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Edgehill, the Obelisk 1922 (ref. 72076) | It is believed that in 1642
there were few trees and no
woods on Edge Hill. Today,
Knowle End Wood, Edge
Hill Wood, Castle Wood
and Edgehill Covert grace
the top of the escarpment,
forming a continuous band
of woodland nearly two
miles long. These lovely
beeches were planted in the
18th century, possibly by the
architect Sanderson Miller.
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Edgehill, Walk in Beech Woods 1922 (ref. 72075) | It is believed that in 1642
there were few trees and no
woods on Edge Hill. Today,
Knowle End Wood, Edge
Hill Wood, Castle Wood
and Edgehill Covert grace
the top of the escarpment,
forming a continuous band
of woodland nearly two
miles long. These lovely
beeches were planted in the
18th century, possibly by the
architect Sanderson Miller.
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Edgehill, Edgehill Battlefield 1922 (ref. 72078) | It was on the escarpment of Edge Hill (in the background of this photograph) that Charles I unfurled his standard
in 1642 before the first major battle of the Civil War. The actual battle took place below the escarpment in the much
flatter area between Radway and Kineton. It is forbidden to visit the battlefield today because it is occupied by a
Ministry of Defence depot.
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Kingsbury, the Boating Pool c1955 (ref. K167009) | What is now called
Kingsbury Water Park
contains 30 pools like this,
set in 600 acres of the Tame
Valley. The legacy of five
decades of sand and gravel
extraction, the water park
has been open to the public
since 1975. It receives over
300,000 visitors a year,
mainly for bird watching,
angling, walking, horse
riding and water sports.
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Kingsbury, the Church c1955 (ref. K167001) | The Church of St Peter and St Paul overlooks the River Tame and was founded c1150 by Osbert de Arden. The Norman nave
survives, but the chancel and tower were added in the 13th century. Some historians believe that the Saxon kings of Mercia,
who had a palace at nearby Tamworth, were buried at Kingsbury Church.
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Alcester, Butter Street c1965 (ref. A113044) | In the 16th century,
the area round the
churchyard was the
commercial centre of
Alcester; it included
Butter Street, which
borders two sides of
the churchyard. It is
a narrow street which
receives very little direct
sunshine, making it
the ideal site for the
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Alcester, Oversley Green c1965 (ref. A113051) | Oversley Green is just a short walk from Alcester, beside the River Arrow, near its confluence with the River Alne. This is the
Arrow, and the old stone bridge over the river is just visible. When the Alcester-Stratford road was turnpiked in 1753 a toll
house was built on the Oversley side of the bridge, but it was later transferred to Hoo Mill Corner.
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Ashow, Church and Bridge 1892 (ref. 30996) | The Church of the
Assumption of Our Lady
has a lovely riverside
setting, though this
appealing bridge has been
somewhat modernised
with new timbers. The
church register begins in
1733, considerably later
than most Warwickshire
parishes: it is said (though
it may be apocryphal) that a
parish clerk called Thomas
Badhams cut up the earlier
volumes to make pipe spills.
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Bidford-On-Avon, Marlcliff 1901 (ref. 47337) | About a mile from Bidford, the hamlet of Marlcliff sits snugly below the eponymous marl cliff
beside the River Avon. There are a few 17th-century cottages here, whose residents are usually
outnumbered by the anglers who throng the riverbank.
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Bidford-On-Avon, the River and Bell Court Cottage 1950 (ref. B91021) | Though by no means
unchanged, this riverside
house is still recognisable
and has an enviable
situation. Bell Court was
originally the name of
one of the six manors
which made up medieval
Bidford. The others were
Bidford itself, Bidford
Grange, and the outlying
hamlets of Broom, Barton
and Marlcliff.
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Bidford-On-Avon, the Old Falcon Inn 1901 (ref. 47340) | Shakespeare knew
this 16th-century
stone building as the
Falcon Inn, and is
reputed to have drunk
there. Presumably, it
was still in business
in 1901, because the
men sitting in the
road outside all have
tankards in front of
them. The inn has
since been converted
into private homes,
and anybody hanging
around in the road
these days would
soon be squashed by
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Brinklow, Broad Street c1955 (ref. B689005) | Brinklow was one of 400 new towns deliberately
created between 1066 and 1349, when the Black Death
brought an end to the practice. Like many of them,
Brinklow never really took off. It was 1790 before the
construction of the Oxford Canal, with a wharf at
Brinklow, brought real prosperity. Brinklow is town-
sized today, but it is basically a commuter village.
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Claverdon, the Church c1960 (ref. C253014) | Dedicated to St Michael and All Angels, the church contains monuments to the Galton family
of Edstone Hall. Sir Francis Galton FRS (1822-1911) was the man who discovered that each
individual has unique fingerprints. There are also some early monuments to the Spencer family,
ancestors of the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
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Claverdon, the Green c1960 (ref. C253012) | Claverdon is a
large village which
saw considerable
expansion in
the 1970s and is
mostly inhabited
by commuters. It
is believed that the
medieval village
was enclosed
within a deer park
in 1300, but the
only clue to that
nowadays is the
name of Park Farm,
near the church.
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Compton Wynyates, the Courtyard 1922 (ref. 72104) | The house consists
of four ranges built
round a courtyard. On
the right here is the
south range, which
includes the parlour
and great chamber.
On the left is the east
range, which contains
the hall, marked by the
splendid bay window.
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Compton Wynyates, the House and the Garden 1922 (ref. 72098) | In the late 18th
century, Compton
Wynyates was
abandoned by
its cash-strapped
owner, the 8th Earl
of Northampton, and
narrowly avoided
being pulled down. In
1851 the 3rd Marquess
of Northampton
inherited the
property and set
about restoring it
and remodelling the
garden. In 1895 the
5th Marquess laid out
the topiary garden we
see here.
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Henley-In-Arden, High Street c1960 (ref. H414030) | The church of St John the
Baptist was built c1450,
and so was the timber-
framed Guild House just
visible beyond the church
in this view. The Guild of
Holy Trinity, St John the
Evangelist and St John
the Baptist engaged in
works of charity, but it
was dissolved in 1547. The
building has served many
functions since, with the
lower floor now in use as a
public library.
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Henley-In-Arden, 1949 (ref. H414019) | Henley is a fine example
of a medieval settlement
developing in linear fashion
along a highway, as this
photograph demonstrates
- though it tells only part of
the story, for the High Street
is a mile long. The beautiful
buildings which line the
street span some seven
or eight centuries, and
display a glorious variety
of domestic architectural styles.
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Hurley, the Village c1965 (ref. H189002) | Hurley began life as a small settlement in a clearing in the Forest of Arden, and it probably did not grow substantially until
Dexter Colliery opened in 1927. By the time the colliery closed in 1968, there were already large council estates here; many
more houses have been built since, though only a minimum of services appears to have been provided.
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Kenilworth, Abbey Fields Swimming Pool c1965 (ref. K5098) | Abbey Fields is dissected by Finham Brook and Inchford Brook. The canons developed a series of pools along Finham Brook
to provide water power for their mills, as well as fish and fowl for food. Today, only Abbey Pool survives, but this popular
swimming pool, which opened in 1896, also perpetuates the watery theme.
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