Jun 20, 2025 | Featured, News, People
Sadly, we have to announce that Alan Griffin, long-term member and founder of the Leamington History Group, has died. All Images by Allan Jennings Margaret Rushton has kindly written this summary of his life. Alan grew up in Southam, one of three sons of a baker who...
May 7, 2025 | Featured, Memories, News, People
Leamington History Group successfully launched its latest local history book on 7th May. Copies can be obtained for £20 from secretary@leamingtonhistory.co.uk chair@leamingtonhistory.co.uk Anthony Eden Barbers, Clarendon Street Warwick Books, Market Place, Warwick...
Apr 17, 2025 | Featured, News, People, Places
Samuel Shepheard Stanley was one of four sons and four daughters of John and Sarah Stanley of Sydenham Farm. He was born in 1848 and with his siblings was taught at home by a governess. His older brother Joseph later became the farm manager, and eventually took over...
Mar 26, 2025 | Featured, Memories, News, People, Places
It was a fine day in Royal Leamington Spa as Balraj Singh Dhesi and his wife, Palweet, rose from bed and made special preparations for the day. It was 24th March 1988 and this was the day that they would meet Queen Elizabeth II as representatives of the residents of...
Feb 20, 2025 | Featured, Memories, News, People, Places
We are delighted to commend the project by Whittle Productions to record the Lights of Leamington 1951 to 1961 and especially the memories of people from the time. They have two websites which describes the results of the project and several events this year, Lights...
Feb 10, 2025 | Featured, News, Places, Uncategorized
We have decided that because the book Royal Leamington Spa, A History in 100 Buildings, is now out of print and out of stock we would begin to add articles from the book to this website. They tell the stories of buildings of all types in the town from simple houses to...
