Cardall's Corner - December 2021 - Linda Doyle
Many Christmas traditions are relatively recent but one old favourite, the Pantomime, remains a delightful Christmas entertainment enjoyed by all the family. Pantomime has its ...
Cardall's Corner - November 2021 - Pam McConnell
My father John Brunt was born at Bubbenhall, the youngest of 10 children. He moved to Southam with his wife Alma and young family ...
Cardall's Corner - October 2021 - Linda Doyle
“The tone of The Harp is strong and clear. Likewise, so is this Harp’s beer.” That is what was written on the sign of The Harp Inn, ...
Cardall's Corner - September 2021 - Linda Doyle
Until 1760 Southam remained as open land in strips belonging to different families. The aim was to share the good and the bad strips of land between ...
Cardall's Corner - Aug 2021 - Linda Doyle
They say time flies, but was it really 8 years ago in 2013 that Victor Hodges House was demolished, along with Southam Library, to build Tithe Lodge...
Cardall's Corner - July 2021 - Alan Griffin
I was born at No.4 Mountfield Gardens, which is a row of two-bedroomed terraced cottages set back between Daventry Street and Pendicke Street. I was told ...
Cardall's Corner - June 2021 - Pauline and Hedley Stone
Although the Crown Inn in Daventry Street is not as old as The Olde Mint, it is one of the oldest buildings in Southam. The Crown survived ...
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 ...
Cardall's Corner - April 2021 - Helen Morris
The Graham Adams Centre* in St James Road Southam is a very popular and well-used community facility for Southam and surrounds - but who ...
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 ...
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 ...
Cardall's Corner - Jan 2021 - Linda Doyle
Our 21st Century New Year entertainment is vastly different to how earlier generations once celebrated the New Year. Without television or internet, it used to ...
