Nuneaton Memories facebook group admin Paul Birkin helped with renovation of Astley Castle – here are some photos in slideshow format of work in progress
Turpin is one of Leamington’s more famous sporting sons, famous for his sensational triumph over the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson in 1951. This saw him become World Middleweight Champion although ...
Records of the Parish of Rowington and surrounding area. A mostly photographic archive containing around 4,000 old photographs and documents from in and around Rowington.
The beginning
Following the First World War, the government were determined to set up the long delayed Imperial wireless network. They wanted the station in this country to be government run ...
The Palace Cinema stood at the corner of Victoria Street and Queens Road. It was designed by R Pitcher architect and opened on December 10th 1928. The cinema was damaged ...
In 2005 whilst I was a member of the carnival committee I suggested that we make our version of Is This The Way To Amarillo starring myself (union jack suit) ...
18th and 19th centuries
The inn was originally three cottages built in the late 18th century (according to a recent owner). The old photograph shows the inn with the Fosse Way ...
An album of Reg Bull photos donated to Nuneaton Memories contained many lovely photos of this cinema. Reg was a good friend of projectionist Bert Healey and it is Bert ...
In the late 1990s I took a seasonal job as a guide at Warwick Castle. The experience was fascinating and it was a privilege to see behind the scenes and ...
Formed in 1989, Warwickshire Industrial Archaeology Society seeks to study and record the industrial archaeology, history and heritage of Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull through a programme of talks and visits, as well as stimulating interest in the subject as a whole.
