The Clock Tower – Then & Now
This unusual postcard, dated 1906, shows the clock tower in The Square during its construction. The scaffolding and hoardings are still in place, the stonework appears to have been completed…
Talisman Square Plans – Then & Now
The ‘then’ image above shows a photo of the somewhat tattered billboard that stood at the entrance to Talisman Square as it was being built in 1965. It can clearly…
Hyde Road – Then & Now
This Then & Now pairing shows the open land now occupied by Hyde Road. The ‘then’ photo shows what looks like an idyllic view across the fields, over the mill…
March 2017 Newsletter
KENILWORTH HISTORY & ARCHÆOLOGY SOCIETY - March 2017 Newsletter Guide Books Richard Morris was an inveterate collector of guide books, particularly of places of architectural note. Jenny has so many of…
Drovers Inn – Then & Now
This property, which hugs the bend of Clinton Lane opposite the entrance to Avenue Road, was once an inn. As Robin Leach records on his Victorian Kenilworth website it was…
Details of Forthcoming Events
The Abbey 'Barn' Museum Kenilworth’s Abbey Museum and Heritage Centre, at The Barn, Abbey Fields, will re-open for the 2017 season on Easter Sunday 16th and Easter Monday 17th April…
Little Chase Cottage – Then & Now
Little Chase Cottage, and its partner Chase Cottage (out of shot, left) are welcome survivors from the pre-conservation era of demolition and modernisation in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s that…