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 ...
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 ...
Thirty Years of Southam Twinning Association
Thirty Years of Southam Twinning Association - May 2022 - Bill Pease
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the formal twinning of Southam with Marolles-en-Hurepoix in France. Marolles is a small rural town ...
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 ...
The Rotary Club of Southam
The Rotary Club of Southam - February 2022 - William Pease
A dinner and inaugural meeting of The Rotary Club of Southam took place at the Craven Arms Hotel, Market Hill, on 16th February 1971. It was attended ...
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 ...
John Brunt: National Service 1947-49
Cardall's Corner - November 2021 - Pam McConnell
My father John Brunt was born at Bubbenhall, the youngest of 10 children. He moved to Southam with his wife Alma and young family ...
The Harp Inn and Brickyard
Cardall's Corner - October 2021 - Linda Doyle
“The tone of The Harp is strong and clear. Likewise, so is this Harp’s beer.” That is what was written on the sign of The Harp Inn, ...
The Pendicle and the tragic Edmunds Family
Cardall's Corner - September 2021 - Linda Doyle
Until 1760 Southam remained as open land in strips belonging to different families. The aim was to share the good and the bad strips of land between ...