’ in Stretton on Dunsmore. Threatened with demolition, a solution had been found where the house was bought by ...
On Saturday 20th June 2015, a small group of our Nuneaton Memories facebook members met at Chilvers Coton Heritage Centre. Each in turn spoke to us and shared their memories about when Nuneaton was bombed, the Queen's Coronation Celebrations, and lots more.
Nuneaton Memories have conducted more interviews on a number of subjects. For further details, visit this page.
Nuneaton suffered during WWII like many other towns and cities. This short film was filmed at Chilvers Coton Heritage Centre on 20th June 2015 with John and Doroth Veasey who ...
In February 1915, the snippets from the Royal Leamington Spa Courier and Warwickshire Standard Newspapers are focused on air raid precautions and details of servicemen from the County. At the ...
With the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo on the 18th June, the documents selected give a first hand account by men that were there. On display is a ...