Category: Village Recollections
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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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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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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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A Reminder of the Past (1980 Village Newsletter Article)
Back in April 1980 there was an article past by Christine Brown, living in Lexmore, Church Road about a local issue nearby. A REMINDER OF THE PAST One sunny Sunday morning not too long ago a voice was to be heard saying “Mummy, did you know that there is a big hole in the path… 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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The Cooke Family
The Cooke Family was prominent in the village of Church Lawford from the 18th Century until modern times. The family appeared in the first village Census of 1801, with Walter Cooke (1770-1806) living with his wife Jane, a son and two daughters. Walter had married Jane Benn at St Peters in 1793, and her links… Read more
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Arthur Woodward’s Life Story
Arthur Woodward (1902 – 1981) lived in Jaggard’s Cottage in Church Road for many years, and the tribute to him in the village magazine in 1981 paints a picture of village life in the mid-twentieth century. John Forsyth was the village magazine editor at the time. When someone like Arthur Woodward dies, who has been… Read more