Articles with the tag: Alan Griffin

Malcolm Sayer

Malcolm Sayer

Mar 25, 2014 | People

  On a Spring day in 1970 Malcolm Sayer suffered  a fatal heart attack on the main street of his adopted home town Leamington Spa, he was 53 years of age. In the years since his death, his achievements as a designer have been celebrated locally by the erection of...
Strictly Come Skating

Strictly Come Skating

Mar 11, 2014 | Memories, People

 A look at a seasonal pursuit tinged with real sadness. I admit to never having owned or even to have put on a pair of ice skates and you will be pleased to hear that I have no immediate plans to take up skating. It does however say much about our indomitable...
The Maltings, William Street

The Maltings, William Street

Mar 10, 2014 | Places

A Detective Story  –  Last Orders in William Street  Strange how we often fail to pay much attention to buildings that we frequently walk past. I have often walked along William Street at the rear of Brandon Parade, but it wasn’t until I had passed that...
A guide to burial grounds in Leamington

A guide to burial grounds in Leamington

Mar 7, 2014 | Places

A presentation by Alan Griffin of Leamington History Group, about burial grounds in Leamington Spa. Click on the forward and back arrows to navigate through the presentation. Click on the two-headed arrow symbol in the bottom right to enter full-screen...
Blondin: A High time in the Pump Room Gardens

Blondin: A High time in the Pump Room Gardens

Mar 6, 2014 | People, Places

  The fashionable town of Leamington Spa attracted a host of big-name performers from all branches of the Victorian entertainment industry. One of those who came here was the world renowned tightrope walker Charles Blondin. Exactly 150 years ago the great Blondin...

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