Southam Theatre 1822
Shakespeare on Tour - Macbeth in Southam, 22 November 1822 There was some excitement around Southam Heritage Collection when we were asked to contribute [...]
Warwick Street
CARDALL’S CORNER - May 2016 By Robert Sherriff
This month Robert continues his reminiscence journey from Warwick Road up to Market Hill.
Once over the brook bridge below Abbey Green, Warwick Road becomes Warwick Street as far as Market Hill. Almost opposite the jitty to Oxford Street was a small shop, “M Sherriff-Pork Butcher”, this being my Aunt Mag who made and sold the [...]
Warwick Road
CARDALL’S CORNER - April 2016 by Robert Sherriff
Having lived in 3 houses on Warwick Road I thought I would comment a little on my favourite route into town.
Drifting downhill from Ufton one crosses the River Itchen thereby entering the Parish of Southam. A few yards further on the right hand side is the site of the Woodbine Inn which gave the name Woodbine Hill to [...]
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire – March 22nd 2016 – Part 1
Below you can listen to an edited version of a short interview with Bernard Cadogan during the BBC Coventry and Warwickshire "Trish and Jo at [...]
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire – March 22nd 2016 – Part 2
Below you can listen to an edited version of a short interview with Val Brodie during the BBC Coventry and Warwickshire "Vic Minett" programme on [...]
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire – March 22nd 2016 – Part 3
Below you can listen to an edited version of a short interview with Linda Doyle during the BBC Coventry and Warwickshire "Brody Swain" programme on March 22nd. [...]
Stage Coaches
Southam in the coaching era Before the arrival of the railway, Britain had the fastest and most efficient form of public overland transport the [...]
Fred Abel
Fred Abel – One of life’s characters Camping at the road side Over several summers, I had seen [...]
Wellesbourne’s WW2 Airfield
CARDALL’S CORNER - March 2016 By Ian Brodie
We are used to seeing aircraft above us here in Warwickshire. Airliners carrying holidaymakers and business people to all parts of the globe pass high above our heads and others, bound to or from Birmingham airport are much lower. As you take the road from Wellesbourne, where the Sunday market is held, on your way [...]
Southam Cinema
Southam Cinema In the early years of the twentieth century and for many years before that, the old Southam Court House in Oxford Street [...]
Southam Windmill
Southam Windmill In Medieval times and for many centuries since, the miller was a valued and greatly respected member of the feudal society. He [...]
Southam’s Department Store
CARDALL’S CORNER - February 2016 By Linda Doyle
I’m sure most of you will have heard about, or seen, the TV series ‘Mr Selfridge’ and what is implied as his ‘new invention’ of a London department store at the turn of the 20th Century. Perhaps what isn’t realised is that department stores were already very much ‘in fashion’ by then, and Southam had [...]