“Into the valley of Death, Rode the six hundred” are perhaps two of the most memorable and famous lines in British poetry. The poem, [...]

Southam town’s Charter was established in 998 AD and is of great significance as it provided a clearly defined map of its borders with its contiguous ...

LINCOLNSHIRE COAST LIGHT RAILWAY HISTORIC  VEHICLES TRUST Registered Charity No. 514443   ON THE TRACKS OF A GRANDFATHER KILLED IN WORLD WAR ONE A [...]

While reading my daily newspaper one morning, my attention was drawn to one rather unusual story. An application had been lodged by Nick Locock with [...]

With the outbreak of the Second World War, there was a huge increase in the number of personnel joining the Royal Air Force and [...]

For over a thousand years Southam has existed as a cross roads market town which can be exited in eight directions. Two made up [...]

Nelson’s Locomotives The advent of mechanisation at the lime and cement works around Southam, was perhaps signalled by the first three Peckett & Sons [...]

Shakespeare on Tour - Macbeth in Southam, 22 November 1822 There was some excitement around Southam Heritage Collection when we were asked to contribute [...]

Southam in the coaching era Before the arrival of the railway, Britain had the fastest and most efficient form of public overland transport the [...]