Southam High Street
Cardal's Corner - July 2020 - Linda Doyle
In July 2018, Southam Heritage Collection moved into its new town centre premises within Tithe Place on High Street. Our ‘High Street’ has already evolved a long way from its medieval ...
The Blacksmith and Farrier
Cardall's Corner - June 2020 - Linda Doyle
The name ‘Smith’ originates from the old English word ’smythe’ meaning ‘to strike’ and is a person who works with any metal - ‘blacksmith’ being one who ...
1918 Spanish Flu
Cardalls Corner - May 2020 - Linda Doyle
The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic has been described as the deadliest in history. It infected about a third of the world’s population and an estimated 20 to 50 million people ...
VE Day Victory Bells
Cardall's Corner - April 2020 - Linda Doyle
On 8th May 2020 it will be 75 years since the guns fell silent at the end of WW2 and life began to return to normal ...
The Oldham Family – Southam Clock Makers
Cardall's Corner - Mar 2020 - Linda Doyle
When John Charles Oldham finished his 7 year apprenticeship to William Wilkes of Stratford-on-Avon, he settled in Southam to live and work as a clockmaker. Perhaps he was ...
Southam Magistrate’s Court
Cardall's Corner - Feb 2020 - Bransby Thomas
In 1227 the Prior of Coventry obtained a statute allowing Southam a weekly market, thereby giving it Town status. Because of its market town status, Southam was chosen ...
Southam’s Oldest House
Cardalls Corner - Jan 2020 - Bernard Cadogan
Southam has been around as a town, village and community for a very long time, in fact longer than many places in the country including some of our major ...
Christmas in Southam Workhouse
Cardall's Corner - Dec 2019 - Linda Doyle
The workhouse was the last place anyone wanted to be, whatever time of year, but especially so at Christmas. Whilst the poorest people could survive during ...
The English Civil War
Cardall's Corner - October 2019 - Linda Doyle
Over the last couple of years, a group of Warwickshire enthusiasts have been translating 17th century Civil War Parliamentary loss account documents. The Southam group has been ...
The 1939 National Register
Cardall's Corner - August 2019 - Linda Doyle
After Britain declared war on Germany on 3rd September 1939, it was announced that ‘National Registration Day’ would be on 29th September. This ...
A Childhood with books
Cardall's Corner - July 2019 - Linda Doyle
Even today, in this technology-dominated age, children are still encouraged to read books, and for many of us books were a big part of our childhood experience. As a 1950s child, I ...
Oral History
Cardal's Corner - June 2019 - Helen Morris
In 2007, shortly after joining the Friends of the Cardall Collection, I volunteered to work on collecting oral history – that is, recording spoken historical memories. It is one of the best ways ...