Meetings

A talk by renowned raconteur Graham Sutherland Featuring the Revd. Arthur Savage Wade who was banned from preaching and from his own church, St Nicholas in Warwick. The Revd. John Craig from All Saints in Leamington who rebuilt the church and fell out grievously with his parish council. The Revd. Thomas Colley, archdeacon of  Southam, …

Nigel Page joins us to give a talk about finds from an excavation at Bagington The talk will focus on the Anglo-Saxon Archaeological finds at Baginton, adjacent to the Lunt Roman Fort. The dig was completed before the building work on the new Jaguar Land Rover site started. Nigel is a Senior archaeologist with Warwickshire …

A talk by David Fry As well as collecting old views of Coventry David has been interested in the work of early photographers in Warwickshire based on the most prominent local firms operating throughout the county. The talk includes a demonstration of how to use an original plate camera on a tripod to show how …

A Talk by Emma Bromley Emma shares her research on this Elizabethan manuscript for the Corporation of Warwick (later Warwick Town Council). Originally intended as a minute book, it evolved into a personal diary of the Town Clerk who recorded notable events in the Council's activities. The book provides a fascinating account into life during …

A talk by Jan Cooper John of Gaunt, 2nd Duke of Lancaster, transformed Kenilworth's medieval fortress into a fortified Royal Palace.  This talk covers the significance of his building works at Kenilworth, his three marriages (including his final marriage to his long term mistress Katherine Swynford) and how his children from all three marriages went …

A talk by Peter Coulls Peter Coulls is a retired Local Government Officer with a lifelong interest in railways and industrial archaeology. His talk will cover the development of the Leamington & Warwick Tramway between 1881 and 1930. Initially a horse drawn operation over a single track, it was electrified in 1905 and most of …

A talk by Allan Jennings Most people are aware of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. However, Yorkshireman Guy Fawkes wasn’t the leader of the conspirators or the person that planned the attack, it was someone much closer to home. This comprehensive talk gives details of the history behind the plot, the people and places …

A talk by Bob Booth In 1879, George and Richard Cadbury moved their factory from the city centre to the Bournbrook Estate some four miles distant. Transport links were good and there was clean water from the River Bourn. They named the new factory site Bournville. George Cadbury was appalled at working class living conditions …

A talk by Trevor Langley Guy of Warwick is a legendary hero of Romance literature, popular in both England and France. The talk reveals the Romantic, Chivalrous and Tragic story of a local 'super-hero' - facts, fiction and tradition who became a legacy to the town of Warwick in literature, folklore and music.

A talk by Stephen Wass Stephen was contracted by the National Trust to review the park and gardens at Baddesley Clinton in the light of new LIDAR images they had commissioned. During the course of the work, several new sites were discovered and the whole history of the gardens rewritten. The talk will provide an …