Atherstone Organised is a community website built on contributions by its visitors for Atherstone in Warwickshire England.
The Hatting Industry in Atherstone
December 1, 2012An easy to digest history of the dynamic and entrepreneurial hatting industry in Atherstone, an important part of the towns past, traditions and development.
Atherstone Ball Game
November 30, 2012There is only one rule to the Atherstone Ball Game, there aren't any. The winner is who ever holds the ball at the end of the game. Find out more about the 12th century Shrove Tuesday ball game Health & Safety couldn't stop.
Wilson & Stafford
December 1, 2012A guide to the evolution of the Atherstone hatting industry with additional info on Wilson & Stafford, written by Tony Stafford<.
Holloway’s Travelling Theatre
January 14, 2013Anthony Lee – December 28, 2009 at 6:57 am A descendants account of Holloway’s Travelling Theatre at the Prince of Wales Theatre and its controversial closure. I have no memories of Atherstone myself,having never been there.But I do have family connections with Atherstone. I am a decendant of Teddy Holloway.Teddy was the brother of Horace Holloway who owned the Prince of wales portable theatre.The family can be traced back to the early 19th century in the theatre business and Horace Holloways was the last of them.The theatre finally closed its doors at atherstone in 1935.It was a sad time for the family.Money was tight but Horace was a true fighter and would of continued in his family profession had it not been for the local council. A newspaper article of the time recalls how nine ...
Merevale Abbey & Church
January 14, 2013The Church of Our Lady is an Anglican parish church situated near the town of Atherstone in North Warwickshire. It is the Gate Chapel of Merevale Abbey (founded in 1148). The Cistercian stained glass, including the famous Jesse Window, is amongst the most important in the British Isles. It is the only Cistercian Gate Chapel in the country which is open for regular weekly services throughout the year. Merevale Abbey Robert, Earl Ferrers, founded Merevale Abbey in 1148; he gave to it ‘all my fores...
Merevale World War II Prisoner-of-War Camp
January 13, 2013Gdn ID: 283 National Grid Reference (NGR ): SP 299 980 OS sheet no.: 140 Camp no.: 241 Name & Location, County, Country: Merevale Hall Camp, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England County: Warwickshire Country: England Cond’n: 4 Type 1945: German Working Camp Comments: Restored parkland. Martin Schueller says: December 12, 2007 at 10:50 am I wonder if anyone has information about a Prisoner of War camp which, as far as I know, was installed in the park at Merevale Hall during and after WW II. I believe that my father, Robert Schueller, may have been interned there from approx. 1945 to 46 or 47. Family lore has it, that as a musician and conductor, he and fellow prisoners performed in local churches, and he may even have conducted one of the church choirs there for a while. If anyone had...
The Battle of Bosworth, or Atherstone?
December 1, 2012An exploration of the ties between Atherstone and this important moment in English history, including posing the controversial question did the Battle of Bosworth, in fact, take place in Atherstone?
Tudor Atherstone
December 1, 2012Marion Alexander’s survey of sixteenth century Mancetter probate wills and inventories gives a fascinating and informative coverage of the local trades and occupations in Tudor Atherstone.
Atherstone Genealogy
December 1, 2012A place for family researchers from all over the world to share information and ask for help relating to Atherstone Genealogy. Many locals read and reply to the messages here.
Florence Nightingale
December 1, 2012The historical ties between Florence Nightingale and Atherstone, and the important role played in her life.
Boudica – the case for Mancetter
January 14, 2013The site of the great battle which decided the fate of Roman Britain will never be known for certain, unless some quite remarkable finds are made, such as a mass burial with closely identifiable weapons in association.’ So writes Graham Webster, one of the few respected Romanists to have tackled the thorny issue of Boudica’s defeat [1]. Webster does make a clear assertion that the battle took place near Mancetter, the Roman town which now underlies part of Atherstone in north Warwickshire. This suggestion favouring Mancetter relies primarily on regarding the local topography as being the location nearest Watling Street which best fits the scanty description in Tacitus. Webster does not, however, give any reasons to convince us why the battle necessarily took place near Watling Street (alt...