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Edgehill, the Castle Inn 1922 (ref. 72073) | As early as January 1643 a pamphlet had been published titled 'Apparitions and Prodigious Noyses of War and Battels seen on Edge Hill near Keinton in Warwickshire'. This was the first account of ghostly re-enactments of the battle that have been witnessed on countless occasions over the past 350 years. On hearing of the ghostly goings on, Charles I sent a party to investigate. They returned and told the king that they had seen the battle refought and had identified a number of the people taking part. |  Add your own Memory
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Edgehill, the Castle Inn 1922 (ref. 72072) | The tower at Edge Hill was built in 1750 to commemorate the battle. The mock-Gothic edifice was later used as an inn. | Add your own Memory
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Alcester, Henley Street and Town Hall 1949 (ref. A113016) | The Town Hall was built in 1618, the gift of Sir Fulke Greville, first Baron Brooke, a friend of Sir Philip Sidney. Granted a peerage in 1628, he was awarded Warwick Castle, where he was murdered in mysterious circumstances. | Add your own Memory
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Atherstone, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School c1955 (ref. A116007) | Atherstone is one of only two places where the game of Shrovetide football is played; the other is Ashbourne in Derbyshire. In 1846 the game was finally banned from the streets of Derby. Hence comes the expression a 'Derby game' when two local teams play one another. The school has a charter dating back to the 16th century. | Add your own Memory
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Atherstone, Bee Hive Cottage c1955 (ref. A116042) | 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. | Add your own Memory
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Bidford-On-Avon, High Street 1899 (ref. 44132) | Bidford became famous in 1922 when a Saxon burial ground was discovered containing 200 graves, including those of warriors buried with their weapons. | Add your own Memory
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Bidford-On-Avon, Ye Olde Falcon Inn 1899 (ref. 44133) | This is where Shakespeare and his friends met their match at the hands of the Bidford Sippers. | Add your own Memory
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Bidford-On-Avon, Bridge 1910 (ref. 62637) | Noted for its irregular arches, the bridge dates mainly from the 15th century, but some parts are thought to be much older. | Add your own Memory
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Bidford-On-Avon, St Lawrence's Church 1899 (ref. 44130) | The parish church with its medieval tower was one of hundreds of churches to suffer from the Victorian predilection for restoring ancient buildings extremely badly. The church suffered twice: once in 1835 and again in 1889. | Add your own Memory
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Broom, the Village 1901 (ref. 47346) | There are a number of 16th- and 17th-century half-timbered cottages in this photograph, but judging by the state of some of them the village was living up to the 'Beggarly Broom' image given to it by William Shakespeare. | Add your own Memory
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Compton Wynyates, 1922 (ref. 72096) | The house was built between 1480 and 1520 on the site of a Norman manor house. Much of the stone came from the ruined Fulbrook Castle, which had been given to William de Compton by Henry VIII. | Add your own Memory
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Henley-In-Arden, the Town 1959 (ref. H414032) | The town was once under the control of the powerful de Montfort family. At Evesham on 4 August 1265, Simon de Montfort led the barons against the forces of Henry III. The barons were destroyed, and both Simon de Montfort and his son were among the dead. Shortly afterwards Henley was sacked and burnt. The church of St John the Baptist, the Guildhall and parts of the Blue Bell Inn date from the 15th century. | Add your own Memory
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Kenilworth, Village 1892 (ref. 30945) | In 1906 it was possible to hire a horse and carriage at Warwick for a trip to Kenilworth and back for 10s 6d, though with two horses the price went up to £1, including the driver's fee. For 17s 6d a round trip via Leamington and Stoneleigh Abbey could be had. | Add your own Memory
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Kenilworth, High Street c1955 (ref. K5022) | At the beginning of the 20th century, Kenilworth was a small town with about 4,500 inhabitants. Visitors to the castle and surrounding area could avail themselves of the accommodation offered at The Abbey: rooms 4s, dinner 3-5s, or at The King's Arms Inn: rooms 3s, dinner 2s 6d. | Add your own Memory
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Kenilworth, the Queen and Castle Hotel c1960 (ref. K5047) | Here we see a quiet corner of Kenilworth. It was in another of the town's inns, The Kings Arms, that Sir Walter Scott did the preparatory work and outline for his classic novel 'Kenilworth', set during the period of the last building phase of the castle after 1563, when Elizabeth I gave it to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. | Add your own Memory
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Kenilworth, Warwick Road c1960 (ref. K5049) | Within a few years the road layout was changed to incorporate a traffic island. The white building in the centre background was demolished, and a large block of drab-looking flats replaced the trees on the left. | Add your own Memory
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Kenilworth, High Street c1960 (ref. K5041) | When the Domesday Book was being compiled, Kenilworth came under the jurisdiction of the royal manor of Stoneleigh. It was made up of two holdings - that of Alberic the Clerk and that of Richard the Forester. In 1122 Henry I united the holdings and gave them to Geoffrey de Clinton. In the 1120s de Clinton built Kenilworth's famous castle, which began life as a fairly basic motte and bailey. | Add your own Memory
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Kenilworth, Bridge Street c1960 (ref. K5040) | On the left are the Abbey fields, at the end of which stands the late 13th-century church of St Nicholas. Nearby are the ruins of Kenilworth Abbey, founded and endowed by Geoffrey de Clinton in 1122. | Add your own Memory
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Kenilworth, New Street c1960 (ref. K5019) | Here we see a mixture of building styles ranging from the 17th to the 19th centuries. New Street is a continuation of Castle Hill and High Street, and leads to Coventry Road. | Add your own Memory
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