Category: Facilities and Services
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The Village Butcher
For many years the Village Butcher was based in a smallholding in Church Road, later to become a farm where the Derek Barnwell and his family were tenants. At the time of the Village Sale in 1918, the Butcher “in residence” as a tenant was Harry Mason Cooke (1866-1949). Harry was the son of Walter… Read more
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The Village Bakehouse
The Church Lawford Bakehouse was in School Street There was a similar facility in King’s Newnham – pictured below Read more
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The Church Lawford and Kings Newnham Village Hall
The following details are from the Village Hall website – https://www.churchlawfordvillagehall.co.uk/about-us/ Church Lawford Reading Room was built in 1912 on land given for the purpose by the Duke of Buccleuch. It was managed by Trustees. A second plot of land adjacent to the first was given to the Trustees in 1926. Although called a Reading Room the building… Read more
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Triangle Garage
The Triangle area at the top of Church Lawford village was synonymous for many years with the Carpentry and Wheelwright Business of the Cooke Family. For details of the Cooke Family history in Church Lawford see here. With the advent of the Motor Car the Triangle Garage became a landmark on the Rugby / Coventry… Read more
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The Village Blacksmith
For several centuries the Village Blacksmith would have been a key tradesperson in either of the villages. As well as working with metal to forge and repair tools and machinery, the village Blacksmith would produce the vital horseshoes for the working animals – and in many cases they would also perform the work of a… Read more
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Village Crafts and Skills
Village Life has always included the use of local skills and crafts based in the villages where-ever possible. This local “self-sufficiency” is in addition to the local tradespeople providing building, carpentry, painting & decorating etc, and over the years has included More details may be added Read more
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Church Lawford Business Park
Church Lawford Business Park, in Limestone Hall Lane, first opened in 1985 on the site of an old Council Depot. Almost 40 years later the Business Park continues to offer employment and services for the area. Read more
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Utilities
Ron Hence referenced the lack of various utilities in Church Lawford in the inter-war period in his recollections for the village magazine: What was our village like in the pre-war period from the late 20s to 1939? It was much smaller than it is today, and almost totally involved in agriculture and country pursuits. The… Read more
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Law and Order in the Two Villages
Although this archive deliberately avoids detailing stories of crimes or court cases. some reference to how Law and Order have been maintained over the centuries is appropriate. Early references in the written press from the 18th and early 19th Centuries detail the existence of local Tenants Associations from within the Manors of the Duke of… Read more
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Domestic Tradespeople
Looking back at the days when local people provided local domestic services, such as Perhaps Electricians and Plumbers only came to the fore more recently given the timescales for mains water and drainage, electrical supply etc. Read more