Building the De Montfort – Then & Now
The 'then' picture above shows the tower crane in place used for building the De Montfort Hotel, as heralded by an advertising board, which was to open in 1967. The vacant plot…
Postcard of The Square – Then & Now
UPDATED 19/02/2016: I am very much indebted to the incomparable Robin Leach for correcting the inaccuracies in the previous version of this text. The 'then' image above shows an…
Old Farmhouse on School Lane – Then & Now
By the mid-1960s the demolition of what were seen as damp and draughty old half-timbered buildings was in full swing. A nation only recently emerging from rationing and austerity was…
February 2016 Newsletter
KENILWORTH HISTORY & ARCHÆOLOGY SOCIETY February 2016 Newsletter » Last month Dr Nat Alcock in his talk about The Mediæval Peasant House in the Midlands surprised us all as he…
KHAS AGM on February 8th
Dear KHAS Member, Just to remind you that the Society will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Monday February 8th at 7.45pm in the Senior Citizens' Club at Abbey…
From the Archives: Anyone for Tennis?
Kenilworth's role as a royal residence meant that it was often at the centre of events of national and even world importance. A classic example is the story of the…
Kenilworth Castle Aerial View – Then & Now
This pair of aerial photos, from 1947 and 2016 respectively, shows a rare mid-twentieth century aerial view of Kenilworth Castle and its modern day equivalent: The 'then' photo shows the…