The Site of the Globe – Then & Now
On the night of the 21st of November 1940, a lone Luftwaffe bomber dropped a parachute mine over Abbey End. The above-ground explosion destroyed a swathe of the densely packed…
Postcard of The Square & Clock Tower – Then & Now
This postcard of The Square can be dated between 1906 when the clock tower was constructed and the 1930s when alterations were made to the buildings comprising Numbers 1 &…
Cars Parked at Abbey End – Then & Now
This then and now pair shows a snowy Abbey End as it appeared in the 1960s, still unoccupied since the rubble was cleared away from the destruction of the parachute…
Lord Leycester’s Lodge – Then & Now
Possibly the saddest casualty of the November 1941 Luftwaffe parachute mine, after the tragic loss of life itself of course, was the wonderful property at 1 Borrowell Lane known as…
From the Archives: Last Night at ‘The Globe’
The moving story below was first published in the 2003 / 2004 edition of the Society's Kenilworth History publication, written by Roy Stanley. It tells the story of the tragic events…