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My Banbury gran's village.

My grandmother's name was Amelia Gough and she lived in the second cottage on the right at the bottom of the green on the road to Mollington, water was collected by bucket over the road from a tap in the vicarage wall.  She had two children Arthur and Mary, my mother.  We lived in Oxford and visited every two weeks arriving Saturday and going back to Oxford Sunday.  We went by train to Banbury stopping at every village on the way, then caught a little yellow and green bus to Warmington.  I made a lot of friends with the local children, we spent most of the time roaming round the fields, helping on the farm just below the cottages with a ...read more here
A memory of Warmington contributed by Michael Bennett

My Family

The Bull family, we used to live at 4 Duffus Hill. We used to go to the stud where my father worked, back in 1974. We used to go to the village hall for Brownies. We went to the school. We went to Sunday School down Middle Town Lane. We have got loads of memories of Moreton Morrell.
A memory of Moreton Morrell contributed by jenny dixon

Happy Childhood

I lived with my grandma Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bignell at No 10 Ten Cottages from 1943 to around 1948. The houses were Estate owned (and still are) and my grandad Robert Bignell worked at the manor house first as a shepherd and then in his later years as a gardener. My mother was "in service" at a large house in the village which I think was owned by a family called Passmore. Three of my grandmother's sons were away in the war and they all came home safely. There was Sydney, who was in the Navy, Robert in the Tank Regiment and Frederick who was a Paratrooper. I actually remember them all being de-mobbed after the war and coming home. The village ...read more here
A memory of Wormleighton contributed by Geoff Taylor

mini fishing

Shipston-On-Stour, the Bridge c1960

I remember fishing here with our mini bottles. Catching minows with wine bottles with the bottom knocked out ( hard to find ). Remember once being trapped under these arches with the river rising and being surrounded by the cows that came down from the field. Very fond memories - shame kids don't get the chance these days to experience such things.     
A memory of Shipston-On-Stour contributed by Michael Bailey

Extracts From Edgehill & Oxfordshire books

Edgehill, Walk in Beech Woods 1922

It is believed that in 1642 there were few trees and no woods on Edge Hill. Today, Knowle End Wood, Edge Hill Wood, Castle Wood and Edgehill Covert grace the top of the escarpment, forming a continuous band of woodland nearly two miles long. These lovely beeches were planted in the 18th century, possibly by the architect Sanderson Miller.
An extract from from"Warwickshire Revisited Photographic Memories".

Edgehill, the Obelisk 1922

It is believed that in 1642 there were few trees and no woods on Edge Hill. Today, Knowle End Wood, Edge Hill Wood, Castle Wood and Edgehill Covert grace the top of the escarpment, forming a continuous band of woodland nearly two miles long. These lovely beeches were planted in the 18th century, possibly by the architect Sanderson Miller.
An extract from from"Warwickshire Revisited Photographic Memories".

Edgehill, Edgehill Battlefield 1922

It was on the escarpment of Edge Hill (in the background of this photograph) that Charles I unfurled his standard in 1642 before the first major battle of the Civil War. The actual battle took place below the escarpment in the much flatter area between Radway and Kineton. It is forbidden to visit the battlefield today because it is occupied by a Ministry of Defence depot.
An extract from from"Warwickshire Revisited Photographic Memories".

Leamington Spa, the Parish Church c1955


An extract from from"Leamington Spa Town and City Memories".

Leamington Spa, St Mary's Church 1892

Mrs Hitchman, widow of Dr Hitchman, donated the site for this church together with a large sum of money. St Mary’s was built between 1877 and 1878 by John Cundall in brick with a prominent steeple. The interior is brick-lined. The tower was a mere 75 feet high and has been cemented over. In 1875 the old three-decker pulpit was removed and the font re-located. The horse and carriage gives a tranquil atmosphere on a road which now leads to an industrial estate.
An extract from from"Leamington Spa Town and City Memories".