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Memories
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Loss Of Childhood
I attended the local school at the bottom of Gisbrough Bank - I have several school photographs of myself and classmates. I had a fight with a school friend as to whose turn it was to serve the school dinner that day. This was ...Read more
A memory of Ormesby in 1953 by
Born Here And Still Live Here
i was born in late 1949 in sugley street and currently live in the street directly opposite rokeby street with the school in the middle my name i s geoffrey watson although my surname was changed from hudspith when i ...Read more
A memory of Lemington by
Memories Of Beckhampton
My grand parents, Jack and Betty Orchard, actually managed the Waggon and Horses from the early 1950s to the 1980s having moved to Beckhampton from Bulkington near Devizes. My parents, Ken and June Vickers, also spent the ...Read more
A memory of Beckhampton by
18 Happy Years
We moved into Avon Carrow in November 1991, just after the M40 motorway had been extended to Warwick, and started the most rewarding living experience of our mature lives. The Carrow has an interesting history for such a ...Read more
A memory of Avon Dassett in 2009 by
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 ...Read more
A memory of Wormleighton in 1946 by
Jtbells
This is the year I started on the building sites in 1963, I got a job on J. T. Bell's site in Whickam, the site hadn't been running long then as it was in the first stage. All the lads were mainly from Newburn, Lemington, and Throckley. If ...Read more
A memory of Newburn in 1963 by
Wonderful Childhood Memories
I lived in Cannock from 1963 to 1970. We lived on the Longford Estate in Leamington Close, we were the first family to live in that house after it was built. I went to Bridgetown Primary School and started year 1 in ...Read more
A memory of Cannock in 1860 by
The Bakery
In the 1940s my mother Olive Greaves remembers visiting her aunt and uncle Lack who ran a bakery in west street. Uncle Tom used to walk across the road to the bowls club. She has such fond memories of her visits and the country escape from her town of Leamington Spa.
A memory of Banwell by
Happy Days In Morden
I lived in Leamington Ave from 1936 - 1956 with my parents who selected the new house for its long south facing garden which backed onto Hillcross School field. During the war my mother and I were evacuated to Bucklebury in ...Read more
A memory of Morden by
Growing Up In West Lavington
My name is Mark McCabe I grew up in west Leamington , best years of my life ,moved a couple times eastfields, white street , sandfieds, I also moved to market Lavington for a while, the best was highlands farm outside ...Read more
A memory of Ledbury by
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Leamington's development as a spa did not begin until 1789, when William Abbotts discovered a mineral spring on his land in what is now Bath Street.
Leamington's development as a spa did not begin until 1789, when William Abbotts discovered a mineral spring on his land in what is now Bath Street.
On the right is the Royal Leamington Bath and Pump Rooms, with swimming pool and Turkish baths.
A horse-tram belonging to the Leamington & Warwick Tramway Co trundles by the parish church of All Saints.
It was Victoria who allowed the town to assume the name of Royal Leamington Spa.
They were named in tribute to another Leamington benefactor, Dr Henry Jephson.
On the right is the Royal Leamington Bath and Pump Rooms, with swimming pool and Turkish baths.
In 1905 the horse-drawn tramway linking Leamington and Warwick was converted to electric traction.
In the 1780s, Leamington was little more than a village with a population of around 300 people.
In the 1780s, Leamington was little more than a village with a population of around 300 people.
The natural springs at Leamington were known about in the 17th century, and were mentioned by a number of writers.
As Leamington grew in popularity as a spa, it became obvious that expansion was vital.
For 17s 6d a round trip via Leamington and Stoneleigh Abbey could be had.
It is part of a longer riverside path linking Leamington with Warwick, and part also of the 100-mile Centenary Way.
The line of bushes and trees in the middle distance hide the embankment of the railway line, which ran from Weedon through Daventry to Leamington.
Among Leamington's famous residents was Napoleon III of France, who came to the town for a short period following France's defeat at the hands of Prussia in 1871.
The natural springs at Leamington were known about in the 17th century, and were mentioned by a number of writers.
For 17s 6d a round trip via Leamington and Stoneleigh Abbey could be had.
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