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Present use
This building is known as "Studley Castle" and after the demise of Rover, who owned it, was sold to a hotel chain.
A memory of Studley contributed by Des Adams
Calling all who lived in meadowside between 1970 and 1980
Hiya all, This is Tracey Vincent (Harland). My family moved to Nuneaton around 1971 and we lived at 99 Meadowside for 9 years we had many friends. Denise and Fred Saxton along with their Children Joanne and Karen. I remember the day my Mam went to the hospital when Joanne was born. In the past four years my Mam and Dad have had major health problems and maybe its looking back at life they often talk about all. My Mum and Dad are Alan and Yvonne Harland please if any one remembers, feel free to contact me,
tjvin9664@wmconnect.com
Tracey Vincent, RR 2 Box 53, Fairmont, WV, 26554
Tel: 304-363-7987
A memory of Nuneaton contributed by Tracey Vincent
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
Waifs and Strays Society
From approximately 1939-1945 the house was taken over by the Waifs and Strays Society becoming a home for 40 boys. They had moved from Chislehurst, Kent. The house was also used as a landmark by German bombers during their attacks on Coventry.
A memory of Warwick contributed by Ronald Forrest
Extracts From Ardens Grafton & Warwickshire books
The River Leam and All Saints’ Church
from the suspension bridge. On the left, the
high walls at the rear of the gardens give an
indication of the flood problems associated
with living on a river.
An extract from from"Leamington Spa Town and City Memories".
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".
An extract from from"Leamington Spa Town and City Memories".
To the west of Old Quad (above, 72159) lies Old Big School, surmounted by School House dormitories. In the shallow recess stands a pump which was used by the boys to collect their washing water until washrooms and indoor toilets were installed in 1922. The lozenge-shaped washroom windows can be seen (centre, 72159) on the south side of Old Quad. Cloisters with studies above run to the south and east of Old Quad, with a tall arch forming the entrance to the School House dining hall at the south-eastern corner. Through the Cloisters to the south-west lies the Birching Tower, used until corporal punishment ceased in the 1960s. The Clock Tower was visible from High Street until the Headmaster's School was built over the gateway in 1930. Some 100-150 books donated by Henry Holyoake disappeared mysteriously from the Tower between 1858 and 1870.
An extract from from"Rugby Town and City Memories".
This high-powered, very low frequency telegraph
transmitter is capable of world-wide range. Erection of
the masts commenced in 1924 on a site chosen by the
Air Ministry and the War Office. Exceptionally wet and
stormy weather hindered the work, but the station was in
operation by 1925, using generators supplied by British
Thomson-Houston. The 12 insulated masts, each sited a
quarter of a mile apart, stood 820 feet high; between them
using 3,000 miles of wire.
An extract from from"Rugby Town and City Memories".