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Stretton History Society Members are prepared to offer illustrated 'Talks'.
Talks may be offered by other members of the society; please ask for details.
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Anne Langley
Local historian Anne Langley is secretary of the Stretton History Society; she has published booklets on 'Victorian Village Life', 'Brandon Silk Mill' and 'Warwick County Asylum' and edited a collection of Joseph Ashby's writing. She offers illustrated talks on the following. No fee, but a modest donation to 'Cruse Bereavement Care' is requested. Contact her at 12 Squires Road, Stretton on Dunsmore, Rugby CV23 9HF or telephone 02476 542703 for further details.
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Early photographs of Rugby and surrounding villages (NEW)
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My great-grandfather built railways in Japan (NEW)
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The Rev. EN Dew's trip down the River Avon around 1900 (NEW)
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History is all around us (look at your locality with new eyes) (NEW)
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The sinking of the Titanic (from contemporary accounts) (NEW)
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Tithe maps and documents for family and local historians
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Victorian Village Life
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The Victorian Village School
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Joseph Ashby's Victorian Warwickshire
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Warwick County Asylum: the first reformatory in Warwickshire
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Brandon Silk Mill and child labour
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Local almshouses (within Warwickshire)
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Early Allotments in Warwickshire
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Joseph Elkington, 18 th century agricultural drainage pioneer
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Bertie Greatheed's 18 th century grand tour of Europe
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Researching and/or writing the history of your community
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