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 ...
Nuisances in Southam
Nuisances in Southam - April 2023 - Dr Roland Raffell
We have all doubtless suffered from ‘nuisances’ in our lives; however, we might like to spare a thought for our ancestors and neighbours living in Southam and the surrounding villages in the nineteenth ...
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 ...
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 ...
Jurassic and a Grandfather Killed in WW1
LINCOLNSHIRE COAST LIGHT RAILWAY HISTORIC VEHICLES TRUST Registered Charity No. 514443 ON THE TRACKS OF A GRANDFATHER KILLED IN WORLD WAR ONE A [...]
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 ...
Little Nuggets
Little Nuggets - Aug 2022 - Bernard Cadogan
Anyone interested in local history (and who isn’t, especially as one gets older), is fascinated to find interesting old documents they never knew existed, and discover ...