{"id":39,"date":"2017-02-26T12:25:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T12:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79.170.40.230\/lighthornehistory.org.uk\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:46:23","slug":"archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/?page_id=39","title":{"rendered":"Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Please go to our new website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lighthornehistory.wixsite.com\/society\">https:\/\/lighthornehistory.wixsite.com\/society<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This old website is no longer being maintained and will soon shut down.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<h6>The following is a list of all the archives in the Society, in the care of our archivist, Colin Such. They are available to borrow or consult by all members of the society. Those with the suffix E in brackets are available in digital form and there is a link to some of them from this index.<\/h6>\n<h3><strong>General<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>LH1 List of documents referring to Warwickshire held in the Public Record Office, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Library and Archive (SBT) and the Warwickshire County Record Office (WCRO) and index of books and articles on Warwickshire<br \/>LH14 Notes on the Royal Warks. Regiment and the Warks. Fusiliers<br \/>LH15 \u201cDomesday Lighthorne\u201d by Peter Hinman (2000) and notes<br \/>LH16 Photocopy of transcript of Lay Subsidy Roll of 6 Edward III, Hundred of Kineton.<br \/>LH18 Extract from transcript of \u201cFeet of Fines for the County of Warwick\u201d, detailing land holdings in Lighthorne from the 13<sup>th<\/sup> to the 15<sup>th<\/sup> centuries<br \/>LH19(E) Extract from \u201cThe Antiquities of Warwickshire Illustrated\u201d by Dugdale<br \/>LH20 Extract from \u201cVictoria County Histories\u201d, volume 5, Kington Hundred<br \/>LH21 Extracts about Lighthorne from various books on Warwickshire<br \/>LH22 Extract from \u201cThe Journal of the Diocese of Worcester\u201d, circa 1850<br \/>LH23 Extracts from directories: West&#8217;s 1830; Kelly\u2019s 1896 and 1926; White\u2019s 1850, 1874; Spennell\u2019s 1883, 1926; Morris&#8217;s 1866<br \/>LH39 Photocopies of various maps:<br \/>LH39.1 Victorian topographical<br \/>LH39.2 Soil types of Warwickshire<br \/>LH39.3 Jurassic Way and triple ditch system<br \/>LH39.4 Avon Valley in Roman period<br \/>LH39.5 Celtic coin distribution in the Midlands<br \/>LH39.6 Early settlement in the Burton Dassett area<br \/>LH39.7 Medieval settlement in the Burton Dassett area<br \/>LH39.8 Lay subsidy tax in Warwickshire<br \/>LH39.9 Various maps of Lighthorne and south Warks.<br \/>LH50 Photocopy of map of Warwickshire parish boundaries<br \/>LH55 \u201cA Topographical Glossary\u201d, being the photocopied appendix of an unknown book, also photocopies glossary from \u201cHistory of Warwickshire\u201d<br \/>LH56 Extract from \u201cWoods, Wolds and Groves, the Woodland of Medieval Warwickshire\u201d, by Sarah J. Wager (1998), with appendix of list of records of Lighthorne<br \/>LH65(E) Peter Hinman&#8217;s research notes, correspondence, photos, 1998 &#8211; 2006, prior to the publication of his booklet &#8220;Lighthorne, A Short History&#8221;, including the church buildings, stained glass, houses, residents<br \/>LH84 Various newspaper clippings re Lighthorne, 1968-2017<br \/><a href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH87_E.pdf\">LH87(E) \u201cOrigin and Explanation of the name Lighthorne\u201d, by Peter Hinman (1998)<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Woodland Park and Warren\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH88.pdf\">LH88(E) \u201cWoodland, Park and Warren in relation to Lighthorne\u201d, by Peter Hinman (2000)<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Anglo Saxon Lighthorne\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH91.pdf\">LH91(E) \u201cAnglo-Saxon Settlements of Lighthorne\u201d, by Peter Hinman (1999)<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Black Death and Tenants' Revolt\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH92.pdf\">LH92(E) \u201cThe Black Death and Tenants&#8217; Charter\u201d, by Peter Hinman (2000)<\/a><br \/>LH92.1(E) Extracts concerning the 1398 tenants&#8217; revolt, from &#8220;The English Peasantry in the Late Middle Ages&#8221; by R.H.Hilton, with extracts from SBT DR98 &#8211; 676a and 685 and comments from Peter Hinman (1999)<br \/><a href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH94.pdf\">LH94(E) \u201cAbednigo Mitchell and Local Highwaymen\u201d, by Peter Hinman (1998)<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Domesday Lighthorne\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH97.pdf\">LH97(E) \u201cDomesday Lighthorne, How the Village was assessed in 1087 AD\u201d, by Peter Hinman (2000)<\/a><br \/>LH98(E) \u201cLighthorne Time Line\u201d, by Peter Hinman (2006)<br \/>LH103 Notes on the history of Lighthorne from the Norman Conquest to 1870, by George Smith<br \/>LH107 Photocopies and a few negatives of photos of postcards of Lighthorne, also photocopies of Lighthorne groups of people with identifications<br \/>LH108 Reproductions of sketches and paintings of Lighthorne buildings<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/LH112E-The-Lighthorne-Village-Sign-by-Peter-Amis-2001.pdf\">LH112(E) \u201cLighthorne Village Sign\u201d, by Peter Amis, supplement to parish magazine, April 2001<\/a><br \/><a title=\"The Geology of Lighthorne\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH114.pdf\">LH114(E) The Geology of Lighthorne and its Effect on Settlement, by Colin Such (2013)<\/a><br \/>LH115 Village Design Statement reports and correspondence, 1997 &#8211; 2000<br \/>LH116 Lighthorne Conservation Area leaflet, by Stratford District Council<br \/>LH117(E) \u201cLighthorne, 1900 \u2013 2000, a Century in Images\u201d edited by Colin Such (2010), DVD, captions, Powerpoint presentation, photos, notes<br \/>LH117.1 DVD &#8220;Lighthorne, 1900 &#8211;\u00a0 2000, a Century in Images&#8221; edited by Colin Such (2010)<br \/>LH117.2 Warks. Community Awards 2011 History &amp; Heritage gold award certificate for DVD &#8220;Lighthorne, 1900 &#8211; 2000, a Century in Images&#8221;, also correspondence<br \/>LH118 List of trade directories at Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Library and Archive (SBT), also brochures about SBT and WCRO<br \/>LH121 Lighthorne Community Post Office 1990-1 awards and photos<br \/>LH123 \u201cJoe, the Story of a South Warwickshire Countryman\u201d, by Peter Johnson (2000), also 2016 research notes and correspondence for 2nd edition &#8211; see LH123.1<br \/>LH123.1 &#8220;Joe&#8217;s Story, a Century of Change in the South Warwickshire Countryside&#8221;, by Peter Johnson (2022)<br \/>LH123.2 &#8220;My Working Life&#8221; by Joe Gerring, a CD recorded in September 1975, concerning his life and work as a farm labourer and woodman in south Warwickshire<br \/>LH123.3 Focus Life magazine, December 2023, containing article about &#8220;Joe&#8217;s Story, a Century of Change in the South Warwickshire Countryside&#8221;<br \/>LH130(E) Exercise book recording building work done by Lighthorne resident George Humphriss, between 1904 and 1911, also containing details of 1906 Moreton Morrell Cup football match results, also scans<br \/>LH131(E) Minute book of the Lighthorne 1952-3 Coronation Committee, also scans<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/LH132E-1953-coronation-invitation.jpg\">LH132(E) Invitation card to the Lighthorne festivities to mark the 1953 coronation, also scan<\/a><br \/>LH133(E) Parish magazines for May 1905 (photocopy of Lighthorne and Chesterton extract only), 1919 (3 different, photocopy of Lighthorne and Chesterton extract only), Jan 1932, Feb 1933, July 1933, Mar 1937 (photocopy of Lighthorne and Chesterton extract only), May 1937, Dec 1937, Jan 1938 \u2013 July 1938, Dec 1938, Jan 1940 \u2013 Dec 1942, May \u2013 July 1943, Jan \u2013 Mar 1946, May 1946, June 1946, Feb 1948, May \u2013 Dec 1948, Jan \u2013 Apr 1949, July \u2013 Sept 1949, Nov 1949 \u2013 Apr 1950, June \u2013 Oct 1950, Dec 1950 \u2013 Apr 1951, June 1983, Nov 1989 &#8211; Jan 1990, Nov 1992 &#8211; Sep 2000 (missing Dec 1998 \/ Jan 1999), Feb 2001 &#8211; Nov 2012 (missing Jun 2011, Apr 2012), range Apr 2013 &#8211; Nov 2024<br \/>LH133.1 Parish magazine distribution details and cover design artwork, circa 2008<br \/>LH135 Collection of documents relating to the design, construction and use of the Village Hall from 1959 to 1966, including accounts<br \/>LH136(E) 1960s brochure relating to hiring of the Village Hall and photocopy and scan<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/LH136.1E-Lighthorne-Village-Hall-An-Irreverent-History-by-Russell-Douglas-2000.pdf\">LH136.1(E) Lighthorne Village Hall &#8211; An Irreverent History, by Russell Douglas (2000)<\/a><br \/>LH139(E) \u201cOrigins of the Working Population of Lighthorne in the C19th\u201d, by Peter Hinman (1999)<br \/>LH143 Photocopy of 1933 abstract of 1856 conveyance of a messuage and farm in Lighthorne, from Lord Willoughby de Broke, to Rev Edward Golding and Matthew Malcolm<br \/>LH144(E) 1940s Weekend programme and photos and scan of flyer, May 2005<br \/>LH151 Ordnance Survey 1:10,650 (6 inches to 1 mile) sheet SP 35 NW, including Newbold Pacey, Chesterton, Moreton Morrell and Lighthorne, dated 1955, also photocopies<br \/>LH151.1 Ordnance Survey 1:2500 (25 inches to 1 mile) sheet XLV4, dated 1886, also photocopies<br \/>LH151.2 Ditto, 2nd edition (1905), mounted on cloth, also photocopies<br \/>LH151.3 Ordnance Survey 1:25000 (25 inches to 1 mile) sheet XLV7 (Lighthorne Rough), 2nd edition, mounted on cloth<br \/>LH151.4 Ordnance Survey 6 inches to 1 mile sheet XLV NE (Lighthorne and Moreton Morrell), 2nd edition (1906), marked with details of artesian wells, also 3 further S. Warks. sheets<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LH153EAvery.pdf\">LH153(E) \u201cThe Lighthorne Evacuation Experience\u201d by David Amery (2011)<\/a><br \/>LH157 Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee Weekend souvenir programme (2012)<br \/><a title=\"Anglo Saxon Lighthorne and the Norman Conquest\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH159.pdf\">LH159(E) Anglo Saxon Lighthorne and the Norman Conquest by Peter Hinman (1999)<\/a><br \/>LH166 Index and explanation of the registers of baptisms, marriages and burials held at the Warwick County Record Office (WCRO) and notes on documents referring to Lighthorne held at the Warwick County Record Office (WCRO) and at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Library and Archive (SBT)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LH182E-WWI-soldiers-on-war-memorial.pdf\">LH182(E) World War 1 soldiers commemorated on the Lighthorne War Memorial, by Ann Such (2014, with amendments 2018, 2025), also sources<\/a><br \/>LH182.1(E) Lighthorne war memorial and military gravestones photos, also LH182(E)<br \/>LH189(E) Parish Council minutes April 1997, August 2000 \u2013 April 2008 and January 2013 onwards, Parish Council Annual reviews and Newsletters 2001 \u2013 2009<br \/>LH190(E) Residents\u2019 Reminiscences \u2013 Wendy Heaney (2012)<br \/>LH191(E) Residents\u2019 Reminiscences \u2013 Betty Bywater (2015)<br \/>LH194 The Lighthorne village sign 2000 \u2013 2001: correspondence, designer\u2019s artwork, plans and impressions, opening ceremony documentation and photographs [See also e-folder LH112.1(E)]<br \/>LH196 1856 embroidered sampler made by 14 year old Lighthorne resident Sarah Wilkins<br \/>LH198 Eleven picture postcards of Lighthorne dating from 1900 to 1925<br \/>LH206 Minute book of minutes of the meetings of Lighthorne Parish Council, between May 26 1952 and January 14 1964<br \/>LH207 Sports ground planting project, 2003-4, correspondence, plans and photographs and award certificates<br \/>LH208 Lighthorne Parish Council 1999 \u2013 2002 correspondence concerning boundary changes and the splitting of Lighthorne and Lighthorne Heath parishes<br \/>LH209 2008 copy of the agreement for the purchase of the telephone kiosk from BT<br \/>LH210 Electoral boundary review correspondence, minutes and maps, 1995 \u2013 2003<br \/>LH211 Parish Council correspondence re Countryside Right of Way Act 2000 in relation to remaining heath land in parish and CRoW brochures and local maps showing rights of way, also Parish Paths Partnership correspondence, 1998 \u2013 2002<br \/>LH212 Correspondence concerning the gift to the Parish Council of the Goode land in Church Lane, 1993<br \/>LH213 1997 agreement between John Boom and Parish Council re land on village green<br \/>LH214 Lighthorne Sports Club leases, correspondence and agreements, 1975 \u2013 1997<br \/>LH220 Residents\u2019 Reminiscences \u2013 Barbara Townsend (late 1990s)<br \/>LH221 Map of proposed route of M40 between Banbury and Warwick, published by the Department of Transport (1985)<br \/>LH222 Various photographs of Lighthorne, taken by Keith Sheppard, also aerial views, ca. 1995<br \/>LH223 Boundary review material: Stratford District Council Electoral Review 1999; correspondence concerning review of Lighthorne \/ Lighthorne Heath parish boundary 2001; map of Warwickshire re electoral boundary review 2003<br \/>LH224 1995-7 correspondence between Keith Sheppard and various bodies re inaccurate mapping of Lighthorne<br \/>LH225 Lighthorne Conservation Area report by Shankland Cox for Stratford District Council (1994), also a photocopy including appendices and photocopied maps<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LH226-Lighthorne-Parish-Plan-2012.pdf\">LH226(E) Lighthorne Parish Plan (2012) also correspondence and draft of plan (2011)<\/a><br \/>LH228 Residents\u2019 Reminiscences of the 1950s \u2013 Betty Bywater and John Pearce (2012)<br \/>LH229(E) DVD of Lighthorne village hall construction, 1960<br \/>LH230(E) DVD \u201cThe Top End of Lighthorne\u201d by Jock Adams (2012)<br \/>LH231(E) DVD \u201cKart-racing in Lighthorne\u201d by Jock Adams (2012)<br \/>LH232 Residents\u2019 Reminiscences of the 1950s \u2013 author unknown<br \/>LH233 Photocopies and copy photographs and a few negatives of groups of Lighthorne schoolchildren, some captioned, circa 1906 &#8211; 1940s<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LH235E-The-Lighthorne-Loss-Accounts.pdf\">LH235(E) &#8220;The Lighthorne Loss Accounts of the English Civil Wars&#8221; by Ann Such with contributions by Colin Such (2020)<\/a><br \/>LH235.1(E) &#8220;The Lighthorne Loss Accounts of the English Civil Wars&#8221; Powerpoint talk by Ann and Colin Such (2020)<br \/>LH235.2(E) Lighthorne Loss Accounts of the English Civil Wars folder containing extensive notes, Powerpoint presentations, LH235(E), LH235.1(E), photos, transcriptions of wills<br \/>LH236(E) Scan of 1960 conveyance of village hall site from Miss K. Mountford to Lighthorne P.C.<br \/>LH237(E) Scan of 1963 and 1967 conveyances and agreements re sports field<br \/>LH238(E) Scans of Land Registry entries of Lighthorne P.C. land<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/LH241E-Lighthorne-celebrating-VE-Day-2020.pdf\">LH241(E) Lighthorne Celebrates VE Day at Home, May 8th 2020, by Penny Amis (2020) with photos by Katie McCullough<\/a><br \/>LH245 \u201cLighthorne 2000 Story Board\u201d by Martin Thornton (2000) and correspondence concerning the Lighthorne history display boards (1998 \u2013 2000)<br \/>LH246 Photographs and negatives of the Broadwell and weeping willow, circa 2000<br \/>LH247 Photographs of tree planting on the Goode land, circa 2000<br \/>LH248 Photographs of the ancient shrew ash, in the field adjacent to Dark Lane, blown down 7-8 May 2011<br \/>LH249 Photograph of the coal store on The Bank, circa 2000<br \/>LH250 Sports Ground rehabilitation project 2003-5, including photographs taken August 2003 and of tree planting in January 2004<br \/>LH251(E) Copy of 2004 letter from Peter Hinman to Lighthorne Parish Council with details of the conduit carrying Thelsford Brook under Church Lane<br \/>LH255 Printed notices and ephemera concerning the Coronavirus pandemic, commencing March 2020<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LH257E-Lighthorne-Christmas-Card-Scheme.pdf\">LH257(E) &#8220;Lighthorne Christmas Card Scheme for the Benefit of Myton Hospice&#8221; by Jane Rigby (2023) and scheme Christmas cards from 1999 to 2023<\/a><br \/>LH261 2022 Platinum Jubilee celebration ephemera<br \/>LH265(E) Aerial photograph of Lighthorne, taken by the RAF on 15 October 1945 (raf_106g_uk_921_rs_4009)<br \/>LH267(E) Scans of various local newspaper clippings re Lighthorne and residents, 1900 &#8211; 1969<br \/>LH270 2023 Burns Night programme<br \/>LH271 The Walter Robert Verney scrapbooks, 1873 &#8211; 1913, scans of the pages and details<br \/>LH272(E) Programme of an 1887 Concert in the Lighthorne school room, with manuscript alterations, also scans<br \/>LH273 Programme of the 1898 Lighthorne Flower Show and Village Festival, also scans<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LH275E-Entertainment-in-Lighthorne-from-the-1870s-to-the-1940s.pdf\">LH275(E) &#8220;Entertainments in Lighthorne from the 1870s to the 1940s&#8221;, by Colin Such (2023), also Powerpoint and notes<\/a><br \/>LH276 Scrapbook of 1977 royal silver jubilee celebrations in Lighthorne, compiled by Sandra Knapton<br \/>LH277 Crown China ceramic mugs commemorating 2022 platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and 2023 coronation of King Charles III, both with Lighthorne inscriptions<br \/>LH278 Photographs, taken 1947, of Bishop&#8217;s Hill, Broadwell (2), camping at Westfield (2), etc., by the Gilliatt family of Warwick<br \/>LH281(E) 2023, 2024 Village Show flyers and entry forms<br \/>LH303 1977 Diocese of Coventry Educational Endowment Order listing Lighthorne C of E school and teacher&#8217;s house<br \/>LH307 Receipts for diocesan documents deposited at Warwick County Record Office under references DR0018, DR220, DR672, DR1344, DR1499 for Lighthorne and list of receipts for Chesterton and Moreton Morrell<br \/>LH309 1947-1954 minutes of the Lighthorne and Chesterton Flower and Produce Show, incl. 1950 letter from Clare Verney to Major Warlow-Harry<br \/>LH316 Photos and details of village events held between 2002 and 2009, including 2002 children&#8217;s games in the churchyard, 2002 Alton Towers visit flyer, 2003 Family Fun Day details, 2003 Harvest Supper, 2004 Walk for Water, 2005 and 2006 cream teas in the churchyard, 2005 and 2006 Christmas anthologies, 2007 and 2008 cricket tournaments, 2009 Village Show details, undated hedge planting in the graveyard<br \/>LH319 Warks County Council 2009 plan showing proposed extension of 30 mph speed limit zone<br \/>LH326 Programme of the 2014 6th Annual Village Show<br \/>LH334(E) Village Walk and Talk by Colin Such (2023) Powerpoint presentation and speaker&#8217;s notes<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/LH335E-Lighthorne-a-Short-History-by-Peter-Hinman.pdf\">LH335(E) &#8220;Lighthorne, A Short History&#8221; by Peter Hinman (2006)<\/a> [For notes and text see LH336(E)]<br \/>LH336(E) &#8220;Lighthorne, A Short History&#8221; by Peter Hinman (2006) notes and text [For published booklet see LH335]<br \/>LH337(E) Scans of newspaper clippings re Lighthorne entertainments, 1892 &#8211; 1946<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Yes_we_remember_it_well.pdf\">LH338(E) &#8220;Yes, We Remember It Well&#8221; a Lighthorne anthology of reminiscences of the 1940s, edited by Keith Sheppard (2008)<\/a><br \/>LH338.1(E) &#8220;Yes, We Remember It Well&#8221;, production notes, Word documents, including LH338(E), scans of photos<br \/>LH340(E) Scan of Lighthorne area and key of Henry Beighton&#8217;s 1730 map of Warwickshire<br \/>LH341(E) Scan of Lighthorne 1662 Hearth Tax list<br \/>LH343(E) 2008 &#8220;Midlands Today&#8221; TV clip of phone box purchase<br \/>LH344(E) Photos taken in 2000, by Martin Thornton, including Easter bicycle ride and children&#8217;s treasure hunt, removal of church windows for restoration, 2000 millennium celebrations, Lighthorne views and houses, Cinderella, also 2 Powerpoint presentations<br \/>LH345(E) Scans of Lighthorne picture postcards from 1900s to 1950s<br \/>LH347(E) Lighthorne scans and photos 1900 &#8211; 2000, including street views, individual houses, groups including school, family, sports teams, drama productions, 1990 snow, 2000 millennium<br \/>LH348(E) Lighthorne photos, 2000 onwards, including residential developments, royal occasion celebrations, 2007 floods, 2018 snow, maintenance volunteering<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/LH350E-Lighthorne-Now-and-Then-A-Personal-Reflection-by-Wendy-Heaney.pdf\">LH350(E) &#8220;Lighthorne Now and Then &#8211; A Personal Reflection&#8221; by Wendy Heaney (2024)<\/a><br \/>LH351 &#8220;Lighthorne Village, a look at the history&#8221;, notes on the history by Irene Proudman, prepared for the Village Design Statement (1997)<br \/>LH352(E) Digital photos of 2024 D Day commemoration<br \/>LH353(E) Digital photos of opening of refurbished bus shelter<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/LH357E-QV-coronation-and-Wilkins-family.pdf\">LH357(E) Queen Victoria&#8217;s coronation celebrations in Lighthorne and the Wilkins Family by Colin Such (2024)<\/a><br \/>LH358 Prints from digital photos, taken by Nelson Watkins, of the flooded Lighthorne stream in his garden, on 23 September 2024<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Pre-History and Archaeology<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>LH2 Warwickshire Museum Sites and Monuments Record for Lighthorne, 1997<br \/>LH3 Warwickshire Museum Sites and Monuments Record for area around Lighthorne, 2001<br \/>LH47 1983 report of Roman villa at Hill Farm, by P.M. Booth and poor quality photocopy of 1878 aerial photograph of site, also extract from 1841 book recording find of Lighthorne Roman antiquities<br \/>LH47.1(E) Digital scan of 1978 aerial photograph of site<br \/>LH47.2(E) Digital scan of 1990s aerial photograph of site<br \/>LH47.3(E) Hill Farm roman villa site folder including scans LH47.1(E), LH47.2(E), report LH197(E)<br \/>LH69 1956 notes of a discussion in 1923 with Robert Hutchins about finding skeletons in Oldborough Field and Great Mill Field<br \/><a title=\"Civil War Coin Hoard\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH93CoinHoard.pdf\">LH93(E) \u201cCivil War Coin Hoard, found 1972\u201d, by Peter Hinman (2000), also photocopy of BNY 1974 report<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Stone Age Lighthorne\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH95StoneAgeLighthorne.pdf\">LH95(E) \u201cStone Age Lighthorne, the first known Villagers\u201d, by Peter Hinman (2000)<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Nine burials in Owberry Fields\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH96.pdf\">LH96(E) \u201cThe Nine Guardians Ritual Burials in Owberry Field\u201d, by Peter Hinman (2000)<\/a><br \/>LH122 Reports of items found on Sir Adam Butler\u2019s fields in Lighthorne and Chesterton parishes by the Coventry Heritage Detector Society, 1999-2001<br \/>LH137(E) List of Lighthorne ancient burials and comments by Peter Hinman (1998)<br \/>LH152 Photocopy of report by Warks. Museum Field Services (2002) of Archaeological Observation at St. Laurence\u2019s Church<br \/><a title=\"Report of Geophysical Survey at Hill Farm\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH197_E.pdf\">LH197(E) \u201cReport of Geophysical Survey at Hill Farm, Lighthorne\u201d, by Stratascan, August 2015<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LH349E-Farriers-Way-2015-archaeology-report.pdf\">LH349(E) 2015 Farriers&#8217; Way development Dec 2015 archaeological trial trenching report no. 1594, by Archaeology Warwickshire<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/LH354E-Owberry-Fields-archaeology-report-2024.pdf\">LH354(E) 2024 archaeological desk-top report of Owberry Fields by Wessex Archaeology<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"posts_title\">Compton Verney Estate Sale<\/h3>\n<p>LH124 June 25<sup>th<\/sup> 1929 James Styles &amp; Whitlock auction catalogue of the Compton Verney Estate sale, together with sale plan no. 1 (Lighthorne, Compton Verney and Combrook) and sale plan no. 3 (Lighthorne) and a photocopy of sale plan no. 2 (Combrook)<br \/>LH125 Photocopy of September 10<sup>th<\/sup> 1929 James Styles &amp; Whitlock auction catalogue of the Compton Verney Estate sale<br \/>LH126 Photocopy of the June 24<sup>th<\/sup> 1930 James Styles &amp; Whitlock auction catalogue of the remaining portions of the Compton Verney Estate<br \/>LH126.1 (E) Compton Verney Estate sale folder containing scans of individual auction lot descriptions and notes<br \/>LH154 Tuesday 24<sup>th<\/sup> June 1930 auction lot purchase agreement by Robert Kerruish for lot 20 in the Compton Verney Estate sale<br \/>LH359(E) Digital photos of the Lighthorne plan which accompanied the 25 June 1929 James Styles &amp; Whitlock auction catalogue<br \/>LH361(E) Scans of copy of the 10 December 1929 conveyance of substantial parts of the Compton Verney Estate from executors of the will of Joseph, Baron Manton, to George Henry Morgan\u00a0<br \/>LH362(E) 1929-33 sale of Compton Verney estate, scans of newspaper clippings<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LH365E-Sale-of-the-Compton-Verney-estate.pdf\">LH365(E) &#8220;The Sale of the Compton Verney Estate, 1921 &#8211; 1933&#8221;, by Colin Such (2025)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Census Returns<\/h3>\n<p>LH4 Photocopy of original entry for part of the 1901 census for Lighthorne and transcript by Peter Hinman of entire entry for Lighthorne<br \/><a title=\"1901 census\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH4.1.pdf\">LH4.1(E) Transcript of 1901 census of Lighthorne by Colin Such<\/a><br \/>LH5 Photocopy of original entry for 1891 census for Lighthorne<br \/>LH5.1(E) Transcript of 1891 census of Lighthorne by Colin Such<br \/>LH6(E) Photocopy of Family Search transcript of 1881 census for Lighthorne<br \/><a title=\"Transcript of 1881 census\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH6.1.pdf\">LH6.1(E) Transcript of 1881 census of Lighthorne, by Colin Such<\/a><br \/>LH7 Photocopy of original entry for 1871 census for Lighthorne<br \/>LH8 Photocopy of original entry for 1861 census for Lighthorne<br \/>LH9 Photocopy of transcript of 1851 census for Lighthorne<br \/>LH165(E) 1911 census return forms of Lighthorne families<br \/>LH313 1991 census data for Lighthorne, Chesterton, Moreton Morrell and Newbold Pacey parishes, contained in 1996 brochure &#8220;Opportunities for Local Ministry&#8221;, produced by the Diocese of Coventry, with 1:10,000 map<br \/>LH329(E) Scans of enumerator&#8217;s returns of 1841 census for the parish of Lighthorne<br \/>LH330(E) Scans of enumerator&#8217;s returns of 1851 census for the parish of Lighthorne<br \/>LH331(E) Scans of enumerator&#8217;s returns of 1861 census for the parish of Lighthorne<br \/>LH332(E) Scans of redacted enumerator&#8217;s returns of the 1939 National Registration of Lighthorne<br \/>LH333(E) Folder of scans and transcripts of censuses of Lighthorne parish, including LH 165(E), LH329(E), LH330(E), LH331(E), LH332(E)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"posts_title\">Buildings<\/h3>\n<p>LH11 Photocopy of parts of 1994 Warks. District Council Conservation Area Review, prepared by Shankland Cox<br \/>LH32 Photocopy of particulars and valuation of Curacy Farm, purchased by Sir Willoughby be Broke from the Green estate, 1829 (DR 622\/274\/6)<br \/>LH35 Photocopy of completion statement for 2 Church Cottages from the Verney estate auction (lot 94A), by Mr. Hunt, June 1930<br \/>LH79 Extract from &#8220;The Buildings of England&#8221; by Nikolaus Pevsner\u00a0<br \/>LH79.1 List of reference sources for church and notable buildings of Lighthorne by Chris Pickford (2010)<br \/>LH81(E) Village Time Walk, by Peter Hinman, with additions by Colin Such<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LH155E.pdf\">LH155(E) A Brief Account of some of the significant Lighthorne Buildings, by Colin Such (2012)<\/a><br \/>LH163 1972 estate agent\u2019s details and photos of Bishops Farmhouse and Bishops Farm Cottage, when placed for sale by Ivan Bennell<br \/>LH163.1(E) Scans of Bishops Farmhouse contents auction catalogue by Locke and England, 27 April 1972, also scan of clipping from Coventry Evening Telegraph about an antique table from the sale<br \/>LH201 Housestyle Countrywide Ltd \u201cFarrier\u2019s Way\u201d development sales brochure, 2016<br \/>LH203 Architect\u2019s plans for alterations to 4 and 5 Church Hill Court, 2007<br \/>LH216 Estate agents, Victoria Jeffs, sales brochures of houses sold in Lighthorne between 2012 and 2017<br \/>LH259 2020-21 restoration of Yew Tree Cottage, Post Office Lane, a recorded DVD of the Channel 4 TV programme &#8220;George Clarke&#8217;s Old House, New Home&#8221;, broadcast 8th December 2021<br \/>LH292(E) Scan of photocopy of 21 year lease of the Teacher&#8217;s House, from 1958 to 1979, from Trustees of Lighthorne C. E. School, to Warks. County Council<br \/>LH366(E) Lighthorne village hall consultation questionnaire 2025<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"posts_title\">St Laurence&#8217;s Church<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/LH27E-Pew-agreement-1718.pdf\">LH27(E) Photocopy of 1718 pew agreement and list of subscribers, with transcription by Colin Such (2023)<\/a><br \/>LH40 1976 St Laurence\u2019s Church centenary festival programme and notes<br \/>LH64 \u201cFeast of St Lawrence, Deacon Martyr, August 10\u201d, transcript of web page by Katherine I. Rabenstein (1998)<br \/>LH80 Historical notes on the church and bells, by Chris Pickford (2005)<br \/>LH82 Holy Week and Easter 1956 programme<br \/>LH83(E) \u201cWelcome to Lighthorne Church\u201d brochure by Peter Hinman (circa 2000) and notes<br \/><a title=\"Peter Smart\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH89.pdf\">LH89(E) \u201cPeter Smart, Puritan Divine, born in Lighthorne\u201d, by Peter Hinman (2000), also notes and correspondence<\/a><br \/>LH119 Description of St Laurence Church by the South Midlands Group of the William Morris Soc. (1999)<br \/>LH127 Photocopy of December 10<sup>th<\/sup> 1772 faculty or license for the demolition of the old church and its rebuilding (Hereford &amp; Worcester CRO 795.053 BA 2939)<br \/>LH128 Photocopy of January 1<sup>st<\/sup> 1773 faculty or license for the demolition of the old church and its rebuilding (Hereford &amp; Worcester CRO 795.053 BA 2939)<br \/><a title=\"Church rebuilding faculty\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH128.pdf\">LH128.1(E) Transcript document LH128<\/a><br \/>LH129 Photocopy of January 1773 intimation to the congregation of the granting of a faculty for the demolition of the old church and its rebuilding<br \/><a title=\"Church rebuilding intimation\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH129.pdf\">LH129.1(E) Transcript of document LH129<\/a><br \/>LH140 \u201cEaster Monday, 1905\u201d, by Peter Hinman (1999) [See also LH160(E)]<br \/>LH141 \u201cLighthorne Church\u201d, by Peter Hinman (2000), with photocopies of engravings and sketches of previous churches<br \/>LH142(E) Notes on St Laurence Church by Peter Hinman (circa 2000)<br \/><a title=\"Elm tree falls on church\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH160.pdf\">LH160(E) Elm Tree falls on Church by Colin Such (2012) [See also LH140]<\/a> <br \/>LH179(E) St. Laurence\u2019s Church brochure and proofs (2013)<br \/>LH181 Churchwarden\u2019s correspondence, 1986 \u2013 2007 [This file is now deposited at the Warwick County Record Office, under accession number CR5270. The following scans have been taken of documents in this file: LH292(E) and LH294(E) through to LH301(E).]<br \/>LH187(E) Report on the investigation of the Verney vault below St. Laurence\u2019s Church, Lighthorne, Saturday 15 August 2015, by Alwyn Knapton<br \/>LH187.1(E) Photos of the investigation of the Verney vault below St Laurence&#8217;s Church, 15 August 2015, by Nelson Watkins<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LH195E-Verney-vault-by-Colin-Such.pdf\">LH195(E) The Verney Vault at Lighthorne Church, a transcription of the entry in the Lighthorne register concerning the Verney vault and interpretation of the evidence about the vault, by Colin Such (2015)<\/a><br \/>LH279 Photocopies of newsletters to the parishioners from Rev. William Shakespeare Newton, Dec 1957 &#8211; Jan 1958<br \/>LH280 Programmes of Christmas anthologies in the church, 2005 and 2019<br \/>LH283(E) Scan of the 1936 Terrier and Inventory<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/LH284E-1938-side-chapel-plan-rotated.jpg\">LH284(E) Scan of the 1938 plan by the Warham Guild of London for the proposed arrangements for a side chapel in the North Chancel<\/a><br \/>LH285(E) Scan of 1966-84 Terrier<br \/>LH286(E) Scan of 1951 inventory of the church by the Rev W. Shakespeare Newton, with additions and alterations to 1959<br \/>LH287 Photocopy of extract from 1884 parish magazine concerning missing communion cup<br \/>LH290(E) Scan of 1964 faculty for the replacement of the organ<br \/>LH293(E) Scan of plans of 2002 church alterations, including provision of toilet and removal of 4 rows of pews and faculty for same including Chancellor&#8217;s Judgment<br \/>LH295(E) Scans of 2007 Church tower roof re-leading, plan and faculty<br \/>LH302(E) Plan of church to a scale of 1\/8 inch to 1 foot<br \/>LH304 1963 Order to transfer Lighthorne to the rural deanery of Dassett Magna and 1976 Pastoral Order for the holding in plurality of the benefices of Newbold Pacey, Moreton Morrell, Chesterton and Lighthorne<br \/>LH305(E) Scans of Diocesan Surveys of Lighthorne for 1972 and 1976<br \/>LH306 Booklet, 24 pp, linen-bound, &#8220;Hymns and Anthems used in Lighthorne Church&#8221;, printed by George Lacy, High St, Warwick, dated in ms 1870<br \/>LH314 2002-3 alterations to the church, including removal of 4 rows of pews, formation of new vestry, creation of toilet, correspondence, plans, reports, accounts and faculty application<br \/>LH315 Warks. Best Kept Churchyard Competition certificates awarded to Lighthorne in 2005 (gold) and 2007 (silver)<br \/>LH317 2010 quinquennial inspection report of the church<br \/>LH318 Photos of the exterior of the church, 1996 and circa 2005 and interior by John Hill 2001, also aerial photo of centre of village pre 2016<br \/>LH364 &#8220;Spirit of Christmas&#8221; programme of carol concert at St Laurence&#8217;s, 20 Dec 2024<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LH369E-Transcriptiom-of-churchwardens-accounts.pdf\">LH369(E) Transcription of sections of the churchwardens&#8217; accounts for Lighthorne, 1739-1925 (WCRO DR18\/7) by Colin Such (2026)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Church Bells<\/h3>\n<p>LH12 Extract from \u201cThe Church Bells of Warwickshire\u201d by Tilley and Walters (1910)<br \/><a title=\"The Bells of St Laurence Lighthorne\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH76.pdf\">LH76(E) The Bells of St Laurence, Lighthorne, by Mike Rigby (2006, revised 2013)<\/a><br \/>LH120(E) \u201cThe Church of St. Laurence, Lighthorne, a Report on the Bellframe\u201d, by Chris Pickford FSA (2006)<br \/>LH149 Report on Lighthorne Church Bells and estimate for their rehanging, by John Taylor &amp; Co of Loughborough, September 1937<br \/><a title=\"The Bells of the Mid Fosse Benefice by Mike Rigby\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH168.pdf\">LH168(E) The Bells of the Mid Fosse Benefice by Mike Rigby (2013)<\/a><br \/>LH169(E) Notes on the Church Bells in The Mid Fosse Benefice by Chris Pickford<br \/>LH178 Order of service for the dedication of Lighthorne\u2019s peal of bells, November 26<sup>th<\/sup> 2006<br \/>LH202(E) List of peals rung at St. Laurence, Lighthorne, by Mike Rigby (2017), also 1974 and 1975 minimus peals certificates<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/LH234E-The-History-behind-the-Bells-of-St-Laurences-Church-Lighthorne.pdf\">LH234(E) The History Behind the Bells of St Laurence\u2019s Church, Lighthorne, by Mike Rigby (2018)<\/a><br \/>LH294 1995 report on the bells installation by Whytes of Appleton<br \/>LH296(E) Scans of 2004 report by Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd on the bell installation, plans and quotations for recommended works, also 2006 architect&#8217;s letter and plan of hatch replacement in tower, 2006 GCA plan of beam replacement in tower<br \/>LH297(E) Scans of 2006 plans of tower and bellframe by K.L. Blackburn<br \/>LH298(E) Scan of 2006 Whitechapel Bell Foundry certificate for the 4 tuned bells and 2 new ones<br \/>LH299(E) Scan of the 2006 faculty for the acquisition and installation of 2 additional bells<br \/>LH300(E) Scan of 2006 letter from Whitechapel Bell Foundry re inscription on 2 new bells<br \/>LH301(E) Scan of 2006 list of finance sources for 2 new bells and bellframe and installation<br \/>LH310 Further Report on the Bells and Tower of the Church of St Laurence, Lighthorne, 18th June 2004, by the Coventry Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers<br \/>LH311 Church bells project, 2005-7, including correspondence, photos, reports (incl. LH76, LH80, LH120), newspaper cuttings, Nov 2006 service of dedication programme LH178, CDs of initial inspection, removal of bells and wooden bell-frame, Sep 2006 foundry visit, re-casting, installation of steel bell-frame, rehanging of bells, ringer training, dedication ringing<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LH369E-Transcriptiom-of-churchwardens-accounts.pdf\">LH369(E) Transcription of sections of the churchwardens\u2019 accounts for Lighthorne, 1739-1925 (WCRO DR18\/7) by Colin Such (2026)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Church Glass<\/h3>\n<p>LH66 Photocopy of &#8220;The Armorial Glass in Lighthorne Church&#8221; by H.T. Kirby<br \/>LH101(E) \u201cThe Glass of Lighthorne Church\u201d, by Peter Hinman (2000), including notes on glass manufacture and glazier Nicholas Eyfeller<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/LH134E-The-Windows-of-St-Laurences.pdf\">LH134(E) \u201cThe Windows in St. Laurence\u2019s Church, Lighthorne\u201d by Colin Such (2014)<\/a><br \/>LH134.1(E) Church windows folder containing files, correspondence, notes, photos, also LH134(E)<br \/><a title=\"Vicky Stephenson window artwork\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH158.pdf\">LH158(E) Original artwork and correspondence concerning the Vicky Stephenson memorial window by Christopher Lund (1995)<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Comparison of St Sebastian windows\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH183.pdf\">LH183(E) Comparison of the St. Sebastian Windows of Fairford (Glos) and Lighthorne Churches by Colin Such (2015)<\/a><br \/>LH288(E) Scan of 1946 faculty for the memorial window to Elizabeth Georgina Verney<br \/>LH291(E) Scan of 1968 faculty for the completion of the Verney memorial window by John Hardman Studios<\/p>\n<h3>Tombstones<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LH148E-Memorials-2023-revision.pdf\">LH148(E) Lighthorne memorial tombstones located and plotted by Lighthorne History Society, 2011-14, with amendments 2018, revised 2023<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/whole-graveyard.jpg\">LH148.1(E) Sketch map of graveyard showing location of memorial tombstones listed in LH148(E)<\/a><a title=\"Lighthorne Gravestones\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH148.2.jpg\"><br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/NW-and-W.jpg\">LH148.2(E) Sketch map of graveyard showing location of tombstones with prefixes NW and W, listed in LH148(E)<\/a><a title=\"Lighthorne Gravestones\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1020946.jpg\"><br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SW.jpg\">LH148.3(E) Sketch map of graveyard showing location of tombstones with prefixes SW. listed in LH148(E)<\/a><a title=\"Lighthorne Gravestones\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1020956.jpg\"><br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/NE-N-and-E.jpg\">LH148.4(E) Sketch map of graveyard showing location of tombstones with prefixes N, NE and E, listed in LH148(E)<\/a><a title=\"Lighthorne Gravestones\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1020952.jpg\"><br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/E.jpg\">LH148.5(E) Sketch map of graveyard showing location of tombstones with prefixes E, listed in LH148(E)<\/a><a title=\"Lighthorne Gravestones\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1020952.jpg\"><br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/S-and-SE.jpg\">LH148.6(E) Sketch map of graveyard showing location of tombstones with prefixes S and SE, listed in LH148(E)<\/a><br \/>LH150 Monumental Inscriptions, St. Laurence Church, Lighthorne, Warwickshire, by Birmingham &amp; Midland Society for Genealogy &amp; Heraldry (1985), together with a copy of a record made by the Rev. Harvey Bloom, early 20<sup>th<\/sup> century (SBT DR41\/16)<br \/>LH150.1 Plan of the St. Laurence&#8217;s Church graveyard, scale 1:100, showing approximate positions of gravestones, as recorded by Butler Sherborn of Burford, circa 1997<br \/>LH289(E) Scan of 1951 faculty for the laying flat of the tombstones<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"posts_title\">Field Names and Enclosures<\/h3>\n<p>LH13 Transcript of Lighthorne Ecclesiastical Terriers for 1586, 1616 and 1714, detailing land holdings<br \/>LH30 Photocopy of an Act to Enclose Lighthorne Common Fields, 1721 (D 346)<br \/>LH42 Photocopy of map of Lighthorne ridge and furrow<br \/>LH43 Photocopy of 1930s map of Lighthorne fields and list of field names (WCRO P39)<br \/>LH44 Photocopies of enclosure maps of Lighthorne:<br \/>LH44.1 Photocopy of 1721 enclosure map of Lighthorne Lordship (SBT DR 98\/1818)<br \/>LH44.2 Photocopy of C18 plan of estate of Lord Willoughby de Broke (SBT DR 98\/1821)<br \/>LH44.3 Poor quality photocopy of 1697 map of field boundaries (WCRO 2228\/4 U)<br \/>LH46 Photocopy of undated Combrook farm field plan with details of planting<br \/>LH54 \u201cCommon Fields and the Process of Enclosure\u201d, an extract from \u201cEnglish Field Names\u201d, author unknown<br \/>LH99(E) \u201cThe Field Names of Lighthorne Parish\u201d, by Peter Hinman (1999)<br \/>LH266(E) National Farm Survey 1941-3, scans of reports on Home Farm and land farmed by Ben Cole<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"posts_title\">Residents<\/h3>\n<p>LH28 List of Lighthorne wills, 1538 to 1871<br \/>LH29 \u201cThe Greens of Lighthorne\u201d by Anthony Cooper (1988)<br \/>LH31 Photocopy of Parish Deed of Support for Edward Ligit, Blacksmith of Lighthorne, 1764. (SBT DR 220)<br \/>LH70(E) List of names on Mid Fosse war memorials<br \/>LH85 Correspondence concerning the Boyles family genealogy<br \/>LH86 Olorenshaw family genealogy and correspondence<br \/>LH145(E) The Olorenshaw Family of Lighthorne and Draycote, Warwickshire, by Jill Prime (2009)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/LH146E-Stock-and-Talbot-genealogy-by-White.pdf\">LH146(E) The Genealogy of the Talbot Family of Lighthorne, by Maurice White, edited and with additions by Colin Such (2023)<\/a><br \/>LH146.1(E) Talbot family files, including LH146(E), LH167(E), LH252(E) and notes<br \/><a title=\"Details of some old Lighthorne Families by Peter Hinman (2001)\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH147_E.pdf\">LH147(E) Details of some old Lighthorne Families, by Peter Hinman (2001)<\/a><br \/>LH156 Hunt family genealogy and notes<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/LH146E-Talbot-genealogy-by-Dale-Talbot.pdf\">LH167(E) Talbot Family Genealogy by Dale Talbot (2013), edited and with additions by Colin Such (2023)<\/a><br \/>LH185 Photographs and <em>Punch<\/em> cartoon of Major Norman Huttenbach, Master of Hounds and resident of the Old Rectory in the late 1920s and early 1930s<br \/><a title=\"Two Interesting Lighthorne Postcards\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH193E.pdf\">LH193(E) Two Interesting Lighthorne Postcards, by Colin Such (2015)<\/a><br \/>LH199 Genealogical details of the Manton family, 1539 \u2013 1684<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/LH200E-Daniel-Blackwell.pdf\">LH200(E) &#8220;Details of Transported Convict, Daniel Blackwell, born Lighthorne April 1825&#8221;, by Lucy Blackwell, Ruth Moon and Keith Moon (1995)<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LH215E-Arthur-Walter-Boyles.pdf\">LH215(E) Details of Pte Arthur Walter Boyles, named on the Lighthorne war memorial, by Mike and Sandy Boyles (2018)<\/a><br \/>LH215.1(E) Boyles family files, including LH215(E)<br \/>LH227 Parish of Lighthorne photocopy of electoral roll, probably 1940s, certainly pre March 1947<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LH239E_revised.pdf\">LH239(E) &#8220;The Treadwell Family of Lighthorne&#8221; by Robin (Bob) Berry, edited for photos by Colin Such (2020)<\/a><br \/>LH239.1(E) Treadwell family files, notes and photos, including LH239(E)<br \/>LH252 Notes on the Talbot family by Ann Such and Colin Such (2023)<br \/>LH253 Notes and emails concerning the Allibone family, by Ann Such (2008)<br \/>LH256 Photos and notes re the Treadwell, Berry and Camm families<br \/>LH258 Lighthorne Wills, 1538 \u2013 1784, transcribed by Coventry Family History Society (2002)<br \/>LH268(E) &#8220;Survey of English Dialects, recording in Lighthorne, Warwickshire, Arthur Humphriss and Archibald Duckett&#8221; CD recorded by British Library, 28 July 1966 (BL C908\/14 C3)<br \/>LH269 Order of Service of the funeral of Sir Adam Butler, 9 January 2008 and newspaper clipping of attendees, also Order of Service of the funeral of Lady Felicity Butler, 9 December 2022<br \/>LH325 Information re Humphrey family of Hill Farm<br \/>LH327(E) Information on Lighthorne families, including folders LH145.1(E), LH146.1(E), LH215.1(E), LH239.1(E), LH328(E)<br \/>LH328(E) Hunt family notes and photos<br \/>LH356(E) Scans of 2015 John Burrell&#8217;s funeral order of service<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/LH357E-QV-coronation-and-Wilkins-family.pdf\">LH357(E) Queen Victoria&#8217;s coronation celebrations in Lighthorne and the Wilkins Family by Colin Such (2024)<\/a><br \/>LH368 Genealogical notes on the Day, Long and Greenway families<br \/>LH369 <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Biographical notes on Pte Wilson James Taylor of Keepers Lodge, Chesterton, who was killed in World War I<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LH370E-Genealogy-of-Reuben-and-Betsy-Talbot-family.pdf\">LH370(E) Genealogy of the Reuben and Betsy Talbot family by Colin Such (2026)<\/a><br \/>LH371(E) Charles and Alice Lewis family details<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"posts_title\">Lighthorne Parish Registers<\/h3>\n<p>LH170(E) Scan of 1538\u20131602 register of baptisms, marriages and burials<br \/>LH171(E) Scan of 1600\u20131678 register of baptisms, marriages and burials<br \/>LH172(E) Scan of 1667\u20131733 register of baptisms, marriages and burials<br \/>LH173(E) Scan of 1715\u20131781 register of baptisms, marriages and burials<br \/>LH174(E) Scan of 1770\u20131815 register of baptisms, marriages and burials<br \/><a title=\"Verney vault details\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH174.1.pdf\">LH174.1(E) Scan of details of the Verney vault at St. Laurence\u2019s Church from the parish register<\/a><br \/>LH174.2(E) Transcription of Verney vault details in Lighthorne register, by Colin Such<br \/>LH175(E) Scan of 1813\u20131825 register of burials<br \/>LH176(E) Scan of 1825\u20131838 register of baptisms and burials<br \/>LH177(E) Transcription of burials register, 1942 to 2011<br \/>LH192(E) Scan of 1836\u20131899 register of burials<br \/>LH262(E) Page scans of volume 1 of the Lighthorne register of Christenings\/baptisms, marriages and burials, from 1538 to 1715 (WCRO DR0018\/1)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LH263E-Register-vol-1-DR0018_1.pdf\">LH263(E) Transcription of volume 1 of the Lighthorne register of Christenings\/baptisms, marriages and burials, from 1538 to 1715 (WCRO DR0018\/1), by Colin Such (2022)<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LH264E.pdf\">LH264(E) Index of names in volume 1 of the Lighthorne register of Christenings\/baptisms, marriages and burials, from 1538 to 1715 (WCRO DR0018\/1), by Colin Such (2022)<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LH308E-Register-vol-2-DR0018_2.pdf\">LH308(E) Transcription and index of volume 2 of the Lighthorne Register of baptisms (1715-35), marriages (1715-33) and burials (1678-1735), WCRO DR0018\/2, by Colin Such (2023)<\/a><br \/>LH339(E) Registers folder containing scans of register pages, transcriptions, notes, including LH170(E)-LH176(E), LH263(E), LH264(E), LH192(E), LH308(E), LH346(E)<br \/>LH346(E) List of burials in the churchyard, 2001-2009<br \/>LH363 Counterfoils of marriage certificates between 4 Oct 1986 and 30 Mar 1996, including some at Chesterton<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"posts_title\">Lighthorne Heath and Gaydon<\/h3>\n<p>LH52 Brochure and plans about proposed housing development at Lighthorne Heath and other planning applications and correspondence, 1989-93<br \/>LH73 Notes and newspaper clippings on Ugandan Asians at Gaydon, 1972, incl. &#8220;The Ugandan Asians at Gaydon Airport County Primary School &#8211; Autumn 1972&#8221; by Irene Proudman<br \/>LH75 Leaflet \u201cRoyal Air Force Gaydon, a Brief History\u201d, British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (2001), also leaflets on Wellesbourne airfield Vulcan bomber<br \/><a title=\"Lighthorne Heath Airfield\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH90.pdf\">LH90(E) \u201cLighthorne Heath Airfield and Settlement\u201d, by Peter Hinman (2001)<\/a><br \/>LH90.1(E) Scans of illustrations for LH90(E) and document LH90(E)<br \/>LH138(E) Notes on the crash of a Victor bomber at Combrook, in 1962<br \/>LH180 Documents concerning the Stratford-on-Avon District Council proposal for a new town at Gaydon\/Lighthorne Heath and FORSE opposition documents<br \/>LH204(E) 2015 Outline Planning Application, on behalf of IM Properties Ltd and Feldon Herbs Ltd, for the construction of 1000 houses on land adjacent to the Old Gated Road at Lighthorne Heath, by Stangate Planning<br \/>LH219 Notification by Stratford on Avon District Council of proposed Lighthorne Heath parish boundary changes (2018)<br \/>LH312 Various Lighthorne Heath documents, 1993 &#8211; 2005, including Church correspondence, plans, village hall project leaflet, 50th anniversary leaflet, 1993 anti-expansion flyer and plan, photos<br \/>LH342(E) Scans of programme &#8220;Royal Air Force, Gaydon, at Home&#8221; (1969)<\/p>\n<h3>Chesterton<\/h3>\n<p>LH48 Extracts from &#8220;The History of Chesterton and Kingston&#8221; by Dorothy A. Noden (1988)<br \/>LH57 Press cuttings and notes concerning the Barn Hill motorway services protest, 1988<br \/>LH74 \u201cThe Windmill and the Wellington Bomber\u201d by Keith Douglas (2001) and photocopy of Wellington pilot\u2019s handbook<br \/>LH104 \u201cThe Church of St. Giles\u201d, being an extract from \u201cA History of the County of Warwick: Volume 5, Kington Hundred\u201d (1949)<br \/>LH106 \u201cThe Chesterton Windmill\u201d leaflet by Warks. County Council (1995), also photocopies of 2 posters of the windmill, commemorating the restoration of 1971<br \/>LH113 Report on the archaeology of Chesterton, by Warks. Archaeology Research Team, 2007<br \/>LH184 \u201cSave Chesterton\u201d petition postcards re proposals to build a new town at Gaydon\/Lighthorne Heath, by Alan Ranger (2014)<br \/>LH205 Album of photos, clippings and correspondence relating to the Barn Hill Quilt, made by local residents and raffled to raise funds for the Barn Hill motorway service station protest, by Margaret Dews, 1988-89<br \/>LH217(E) 1928 \u2013 1956 scans of correspondence between the Willoughby de Broke Estate Co and Warks. County Council and the Ministry of Works, regarding repairs to Chesterton windmill, catalogued at the National Archives as WORK 14\/1529 Office of Works and successors, Chesterton Windmill 1928-57<br \/>LH218(E) Scan of cutting from the Leamington Spa Courier 16.9.1949, concerning restoration of Chesterton windmill.<br \/>LH320 2001 letter from English Heritage, to the incumbent rector, describing the medieval settlement, moated site and fishponds<br \/>LH321 Chesterton village and church brochures (3), photocopies of engravings of Chesterton Hall windows and church monuments, information about Chesterton House, Norgrove Studios&#8217; 1994 letter re repairs to church windows, 2010 programme of the service for the dedication of the church bells<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"posts_title\">Compton Verney<\/h3>\n<p>LH77 Photocopy of \u201cHistorical Notes on Compton Verney Church\u201d, by Miss E.M. Mills (1932)<br \/>LH78 Photocopy of the 1954 article in \u201cCountry Life\u201d, \u201cThe Compton Verney Glass\u201d, by H.T. Kirby<br \/>LH161 Extract from \u201cShakespeare\u2019s Land\u201d by C.R. Ribton Turner (1893)<br \/>LH162 Photocopy of 1931 Christie, Manson &amp; Woods auction catalogue containing stained glass from the Compton Verney chapel<br \/>LH242 Verney Family Tree<br \/>LH274(E) &#8220;The History of the Verneys and their Occupation of Compton Verney&#8221; by Christine Cluley (2022)<br \/>LH355(E) &#8220;The Stained Glass in the old Compton Church, its extension and the 1770s Chapel&#8221; by Christine and Dick Cluley (2024)<\/p>\n<h3>Moreton Morrell, Newbold Pacey and Ashorne<\/h3>\n<p>LH322 &#8220;A History of the Church of the Holy Cross, Moreton Morrell&#8221;, 1985 with 2007 addition re proposed memorial room, also photocopy of engraving from 1886 &#8220;The Building News&#8221;<br \/>LH323 &#8220;A Brief History of Moreton Hall, Moreton Morrell&#8221; by Frank Howell, also 2008 press clipping re rebuilding of the hall after the fire<br \/>LH324 Booklet &#8220;The Parish of St George the Martyr, Newbold Pacey and Ashorne&#8221; by Peter Tarver (1991)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"posts_title\">Lighthorne Societies<\/h3>\n<p>LH109 Range of Lighthorne Drama Group programmes, poster and press clippings 1972 to date<br \/>LH110 Range of photographs of Lighthorne Drama Group productions of the late 1970s and 1980s and video cassettes of 1981 and 2002<br \/>LH164 Accounts and documents of the Lighthorne Boys\/Youth Club, 1959 \u2013 1963<br \/><a title=\"Capt Bruce Bairnsfather and his association with the Lighthorne Drama Group\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/LH186.pdf\">LH186(E) Captain Bruce Bairnsfather and his association with the Lighthorne Drama Group, by Colin Such (2014)<\/a><br \/>LH240 Lighthorne Drama Group 1986 production \u201cAn Easter Remembrance, Ancient and Modern\u201d programme and music from \u201cJesus Christ Superstar\u201d<br \/>LH243 Lighthorne Dramatic Society 1970 AGM minutes<br \/>LH244 Mothers\u2019 Union typewritten poem about first Lighthorne meeting, probably 1960s<br \/>LH254 Photographs and copies of various pageants and dramatic productions between 1909 and 1949<br \/>LH260 Lighthorne Folk Club flyers, 2021-22<br \/>LH360 Lighthorne Festival of One Act Plays programmes, 2013-23<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"posts_title\">Publications by the Lighthorne History Society<\/h3>\n<p>LH335(E) \u201cLighthorne, A Short History\u201d, by Peter Hinman (2006). Out of print. <a title=\"A short history of Lighthorne\" href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shorthistory.pdf\">The website version is available here.<\/a><br \/>LH338(E) \u201cYes, we remember it well!\u201d a Lighthorne anthology of reminiscences of the 1940s, by village residents, edited by Keith Sheppard (2008) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthornehistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Yes_we_remember_it_well.pdf\">Currently out of print, but it can be viewed here<\/a>.<br \/>LH117.1 \u201cLighthorne 1900 \u2013 2000, a Century in Images\u201d, by Colin Such (2010)\u00a0 Available from the society, if you deliver a memory stick to our archivist. Cost \u00a35.<br \/>\u201cWelcome to St. Laurence\u2019s Church Lighthorne\u201d by Colin Such (2013), a short guide available from the church<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please go to our new website https:\/\/lighthornehistory.wixsite.com\/society This old website is no longer being maintained and will soon shut down. The following is a list of all the archives in the Society, in the care of our archivist, Colin Such. They are available to borrow or consult by all members of the society. 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