The southam heritage collection is a charity registered no 1173033 dedicated to preserving and promoting the local history of southam and the surrounding villages. Its a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. The whole of the mop was in the town centre of stratford, because there couldnt be any light seen from above, all the mop was covered with sheets above to block out the light. Quora a place to share knowledge and better understand. Stratfords mop is held on the 12th, southam the monday after the 12th and so on. On the 9th of may, the committee recommended that the new building be erected on the site of the former house of industry which was situated to the northwest of southam on the south side of welsh road. Wolverhampton local history 3 trades and professions in the town in 1802. Mop fair hiring fair became more of a day out for residents of southam. Shipstononstour has a delightful collection of buildings from different eras and reminders of its well documented past. Browse 35 photo books on southam and the surrounding area. Cardalls corner june 2017 by alan griffin many english fairs have their origins in medieval times during the reign of king henry iii. Southams mop fair is still held every october in the town centre, but is now a traditional fun fair with fairground rides, stalls and side shows, a hog roast, hot dogs, candy floss and toffee apples. Originally a hiring fair, it continues today as an annual funfair by virtue of its ancient royal charter. Proposals for printing by subscription, a new edition of.
Dates, road closures and history relating to stratforduponavon mop fair. They are generally held on or around old michaelmas. They subsequently received grants for fairs on st peter and st pauls day june 28, st georges day april 23 and on the feast of st leger october 2. We had a very successful 2017 fair and we have already begun securing great entertainment and exciting exhibits for. The workhouse in southam, warwickshire the history of. The war in stratford, and the mop our warwickshire. Southam embroideries the history of southam in needlework. First tuesday in october this annual fair takes place on the first tuesday in october, and is the final event in the court leets year.
Mop fairs have been an annual tradition in many english towns for hundreds of years. History small amendment to the history of southam story. Story stomp fun session for 24 year olds and their parents and carers to follow on from rhyme time. There are some very picturesque villages within striking distance and it is a perfect base for exploring both shakespeare country and the cotswolds. Warwick mop fair, warwicks oldest tradition now on the internet.
The mop fair has gradually decreased in size over a period of years, likely an external influence since the people of alcester still flock to the streets during the two nights. A history of warwickshire by dr terry slater waterstones. The alcester and forest of arden food festival is held every may and october. In 2009 tewkesbury fair society celebrated 20 years of existance and held a number of events for. Warwick mop fair research and articles national fairground and.
Hiring fairs, also called statute or mop fairs, were regular events in premodern. Bbc coventry and warwickshire features all the fun of. A number of significant towns in the midlands area also have similar charters including stratford upon avon, southam, banbury, tewksbury, alcester, evesham. Stratford mop fair, an event in october warwickshire. Wolverhampton local history 3 trades and professions in. Enjoy a pre book festival evening in the library with refreshments.
The history and antiquities of the county of dorset, volume 4 john hutchins, william shipp, james whitworth hodson, robert douch ep publishing, 1973 history 534 pages. Warwick food festival, market square, warwick kenilworth festival, kenilworth shipston rotarys annual cotswold walk, foxcote hill, ilmington living shakespeare, stratforduponavon 33rd british tarantula society annual exhibition, warwickshire exhibition centre, kenilworth. This is about the history of the county warwickshire situated in the english midlands. Areas historically part of warwickshire include coventry, solihull, sutton coldfield and a. The tassle worn on their lapel was the emblem of the employees trade and was known as a mop hence the term mop fair. All the fun of the fair welcome to a rough guide to the evesham mop fair, which was built as part of my sons school project in april 2012. The 2011 census recorded a population of 6,273 in the town, up slightly from 6,214 in. Chatterbooks encouraging children aged 8 11 to take pleasure in reading. Notice road closure notice and map due to southam mop fair. With the dissolution of evesham abbey in 1540 the church would have had jurisdiction over the.
Southam was granted a charter to hold a market and annual fair in 1227. Southam town council will consider section 7 grant applications at its february and september meetings. Pack monday fair southam stratford upon avon tewkesbury warwick tewkesbury and. Many of the rides at the mop are fast, brightly lit and very noisy including traditional rides such as carousels and helterskelters. To read more about the history of tewkesbury mop and how it came about, click here. Southam s annual mop fair takes place in october each year and draws families into the town from a wide area.
The stanislaus county fair is set to run for 10days on july 22, 2018. The following towns have a history of holding mops and still hold one each year on or. Sherborne, pack monday fair southam stratford upon avon tewkesbury warwick. Stratforduponavon mop fair stratfordonavon district council. When the mop first started nearly seven hundred years ago the event was a hiring fair for local labourers and employers to meet in a. The benedictine monks of coventry priory were granted a market charter for their southam manor in 1227.
Newsletter town council newsletter for september 2014. Turlock, ca october 10, 2017 stanislaus county fair officials have confirmed the dates for the 107th fair in 2018. Tewkesbury and other mop fairs typically take over the entire town centre for two days, attracting thousands of visitors. At the end of the employment they would attend the mop fair dressed in their sunday best clothes and carrying an item signifying their trade. Hiring fairs, also called statute or mop fairs, were regular events in premodern great britain and ireland where labourers were hired for fixed terms. The following towns have a history of holding mops and still hold one each. A servant with no particular skills would carry a mop head.
If you are interested in finding out more about local history, contact southam heritage collection. Council meetings the openness of local government bodies regulations. The famous mop fair in tewkesbury is held on the 9th and 10th october 2017, with the fun fair running from 4. Southam, a small town, a parish, a district, and a division in warwick. The councils aim is to ensure that they distribute grant aid in a manner which is equitable, fair and in line with its equality of opportunity policy and which adds value to community projects. The market has been revived in recent years on tuesdays, and the mop fair. The roads and pavements were not yet made up, and on that cold, wet october day my first impression of southam was mud, followed by the excitement of being taken to my first ever mop fair. The super simple guide to common fish diseases by lance jepson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The interesting origins of stratfords mop fair cosy life. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. After the great success of southams first ever book festival in september 2018 it will all be happening again in october 2019. This empowers people to learn from each other and to better understand the world.
Notice of election for district councillors southam north and south pdf. They date from the time of edward iii, and his attempt to regulate the labour market by the statute of labourers in 51 at a time of a serious national shortage of labour after the black death. Most of the houses on our estate were being bought by young couples with growing families, and we soon made lots of new friends. When coventry priory was founded in 1043, leofwines son leofric, earl of mercia granted southam to it. Tickets available from the library or just come along on the evening. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of southam. During the war on the 12th october was the stratford mop. A thrilling launch for southam library warwickshire news. Join the southam heritage collection and help support our work. Southam library and information centre warwickshire. Politics, society and civil war in warwickshire, 16201660. An annual mop fair has been held in cirencester for over 650 years and is held under permission of an historical charter.
The warwick mop fair tradition began when king edward iii granted a legal charter that it be held in the town centre. Wolverhampton local history 3 trades and professions in the town in 1802 john roper on. Cirencester mop fair will be on standby this year while the market place regeneration continues and in the absence of an alternative venue. Hiring fairs, also called statute or mop fairs, were regular events in premodern great britain. History of the evesham mop it is hard to say for sure the first date of evesham first mop fair, but it was likely to have started as a hiring fair, which have been around for around 700 years. History of southam, in stratford on avon and warwickshire. Tewkesbury mop fair is set up in barton street from the cross to the junction of chance street, nelson street through to oldbury road, east street with the main part of the fair built up in spring gardens.
The mop fair 22 the old watermill 24 elizabeth 1st comes to southam 26 a southam farthing 28 more stories 30 the sculpture 42 southam holy well trail 44 the participants 46 acknowledgements 47. Rhyme time songs and rhymes for 02 year olds and parents and carers. Southam photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. When the mop first started nearly seven hundred years ago the event was a hiring fair for local labourers and employers to meet in a social setting. See all books memories of southam read and share your memories of southam itself or of a particular photo of southam. Historically, bounded to the northwest by staffordshire, by leicestershire to the northeast, northamptonshire to the east, worcestershire to the west, oxfordshire to the south and gloucestershire to the southwest. A number of significant towns in the midlands area also have similar charters including stratford upon avon, southam, banbury, tewksbury, alcester, evesham, abingdon and so. It is believed to be linked to a date the harvesting was completed, in olden days. It also has a good selection of shops, restaurants and visitor accommodation. The southam board of guardians held their first meeting on 2nd may 1836 and appointed a committee to instigate the setting up of a new workhouse. Southam book festival 2019 at the graham adams centre southam. The priory, which in the 12th century became the first coventry cathedral, kept southam until the 16th century when it surrendered all its.
Southam is a parish and small town some 6 miles southeast of leamington spa, with its western boundary formed by the river itchen from bascote on the north to the point where the lodbrook runs into it on the south. Southam was a royal manor until ad 998, when ethelred the unready granted it to earl leofwine. It is situated approximately 8 miles km west of stratforduponavon, and 8 miles south of redditch, close to the worcestershire border. Come and listen to a southam heritage collection talk about childrens books and look at a selection associated with the playtimes past exhibition in tithe place.
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