Old Road Names
Old Road Names - Linda Doyle - Aug 2024
As one researches through old Southam records, certain road and place names are easy to understand as they are quite logical. It is easy to follow ...
Southam Zoo
Southam Zoo - Linda Doyle - Oct 2023
I moved to Southam in October 1975 and was interested to find the Zoo on the Daventry Road on the edge of town. It had been open to the public since 1966 ...
Early Southam Medicine
Early Southam Medicine - Linda Doyle - June 2023
Of the many greatly acclaimed individuals in Southam’s history Dr Henry Lilley Smith, who developed the Eye and Ear Hospital in Warwick Road, was ...
Civil War Loss Accounts in Warwickshire
Civil War Loss Accounts in Warwickshire - March 2023 - Linda Doyle
Much is known about the soldiers and battles of the 17th Century English Civil Wars, but far less is known about how the lives of ordinary people ...
Were Your Ancestors Convicts?
Were Your Ancestors Convicts? - Jan 2023 - Linda Doyle
It has been said that when tracing information about your ancestors, it’s best if they were either aristocrats or convicts. For the average person there ...
A Pair of Old Boots
Cardall's Corner - Nov 2022 - Linda Doyle
I have recently been given a pair of old boots and a pair of old shoes for the museum, but they are not any old boots and ...
Water, Water
Cardall's Corner - Oct 2022 - Linda Doyle
We tend to take our supply of clean water for granted, and only realise how important it is to us in times of drought. However, it is less ...
Captain Emery of The Grange
Capt Emery of The Grange - July 2022 - Linda Doyle and Bill Griffin
The Grange on Coventry Road was built in the early 19th Century on land called The Springs. A Grade II listed building, it is cement rendered brick ...
Shakespeare’s Son-in-Law and his Southam Patients
Shakespeare's Son-in-Law and his Southam Patients - April 2022 - Linda Doyle
Sometimes it’s good to reflect on how much we take our modern healthcare services for granted. For medical help of yester-year ...
Southam Convent Memories
Southam Convent Memories - March 2022 - Mary Grant
I was born in 1931. My parents were Cyril and Mary Duckett and my father worked on the farm from the age of thirteen and ...
Southam’s Missing Canal & Railway
Cardall's Corner - January 2022 - Linda Doyle
When I moved to Southam some forty years ago, I didn’t know I was returning to my ancestor’s homeland. My great grandfather x 5 was Richard Hiorns ...
Christmas Plays and Pantomime
Cardall's Corner - December 2021 - Linda Doyle
Many Christmas traditions are relatively recent but one old favourite, the Pantomime, remains a delightful Christmas entertainment enjoyed by all the family. Pantomime has its ...