Atherstone, Bee Hive Cottage, Coleshill Road c.1965
Photo ref: A116042
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Photo ref: A116042
Photo of Atherstone, Bee Hive Cottage, Coleshill Road c.1965

More about this scene

Another interesting building is the Red Lion, an old coaching inn outside of which is a milepost inscribed '100 miles London'. In 1906 a night at the Red Lion would have set you back 2s 6d.

A Selection of Memories from Atherstone

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Atherstone

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W e kids called it 'The Double Mountains' I lived there during the war and in winter we sledged down it dangerously and in summer in cardboard boxes which lasted about two goes. One of the boys broke his arm and lost a tooth there.