National Service – After the War
Cardall's Corner - May 2021 - Bernard Cadogan, Rowan Parker
Being born in 1929 Rowan Parker was only 16 when WW2 ended in 1945. Rowan’s father, Samuel Parker, was the owner of Parker and Lines Butchers ...
Southam’s 16th Century Parish Records
Cardall's Corner - March 2021 - Bernard Cadogan
If you have ever done any family history research, you will undoubtedly have discovered one or two juicy facts about your ancestors. You may also ...
Southam Nursing Association (SNA)
Cardall's Corner - Feb 2021 - Linda Doyle
More than ever before, this past year has made us appreciate the contribution that health care workers make to the wellbeing of the population. However, the nursing profession ...
VE Day Victory Bells
Cardall's Corner - April 2020 - Linda Doyle
On 8th May 2020 it will be 75 years since the guns fell silent at the end of WW2 and life began to return to normal ...
Who are Southam Lions ?
Cardalls Corner - Nov 2019 - Lions: Derrick, Jim and John
Many of you will be aware of the Lions presence and activities in the town, but for those who aren’t aware: who are Southam Lions? ...
The Day War Broke Out
Cardall's Corner - September 2019 - Rowan Parker
On August Bank Holiday in 1939 our family were sitting on the beach at Bognor Regis enjoying the sea, sand and sunshine. Suddenly the quiet ...
The 1939 National Register
Cardall's Corner - August 2019 - Linda Doyle
After Britain declared war on Germany on 3rd September 1939, it was announced that ‘National Registration Day’ would be on 29th September. This ...
A Childhood with books
Cardall's Corner - July 2019 - Linda Doyle
Even today, in this technology-dominated age, children are still encouraged to read books, and for many of us books were a big part of our childhood experience. As a 1950s child, I ...
Oral History
Cardal's Corner - June 2019 - Helen Morris
In 2007, shortly after joining the Friends of the Cardall Collection, I volunteered to work on collecting oral history – that is, recording spoken historical memories. It is one of the best ways ...
Summer Exhibition: Toys
Cardalls Corner - May 2019 - Linda Doyle
High days and holidays, birthdays and Christmas, were probably the only times in the past when a child would receive a new toy or book. Here in the Collection we have a few of those very precious toys ...
Speed Records
Cardall's Corner - March 2019 - Bernard Cadogan
Speeding vehicles on our roads is a problem that we are all aware of, and most of us will know of someone who has been ‘caught speeding’. With two of the country’s leading car manufacturers, Jaguar and Aston Martin Lagonda, having facilities within seven miles …
The Great Storm of 1703
Cardall's Corner - December 2018 - by Jill Prime
‘The Great Storm of 1703’ was of unusual, tremendous ferocity, probably passing in intensity all the storms ever known in Great Britain. It was the most terrifying and catastrophic storm ever recorded here. During the night of 26th-27th November 1703, widespread devastation was caused to many parts of the Midlands, East Anglia …