This Then & Now scene of the High Street looks familiar to the modern eye. Mercifully spared the modernisations inflicted upon Warwick Road and elsewhere, the High Street retains its old world charm. Still there are one or two alterations evident between the two scenes worth noting. Firstly though, we might be able to determine… Read More The High Street – Then & Now
This rustic looking mid-1960s scene is an image of Fieldgate Lane at the junction of Fancott Drive. The ‘then’ photo was captioned as ‘Old Cob Building’ which relates to the cottage on the right, which has since been demolished. Cob is defined as “a natural building material made from subsoil, water, some kind of fibrous… Read More Old Cob House, Fieldgate Lane – Then & Now
Harry Sunley tells us in A Kenilworth Chronology (Odiborne Press, 1989) that DS Fancott established Fancott’s Bakery in the high street in 1825. It remained in the Fancott family until 1979. The D.S. in question was David Soden Fancott, who became a master baker and a well-established figure in the town. Robin Leach’s excellent book… Read More Fancott’s Bakery – Then & Now