Author: Antony Farmer
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1875 Sermon at the Festival of Choirs
Both the Advertiser and the Rugby Gazette reported the words of the sermon at the 1875 festival. The Rev. Frederick Simcox Lea, M.A., Rector of Tedstone-de-la-Mere, Herefordshire, preached the sermon at the 1875 Festival of Choirs, taking for his text the words-“How shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at the… Read more
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Festival of Choirs 1875
On 2nd June 1875, a Festival of Choirs for the Archdeaconry of Coventry was held in St Peters. A report on the Festival was found in “The Advertiser” dated 5th June 1875. On 2nd June 1875, a Festival of Choirs for the Archdeaconry of Coventry was held in St Peters, the Parish Church of Church… Read more
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1918 Sale – Village Histories
As part of the introduction section of the calalogue for the 1918 Estate Sale an overview of the histories of the two villages was given. This provides a somewhat different overview, as it is presented from the viewpoint of the vendor and their agent, so includes much of the history of the two Manors and… Read more
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1918 Estate Sale Marketing and Conditions
The Sale Catalogue for the 1918 Auction of properties in the two villages detailed the conditions of sale along with detailing the overall merits of the properties and their location. This might normally be seen as “small-print”, but one or two of the paragraphs make for more interesting reading, giving some indication of what was… Read more
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Newnham Wells – An Inland Watering Place
There are many reference to the Newnham Regis Baths or Newnham Wells in publications over many centuries, as discussed here. Perhaps the earliest reference from the printed press still in existence comes from the Coventry and Warwick Mercury of 5th August 1776, which carried an “ode” extolling the medicinal virtues of the Newnham waters, entitled,… Read more
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The Nineteenth Century Farming Year
Elsewhere in this archive there are articles based on Rugby Advertiser features created in the early 20th century that record interviews with local people with extensive experience of farming life during the 19th Century. The interview with Thomas Dumbleton can be found here, and the one with John Brierly here. The article below, written in… Read more
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School Pictures From Late 1950s
A set of photographs that appear to date from the late 1950s, taken at the old school prior to its closure in 1964 have been donated to the archive, with some initial efforts having been made at identification but the names are being kept in the offline archive in case of any privacy concerns. Please… Read more
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Interview With Thomas Dumbleton In 1921
The Rugby Advertiser carried out on of a series of Armchair interviews shortly after the First World War. One of these featured a member of the Dumbleton family, who have had a presence in the area for over 200 years. Thomas Dumbleton (1839-1924), was born in Church Lawford, working locally for many years, although residing… Read more
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Consultation Questionnaire (First Version)
When the initial consultation document was published in July 2002 it referenced a Questionnaire. A blank questionnaire can be viewed here – this has been compressed on this web facing part of the archive, but an uncompressed version is available to researchers in the relevant section of the archive. Responses were due by November 2002. Read more
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John Speed Maps – Seventeenth Century
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries there were various studies made by eminent historians, both of the country, and of the county. John Speed produced invaluable maps in his “Theatre of Great Britain”, and William Camden looked at the history and topography of Great Britain in extreme detail in his “Britannia”, first published in 1586,… Read more