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 ...
The Coronation 70 Years Ago
The Coronation 70 Years Ago - May 2023 - Richard Clarke
Adapted by Richard Clarke from Rene Cardall’s article of June 2003. Following on from the Coronation of King Charles on 6 May, it is interesting to look back on the way the town celebrated the Coronation of the late Queen Elizabeth ...
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 ...
Southam Union Workhouse
Southam Union Workhouse - Feb 2023 - Dr Roland Raffell
On the site of Southam Primary School in Welsh Road West, Southam, there once stood a red bricked and imposing Victorian building known at the time as Southam Union Workhouse. Built in 1837 ...
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 Victorian Family Christmas
Cardall's Corner - Dec 2022 - Pam McConnell
The Robinsons did most of their Christmas shopping in Southam, getting their greeting cards from Chambers the printers and a lot of their groceries from Mr Bull’s shop on ...
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 ...
Southam Flying Fields: Percy J Waller
Southam Flying Fields: Percy J Waller - Sept 2022 - Bernard Cadogan
Following the success of the Battle of Britain, Southam played its part in taking the war to mainland Europe. In August 1942 an area of land east of the town ...
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 ...
When I went to the Coronation
When I went to the Coronation - June 2022 - The late Rene Cardall (abridged)
When King George VI died in 1952, there followed a year’s preparation for Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation on June 2nd 1953. I went into London ...
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 ...