WEDDINGTON CASTLE - An Online History
UPDATES
In this section you can find details of all the latest updates to the Weddington Castle website. Despite being demolished nearly a century ago, the legacy and historical impact of the Castle remains and it is a testament to the dynamic nature of history that new information is always being uncovered. Check back here regularly for the latest updates.
You can see earlier updates made between 2005 and 2008 by clicking here.
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| 7th March 2010 |
New gallery of photos of building works on the
Grove estate added to
"The Grove 2010"
Picture Gallery. Outline Plan of the Weddington Estate c1886 added to Weddington Castle "Picture Gallery". |
| 31st December 2009 | New pictures of Weddington Castle (c1890) and the former Southern Gateway (1970) added to "Picture Gallery" sections. |
| 14th December 2009 | New reported sighting (and photograph) of Joe Danks' ghost added to "Ghosts of Weddington" and "Joe Danks" pages. |
| 28th August 2009 | Image and details of new planning application for The Grove (with an additional house added in the grounds) added to The Grove "Picture Gallery" and "Grove History" pages. |
| 10th August 2009 | Details added to "Timelines" and "Castle History" sections of draft proposals to build thousands of new homes on Green Belt land in Nuneaton and Bedworth: with Weddington, Bedworth Woodlands and Keresley being the areas most affected. |
| 7th August 2009 | Details of a former resident of Weddington Hall (Martin Leggatt, in 1827) added to "Castle History" section. |
| 6th August 2009 | 30 new pictures of the 'Fox and Crane' circa 2006/07 added to "Exterior" and "Interior" picture galleries. |
| 5th August 2009 | Updated link to the official 'Caldecote Hall' website added to "Links" and "Other Local Halls" pages. |
| 23rd July 2009 | The sad news of the death of Pete Simpson, a long-term local campaigner for the preservation of Astley Castle, added to the Astley Castle page. |
| 15th May 2009 |
Two line drawings of proposed new 4-bed house
on The Grove site added to
"The Grove" picture gallery. Update on the now defunct Caldecote Hall sales site added to "The Links" section. |
| 13th May 2009 |
Several new images added: One image of newly-discovered glassware featuring the Adderley family crest added to "Weddington Castle" picture gallery. Two images of a former Weddington orchard added to "Weddington Village" picture gallery. Three images from a recent archaeological excavation of The Grove site added to "The Grove" picture gallery. |
| 5th May 2009 | Five updated images of The Grove added to "The Grove" section. These show further preparatory building work, and trenches from a recent archaeological survey by the University of Leicester. |
| 14th February 2009 | Two images of signage outside The Grove added to "The Grove" section. This announces: "Grove Park: a development of 2, 3 and 4 Bedroom Houses and 2 Bed Apartments." |
| 2nd February 2009 | Two new images of Miles Sharp paintings (1911 and 1925) added to "Key People" section. |
| 22nd January 2009 | 2007 auctions details and image of a William IV Mahogany Breakfront Secretaire Bookcase owned by Henry Kay whilst at the Castle, added to "Castle Auction" section. |
| 19th January 2009 | New image of Bosworth Hall 1906 added to "Other Local Halls" section and image of local Nuneaton peddler 1904 added to "Nuneaton Town" section. |
| 6th January 2009 | New page on Bosworth Hall added to "Other Local Halls" section. |
| 3rd January 2009 | New page on the Tuttle Hill Windmill added to "Other Local Halls" section. |
| 1st January 2009 | HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of our visitors. Thank you to all who have contributed to, and commented on, this site over the past year. We look forward to another year of online updates to the history of this fascinating building. |
