University of Warwick Archive... Material showing the farmland and buildings which dominated the area prior to the arrival of the University., 1950s-1960s
Material showing the farmland and buildings which dominated the area prior to the arrival of the University., 1950s-1960s
Reference number
UWA/GD
Date
1950s-1960s
Level
Item
Description
The copyright of this material is owned by Mr. Bob Grimley who deposited the items and who lived in the area from 1947 and knew many of the locals at Gibbet Hill and Westwood.
The contents of the folder are as follows:
One mounted photo of tractor on the spot now occupied by the Estates Office on the Science Park. The rooves in the distance belong to buildings on Charter Avenue and Kirby Corner Road.
Turning ninety degrees, Mr. Grimley took the next photo - trees and vegetation on the same land now occupied by the Estates Office on the Science Park. To the left in the distance are woods which grew on the top of Gibbet Hill.
One black and white photo of a landscape containing farm buildings and a football pitch. Location unidentified.
One colour photo of fields. Exact location unknown.
B/W and colour photos of a two storey red brick house near a road
A colour photo of house and garden - possiblly further long the same road
One colour and two B&W photos of the Old School at Westwood which became a church
A black and white photo of building on the Kirby Corner Road
A colour photo showing a side view of the same building (now in a dilapidated state). A sign directing people to the university dates the photograph to 1964-5 at the earliest.
A colour photo of the ruined building on Kirby Corner Road - looking directly at the building
Two reels of Super 8 silent colour film:
UWA/GD/1: scenes shot from a moving car [on Gibbet Hill Road] of campus buildings under construction; boating on the River Avon at Stratford (1:44-2:18); young woman descending bank and climbing tree in woodland [probably near Gibbet Hill Road]. Duration: 4 minutes 39 seconds.
UWA/GD/2: scenes (some shot from a moving car) of campus buildings under construction or recently completed, including Rootes and Benefactors' residences; short scenes of lambs, robin, Triumph car and its engine, car going past airfield, boy holding pet dog, and pet rabbits. Duration: minutes 19 seconds.
Extent
1 folder
Access status
Open
URL description
To play MP4 copies of UWA/GD/1-2, click URLs below.