There will be a series of free talks on Kenilworth Through the Ages at Kenilworth Library: Kenilworth 100 years Ago by Sue Tall, on Tuesday 20th September at 7:00pm War and Worship, Castle and Church by Jan Cooper, on Monday 31st October at 7:00pm The Railways of Kenilworth by Robin Leach, on Tuesday 22nd November at 7:00pm Tickets… Read More Kenilworth Through the Ages – Free Talks at Kenilworth Library
Sunday 4th, Saturday the 10th and Sunday 11th of September will be the final three opening days of the season for the Barn Museum and Heritage Centre in Abbey Fields. On these three days a copy of the Dictum of Kenilworth will be on display so that you can get up close to the text that helped… Read More Dictum of Kenilworth copy on display at the Barn Museum
Heritage Open Days 2016 Kenilworth Abbey ‘Barn’ Museum & Heritage Centre open both Saturday and Sunday 10th & 11th September 2.30 to 4.30 pm. On Saturday 10th there will also be a free guided walk of the Abbey ruins at 3pm. If you have ever wondered who built Kenilworth Abbey, why it is sometimes called… Read More Free Guided Walk of the Abbey – 10th September
Another shot attributed to J. Tarver from 1963, this time of St Nicholas Church taken from within the Abbey ruins, with matching a 2016 counterpart shot. It is not known when St Nicholas’ Church was established. The nearby Priory (later Abbey) of St Mary was established by Geoffrey de Clinton in 1122 and we do… Read More St Nicholas Church – Then & Now
Medieval Fare – August Bank Holiday Weeekend Commemorative Events Saturday 27th August – Medieval Fare on Abbey Fields – Meet King Henry III, see the Dictum of Kenilworth and lots more. Visit the Kenilworth 750 website or the Kenilworth Web website for full details. The Abbey Museum and Heritage Centre will be open from 1030 to 4.30… Read More Medieval Fare on Abbey Fields – Saturday 27th August
This Then & Now set is part 2 to the earlier part 1 posting here: http://www.khas.co.uk/garden-rest-stonework-pt1-now/ According to The Abbey of St Mary guidebook by E. Carey-Hill (Odiboure Press, 1985) “What is now known as the Lapidarum Wall was completely rebuilt from its foundations, including the bench, in 1984. The work was carried out by… Read More Garden of Rest Stonework part 2 – Then & Now