Lost Buildings

Jun 18, 20224 min read

Making Connections - The Clayton Brothers of Tocil House Farm

MEMORY MONDAYS Last year, on a visit to the Modern Records Centre, I found photographs related to the brothers David and Reg Clayton, who...

Nov 19, 20215 min read

Tocil House Farm

MEMORY MONDAY The Modern Records Centre contains a wide variety of resources of value to local and family historians, with helpful staff...

Jul 9, 20204 min read

The Warwickshire Reformatory Institution for Girls

Origins The Warwickshire Reformatory Institution for Girls was established in 1856 at Allesley Farm, Tile Hill Lane. At first glance,...

Jul 9, 20201 min read

Then and Now - 1960s Photos 3

Memory Monday Today we have a walk around the Ivy Farm Lane Conservation Area. This is the red ringed area shown on the hand drawn map...

Jul 1, 20202 min read

Then and Now - 1960s Photos 2

Memory Mondays In the second set of old photographs from those put on the Facebook site by Jay Mckeown we take a walk down Cromwell Lane,...

Jun 21, 20202 min read

Then and Now - 1960s Photos

Memory Monday Back in April Jay Mckeown posted a fascinating compilation of photos on this Facebook page. They were taken in the 1960s...

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