Category: St Peters Church
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Tithe Records 1849 – Sarah Benn (Village Smallholder)
This is one of a number of reviews of the 1849 Tithe Registers, which look at the village layout and tenancies at that time, contrasting with the next main checkpoint of the 1918 Auction. The review is based on the tithe-holder name, looking at the various plots that make up their tithe commitment. The blue… Read more
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Tithe Records 1849 – James Benn (Village Farm)
This is one of a number of reviews of the 1849 Tithe Registers, which look at the village layout and tenancies at that time, contrasting with the next main checkpoint of the 1918 Auction. The review is based on the tithe-holder name, looking at the various plots that make up their tithe commitment. The blue… Read more
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1849 Tithe Record Reviews
This is a review of the 1849 Tithe Registers, which look at the village layouts and tenancies at that time, contrasting with the next main checkpoint of the 1918 Auction. The review is based on the tithe-holder name, looking at the various plots that make up their tithe commitment. For an overview of the complete… Read more
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Best Kept Churchyard Award
St Peter’s Churchyard was, and still is, kept to a standard the two villages will be proud of. Although there are many people who have given much time to make sure the standard is maintained, this report from the Coventry Evening Telegraph highlights the occasion when the churchyard was voted the best kept in the… Read more
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Village Event – Remembrance Day
The annual Remembrance Day service at both St Peters and at the War Memorial has been a fixture in the village for many years. This is a record of the service from the Village Magazine in 1980 Read more
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Great War Centenary Bells (2014-2018)
The Battle of the Somme started on 1 July 1916. By the end of the battle, in November, 420,000 British men had died. In that July four men from Church Lawford and King’s Newnham lost their lives. It is these four men, recorded on our village War Memorial, that Church Lawford Bellringers paid tribute to… Read more
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Sunday School
There have been many variations of the St Peter’s Sunday School over the years. A sample from February 1937 shows how good the attendance was More details will be added here. Read more
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David Wauchope Window 1911
The Rugby Advertiser of 7th October 1911 reported on the unveiling and dedication of the Memorial Window for Rev David Wauchope Read more
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Other Church Festivals
In 1875 a Choral Festival was held at the recently newly opened St Peter’s Church The Rector, David Wauchope wrote to the local press to clarify the above article To the Editor.—Sir,—Will you kindly allow me to correct one particular in your notice of the Choral Festival held here last Wednesday. In stating that the… Read more
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Church Festivals – Christmas
As would be expected, the Christmas period has been a busy one for the Church, and also a busy one for Christmas parties for the children. The church diary from 1970 highlights what would happen in the lead up to Christmas. Christmas services would include the Midnight Communion service, and the Bell Ringers would also… Read more