Corner of New Street & Fieldgate Lane, Kenilworth
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Corner of New Street & Fieldgate Lane, Kenilworth
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 10 Oct 2023
On the left stand 1 & 2 Fieldgate Lane, dating from the early 18th century, according to the listing at Historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1365690?section=official-list-entry . On the right on Bridge Street is Abbotsford House, also a listed building and dating from the late 18th century, according to the listing. It was once known as Bridge House and during the First World War it housed Belgian refugees. When they moved out, Abbotsford School moved in and it acquired its current name. By 2018 the school had moved again and the house was being converted into flats; see the site of the Kenilworth History & Archaeology Society https://www.khas.co.uk/bridge-street-from-high-street-then-now/ . Between the two houses, New Street empties traffic from Coventry, including double decker buses, into the old town.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.350051
Longitude
-1.581006