Articles with the tag: Entertainment

Ranelagh Gardens

Ranelagh Gardens

Aug 10, 2014 | Places

Ranelagh Gardens, “The Vauxhall of Leamington,” 1811-1846   Leamington’s ten acre Ranelagh Gardens were situated in old town over the canal bridge in Brunswick Street. No doubt named in imitation of the famous Ranelagh Gardens in London, Leamington’s...
Sam Lockhart, Elephant Trainer Extraordinaire

Sam Lockhart, Elephant Trainer Extraordinaire

Aug 2, 2014 | People

 The world’s foremost elephant trainer began his working life as a circus acrobat and when he died was described by the Leamington Courier newspaper as a ‘retired giant of the entertainment industry’. The dapper little man with the magnificent white moustache was one...
The “King of Clubs” William James Henri Lawton (1871-1964)

The “King of Clubs” William James Henri Lawton (1871-1964)

Jul 30, 2014 | People

Born in Warwick in August 1871, small in stature (5ft 4½ in) and slender in build (9st 3lb), Henri Lawton nonetheless became a renowned gymnastic, boxing and fencing instructor, the author of 2 small books on exercise and fitness, and in 1895, World Champion Indian...
Snow and Trains: Fun and Games in the Early Sixties

Snow and Trains: Fun and Games in the Early Sixties

Jun 5, 2014 | Memories, People, Places

In 1962 my family were packed off to 19 Waverley Road on the Rushmore Estate, a modern area built on the old Rushmore Farm land in the mid 1920s and early 30s. For us there was a new life to be made and a wealth of new discoveries to be made, starting with the Eagle...
The Lights of Leamington

The Lights of Leamington

May 20, 2014 | Memories, Places

Following the Festival of Britain in 1951, for a whole decade, Royal Leamington Spa and Jephson Gardens became THE autumn venue for hundreds of people from all over Britain. Thousands of coloured electric lights transformed the Gardens into a wonderland for both...

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