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The Bells of St. Mary’s and the Ellacombe


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The newsletter from the Collegiate Church of St. Mary, Warwick, has this fascinating account of the Ellacombe chimes, brought back into action …

The Runaway Tram model in the Information Centre


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A beautiful scale model of part of the old tramway linking Warwick and Leamington has been donated to the Visitor Information Centre …

Aethelflaed and the Golden Minster


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King Alfred The Great’s daughter, Aethelflaed, built the first fort in Warwick in the year 914 AD as a defence against Viking …

The Jitty


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Have you noticed the narrow alley between numbers 28 and 30 West Street, Warwick? It has been known as ‘The Jitty’ for …

Sheep in the Road!


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A group of residents living in West Street are researching the history of the buildings in this old street and they publish …

West Street and Westgate


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Warwick’s West Street is full of historical interest. A group of residents have been researching some of its stories from the past …

The West Street Skin Works


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Heather Cadbury and a group of residents from West Street, Warwick, have been researching the history of their street, and posting interesting …

Warwicks’ Battle Tales from WWI


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While researching for our Warwick War Memorial website, Unlocking Warwick’s Tricia Scott came across an unusual account of some of the exploits …

The Story of the War Memorial


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In the centenary year of the World War One Armistice, Unlocking Warwick has launched a major project to find the stories behind …

Cases from the Past: The Plan to Trace the Forgeries


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‘Warwick Stories – Cases from the Past’ are brief accounts of court cases heard at the Warwick Assizes about 200 years ago …