Church Lawford and King’s Newnham Timeline

Category: Village History

  • Village Directory 1960

    Antony Farmer

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    This directory was published with better alignment to the revised street naming and numbers. At this time Sheffs Cafe was located on the south side of Rugby Road (Number 2). The additional development in Church Road was starting to be seen. Note that it was recorded in the Parish Council minutes during 1960 that 3… Read more

  • Village Directory 1959

    Antony Farmer

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    The Village Directory in 1959 was the last one to be published with the “old” cottage numbering approach, although references to “School St” were used ahead of “King’s Newnham Road” or a full adoption of “Church Rd – see here for details of the change. In fact it was rather a composite affair, with some… Read more

  • Village Directory 1951

    Antony Farmer

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    This was the first directory to incorporate the Airey Houses, shown at the end as the block of 12 houses in “Newnham Lane”. Somewhat confusingly, the original Council House numbers are also used for Newnham Lane in the main body of the directory. The houses in what became Coronation Road some years later are numbered… Read more

  • Village Directory 1950

    Antony Farmer

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    At this stage in the post-war recovery the Airey Houses had started to be occupied in late 1949, but weren’t yet reflected in this version of the directory. Note that the properties that are located in the current Coronation Rd are renumbered in the opposite direction in a row called “Pleasant View”. Read more

  • Gone But Not Forgotten

    Antony Farmer

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    Nursery Post Office Village Shop (Link) Schools (Link) Old Reading Room(s) Cafe (Link) Read more

  • Documenting the 1918 Property Sale

    Antony Farmer

    Various documents were produced during the first part of the 20th Century to document the transfer of property from the 6th Duke of Buccleuch to his heir the Earl of Dalkeith in 1910, and then the onward sale to Samuel Waring in 1917 prior to the main property auction in June 1918. The sale catalogue… Read more

  • Village Life in the 1870s

    Antony Farmer

    Village Life in The 1870s The village layout of both Church Lawford and Kings Newnham remained fairly constant during Victorian times. The farms to the south were similar to those seen now – with the exception of Ling Hall farm, which became an aerodrome for World War 2. Church Lawford village itself was smaller, with… Read more

  • Ron’s Recollections (Published 2002)

    Antony Farmer

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    In 2002 the Village Newsletter carried a series of articles written by Ron Hence (1924-2004) in collaboration with Sylvia, the magazine editor. They detailed his recollections of life in growing up in Church Lawford in the period between the two World Wars. The articles are reproduced here with minor amendments for context. My father and… Read more

  • A Walk Through The Village (Published 1988)

    Antony Farmer

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    Syd Cresswell (1916-2000), also known as Tucker Cresswell, provided a detailed set of recollections of how Church Lawford looked during his early years in the village, matching them with more contemporary observations at that time. It was produced to provide background information to an article written by Keith Sinfield in a previous magazine about the… Read more

  • Subsequent Sale Activities Following 1918 Sale

    Antony Farmer

    Following the 1918 sale there were still a number of properties that were not sold, so remained with Samuel Waring, other properties were bought by investors, and some were sold on for other reasons. Some of the properties that changed hands between the two World Wars are summarised below. In 1921 there were around 140… Read more