Apr 3, 2022 | Featured, Memories, People, Places, Uncategorized
Walter Ritchie was the son of a Coventry carpenter who trained with local stonemasons to become a fully -fledged sculptor by the age of 18. He said that they taught him how to hold a hammer and a chisel, – and a crowbar – in his words, “a very useful tool.” ...
Nov 17, 2020 | News, People, Places, Uncategorized
The story of Leamington’s water supply, subtitled “History under your feet” is a presentation on the Warwickshire Industrial Archaeology website by Jeff Burgess, well known to many members for his talks on the water industry. Jeff encourages us to...
Nov 12, 2020 | News, People, Places, Uncategorized
The Ambitious Stonemason (William Gascoyne’s rôle in the development of Royal Leamington Spa and a changing Construction Industry) This is a new book by LHG member Kevin Hunt, who lives in the Willes Road house built and owned by William Gascoyne. It is a novel based...
Apr 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
From the Pen of Stella Bolitho Leamington Place Names 1 TOHTEACHE 2 FLORTED 3 HANDBLURS 4 BUNBOCTING 5 MONTY 6 BUNKSCRIW 7 REALCONDN 8 GLINTLINOL 9 WISHTHAN 10 RELIMOVTN Answers Visit the end of the Sir Frank Whittle...
Apr 18, 2020 | Memories, News, People, Uncategorized
Memories of Work – VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED 11 entries were received and the favourite of those who voted was by Alan Jones; well done Alan. We will have a presentation when things are more normal. Thanks to everyone who took part. You can see all the entries here...
Feb 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our Next Meeting is at Dormer Hall on Monday 24th February at 7.30 pm; Mike Bunn: “It’s not all anoraks and numbers!” Mike will present the discoveries he made on a trip in 2013
