Rugby, Caldecott Park 1932

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Another recreation ground available to Rugbeians was the Whitehall Recreation Ground on Hillmorton Road, which housed a 28-ton, armoured First World War tank presented to the town in 1919, in recognition of contributions to National War Savings. In 1940 the tank was sold for scrap as part of a new war effort. Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee was celebrated not only with the Clock Tower, but also with an extensive tree-planting project along selected roads leading into Rugby (see Clifton Road overleaf). Dunchurch, 4 miles to the south- west of Rugby, is a small village of thatched cottages and popular public houses and restaurants. The village green boasts a two-seater set of stocks (last used in 1866) and a thatched bus shelter. At the cross-roads stands the market cross on a stepped, medieval base, the cross itself replaced in 1813 by a milestone.

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Stan Lloyd A Pupil At This School

My dad, Stanley Morgan Lloyd, was a pupil at this school.

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Policeman On Point Duty

And there he is...the policeman on point duty. We had a van that Charlie would deliver the bread in from our bakery in Regents St. I would sit on a wooden box in the passenger place next to the driver (there was no seat! One day, Charlie took his hands off the wheel and guided the van past the policeman with his knees.....very daring!

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My Home Town Of Rugby

I was brought up in Rugby 1949 - 1970. My parents owned Tudor Bakeries at 3 Regent Street. At first we lived above the shop with the bake-house in Oxford Street. Then we moved to Bloxam Gardens off Bilton Road and converted the two floors above the shop into the bakery. I have many happy memories - one being the policeman on point duty just along from the clock tower. I'll have to look up the names of the roads at the junction but I can remember Sheep Street and High St being up the road.

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