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Tsars, Sultans and Emperors

Lapworth Village Hall Old Warwick Road, Kingswood

On 12th July 1801 the twenty-two year old eldest son of the Earl of Warwick embarked on an extraordinary adventure.   Henry Richard Greville(1779-1853), Lord Brooke and the 3rd Earl of Warwick, spent nearly three years travelling to the furthest parts of Europe on his Grand Tour. This included the highly unusual destinations of Moscow

Marie Corelli

Lapworth Village Hall Old Warwick Road, Kingswood

A talk by Dr Bob Bearman Mary Mackay (1 May 1855 – 21 April 1924), known by her pseudonym Marie Corelli, was an English novelist. She enjoyed a period of great literary success from the publication of her first novel in 1886 until World War I. Sales of Corelli's novels exceeded the combined sales of popular contemporaries, including Arthur Conan

Curious Clerics

Lapworth Village Hall Old Warwick Road, Kingswood

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,

Archaeological Finds at Bagington

Lapworth Village Hall Old Warwick Road, Kingswood

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

Victorian and Edwardian Photographers in Warwickshire

Lapworth Village Hall Old Warwick Road, Kingswood

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

The Black Book of Warwick

Lapworth Village Hall Old Warwick Road, Kingswood

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

John of Gaunt – Power and Passion

Lapworth Village Hall Old Warwick Road, Kingswood

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

Visit to Lacock Abbey and Village

Our first summer trip will be to Lacock Abbey (National Trust) and the wonderful village of Lacock. Lacock Abbey was once the home of William Henry Fox Talbot, one of the key pioneers of photography. The abbey now houses a museum of photography which we are sure you will be inspired to visit following the

£16

Visit to Worcester Cathedral Medieval Library

We shall be visiting Worcester Cathedral Medieval Library to view some of their wonderful collection of manuscripts. There will also be an opportunity to visit the nearby Museum of Royal Worcester Porcelain. Tickets for this trip are £25. Entry to the porcelain museum is not included.

£25

Warwick and Leamington Tramway

Lapworth Village Hall Old Warwick Road, Kingswood

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