PROJECTS COMPLETED OR IN PROGRESS
Kenilworth and it's history has been an interest for over 50 years, and I have written three books on Kenilworth and one on my family history. I and other towns people have over the last 10 years renovated two major ancient Kenilworth monuments.
1) The Kenilworth Milestone, this can be found at the Saint John's end of the Warwick Road. It is the only known milestone marker left in Keniworth and dates back at least 200 years.
2) The Borrowell found in Borrowell Lane is a watering place for the cattle that were transported along the old Welsh Road.
3) Betsy Smith's Grave opposite Rouncil Lane
THE HISTORY OF THE BORROWELL TO THE END RESTORATION
Photo of the old Milestone and Borrowell
Photo's of the Milestone and the Barrowell after restoration
Photo's BEFORE & AFTER of the
Betsy Smith's Grave opposite Rouncil Lane
Books Published
1) The restoration of Kenilworth Gatehouse and Annexe in 1998
2) Kenilworth in Camera ISBN 0 86023 684 6 in 2006
3) Kenilworth in Camera II ISBN 978 0 86023 688 7 in 2008
4) The Gould's of Kenilworth and South Warwickshire in 2010
5) RECENT RESEARCH INTO THE LOST HISTORY OF KENILWORTH 2011 Updated 2015
6) ANOTHER ONE IS BORN (KENILWORTH ST. JOHN'S 1930-1960) 2012
New book tells personal story of St Johns in early 1900s (From KWN website)
Pete Ashley & Graham Gould, have written a book entitled - Another One is Born - the history of Kenilworth (St. John's area).
Published on Friday 30 March 2012 15:00
A NEW book which explores the St John's area of Kenilworth in the early 1900s has been written and will be able to be bought next week.
Another One is Born by Pete Ashley, aged 80, and Graham Gould, has been written in a personal way and does not talk about the war years but talks about how children entertained themselves growing up in years gone by.
Mr Ashley, who lives in Beauchamp Road, said: "The subject of our book has not been written about before in this way and the photographs in it have not been seen before either.
"Another One is Born is about people and the characters more than the places.
"I have memories of growing up there starting from when I was five years old and I started talking to Graham about this as I was thinking of writing down my memories for my family, but Graham suggested others might be very interested in it as well. So about nine months ago we started putting the pages together and now I'm elated at what we've produced. My family are all also really happy to see this book in print."
The book, priced £4.99, will be available to buy from Town and Country Furniture from Thursday.
Wilton House 2013.
7) Clips from the
Courier 2015, (Photo from the Leamington Courier 1910 to 1955)
NEW PROJECT
NEW STREET FURNITURE TO NAME THE FOOTPATH KNOWN AS THE CRAVES OR CROFTS
How an old footpath won't be forgotten in the passage of time
Graham Gould (foreground) is trying to get support to put a plaque up to mark an ancient Kenilworth pathway called 'The Craves'. Picture of him by the path with his wife Ann and local residents Brian and Zena Jackson and Roger and Barbara Braithwaite. Mhlc-30-01-12 craves jan110
A KENILWORTH historian hopes to get public support for a plaque to be displayed on an ancient footpath called the Craves.
The Craves, which means boggy land in the old English dialect dictionary, has been in use in the town for centuries and is still used regulary today.
It runs from Elizabeth Way and Malthouse Lane and comes out in Clinton Avenue.
Graham Gould has been concerned for some time that its name may be forgotten as older generations pass away in the town. He therefore wants to put a name on the path so its name will always be remembered.
So far he has got support from the next town mayor Cllr George Illingworth and Cllr Norman Vincett, and it will soon be put before Kenilworth History Society.
Mr Gould said: "I'd really like to know what people think about this right of way and whether anybody has any memories of it from when they were children.
"I used to walk along it to school every day and remember in the old days it used to pass Swanes Nursery.
"If we get enough support we can get the plaque, which won't cost a lot of money at all, and it will add character to the town and remind younger generations of our history."
Other places Mr Gould has had remembered with plaques or markings include the Borrowell, the milestone in Warwick Road and Betsy's Grave. He said: "This will be my last project. I feel like these things need to be remembered and this is the last one I'm concerned about."
A project to find, document and name Kenilworth's footpaths is also under way and Kenilworth Town Council, the history and archaeology society, the ramblers' group, the Kenilworth Society and other interested parties have been looking at old maps of Kenilworth to try and update them. The Craves has been added to the updated maps.
Mr Gould said: "Because the old maps don't show accurately all the rights of ways in the town, we have needed to update them.
"This is not just about recording where the paths are now, it's about remembering all the old names."
Other paths on the map with an ancient history include The Blackpad, formerly known as Beggars' path, in the St John's area of town.
THE POUND IN HIGH STREET
The towns people fight to save the pound, please go to link below:
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