Sleepy, genteel Royal Leamington Spa had been immune from none of the concerns post-war. The town’s War Memorial bears witness to the number of its young men who gave their ...
I found mention of ‘new’ almshouses in Stoneleigh in the census but had been unable to find them. A national web-site identified a row of promising-looking sandstone buildings as almshouses ...
The University of Warwick marks its 50th anniversary in 2015. The establishment of the University of Warwick was given approval by the government in 1961 and received its Royal Charter ...
This brick tower mill three storeys high with slight batter, 42 feet high and 18 feet diameter was built around 1795. It had four common sails, boat cap with luffing ...
Living in Chicago, I am a long way from my family’s roots, but my quest to find out about their past leads me to Warwickshire, and a search for any ...
This delightful row of almshouses stands in the centre of the village of Stoneleigh. It was founded to provide homes for the poor by Sir Thomas and Lady Alice Leigh ...
Christmas tree in mid-January
Over a hundred years ago Christmas trees were a rarity in private homes, but sometimes a communal one was provided; families could be charged to view it (though ...
It’s funny the things you find when looking for something else.
A regular visitor to the Warwickshire County Record Office (name withheld to protect the guilty) drew our attention to a ...
If you encounter common mammals (e.g. fox, rabbit, mole, grey squirrel, brown rat) at any place e.g. your own garden, local park, school, churchyard, canal and the wider countryside, please ...
The wherewithal for a new church building came from the bequest in 1816 of £4,000 from the will of the late vicar, Rev William Daniels. The land for the new ...
The windmill is a tower type built between 1802 and 1812, using derelict stone from Chesterton Manor.
When built, the windmill had a stone lower part, while the upper part was ...
My earliest memory of Rootes was the annual visit to the pantomime at the Coventry Hippodrome with the other kids of Rootes workers. We all got a Christmas stocking of ...
