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Westwoodheathhistory2
Feb 28, 20233 min read
The Mystery of the Haunted Tree
Memory Monday Today’s Memory Monday has a rather spooky feel as we bring you the story of a haunted tree at the heart of the university...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Jan 23, 20231 min read
MEMORY MONDAY - Then and Now: Snow in Roughknowles Road 1981
The following pictures have come to us courtesy of Ann McCaig who has lived in Roughknowles Road since the development was started. They...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Mar 22, 20212 min read
Then & Now: Roughknowles Road
MEMORY MONDAY Today's photo from yesteryear dates back to the mid to late 1970s. The photo is used with kind permission of Lyn and Mike,...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Memories of Westwood Heath in the 1950s and 60s
John Webb from Burton Green writes: A few weeks ago some members were enquiring about local residents in the 1950s. In particular David...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Dec 14, 20204 min read
Recollections of Cicely Lucas (née Neale 1879-1970)
Memory Monday Cicely was born in Westwood Heath in 1879, the daughter of the Headmaster Edwin Neale and his wife, Sarah. Cecily recalls...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Dec 14, 20203 min read
Cicely Lucas (nee Neale 1879-1970) - A Warwickshire Suffragette
Memory Monday Amongst the objects looked after by staff at the Warwickshire Museum can be found a sash and a ribbon once proudly worn by...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Sep 10, 20205 min read
Westwood Heath in the News….94 Years Ago
MEMORY MONDAY It is always interesting to read how previous generations envisaged the future. Have their predictions come true? What...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Jul 30, 20202 min read
Then and Now - Random Images
MEMORY MONDAY Today we have several images that cover some of the remaining pictures from the collection that Jay Jay Mckeown gave us....
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Jul 30, 20203 min read
Then and Now - Charter Avenue and Canley
MEMORY MONDAY Today we take a walk down Charter Avenue towards the Fletchampstead Highway, from Westwood Heath into Canley. The original...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
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...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
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,...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
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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Westwoodheathhistory2
Mar 31, 20202 min read
Tile Hill Railway Station
MEMORY MONDAY “Then & Now” Today’s old photograph, from the early part of the 20th Century, is of Tile Hill Station, looking...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Mar 20, 20201 min read
Then & Now: The Bell Inn
Feast your eyes on the peaceful, rural idyll that was Tile Hill village back in 1904! The Bell Inn appears on maps in the 19th Century,...
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westwoodheathra
Apr 29, 20191 min read
Then and now
This week's Memory Monday is a "Then & Now" look at Westwood Heath Road. The 1960s image of the road was kindly shared by Les Parsons a...
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