Author: Antony Farmer
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Kinver Farm / Village Post Office (School Street)
When the auction of village properties took place in 1918 the buildings opposite the rectory included looked similar to how they would look 100 years later. Looking back at the old records for the village, the first detailed mapping of families to village locations is in the tithe mapping from around 1720, referenced in detail… Read more
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Jaggard’s Cottage
The original Jaggard’s Cottage was built at the end of the 19th century, and has been a notable landmark in the village ever since. Although the property has been extensively revised, the name and the fact the cottage stood directly onto the road that became known as Church Road has been retained. The cottage was… Read more
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Auction Index and Links
The table below shows the various auction lots, with a link to a specific page with more detail. For cross references to the various auction maps please see the various auction pages via a link here. The maps at the bottom of the page help to locate the cottages via their lot number, and the… Read more
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Rail Connectivity To Rugby
The advent of the London to Birmingham Railway which opened locally in 1838 resulted from significant engineering work in Church Lawford, with the local impact discussed here. Perhaps the bigger impact was how the Railways facilitated the movement of freight and people around the country, especially given the importance of Rugby as a Railway hub. By 1847… Read more
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Village May Queens
For many years the Village May Day celebrations included the crowning of a May Queen. Other village children were also given roles in the ceremony, such as May Queen Assistant or Maypole Bearer. Although not officially recorded, it has been possible to build up a provisional list of Village May Queens covering the first half… Read more
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Spring Festivals – May Day and Empire Day
The Traditional May Day Festival was celebrated in the two villages for many years. The May Day Festival and Parade is discussed here, and the May Queen celebrations are discussed here. A list of the Village May Queens has also been compiled. The village school also closed for the May Day festival up until the… Read more
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1914 King’s Newnham and Church Lawford Triennial Show
The local press reported on the 1914 Village Show – this extract is from the Coventry Standard of 31st July 1914. KING’S NEWNHAM EXHIBITION. FLOWER SHOW AND SPORTS: INTERESTING INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITS. The triennial exhibition at King’s Newnham is always one of the most interesting in the county. It combines not only the usual features of… Read more
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Village Stocks From Another Angle
Following the extensive searches and digging into sets of old photographs quite a few pictures of the Village Green in olden times have been found – as detailed here. Additionally there is the debate about the Village Stocks which had further pictures, albeit being rather grainy newspapers copies – shown here. Some of these pictures… Read more
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Rugby Borough
Rugby Borough was created on 1st April 1974 when the existing Town council was merged with Rugby Rural District, which had looked after the affairs of the local villages for 80 years. It inherited control of all of the various services previous provided by the individual councils – see here for the details of how… Read more
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Rugby Rural District Council
The 1894 Local Government Act introduced elected councils at both district and parish level. The town of Rugby already had a local council at this stage (known as an urban district from 1894), but a separate council was created in 1894 known as the Rugby Rural District Council, which brought together the parishes in a… Read more