A Victorian Family Christmas
Cardall's Corner - Dec 2022 - Pam McConnell
The Robinsons did most of their Christmas shopping in Southam, getting their greeting cards from Chambers the printers and a lot of their groceries from Mr Bull’s shop on ...
A Pair of Old Boots
Cardall's Corner - Nov 2022 - Linda Doyle
I have recently been given a pair of old boots and a pair of old shoes for the museum, but they are not any old boots and ...
Water, Water
Cardall's Corner - Oct 2022 - Linda Doyle
We tend to take our supply of clean water for granted, and only realise how important it is to us in times of drought. However, it is less ...
Southam Flying Fields: Percy J Waller
Southam Flying Fields: Percy J Waller - Sept 2022 - Bernard Cadogan
Following the success of the Battle of Britain, Southam played its part in taking the war to mainland Europe. In August 1942 an area of land east of the town ...
Little Nuggets
Little Nuggets - Aug 2022 - Bernard Cadogan
Anyone interested in local history (and who isn’t, especially as one gets older), is fascinated to find interesting old documents they never knew existed, and discover ...
Captain Emery of The Grange
Capt Emery of The Grange - July 2022 - Linda Doyle and Bill Griffin
The Grange on Coventry Road was built in the early 19th Century on land called The Springs. A Grade II listed building, it is cement rendered brick ...
When I went to the Coronation
When I went to the Coronation - June 2022 - The late Rene Cardall (abridged)
When King George VI died in 1952, there followed a year’s preparation for Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation on June 2nd 1953. I went into London ...
Thirty Years of Southam Twinning Association
Thirty Years of Southam Twinning Association - May 2022 - Bill Pease
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the formal twinning of Southam with Marolles-en-Hurepoix in France. Marolles is a small rural town ...
Shakespeare’s Son-in-Law and his Southam Patients
Shakespeare's Son-in-Law and his Southam Patients - April 2022 - Linda Doyle
Sometimes it’s good to reflect on how much we take our modern healthcare services for granted. For medical help of yester-year ...
Southam Convent Memories
Southam Convent Memories - March 2022 - Mary Grant
I was born in 1931. My parents were Cyril and Mary Duckett and my father worked on the farm from the age of thirteen and ...
The Rotary Club of Southam
The Rotary Club of Southam - February 2022 - William Pease
A dinner and inaugural meeting of The Rotary Club of Southam took place at the Craven Arms Hotel, Market Hill, on 16th February 1971. It was attended ...
Southam’s Missing Canal & Railway
Cardall's Corner - January 2022 - Linda Doyle
When I moved to Southam some forty years ago, I didn’t know I was returning to my ancestor’s homeland. My great grandfather x 5 was Richard Hiorns ...