National Service – After the War
Cardall's Corner - May 2021 - Bernard Cadogan, Rowan Parker
Being born in 1929 Rowan Parker was only 16 when WW2 ended in 1945. Rowan’s father, Samuel Parker, was the owner of Parker and Lines Butchers ...
Who Was Graham Adams?
Cardall's Corner - April 2021 - Helen Morris
The Graham Adams Centre* in St James Road Southam is a very popular and well-used community facility for Southam and surrounds - but who ...
Southam’s 16th Century Parish Records
Cardall's Corner - March 2021 - Bernard Cadogan
If you have ever done any family history research, you will undoubtedly have discovered one or two juicy facts about your ancestors. You may also ...
Southam Nursing Association (SNA)
Cardall's Corner - Feb 2021 - Linda Doyle
More than ever before, this past year has made us appreciate the contribution that health care workers make to the wellbeing of the population. However, the nursing profession ...
Robert Catesby
Cardall's Corner - Nov 2020 - Linda Doyle
On November 5th 1605, Guy Fawkes was arrested in the under croft of the Houses of Parliament in London. He was one of thirteen Catholic conspirators, ...
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 ...
The Oldam 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 ...
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 ...
Who are Southam Lions ?
Cardalls Corner - Nov 2019 - Lions: Derrick, Jim and John
Many of you will be aware of the Lions presence and activities in the town, but for those who aren’t aware: who are Southam Lions? ...
The Day War Broke Out
Cardall's Corner - September 2019 - Rowan Parker
On August Bank Holiday in 1939 our family were sitting on the beach at Bognor Regis enjoying the sea, sand and sunshine. Suddenly the quiet ...
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 ...
Speed Records
Cardall's Corner - March 2019 - Bernard Cadogan
Speeding vehicles on our roads is a problem that we are all aware of, and most of us will know of someone who has been ‘caught speeding’. With two of the country’s leading car manufacturers, Jaguar and Aston Martin Lagonda, having facilities within seven miles …