Category: Village History
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Anti-Airport Action Group Response Document
In time for the November 2002 deadline, the Church Lawford and King’s Newnham Anti-Airport Action Group submitted their response document to the Government Proposals An extract from the first few pages is below, along with a link to the complete document. INTRODUCTION This document has been prepared and submitted on behalf of all the residents… Read more
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1918 Sale – Village Histories
As part of the introduction section of the calalogue for the 1918 Estate Sale an overview of the histories of the two villages was given. This provides a somewhat different overview, as it is presented from the viewpoint of the vendor and their agent, so includes much of the history of the two Manors and… Read more
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1918 Estate Sale Marketing and Conditions
The Sale Catalogue for the 1918 Auction of properties in the two villages detailed the conditions of sale along with detailing the overall merits of the properties and their location. This might normally be seen as “small-print”, but one or two of the paragraphs make for more interesting reading, giving some indication of what was… Read more
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Newnham Wells – An Inland Watering Place
There are many reference to the Newnham Regis Baths or Newnham Wells in publications over many centuries, as discussed here. Perhaps the earliest reference from the printed press still in existence comes from the Coventry and Warwick Mercury of 5th August 1776, which carried an “ode” extolling the medicinal virtues of the Newnham waters, entitled,… 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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Consultation Questionnaire (First Version)
When the initial consultation document was published in July 2002 it referenced a Questionnaire. A blank questionnaire can be viewed here – this has been compressed on this web facing part of the archive, but an uncompressed version is available to researchers in the relevant section of the archive. Responses were due by November 2002. Read more
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Church Lawford Potted History 1924
Over the years various local directories have summarised the history of the two villages. This is an example of such an entry, from Kellys Directory of 1922, which gives a potted view of village history as seen at that time, along with details of the various charities. CHURCH LAWFORD, in Domesday “Leileford,” is a pleasant… Read more
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King’s Newnham Potted History 1921
Over the years various local directories have summarised the history of the two villages. The King’s Newnham entry was often far more detailed than might have been expected for a village of its size. This is an example of such an entry, from Kellys Directory of 1921, which gives a potted view of village history… Read more
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Further Archaeological Studies 1962 and 1973
In 1962 members of the Rugby Percival Guildhouse Archaeological Group initiate a study based on an aerial photograph of the parish which showed a possible archaeological site in the Rookery Hall Farm area of Church Lawford. The group had originally been formed to look at the site of a Roman Town called Tripontium in the… Read more
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School Street Auction Lots
This page is linked from the main page on School Street here. The entries for the cottages in the 1918 auction were as follows (the house on the corner of School Street and Smithy Lane) – noted on the plan below them in the lot numbers and colours indicated. They are shown in an clockwise… Read more