Author: Antony Farmer
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Village Census
The National Census was first carried out in England in 1801, and was planned to be repeated every ten years. From 1841 onwards the census data was recorded in enumeration books in a standardised format, and it is these records that are often quoted and reviewed. More details of the process are at the National… Read more
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National Register 1939
As discussed on a related page the register of 1939 was taken on 29th September of that year. The data was updated while the scheme was in use (until 1952), and then certain updates were recorded by the NHS while the paper record scheme was in use there (until 1991). The data was made available… Read more
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Mail Services
Mail Services in the area began during the 19th Century, firstly as a town-based service – as detailed in this Rugby Advertiser clipping from 1852 During the second half of the 19th century the Mail service had been much improved, both in terms of cost and coverage. The universal penny post was introduced in 1840… Read more
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Telegraph and Telephony Services
The story of improved communication between the two villages and the outside world should perhaps focus on the various changes during the 20th century, but perhaps the changes started in the previous century, although rural areas clearly had to wait for new facilities to reach them. During the 19th century the Mail service had been… Read more
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The Village Phone Box
Telephone services came to Church Lawford and King’s Newnham in the late 1920s. There is a record for a phone connection to Manor Farm in Church Lawford and Newnham Hall in King’s Newnham from as early as 1927. The first telephones were manually operated as they pre-dated the electricity supply reaching the village, and their… Read more
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National Registration Act 1939
The National Registration Act of 1939 was accompanied by the creation of the National Register. The 1939 National Register is now partially available for Public Viewing. The Image: IWM (Art.IWM PST 3372) shown has been made available by the Imperial War Museum for “Use on websites that are primarily information-led, research-oriented and not behind a… Read more
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The Village School In Wartime
At the bottom of this page is a timeline reflecting the “Village School in Wartime”, aligned with other wartime events. The threat of war increased during the late 1930s, with the Munich Crisis in 1938 heightening awareness, and even with the apparently positive outcome on 30th September 1938 – “Peace for our Time”, preparations for… Read more
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Mid-Twentieth Century Detailed Maps
The Ordnance Survey Maps of the area were updated during the middle of the twentieth century, and a set of detailed maps (1:2500 scale) were surveyed and published in the early 1960s, with ongoing reference to wartime features such as RAF Church Lawford, as well as detailing some of the new housing in King’s Newham… Read more
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Midlands Airport – SACG Response
As the anti-airport campaign progressed, there was a co-ordinated response to the proposals for a Midlands Airport, with the formation of the Strategic Anti-Rugby Airport Co-ordinating Group. This group produced a detailed document endorsed by councils, villages and organisations to highlight the issues arising from the Government proposals, as well as providing the response to… Read more
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Midlands Airport – Warwickshire County Council Viewpoint
When the news broke about the Government Midlands Airport proposals. Warwickshire County Council engage a Consultancy firm to review the various options and to consider the implications. Jacobs Consultancy looked at all the possible changes that would increase capacity in the Midlands The above changes were then grouped into 5 scenarios The various scenarios were… Read more