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Sandon Park, the indentations in the ground show the outline of the Castle's ornamental boating lake. |
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Sandon Park, with indentations of the boating lake visible |
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Cleaver Gardens flats, built on the site of Weddington Gardens in the 1970s. |
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Jack Whetstone sports pavilion in Sandon Park. |
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Mr Whetstone was closely associated with Amateur Football in Nuneaton, and was Secretary of the Nuneaton Amateur League. He died in 1967.
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Weddington allotments, on the site of the Castle |
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Yew trees in Sandon Park, these date back to the time of the Castle |
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Some remaining yew trees adjacent to Cleaver Gardens |
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The walkway to Cleaver gardens, this avenue of yew trees once formed the southern driveway of the Castle estate |
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Original quartzite gateposts for Weddington Gardens, these remain next to Weddington Post Office |
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Map of Weddington village today |
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Aerial view of Weddington, 1984** |
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Infrared Aerial view of Weddington, 1985** |
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The Chase c1900, a large house in Weddington. Now the Chase Hotel. |
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The Weddington Cricket team in the 1910s |
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A bomb damaged house at 43 Castle Road, Weddington in the 1940s |
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The woman and child pictured are Mrs Lily Sargent and her daughter Eileen Sargent.
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New sign erected in 2008. With some details of Weddington's history * |
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New sign erected in 2008. With some details of Weddington's history * |
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New sign erected in 2008. With some details of Weddington's history * |
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A map from new sign erected in 2008. With some details of Weddington's history * |
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