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‘Barn Museum’ Bank Holiday Opening Hours – a reminder

A quick reminder that the Abbey ‘Barn’ Museum and Heritage Centre will be open both Easter Sunday and Monday from 2.30 to 4.30 pm and every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday afternoon thereafter until mid September. Admission is free!

From the Archives

From the Archives: The Brays

We know a great deal of the phases of development of Kenilworth Castle itself, but what of its enigmatic counterpart known as The Brays? Was it a hastily constructed rampart thrown together as a result of the Siege of 1266? Was it constructed earlier during the reign of King John? Or does it in fact… Read More From the Archives: The Brays

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Easter Sunday ‘Barn’ Museum and Heritage Centre opening hours

It’s springtime, and that means many of us will be out and about in the park this weekend looking to fill our bank holiday weekends. So, just a quick reminder that the ‘Barn’ Museum and Heritage Centre in the Abbey Fields will be open on Sunday 27th March at 2.30 pm. We hope to see… Read More Easter Sunday ‘Barn’ Museum and Heritage Centre opening hours

Then & Now

The King’s Arms & Castle – Then & Now

The King’s Arms & Castle, 1960s. According to Rob Steward’s “The Inns and Roads of Kenilworth” (Odibourne Press, 2000) the “King’s Arms Inn” was the venue of the Abbey Courts Leet in 1563 and remained so until the nineteenth century. By the nineteenth century, Coaches used to call in at the King’s Arms ‘from a… Read More The King’s Arms & Castle – Then & Now

Newsletters

March 2016 Newsletter

KENILWORTH HISTORY & ARCHÆOLOGY SOCIETY – March 2016 Newsletter » Last month at the AGM, Phil Stock was elected to the Committee in lieu of Barbara Platten, who had resigned. No other changes were made. The Treasurer presented the accounts, to the satisfaction of the membership. The Chairman made a few points, but left the tenor of her view… Read More March 2016 Newsletter

Siege of 1266

Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester

In January 1265 Simon de Montfort called a Parliament (in the name of King Henry III), when for the first time commoners were invited to play a small part in the decisions made. This was an early landmark in the development of Parliament which would, centuries later, result in the two house democratic parliamentary system… Read More Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester

Articles

KHAS Programme 2016 – some amendments

Please note the following amendments and clarifications to the KHAS programme for 2016: www.khas.co.uk/programme 14th March – there is a change of speaker and Nic Fulcher, of The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, will be speaking to us on “The New Place Project”. 13th June – it has been clarified that speaker David Snowden is visiting us from the… Read More KHAS Programme 2016 – some amendments

Then & Now

The Square, Early 1960s – Then & Now

The Square, early 1960s. Where the roundabout now stands once stood an elegant building with grand bay-windows, which can be seen on many a postcard of the Square from before the turn of the century. The ‘then’ image above shows its somewhat truncated state in the early late 1960s, following a number of enforced reductions in its… Read More The Square, Early 1960s – Then & Now

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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 a Priory, what it… Read More Heritage Open Days 2016