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,...
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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
May 29, 20204 min read
From the newspaper archives… May Customs: Beating the Bounds
Today’s Memory Monday is inspired by an article on “Old Customs” printed in the Royal Leamington Spa Courier on 24th May, 1873. The...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
May 5, 20205 min read
From the newspaper archives…. V.E. Day
On Friday we commemorate the 75th anniversary of V.E. Day. This marked the end of nearly 6 years of war and suffering, costing millions...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Apr 20, 20202 min read
Life in the time of a pandemic
At the start of lockdown, Karen Stevenson posted with some reflections on living through this period as a historical event and how...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Apr 20, 20202 min read
From the newspaper archives…
The first of a regular look at local events as reported in newspapers of days gone by. Easter has been very different for us all this...
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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 26, 20203 min read
The Vicar on a White Pony
People of Westwood : Reverend Edmund Roy (1803 – 1873) Westwood Church was consecrated in 1844, its first Vicar being appointed...
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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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Westwoodheathhistory2
Mar 20, 20202 min read
Knights Templars at Westwood Heath
Many of you will be familiar with such local place names as Knights Templars Way and the Templars School. The Knights Templars had strong...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Dec 10, 20193 min read
BOCKENDON GRANGE PART 2
Last week, we looked at the establishment of Stoneleigh Abbey. This week we will see how the grange at Bockendon was developed to become...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Dec 2, 20194 min read
BOCKENDON GRANGE – PART 1
Many people are unaware of how far back the history of Westwood Heath stretches. A walk along the two main thoroughfares of Westwood...
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westwoodheathra
Sep 9, 20192 min read
Heritage Resources
Memory Monday posts will resume next week with a series on Bockendon Grange and surrounding areas. Meanwhile, I wanted to draw your...
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Sep 2, 20192 min read
Memorial and Nurse's Home
Today’s Memory Monday coincides with the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, which ran from 1st September 1939 to 2nd...
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Aug 12, 20192 min read
Westwood Church Part Two
Twoweeks ago, we looked at the growing need for a church at Westwood and how that came about, culminating in the laying of the foundation...
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Jul 29, 20193 min read
Westwood Church Part One
Today’s Memory Monday looks back at the foundation of Westwood Church, based in part upon a booklet produced in 1944 to commemorate the...
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Jul 15, 20194 min read
Squatter Cottages
We are all aware of the current housing shortage in the country and can see the building sites springing up everywhere in the landscape...
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westwoodheathra
Jul 1, 20193 min read
Westwood School
Today's "Memory Monday" is all about Westwood School. The Westwood School (now the Greek Orthodox Church) was built by the Leigh family...
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