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WEDDINGTON CASTLE - An Online History

PICTURE GALLERY IX - Nuneaton Town

This section features images of Nuneaton Town, of which Weddington Village was later to become a district, during the time of the Castle. Nuneaton was - and is - the primary town in the vicinity of Weddington and has been highly influential on the development of the village and of the Castle. The owners and residents of the Castle would have had close links with Nuneaton.

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Nuneaton Market Place

From a 19th century drawing

Nuneaton Market Place in 1881

Taken from 'The Graphic Illustrated' 1881

A pic of Nuneaton's market place pre-1900

King Edward VI Grammar School (now a 6th Form College)

Pictured in 1903

Nuneaton Market Place

Early postcard

Nuneaton Market Place

Postcard from 1904

Bond Gate theatre 1904

Nuneaton Market Place

Colourised postcard dated 1906

Exterior of Prince of Wales Theatre c1907**

Later named the Hippodrome, now demolished. There is now a wonderful chip shop* on the former site: named "Wales Chip Shop"- a reminder of the site's former title.

Another pic of the Prince of Wales theatre**

The Scala Theatre on Abbey Street

Bridge Street c1908

Nuneaton Market Place

Original photograph from pre-1909

A painting of Nuneaton Market Place

By artist Patty Townsend (1845 - 1907)

The Elms, George Eliot's former school

Postcard circa 1908

Newdegate Arms and square, 1907

An Edwardian postcard of the Council Buildings, Queens Road, Nuneaton

Postally used in 1910

St Nicholas Church, Nuneaton

Early postcard

Cottage in Old Nuneaton

Early postcard c1910, entitled "A Bit of Old Nuneaton"

Newdegate Arms Hotel

Bridge Street

Bridge Street

c.1911

Bridge Street 1900s

Church Avenue 1911

Postcard of Nuneaton street scene postmarked 1911. Message on card includes "This house is right opposite the one we live in"

Early multiview postcard of Nuneaton

Early postcard of Abbey Street

Church Street, Nuneaton. 1913

Nuneaton market place c1914

Nuneaton Borough Band. Army Recruitment Poster

1914

Abbey Street, Nuneaton

Pictured pre-1918

Abbey Street, Nuneaton 1918

St Mary's Abbey Church and Ruins

Pre-1925 colour postcard

Early postcard of Manor Court Road

Early photograph of Nuneaton Town centre

Oil painting by J R Gregory 46x61cm

From Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery collection

Victorian Wedding photo in Nuneaton (taken by local photographer, Clare Speight)

Photograph of a Nuneaton girl, pictured with a Jack Russell, c 1910-1915

This unknown individual gives a good indication of the formal garments worn by Nuneaton's female residents in the early C20th. (Picture marked "L. Chettle, 88 Queen's Road": this was a local photographer).

Photograph of a Nuneaton lady, c 1910-1915

This unknown individual gives a good indication of the formal garments worn by Nuneaton's female residents in the early C20th. (Picture marked "L. Chettle, 88 Queen's Road": this was a local photographer).

Victorian Nuneaton Lady

(Picture marked "Marie Weale, Coton Road": this was a local photographer).

Victorian Nuneaton Lady

(Picture marked "Marie Weale, Coton Road": this was a local photographer).

Victorian Couple, photographed by Speights of Nuneaton

1920s photo of 2 Nuneaton railwaymen

Postcard of a Peddler and his Donkey, nr Nuneaton 1904

Edwardian postcard

Featuring an interesting (!) limerick about Nuneaton ladies

Vintage novelty postcard from Nuneaton

Joke card from 1914

1907 postcard of the Lych-Gate at Congerstone, nr Nuneaton

William Johnson MP, Nuneaton (postcard dated 1915)***

The Four Season (Attleborough School), Carnival float in 1907

Oil painting of Alderman Edward F Melly painted in 1919 by Edward Samuel Harper

From Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery collection

Early photograph of Nuneaton schoolchildren. Undated.

Victorian wedding group pictured by H Elkington & Son of Nuneaton

Young Victorian lady photographed by Marie Weale of Nuneaton

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* in the opinion of the well-travelled custodian of Weddington Castle online, this is the finest chip shop in the UK!

** a charming memento of 'The Hippodrome' has recently been acquired by Weddington Castle online. This is a 1938 programme of a production by the Nuneaton Amateur Operatic Society called "Princess Charming".  The society boasted Aldermen Edward Melly and Robert Swinnerton as Vice-presidents - both of whom had links to the Castle and grounds. You can download a scanned copy of the programme here (please note - this PDF is around 6MB in size)

*** the reverse of this postcard gives a brief biography of William Johnson: "Born in the county 1849. A splendid example of  what a working lad may do by perseverance & ability, left school at the age of 12 to work in a factory, continued his education in Evening Schools, has taken prizes in Competition with the best Scholars of the Kingdom in several subjects, his public career has been an unbroken success since the early Eighties, is Chairman of Bedworth Council & has filled many positions in Local Politics his strong subject being Education, is a Warwickshire County Councillor, 'Free Churchman,' writes frequently  for Newspapers both articles on current topics & essays."