Fenny Compton, Warwickshire
Fenny Compton maps
Historic maps of Fenny Compton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Fenny Compton maps
Fenny Compton photos
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I have no personal memory of Fenny Compton. However it was the birthplace of my grandfather, Henry Charles Draper. He was born I think in 1866 or thereabouts.
The only thing he told me about Fenny Compton was that at the age of 9 years his mother received a note from the school master that Henry need not attend school any... [more]
Shared on 26 April 2009
Warwickshire memories
I lived with my grandma Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bignell at No 10 Ten Cottages from 1943 to around 1948. The houses were Estate owned (and still are) and my grandad Robert Bignell worked at the manor house first as a shepherd and then in his later years as a gardener. My mother was "in service" at a large house in the village... [more]
Shared on 19 September 2008
I was just reading the memory by Geoff Taylor and thought how weird it was that his grandad Robert Bignell was a shepherd at the Manor House and I Patricia Bignell am currently employed at the Manor house as housekeeper. Could there maybe be some uncanny connection? It is probably sheer coincidence that we have the same surname. I commute from... [more]
Shared on 29 September 2009
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... [more]
Shared on 31 July 2006
If anyone has knowledge of the Wilkins family of Priors Hardwick who lived at Church End in the 1800s, I'd love to hear from you. My husband's ancestor Mary Wilkins was born there in 1820 and bore a daughter (Eliza) out of wedlock in 1840. The child lived with her grandparents in the village, while Mary went on to marry Michael... [more]
Shared on 13 April 2009
My great-grandfather William Southam was born in 1829 in Catesby in Northamptonshire. He married Eliza Green, born Wormleighton, Warks. They lived in Ladbroke, Warks, in a cottage next to the School House that still exists but is now a private house. They had children: William 1857, Elizabeth 1860, Mary Matilda 1863, Albert 1870 and George 1870 (Ttwins), and Frederick 1873. Any... [more]
Shared on 19 May 2009
Aunt Tilly, Sussex Cottage, Harbury. Born Mary Matilda, Southam 1863, Ladbroke Warks. She married a William Wells, born 1871 Harbury, Warks 1899. Any information on the Southam or Wells Families would be much appreciated. Regards, Patricia Ann
Shared on 04 October 2009
Aunt Tilly, Sussex Cottage, Harbury, Warks
As a child I would visit Aunt Tilly and stay during my school holidays, I remember she had a well in the garden, it was near All Saints' Church. I only remember Aunt Tilly being on her own. She was my grandfather's sister, born Mary Matilda Southam in 1863 in Ladbroke, Warks. Later she was a domestic servant in Long Ittchington... [more]
Shared on 15 September 2009
Extracts From Fenny Compton & Warwickshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Fenny Compton, inspired by Frith photos.
Leamington Spa Town and City Memories
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.
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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... [more]
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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... [more]
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