Heritage Open Days 2022
THE KENILWORTH HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY will be hosting free guided walks of Kenilworth St. Mary’s Priory/Abbey ruins on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September 2022 at 3pm in support…
Tantara Gatehouse Etching – Then & Now
Tantara Gatehouse Etching - Then & Now This then & now comparison shows an etching of the Tantara Gatehouse, one of the largest surviving fragments of the old Abbey of…
Rosemary Hill Road Widening – Then & Now
Rosemary Hill Road Widening - Then & Now This undated view shows Rosemary Hill, taken from the junction with Upper Rosemary Hill and Abbey Hill, looking down towards Bridge Street.…
The Swimming Pool from Above – Then & Now
The Swimming Pool from Above - Then & Now The photo above comes once again from the aerial imagery snapped by the late John Webster, kindly provided to us by…
The Duck Race – Then & Now
The Duck Race - Then & Now part 1 The undated ‘then’ photo above shows the Boxing Day Duck Race, nowadays a firm fixture in Kenilworth’s calendar over the Christmas…
St Nicholas’ Churchyard – Then & Now
St Nicholas’ Churchyard - Then & Now This undated image of St Nicholas’ Churchyard, was provided to KHAS from the collection of the late Reg Palmer. It shows the path…
Lockdown Photo: The Abbey Wall
This wonderful photo was snapped by Ian Fenwick, while on a recent lockdown walk. It shows the Abbey lapidarium wall, taken with the sun at the perfect angle for the…
St Nicholas’ South Chapel – Then & Now
St Nicholas’ South Chapel - Then & Now This undated image of St Nicholas’ Church, was provided to KHAS from the collection of the late Reg Palmer. It shows the…
Oxpen Meadow Marsh – Then & Now
This image of Oxpen Meadow, was provided to KHAS from the collection of the late Reg Palmer. In the distance (left) is the Castle, and in front of it can…
Oxpen Meadow – Then & Now
Oxpen Meadow - Then & Now This image of the lake at Oxpen Meadow, Abbey Fields, was provided to KHAS from the collection of the late Reg Palmer. Formerly a…
Abbey Fields Playground – Then & Now
Abbey Fields Playground - Then & Now This Then & Now comparison is one which, at first glance, appears to be little changed, due perhaps to the relatively small timescale…
Kenilworth Abbey 900
To mark the 900th year of the Foundation, there will be a Celebration in S. Nicholas’ Church of “The Masse” at 10 in the morning of the 28th of August, the feast…
Rebuilding the Lapidarium Wall – Then & Now
These images of the restoration of the Abbey’s Lapidarium Wall were provided to KHAS from the collection of the late Reg Palmer. Rebuilding the Lapidarium Wall A lapidarium (from the…
Forthcoming Events
This year we are commemorating the 900th Anniversary of the initial founding of Kenilworth Priory as described in Canon John Strecche's 15thC Chronicle. The Signature of John Strecche. canon of…
The Swimming Pool, Abbey Fields – Then & Now
This week's Then & Now comparison comes from our guest contributor, the esteemed local historian Robin Leach. Robin has written numerous books on the history of Kenilworth, maintains two websites on…
Bridge Street from Kenilworth Hall – Then & Now
This slightly sinister looking scene shows Bridge Street, presumably taken from Kenilworth Hall. The ‘then’ photo shows what might conceivably be a local bobby peering suspiciously round a gas lamp…
Abbey Fields & St Nicholas’ Church – Then & Now
One thing that is apparent when trying to recreate Then & Now pictures is how much leafier today’s scenes are than those of yesteryear. Sometimes it’s difficult to match the exact vantage…
Work to begin on Kenilworth Abbey Gatehouse
The Abbey Gatehouse, sometimes known as the Tantara gatehouse, is one of the few surviving parts of the Abbey to still exist above ground and has the added distinction of…
Bridge Street from Abbey Fields – Then & Now
This postcard scene shows Bridge Street and Rosemary Hill from the Abbey Fields. The ‘then’ postcard must date to about 1905 or 1906, as the the avenue of trees along…
St Nicholas Church – Then & Now
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…
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…