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Memories of Archery Road

My memories of living in Archery Road I lived in Archery Road from 1945-1965.  My parents were stationed at RAF Gaydon during the Second World War and they married in 1944 in London (they were both Londoners).  I was born in February 1945.  After renting in Leamington (there were no married quarters in those days), … Read more

Dr John Hitchman. 1805-1867

The photograph is plainly of a mid Victorian gentleman: dark suit and waistcoat, high turnover collar, dark circle of cravat, and yet not over-tidy, rustic almost; a shortish man with a short neck, chunky rather than burly; leaning forward as if in conversation, fair hair flying as if he drags his fingers through it when … Read more