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Knightcote maps
Historic maps of Knightcote and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Knightcote maps
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Knightcote area books
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Warwickshire memories
Grandfather
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 as he had put in sufficient attendance. My grandfather told me that this was the result of him being locked in the master's barn after school for some minor misdemeanour, from which he organised his own release by kicking a hole in the back of the barn.
Searching For Kincaid Family
I am an American who lived in Fenny Compten as a child because my father was stationed at RAF Upper Heyford. I have fond memories of my baby sitter, Patricia Kincaid and her mother Betty Kincaid. My family has lost touch over the years of the Kincaid family and I would love to be reunited with them. If anyone has any information about how I can get in touch with Patricia (I know she has been married for quite some time, but I do not know her maiden name) any help would be much appreciated. My mother and I visited the village about five years ago but they were no longer living there.
Family TTee
I have a Sarah Lewis wed to William Reynolds in 1726 in Bishops Itchington. I have not been able to locate the birth of her - can anyone help?
1 Rolls Cottages
My mother was born in Bishops in 1920, her mum was Daisy Haynes, and her dad was Walter Boyles, who were both born in and around that area in the late 1890. Had a great time there on school hols. Does anyone know of the Dean family who ived in Ellstree Cottages?
Royal Airforce Gaydon
I was posted to RAF Gaydon in the summer of 1963 after serving 3 years in Cyrpus at RAF Nicosia. I underwent training on the Victor BMK 1 and then to 232 OCU where I found life a lot tougher than I was used to, tiring shift hours, extreme pressures to get 4 aircraft into the air in 4 minutes, an incredible sight, what must those aircrews have thought. We did lose one Victor, it crashed in woods near Stratford on Avon, and I had to help guard the crash site. There arose a situation over Cuba and I feared for my family, but thankfully Russia backed off. Those years were tough. We had to service aircraft outsied in awful weahter, sometimes snow almost up to the winds. I served alongside some of the RAF's best, Sam Sadler, Taff Evans, Dia the Boot, Artie Shaw, Pete Vacher etc. From there I was posted to RAF Marham in Norfolk to continue in the Cold War, but that is another tale.
Happy Childhood
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 which I think was owned by a family called Passmore. Three of my grandmother's sons were away in the war and they all came home safely. There was Sydney, who was in the Navy, Robert in the Tank Regiment and Frederick who was a Paratrooper. I actually remember them all being de-mobbed after the war and coming home. The village had a shop, post office, school, police station complete with village bobby. During the war years the village was pretty much self sufficient. Everyone had an allotment growing their own veg. All of the Ten Cottages had a pig sty and of course with a lot of locals working... Read more
The Post Office
My grandparents were George and Agnes Thornton, Nanny ran the post office from her house, Granddad served in the war and died aged 47years. They had 7 children, my mother Pamela was one of the children, her siblings were/are Ivan, Don, Gladys Boulton, Sheila, Myrtle, and Gwen. I have my aunty Jean, cousins David, Don, Mandy, Anthony, Caroline. My mum used to polish the candlesticks in the church as a little girl! Anyone please feelfree to get in touch. My email is: susancalwin@aol.com Many thanks.
