Articles with the tag: Alan Griffin


Firefighting in the Village of Leamington Priors

Firefighting in the Village of Leamington Priors

    It is fairly certain that the eighteenth century village of Leamington Priors had only the most basic equipment for use in the event of fire. Although larger towns and cities might boast one of the early manual fire engines, in villages up and down the...
Leamington’s Great War VC’s

Leamington’s Great War VC’s

Over the years, Leamingtonians have become accustomed to having retired Army and Navy Officers of senior rank as near-neighbours. At the outbreak of the First World War, one of the town’s most respected citizens was General Augustus Goodfellow; a former Commandant of...
Eliza Scarlett – Leamington widow and Jamaican slave owner

Eliza Scarlett – Leamington widow and Jamaican slave owner

A presentation by Alan Griffin of Leamington History Group, about Eliza Scarlett – Leamington widow and Jamaican slave owner. Click on the forward and back arrows to navigate through the presentation. Click on the four-headed arrow symbol in the bottom right to...
Randolph Adolphus Turpin, the ‘Leamington Licker’

Randolph Adolphus Turpin, the ‘Leamington Licker’

Randolph Turpin’s life was a classic rags to riches story that should have had a happy ending.  As it turned out, it ended in bankruptcy and tragedy.  Born in 1928 in a rented basement flat at 6 Willes Road, Leamington he was christened Randolph Adolphus.  His...