Articles with the tag: 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...
Firecracker! A Leamington Postal Scandal
A Leamington Postal Scandal Leamington’s first Postmaster in 1783 was Benjamin Satchwell, who oversaw a postal service very different from that of today. A recognised postal system had been operating throughout most of the country since the 1630’s, whereby the...
Francis Stenton
Francis Stenton was the Master of Ceremonies at the Upper Assembly Rooms from 1821 to 1830, resigning in mysterious circumstances having been absent for a while. In an address to the subscribers at the election of his successor, Dr Amos Middleton said: “I must ever...