Printing Block
This printing block, depicting a photographic view of Kenilworth Castle, is made of a copper plate attached to a block of wood.
Railway Timetable
A paper-back book containing details of train times from Leamington Spa, Warwick and Kenilworth in July 1948. The information is printed on white paper with red and black printing and the front cover ...
Red Cross Letter Concerning Fund Raising
This letter was sent by Bridget Ratcliff, on behalf of the Duchess of Marlborough, to Mrs Gibbs. It thanks her for her fundraising efforts for the Red Cross and Rural Penny-a-Week Fund. The letter was ...
Royal Leamington Spa Courier Supplement
Supplement to the 7 July 1939 edition of the Royal Leamington Spa Courier, about the Kenilworth Pageant. The pageant, which took place in the ruins of Kenilworth Castle in July 1939, celebrated 700 years ...
Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
A black and white print of the 'new' Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa. It was cut out of a Kenilworth newspaper, with the accompanying article about the architecture of the building. There are figures ...
Second Warwick Militia Badge
Metal badge of the Second Warwick Militia featuring a leopard's head. There is a heart shaped metal ribbon attached with forget-me-nots at the top and an inscription around the ribbon. According to regulations, ...
Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire - Description
This is a detail of the description panel.
Transcript in original spelling:
Warwikshear so namid as wel by the Saxons as of us at this
daye it is devided in two parts by the river avon ronninge
through ...
Sketch Book
A hard back book with a beige cover and a printed label affixed to the front cover. The book contains prints of sketches of Warwick, Leamington Spa and Kenilworth by R. S. Austin.
Souvenir Booklet - King George V and Queen Mary Silver Jubilee
This is a souvenir booklet, from Kenilworth, commemorating the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary in 1935. It has a white cover with blue printing, 6th May 1935.
Stoneleigh. Gibbet Hill
Gibbet Hill, looking down Kenilworth Road, Stoneleigh. Riders with bicycles and motor cycles. 1910s
Sword
A sword found at Kenilworth Castle, Kenilworth, several feet below ground. The sword has an incomplete triangular section blade and an oval metal hilt. It has a black wooden handle with carved ridges ...
The North Warwickshire Hunt
An illustration from a newspaper depicting an accident involving the north Warwickshire fox hounds near Kenilworth.
Tile
This Medieval tile is from Kenilworth Priory, Kenilworth. It is in two pieces that have been glued together. The tile is made of red clay, with a brown glaze. There are traces of yellow painted decoration ...
Tile
A Medieval tile from Kenilworth Priory, Kenilworth. It is made of red clay, with a green/brown glaze and there are traces of yellow painted decoration.
Views of Leamington and the Neighbourhood
Guide to Leamington by John Beck, published in 1831. It has a card cover and blue spine. The guide book contains views of streets and squares in Leamington. There are also views of local historic buildings ...
Wage Slip
Wage slip issued by Clarke, Cluley and Co. Ltd for the week ending 28 January 1950. The total wages were £8 3s. 10d. Clarke, Cluley and Co. Ltd was established in Well Street, Coventry in 1884. The company ...
Warneford Hospital Opening Ceremony Programme
A programme of proceedings for the opening ceremony of the Cay Maternity Home and the Lord and Lady Kenilworth Ante-Natal Clinic and Labour Ward Unit, Warneford Hospital, Leamington Spa on 28 June 1939. ...
Woodwards Deaprtment Store, Junior Fashion Show Pamphlet
Pamphlet for Junior Fashion show at Woodwards Department Store, Leamington Spa. The show was held for the Kingsley School building fund, Kenilworth Branch. There is a drawing of a young girl on the front ...