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Wilmcote, The Crofts c.1955
Photo ref: W216003
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More about this scene

Warwickshire's vernacular architecture characteristically uses a mixture of building materials; with stone in the Cotswolds, for instance, and an abundance of timber in the formerly well-wooded areas of Arden. But Wilmcote was a quarrying centre, and this timber-framed house has a garden wall of the local lias limestone.

A Selection of Memories from Wilmcote

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Wilmcote

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If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

My father was a builder doing war work whereever he was sent. My parents wanted all the family to be together so we all arrived in Wilmcote, my mother, father and older brother and I. We lived in an old train carriage which had been transformed into a temporary home for us. It was situated in the grounds of the home of a Mr and Mrs Baldwin of Start Point, a bungalow in the village. I went to the village school ...see more