When Leland, the King's Antiquary, visited Nottingham in the 1530's its population was estimated at 3,000. He found the town well built, with houses of timber and plaster on the hill rising from the Leen to St. Mary's and the Castle partly in . . . — — Map (db m248256) HM
In 1845 the Royal Assent was given to a Parliamentary bill for the construction of the Nottingham to Lincoln railway line. This was a 33-mile extension to the Midland Railway's already existing Derby to Nottingham line. The new line would bring the . . . — — Map (db m245859) HM
Station Staff
The staff at Lowdham would have appeared very similar to the staff at Dursley, pictured here.
The building of railways inevitably created a temporary boom employment and in many places there was a general turbulence in . . . — — Map (db m245860) HM
• Lowdham station, signal box and crossing from a 1907 postcard.
• The station and signal box in the 1920s. The box was opened in 1896, closed in 2016 and moved into preservation in 2021. Photo by Mr Spree.
• The station in 1950, with the . . . — — Map (db m246435) HM
This aerial photo was taken in September 1964, just a few months after the goods yard closed in June. Before the barriers were installed in 1988 the gates created quite a dog-leg in Station Road, which is apparent here. The only vehicle in the yard . . . — — Map (db m246436) HM
On Church Street, on the right when traveling north.
Kirk Gate was for many years the route of the Great North Road into and out of the Market Place. Until Henry VIII's reformation the timber framed buildings, part way down the road, were owned by the church. During the Civil War they were owned by . . . — — Map (db m252091) HM
The north curtain wall was 3 metres thick and had small rooms and passages built into it.
In the angle between the gatehouse and the curtain wall in front of you there was a small turret similar to the one which still stands on the other side . . . — — Map (db m247442) HM
About 1300 the riverside curtain wall was rebuilt and a timber framed building was constructed against it. If you look carefully at the wall to the left of the gatehouse you can still see the line left where the roof of this building joined the . . . — — Map (db m247443) HM
At the time of the Civil War, Newark Castle and much of the land around Newark, was owned by the Crown. James I and Charles I were frequent visitors to Newark and would have stayed in the castle. This relationship with the Crown was one reason . . . — — Map (db m252097) HM
On Saint Mary's Gate at Kayes Walk, on the left when traveling north on Saint Mary's Gate.
Archaeologists study the remains of the past left behind by previous generations. These remains include the traces of their fortifications, the foundations of their buildings, and the evidence of their work, daily lives, and surroundings. From these . . . — — Map (db m245272) HM
On Saint Mary's Gate at Kayes Walk, on the left when traveling north on Saint Mary's Gate.
The earliest evidence of human activity found on the site was a number of grain storage pits -- part of an Iron Age farmstead dating to more than 2,000 years ago. This was the second such farm to be found near the city centre, the first being at . . . — — Map (db m245287) HM
Robin Hood travelled a great distance and saw many battles in his years, and by old age, he certainly wasn't without his ailments. So Little John and Robin traveled to a nunnery in Kirklees for treatment from Robin's cousin, the Prioress. . . . — — Map (db m245262) HM
The Council House stands on a site once part of Nottingham's Great Market Place. This was called "the most fairest without exception in all England" by Henry VIII's antiquary John Leland. From medieval times right through to the 1920s a Saturday . . . — — Map (db m246810) HM
We are standing at the west end of the Great Hall. This was the "high end" of the hall, from which a passageway would have led to a separate solar block. That building, now lost, was where the King would have stayed when visiting the Castle. At . . . — — Map (db m307573) HM
An ancient custom, Continu'd to this day
Oakham Castle is famous for its amazing collection of over 200 huge horseshoes. The tradition was described in 1722 by William Camden in "Britannia", his survey of Great Britain and Ireland: . . . — — Map (db m307569) HM
The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded that the King had a royal hall in Oakham. The high bank before you is believed to be the remains of the motte - the first phase of the Castle, probably built around 1075.
As the Normans took control of . . . — — Map (db m307570) HM
The grounds of the Castle and adjoining parks were used for grazing cattle. William Flore of Oakham was granted rights for summer grazing of the Castle's small park in 1380, and right up until the 1940s cattle were regularly herded in to the grounds . . . — — Map (db m307572) HM
On South Street, on the right when traveling west.
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Quakers have been meeting together for worship in Rutland since 1671. Robert Hawley gave the land for the construction of this Meeting House în 1719. William Tompson left property at Somerby to the society and . . . — — Map (db m307574) HM
On Market Place, on the right when traveling north.
Down this narrow lane is England's most complete surviving Norman Hall. Take a step back in time, through the ancient gateway, to explore Oakham Castle.
Discover the splendid Great Hall, built by Baron Walkelin de Ferrers around 1180. The . . . — — Map (db m286597) HM
An 18th century town house used by the Knights of Downton, the Johnes of Croft Castle and the Earls of Powis. Lucien Bonaparte was a prisoner here in 1811. — — Map (db m234120) HM
On Whitcliffe Road at Overton Road, on the right when traveling south on Whitcliffe Road.
This is the world-famous type locality for the Ludlow Bone Bed in which the fragmented remains of primitive fish are abundant. It marks the beginning of a change in this region about 400 million years ago from open seas to extensive land areas . . . — — Map (db m266959) HM
A draper's shop since the 17th century. Boyhood home of Sir William Jukes Steward (1842-1912), Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. — — Map (db m233025) HM
The Church and the surrounding square owe much of their appearance to the religious Palmers Guild of Ludlow C.1284-1551.
College Street takes its name from the College of Cannons or Priests of the Palmers Guild founded well before the . . . — — Map (db m233565) HM
Built or probably rebuilt about 1704 by Mr. Richard Davies a wealthy burgess. In 1719 owned by the Knight family of Downton Castle, and later of Croft Castle. Tenanted by Lord Powis in 1780 and owned by his brother-in-law Lord Clive 1795. Lucien . . . — — Map (db m232907) HM
An older building was enlarged and refronted in 1619. It was the home of Rees Jones of Pembrokeshire, an Attorney at the Council of the Marches. His initials are on the lock plate.
Became an inn c.1670. Much altered in the mid-19th century . . . — — Map (db m232806) HM
On College Street, on the left when traveling north.
(The main marker is in Latin, the smaller marker has the English translation)
Domum hanc Eleemosynariam Munificentiâ Iohannis Hosyer Mercatoris
Anno Salutis MCCCCLXXXVI primitus extructam,
Temporis injuriâ labefactam dem et . . . — — Map (db m233390) HM
This burial ground, the gift of the Viscount Clive and the Hon. Robert Henry Clive to the Parish of Saint Lawrence Ludlow was consecrated, by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Hereford on the twenty seventh day of August 1824 — — Map (db m233063) HM
"Probably the loveliest town in England" Sir John Betjeman
"Luck go with you, while Ludlow tower shall stand" A. E. Housman
A Norman Planned Town 1090-1200
The Castle was built about 1090, one of a line of Norman . . . — — Map (db m233163) HM
First female "Computer" lived and worked from 4 Brand Lane.
She was employed by the Board of Longitude to compute astronomical tables for the British Nautical Almanac between 1773 & 1815 — — Map (db m233022) HM
The street takes its name from the first town mill on the River Teme, probably built in the 1100s by the Lacy family who owned the Castle.
This was not always a desirable part of town, containing the butchers "shambles" or slaughter house and . . . — — Map (db m233120) HM
From 1984 to 1989 the three upper floors were the premises of Newsfield Ltd, publishers of Britain's two most influential video games magazines of the era: Crash and Zzap!64 for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 home computers respectively. . . . — — Map (db m266960) HM
Here stood St. Leonard's Chapel. Founded by the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem in 1186.
This house is one of the last surviving gloving workshops. In use c.1787 - c.1816 — — Map (db m266958) HM
The Bull has been an inn since the fifteenth century, when the formerly galleried range in the yard was erected. Remains of an earlier roof dating from c.1350 still exist in the main block of the building.
In the fifteenth century the premises . . . — — Map (db m232799) HM
The deeds of this inn date from 1102, recorded as The Rose & Crown from the 13th Century, making this inn one of the ancient public houses in England plying its trade continually as an inn for over 600 years. — — Map (db m233207) HM
A 15th century courthouse, once open on the ground floor. One of the courts held here was Pye Powder (French 'pieds poudres'), where market disputes were heard 'whilst the dust was on the feet'. — — Map (db m232984) HM
On St Mary's Street, on the left when traveling south.
Let this small Monument record the name
Of CADMAN, and to future times proclaim
How by'n attempt to fly from this high spire
Across the Sabrine stream he did acquire
His fatal end. Twas not for want of skill
Or courage to perform the task . . . — — Map (db m245339) HM
On Castle Gates, on the left when traveling north.
Founded by Edward VI in 1552, Shrewsbury School occupied this site until 1882. The stone buildings were built 1594-1630. Sir Philip Sidney, Judge Jeffreys and Charles Darwin were educated here. Re-opened as a library in 1983 after complete . . . — — Map (db m267076) HM
History
This church was founded in 1662. The first Meeting House was built in 1691. Destroyed by Jacobite riots in 1715. Rebuilt by King George I Govt., who at the time presented the painting of the Royal Coat of Arms which hangs above the . . . — — Map (db m267078) HM
On St Mary's Place, on the right when traveling east.
The Guild of Shrewsbury Drapers has been meeting on this site since 1465.
This guildhall was built between 1576 and 1580.
The company prospered in the Welsh cloth trade and dominated the life of the town from the 1550's until 1700. . . . — — Map (db m245363) HM
Near Swan Road at Beacon Park, on the left when traveling east.
Captain Smith was the officer in command of RMS Titanic. He died on 15 April 1912 alongside more than 1,500 people when his ship sank after striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.
The 7'8" (2.34 m) statue is made . . . — — Map (db m309195) HM
Edward Wightman
of Burton-on-Trent
was burnt at the stake
in this Market Place
for heresy
11th April 1612
being the last person
in England so to die. — — Map (db m22661) HM
On Bird Street at Swan Road, on the left when traveling north on Bird Street.
In the Victorian period, work and household chores were very time consuming
and leisure time was scarce. However, when there was down time people would
flock to parks and pleasure gardens.
The main parks in Lichfield developed along the line . . . — — Map (db m309194) HM
On Wade Street at Baker’s Lane when traveling north on Wade Street.
Lichfield is a centre for arts and culture with a wide range of shows held on stage at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre - the building to your right - which replaced the Arts Centre and Civic Hall in 2003. Lichfield's Guildhall offers a programme of . . . — — Map (db m309196) HM
Aethelflaed, also known as Lady of the Mercians, was daughter of King Alfred the Great. Justifiably thought of as England's forgotten Queen; she was a formidable leader in a shadowy history of the dark ages. She had no more children after her only . . . — — Map (db m309193) HM
On St Editha‘s Close at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on St Editha‘s Close.
A minster church may have stood here in the seventh century. It was replaced in the later eighth century by a much grander church within the precinct of the Anglo-Saxon palace built for King Offa (reigned 757-796). With their bishops, abbots and . . . — — Map (db m309192) HM
Czechoslovak veterans erected this memorial as a tribute to all their fellow countrymen, soldiers, airmen and patriots, who during the Second World War sacrificed their lives in the fight against Nazism.
The Czechoslovak Free Army came to . . . — — Map (db m311867) HM
Jephson Memorial was erected in 1849 in honour of Dr Henry Jephson. The surrounding gardens were also named after him. Henry Jephson set up a medical practice in Leamington in 1828. He believed that the local mineral springs had health-giving . . . — — Map (db m311866) HM
From 1951 to 1961, Jephson Gardens was transformed into a dazzling spectacle as thousands of lights illuminated the trees, pathways and lake. Between July and October each year, the Lights of Leamington festival drew visitors from across the . . . — — Map (db m311868) HM
On Regent Street, on the left when traveling north.
Rupert Brooke was born at 5 Hillmorton Road, Rugby. His father, William Parker Brooke, was Housemaster of School Field House at Rugby School. Rupert as a pupil at the School, was a boarder at his father' house.
He was happy and successful at . . . — — Map (db m310968) HM
On Castle Street, on the left when traveling south.
Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians and daughter of King Alfred the Great, founded a fortress at 'Waeningwicum' in AD 914 which grew into the town of Warwick.
Her conquest of the Viking Danelaw secured the creation of the Kingdom of England. . . . — — Map (db m311869) HM
On Church Lane at Lavender Hall Lane, on the right when traveling west on Church Lane.
1. Berkswell Hall
Visible from the Millennium Way after it leaves the Church yard, this Hall was built in its present form in 1814 by Sir John Eardley Eardley Wilmot. Now the hall and stables are private apartments although the surrounding . . . — — Map (db m310966) HM
Horatio Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. He joined the Navy at the age of 12 and became a captain at the age of 20.
When Britain entered the French Revolutionary Wars in 1793, Nelson served in the Mediterranean. He helped capture . . . — — Map (db m311872) HM
On Priory Row at Cuckoo Lane, on the left when traveling east on Priory Row.
11 Priory Row
Early 18th century town house with fine brick front and stone dressings in Roman Ionic style, rebuilt and restored after extensive bomb damage this house with nearby Nos 7 and 16 Little Park Street are the only surviving examples of . . . — — Map (db m124733) HM
On Bayley Lane at Cuckoo Lane, on the left when traveling west on Bayley Lane.
22 & 23 Bayley Lane
No 22 ‘The Cottage’ built about 1500 is the only remaining example of numerous medieval timber framed houses which stood in this area.
Notable for its original carved and traceried woodwork. Chimneys were added in the 17 . . . — — Map (db m124728) HM
On Priory Row at Cuckoo Lane, on the right when traveling west on Priory Row.
7 Priory Row
Built circa 1800, this house with Nos 8-10 Priory Row are the best surviving examples of late 18th century town houses in Coventry John Gulson Mayor 1867 and 1868 a generous public benefactor lived here 1835-1904 — — Map (db m124735) HM
On Priory Row at Cuckoo Lane, on the left when traveling east on Priory Row.
9-10 Priory Row
Fine examples of early 19th century town houses. built over part of the site of the Cathedral Priory of St Mary founded 1043. Cellars under this house include parts of the priory ruins, approximately 4 metres (13ft) below the . . . — — Map (db m124734) HM
Near Trinity Street at New Buildings, on the left when traveling south.
Blue Coat School
Opened as a charity school in 1714 rebuilt on the same site 1856-7 with Gothic architecture in the style of a French chateau. The two octagonal stone towers embody bases of towers of the ruined Monastic Church of St Mary dating . . . — — Map (db m124905) HM
Near Bayley Lane at St Mary Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Cathedral Church of St Michael
A house of worship, dedicated to the Archangel, St Michael, has stood on this site from the time of Henry I in the 12th Century. From its beginnings as a small Norman chapel, St Michael's progressively enlarged, . . . — — Map (db m124653) HM WM
Near Bayley Lane at St Mary Street, on the left when traveling north.
Chor der
Überlebenden
Choir of Survivors
Geschenk Der Stiftung Frauenkirche Dresden Zum 50-Jährigen
Jubiläumder Weihe Der St. Michael’s-Kathedrale Von Coventry
Am 25. Mai 2012
Donation of the Frauenkirche Foundation Dresden
For the . . . — — Map (db m124647) HM
On New Union Street at Greyfriars Lane, on the right when traveling west on New Union Street.
This Tower and Spire formed the centre of the Church of the Grey Friars built in 1350 with stone from a quarry nearby owned by the Black Prince.
The Friary was demolished in 1512 but the spire was left standing in a garden until 1829 when . . . — — Map (db m124934) HM
On Bayley Lane close to Cuckoo Lane, on the right when traveling west.
County Hall
Built 1783-4 architect Samuel Eglinton. Used for the county court and quarter sessions. It is the only remaining 18th century public building of architectural distinction in Coventry. At one time it also housed the prison governor of . . . — — Map (db m124732) HM
Near Bayley Lane at St Mary Street, on the left when traveling north.
Coventry Cathedral – Living Icon of Reconciliation and Hope
In 1940 this building, together with much of the city, was destroyed by fire bombs. Resolved to live out the Christian message of forgiveness, and running counter to the feelings of . . . — — Map (db m124659) HM WM
Near Greyfriar’s Lane at High Street, on the left when traveling north.
‘He was ahead of his time. What he did astonished the world. Coventry desperately needed his inspiration’
Gibson, Sir Donald Evelyn Edward, C.B.E., D.C.L., M.A., P.P.R.I.B.A., D.I.S.T., T.P., M.T.P.I., T.P.I.
Born 11th October 1908, Died . . . — — Map (db m124560) HM
On New Union Street at Greyfriars Lane, on the right when traveling west on New Union Street.
This plaque was unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Dresden Herr Gerhard Schill in the presence of His Excellency the Ambassador of the German Democratic Republic Herr Karl-Heinz Kern and the Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Coventry Councillor G.W. . . . — — Map (db m124933) HM
Near Bayley Lane at St Mary Street, on the left when traveling north.
Ecce Homo
The ststue was carved by Sir Jacob Epstein during 1934 – 5 from a block of Subiaco marble. It was given to Coventry Cathedral at the wish of Lady Epstein and dedicated on 22 March 1969.
Ecce Homo represents Christ before Pilate . . . — — Map (db m124658) HM
On Greyfriars Lane at Barracks Way, on the left when traveling south on Greyfriars Lane.
Ford’s Hospital
Named after William Ford who’s will of 1509 endowed the almshouses. Built around a narrow court yard it is one of the most perfect examples of timber framed architecture in the country. Badly damaged by an air raid of November 1940 . . . — — Map (db m124930) HM
Near Greyfriars Lane at High Street, on the left when traveling north.
Self-sacrifice
Godiva
She rode forth clothed with
Chastity: the deep air listen’d round
Her as she rode and all the low wind
Hardly breathed for fear Tennyson
Godiva
Then she rode back clothed on with
Chastity … . . . — — Map (db m122584) HM
On Pepper Lane at Hay Lane, on the left when traveling west on Pepper Lane.
The Golden Cross Inn
Built circa 1583. Much restored, one of the most dramatic examples of medieval timber framed building to survive in Coventry with oversailing or ‘jettied’ upper floors on exposed timbers — — Map (db m124731) HM
On England Route B4544 at Bull Yard, on the right when traveling north on England Route B4544.
Bull Yard was formally a short street (Bull Street) leading to Barracks Square Market (now the Barracks car park), but on Samuel Bradford’s 1748-49) Coventry map it was part of a much longer path leading from Greyfriars gate to Smithford Street, . . . — — Map (db m124937) HM
Near Bayley Lane at St Mary Street, on the left when traveling north.
In
gratitude to God
and to commend
to future generations
the self-sacrifice of
all those who served
on the Homefront
during the Second
World War
( inscribed on the perimeter )
Let each of you look not to your own . . . — — Map (db m124648) WM
