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…
The High Street – Then & Now
The High Street - Then & Now This Then & Now scene of the High Street looks familiar to the modern eye. Mercifully spared the modernisations inflicted upon Warwick Road…
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…
The Stone House Courtyard – Then & Now
The Stone House Courtyard - Then & Now This image of the Stone House’s courtyard, was provided to KHAS from the collection of the late Reg Palmer. This image pairing…
The Stone House – Then & Now
The Stone House - Then & Now This image of The Stone House, was provided to KHAS from the collection of the late Reg Palmer. This image shows the garden…
50 – 62 High Street – Then & Now
50 - 62 High Street - Then & Now This image of 50 - 62 High Street was provided to KHAS from the collection of the late Reg Palmer. The…
Bridge Street from High Street – Then & Now
Bridge Street from High Street This image of the junction of High Street, Fieldgate Lane, New Street and Bridge Street was provided to KHAS from the collection of the late…
Upper High Street – Then & Now
This image of the upper High Street and its environs was provided to KHAS from the collection of the late Reg Palmer. The ‘then’ image is undated, presumably having been…
High Street Aerial View – Then & Now
This Then & Now image is a cropped portion of aerial photo EAW025675 taken from the wonderful Britain From Above website. If you have a moment, I can highly recommend…
Old Vicarage & Tithe Barn – High Street
This famous old postcard shows the demolition of the old Old Vicarage, in preparation for the building of the Parochial Hall. The vicar of St Nicholas’ Church, to which the…
High Street Children – Then & Now
This Then & Now pair of photos shows a group of children posing for the camera at the junction of High Street, New Street, Bridge Street and Fieldgate Lane. The…
The Red Lion – Then & Now
This Then & Now pairing shows the High Street in the mid 1960s looking down towards the direction of New Street. The scene is gratifyingly unchanged today, although the red…
Fancott’s Bakery – 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…
High Street / Castle Hill Cottage – Then & Now
A timber framed cottage at the junction of Malthouse Lane, with High Street in the distance and Castle Hill behind the camera. As Rob Steward explains in Kenilworth History 2001…
The Priory, The High Street – Then & Now
The High Street, Kenilworth, looking largely unchanged with the exception of the house on the extreme right hand side. This house, known as The Priory, was the subject of the…
Parochial Hall 1910 – Then & Now
The building of the Parochial Hall, High Street 1910. The foundation stone is laid by Edward Hyde Villiers, Earl of Clarendon. The hall stands on the spot of the earlier…
Widow’s Charity Houses – Then & Now
Widow’s Charity Houses, High Street, founded in 1644, rebuilt 1840s. To the right of the 'then' photo can be seen a single storey, windowless brick building which was demolished much…