To all members on the K&DLHG mailing list

Next meeting.  On Friday 19 April 2013 Tim Porter will be talking to us about “The Hwicce: Anglo-Saxons of the Cotswolds.”

Summer Outings. Details of the four outings planned for the Summer months were circulated in newsletters last month. Tickets for these go on sale at the April meeting. 

Friday 21 June 2013, evening visit to Bagington Castle and Church;

Friday 19 July 2013, evening visit to Guy’s Cliffe House, Warwick;

Saturday 10 August 2013, full-day coach outing to the River and Rowing Museum at Henley on

Thames;

Saturday 7 September 2013, a full day outing to the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas,

Staffordshire, using the minibus provided or own transport

There will be as second chance to purchase tickets at the meeting in May.

May meeting.  Martin Way is returning to Kineton to tell us about “Heavy Horse Trappings.”  Many members will remember his previous visit two years ago when, in full period costume, he entertained us with “Glimmer in the Dark – a celebration of art and craftsmanship in Anglo-Saxon England.”

Tuesday 16 April 2013 Kineton
James Kerr, President of the Kineton Camera Club, will be giving a presentation on the history of the Battle fields of the First World War and will accompany his talk with his photographic record of his recent visit.  The Camera Club would like to invite K&DLHG members to this meeting in the Village Hall at 7.30pm.  The £2.00 charge to visitors includes coffee and biscuits.

April to October           Stow on the Wold

On the first Thursday of each month from April to October, the Captain Christie Crawfurd English Civil War Collection, one of the finest collections of contemporary Civil war paintings in the country, can be viewed at St Edwards Hall, Stow-on-the-Wold, GL54 1AF, between 10am and 2.30pm.  Cost: £3 for adults, free for children

Saturday 18 May 2013 Long Itchington
A study afternoon “In Search of Medieval Long Itchington” will be held in Long Itchington Community Centre between 2.00 and 4.30pm.  Further details on the flyer below.

Website. Full K&DLHG programme details and other news are available on our updated website at www.kinetonheritage.co.uk , so why not visit it a regular visit.

With best wishes

Peter Ashley-Smith, secretary

Adult & Community Learning

    In Search of Medieval Long Itchington

Tutor: Dr John Hunt.

What did medieval Long Itchington and the surrounding area look like on the eve of the Black Death; how many people lived there, and how did they make their livings; what was the manor like; what traces remain of Long Itchington’s medieval landscape?

These questions and others will be discussed in this short workshop. Exploring aspects of medieval Long Itchington through parish, manor and vill to reconstruct the nature of life and society here in the medieval period.

Saturday 18^th May 2013, 2.00 – 4.30pm,

Course Fees: £10.00.

ALL CHEQUES should be made payable to the

‘WarwickshireCounty Council’.

 To ensure your place on this course, please complete the booking slip below and return it to the

ACL Orion House Athena Drive Warwick CV34 6RQ

or contact us via 01926 731230 or karenkempl@warwickshire.gov.uk,

not later than May 10th.

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In Search of Medieval Long Itchington

Please reserve me_______ place(s) for this Course

NAME …………………………………………………………………….……

ADDRESS ………………………………………………………………………

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I enclose my remittance of £_____.

OUTINGS

2013

This year four of your committee members have offered to organise one outing each, and this leaflet gives a brief outline of what is planned. More importantly, it tells you who to contact for further details—no one person will be able to answer all your queries.

Tickets for each outing will be on sale at the meetings in April and May. There is no facility for booking by post, but if you cannot get to the meeting then you can try contacting the organiser by telephone, to find out whether places are available.

Please keep this leaflet for details

Friday 21 June

Baginton

Evening visit by car

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The evening will start with a guided tour of the Bagot’s Castle ruin, with time to view the visitor display and have refreshments, before continuing to the parish church of St John the Baptist, Baginton. The castle is privately owned and the ruins have recently been archaeologically investigated and conserved. We will be guided round the site by the resident archaeologist, and there is a display of finds and discoveries at the site. The medieval St John the Baptist parish church is adjacent to the castle, and contains interesting stained glass, monuments and wall paintings. It will be opened specially for our visit.

The site is at the end of Church Road, Baginton, near Coventry. Please arrive at the castle at 6.30pm.

Cost £6.00 per person, for entrance to castle and refreshments (tea and cake).

Organiser: David Freke 01295 670516

mobile 07876290044

email frekedj@globalnet.co.uk

Closing date—Friday 7June

Friday 19 July

Guys Cliffe

Evening visit by car

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Guys Cliffe House is a romantic ruin just to the North of Warwick, beside the A429 Coventry Road. It was from here that 14th century Guy of Warwick was reputed to have performed many deeds of derring-do, rescued maidens and slain giants.

The walls you see now were originally built in 1757, with later additions. The house abuts cliffs with caves, many thought to have been in use in Norman times.

Our guide will show us as much of the ruins as is safe, and the 14th century chapel, now home to the Masons. If weather and footwear are fit, it will also be possible to go down to Guy’s cave by the Avon.

Our visit will include tea /coffee and cream scones.

Cost £11.00, includes guides and refreshments. Parking is available on site. Please meet at the car park promptly at 7pm

Organiser Gill Ashley-Smith 01926 640545.

Closing date—Friday 5 July

Saturday 10 August

Henley-on Thames

Day Coach outing

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Enjoy a day out at the River and Rowing Museum in Henley on Thames. The museum was purpose built in 1999, and is attractively set in meadows on the banks of the Thames, just 10 minutes riverside walk from the centre of Henley. There are 3 main galleries, featuring not only the sport of rowing, but also the local history of Henley and its place on the Thames. There is even a gallery telling the story of The Wind in the Willows, with 3-D models of the characters, theatrical lighting and sound – perfect for the for the young at heart!

The Terrace Cafe serves coffee, lunch, and tea. To give you maximum freedom, no meals will be booked, though your ticket will give you a 10% discount both in the Café and in the shop.

When you have finished exploring the museum, 2 companies, Salters and Hobbs, offer boat trips from just outside, and Henley’s shops are only a short stroll away.

The coach will depart from St Peter’s Church, Kineton at 9.15am, leaving from Henley at 5.00pm to reach Kineton by 7pm.

Cost £21.50 covers coach and museum entry fee, Meals and boat trips at your own expense.

Organiser Ilona Sekacz Tel 01295 670675

Closing date Saturday 3 August, or when all 36 places are taken.

National Memorial Arboretum

Saturday 7 September

Day Outing by minibus/car

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The National memorial Arboretum is at Alrewas, Staffordshire.

It will be possible to reserve seats on a minibus (max 15 seats), but some may prefer to use their own car.

However you travel, guide maps and walk leaflets are available on arrival at reception. Please meet at the Memorial Chapel at 10.45am for an introductory talk and a short remembrance service. After that, tickets will be obtained for a Land train tour of site lasting 1 hour, with taped commentary. Lunch can be taken at the reasonably priced self-service restaurant, or bring a picnic and use the picnic tables outside. In the afternoon, wander along the avenues, and enjoy the landscape and arboretum with its specimen trees, shrubs and gardens. The rivers Teme and Trent run through the site. and there is an array of wild life to be seen

To reach the Arboretum

By car, from the A38 Lichfield to Derby Road, take the A513 towards Tamworth and follow brown signs For those with Sat Nav DE13 7AR.

Alternatively there will be a minibus leaving St Peter’s Kineton at 9am, leaving the arboretum for Kineton at 5pm.

Cost£12.50 per person, or £7.50 if using your own transport, to include donation and land train.

Organiser David Beaumont. 01926 641076

Email david@jebeaumont.wanadoo.co.uk

To all members on the K&DLHG mailing list

Next meeting. On Friday 15 March Stephen Wass will be telling us about “The Archaeology of the Farnborough Hall Estate”.

Summer Outings. Four outings have been planned for the summer months:

Friday 21 June, evening visit to Bagington Castle and Church;

Friday 19 July, evening visit to Guy’s Cliffe House, Warwick;

Saturday 10 August, full-day coach outing to the River and Rowing Museum at Henley on Thames;

Saturday 7 September, a full day outing to the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire, using the minibus provided or own transport

You will find further details in a Newsletter available at the March meeting,

Tickets for all four outings will go on sale at the April and May meetings.

Subscriptions.  If you didn’t rejoin for the 2013-14 season at the February meeting, it is not too late!  In return for your payment of only £7-50 per person, you will receive the new programme card listing the topics and speakers for the next twelve months.

April meeting. On Friday 19 April Tim Porter will be talking to us about “The Hwicce: Anglo-Saxons of the Cotswolds.”

Website. Full K&DLHG programme details and other news are available on our updated website at www.kinetonheritage.co.uk , so why not visit it on a regular basis.

With best wishes

Peter Ashley-Smith, secretary

3 March 2013

Supplementary newsletter March 2013

This second Newsletter for March contains

Summer Outings. For those of you who were unable to attend the meeting last Friday evening, details of the four outings are given below.  Booking for these does not open until our next meeting on 19 April.

Farnborough Hall Archaeology. Steven Wass website and contact details

Conference at Warwick University. Flyer

New book on the Nonconformists of Banburyshire. Flyer

April Meeting. Reminder

Summer Outings 2013

This year four of your committee members have offered to organise one outing each, and this leaflet gives a brief outline of what is planned. More importantly, it tells you who to contact for further details—no one person will be able to answer all your queries.

Tickets for each outing will be on sale at the meetings in April and May.  There is no facility for booking by post, but if you cannot get to the meeting then you can try contacting the organiser by telephone, to find out whether places are available.

Friday 21 June 2013 : Baginton – Evening visit by car

The evening will start with a guided tour of the Bagot’s Castle ruin, with time to view the visitor display and have refreshments, before continuing to  the parish church of St John the Baptist, Baginton. The castle is privately owned and the ruins have recently been archaeologically investigated and conserved.  We will be guided round the site by the resident archaeologist, and there is a display of finds and discoveries at the site.  The medieval St John the Baptist parish church is adjacent to the castle, and contains interesting stained glass, monuments and wall paintings. It will be opened specially for our visit.

The site is at the end of Church Road, Baginton, near Coventry.  Please arrive at the castle at 6.30pm.

Cost £6.00 per person, for entrance to castle and refreshments (tea and cake).

Organiser: David Freke 01295 670516 mobile 07876290044 email frekedj@globalnet.co.uk

Closing date—Friday 7June 2013

Friday 19 July 2013 : Guys Cliffe – Evening visit by car

Guys Cliffe House is a romantic ruin just to the North of Warwick, beside the A429 Coventry Road. It was from here that 14th century Guy of Warwick was reputed to have performed many deeds of derring-do, rescued maidens and slain giants.

The walls you see now were originally built in 1757, with later additions.  The house abuts cliffs with caves, many thought to have been in use in Norman times.

Our guide will show us as much of the ruins as is safe, and the 14th century chapel, now home to the Masons.  If weather and footwear are fit, it will also be possible to go down to Guy’s cave by the Avon.

Our visit will include tea /coffee and cream scones.

Cost £11.00, includes guides and refreshments. Parking is available on site.  Please meet at the car park promptly at 7pm

Organiser: Gill Ashley-Smith 01926 640545.

Closing date—Friday 5 July 2013

Saturday 10 August 2013 : Henley-on Thames – Day Coach outing

Enjoy a day out at the River and Rowing Museum in Henley on Thames. The museum was purpose built in 1999, and is attractively set in meadows on the banks of the Thames, just 10 minutes riverside walk from the centre of Henley. There are 3 main galleries, featuring not only the sport of rowing, but also the local history of Henley and its place on the Thames. There is even a gallery telling the story of The Wind in the Willows, with 3-D models of the characters, theatrical lighting and sound – perfect for the for the young at heart!

The Terrace Cafe serves coffee, lunch, and tea. To give you maximum freedom, no meals will be booked, though your ticket will give you a 10% discount both in the Café and in the shop.

When you have finished exploring the museum, 2 companies, Salters and Hobbs, offer boat trips from just outside, and Henley’s shops are only a short stroll away.

The coach will depart from St Peter’s Church, Kineton at 9.15am, leaving from Henley at 5.00pm to reach Kineton by 7pm.

Cost £21.50 covers coach and museum entry fee, Meals and boat trips at your own expense.

Organiser: Ilona Sekacz 01295 670675

Closing date Saturday 3 August 2013, or when all 36 places are taken.

Saturday 7 September 2013 : National Memorial Arboretum – Day Outing by minibus/car

The National memorial Arboretum is at Alrewas, Staffordshire.

It will be possible to reserve seats on a minibus (max 15 seats), but some may prefer to use their own car.

However you travel, guide maps and walk leaflets are available on arrival at reception. Please meet at the Memorial Chapel at 10.45am for an introductory talk and a short remembrance service. After that, tickets will be obtained for a Land train tour of site lasting 1 hour, with taped commentary.  Lunch can be taken at the reasonably priced self-service restaurant, or bring a picnic and use the picnic tables outside. In the afternoon, wander along the avenues, and enjoy the landscape and arboretum with its specimen trees, shrubs and gardens. The rivers Teme and Trent run through the site. and there is an array of wild life to be seen

To reach the Arboretum

By car, from the A38 Lichfield to Derby Road, take the A513 towards Tamworth and follow brown signs. For those with Sat Nav DE13 7AR.

Alternatively there will be a minibus leaving St Peter’s Kineton at 9am, leaving the arboretum for Kineton at 5pm.

Cost£12.50 per person, or £7.50 if using your own transport, to include donation and land train.

Organiser: David Beaumont. 01926 641076 email: david@jebeaumont.wanadoo.co.uk

Farnborough Hall Archaeology

Anyone who interested in following up Stephen Wass’ s  talk last Friday evening may wish to look at

http://www.polyolbion.org.uk/Farnborough/Project.html for Farnborough Park or

http://www.polyolbion.org.uk/Hanwell/Project.html for Hanwell Castle

To make direct contact / volunteer go to old.mettle@btinternet,com

Boudica and Roman Mancetter

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ttached is a flyer for a full-day conference at the University of Warwick on Saturday 29 June.

Pilgrim’s Progress Revisited

The Nonconformists of Banburyshire 1662-2012

Attached is a flyer for this new book by Martin Greenwood.  Many members will remember that Martin came to talk to us about ‘Banburyshire’ is September 2011, having previously guided two parties on an enjoyable tour of Flora Thompson’s ‘Lark Rise’ country. If you mention K&LHG there may be a discount on the cover price and, if sufficient numbers express an interest, we make be able to save on postage with a bulk delivery for sale at one of our meetings.

K&DLHG April Meeting

A reminder that our next meeting is on Friday 19 April, when Tim Porter will be talking about The Hwicce: Anglo-Saxons of the Cotswolds. Members from the Dene Valley U3A currently studying Old English have already expressed interest in attending.

Peter Ashley-Smith, secretary

20 March 2013

To all members on the K&DLHG mailing list

Next meeting.  On Friday 15 February Stephen Laing, curator at the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust, will be talking to us about “Women and the Motor Industry”.

Subscriptions for the new 2013-14 season, still only £7-50 per person, fall due at that meeting.  In return for your payment you will receive the new programme card listing the topics and speakers for the next twelve months, as revealed at the AGM and now on the website.

AGM & Supper.  Despite the atrocious weather 31 people, including our new President and his wife, managed to attend the AGM and enjoy the traditional Supper afterwards.  Although the accounts for the AGM and Supper already show a small deficit, your new committee has agreed to make a refund of £5-00 person available to those who had booked for the Supper but were prevented from attending.  This refund can be claimed from the Treasurer at the February meeting.

Summer Outings.  The first news of outings being planned for June, July and August will be given at the February meeting.  Full details will follow in a Newsletter in March, while tickets will go on sale at the April and May meetings.

March meeting.  On Friday 15 March Stephen Wass will be telling us about The Archaeology of Farnborough Hall Estate.

Information requested.  As members living in Kineton and Combroke may have already read in this month’s Outlook, the Kineton Parish Council has asked K&DLHG for help in assembling the story surrounding the wartime use of the allotments in the area of King John’s Mound, much of it now under Castle Road.  It will be appreciated if anyone with knowledge of allotments and pig sties on or around The Mound or Castle Road and up the side of Pittern Hill towards the stables will contact me (01926-640545) or Graeme Bassett (01926-640805).

Day School.  On Monday 11 March our chairman, David Freke, will be wearing another of his many hats when he helps lead a Day School on ‘Town and Country in Medieval Warwickshire.’  Further details on the attached flyer.

Website. As mentioned above, full K&DLHG programme details are available on the the upcoming events page, so why not visit it now.

With best wishes

Peter Ashley-Smith, secretary 5 February 2013

To celebrate the 25th Birthday of Kineton and District Local History Group there was  a special event on the Staffordshire hoard held on Saturday 13th October 2012.

See Short Articles section for a report of the event.

To all members on the K&DLHG mailing list

Belated New Year greetings to you all

AGM & Supper.  A reminder that the AGM and the Supper will be held in Kineton Village Hall next Friday 18 January, starting at 7.30pm.  During the AGM our retiring President, Lord Willoughby de Broke, will be handing over to his successor, Dr Robert Bearman.

If you have not already booked, there are still some tickets available for the Supper, price £11-50 per person; but please make sure the you book through Gill Ashley-Smith, 01926-640545,  before Wednesday when we must give our caterer Isobel Gill our final numbers.

February meeting.  On Friday 15 February Stephen Laing will be talking to us about “Women and the Motor Industry”  Subscriptions for the new 2013-14 season, still only £7-50 per person, fall due at that meeting.  In return for your payment you will receive a programme card listing the topics and speakers for the next twelve months.

Website.  Why not visit our updated website at www.kinetonheritage.co.uk

With best wishes

Peter Ashley-Smith, secretary

12 January 2013

To all members on the K&DLHG mailing list

Under the general title ‘Christmas Treats’ our next meeting, on Friday 14 December at 7.30pm, combines the festive with the serious.

This will be the last meeting attended by Lord Willoughby de Broke as our Honorary President before he retires after five years in this role.

At the beginning of the evening there will be a brief Extraordinary General Meeting to elect a new Honorary President for the next five years.  Your committee will be proposing the election of Dr Robert (Bob) Bearman, MBE, FRHistS, who lives in Butlers Marston and is a well-known local historian and writer on Shakespearean biography, who recently received a ‘Personal Achievement’ award from the British Association for Local History for his work over the last forty years.  He has also spoken to the Group at meetings in the past and has been guest of honour at an AGM Supper.

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 The main Treats for the evening will be short informal presentations by three of our members.  David Gill will be revealing ‘A Mystery Solved’, Brian Douthwaite will be talking about the project to establish an Edgehill Battlefield Hub in Radway and the associated bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund, and Brian Lewis will be illustrating ‘An Item of Local Interest.’

To round off the evening, in addition to the traditional mince pies and mulled wine, there will be lebkuchen and kinderpunsch (spicy biscuits and non-alcoholic punch) and wassail (spicy hot cider based drink made with baked apples).

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 The remaining tickets for the AGM Supper 18 January 2013.will be on sale at this meeting.  Ticket price £11-50 per person.

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 There will also be the opportunity for some Christmas shopping to buy local history books as presents for yourself or for friends:-

Coventry and Warwickshire 1914-1919: Local Aspects of the Great War, edited by Chris Holland

In this newly published book of ten articles (including one by Gill Ashley-Smith on Caring for the Wounded in Kineton), local historians explore major themes from the period to show how individuals and communities in Coventry and Warwickshire responded to the demands placed upon them by more than four years of war.  Available at the discounted price of £9-00 (usually £9-95).

Butlers Marston: its history through its houses.  Also on sale at this meeting will be Dr Robert ‘Bob’ Bearman’s new book tracing the history of this small Warwickshire village through a study of its standing buildings.  Price £5-00, it includes 22 photographs and a foldout map.

Come and enjoy!

Peter Ashley-Smith, Secretary

7 December 2012

Update 11.12.12

Lord Willoughby de Broke is now unable to attend our meeting on Friday evening, 14 December.  However, he hopes to be able to join us for the AGM and Supper on Friday 18 January, and to hand over his role as Honorary President to his successor.

Peter Ashley-Smith, K&DLHG secretary