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Amherst Road, KENILWORTH, CV8 1AG

According to the Woodland Trust ancient tree site, this tree has been recorded by the Warwickshire Biological Records Centre as a veteran pedunculate oak with a trunk girth of 6.40m (tree no. 80214).

Two houses, at least in part late 17th century albeit with alterations through the 18th & 19th centuries as well. They were collectively Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101300479-fieldgate-housethirlwall-kenilworth#.XUvHGOhKhPY & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1300479 in 1971.

A large house converted in to flats. Seen from the end of Hollis Lane.

This massive tree stands in a front garden in Fieldgate Lane, but can be seen from the road. It appears to be the veteran tree recorded in this vicinity in the ancient tree inventory of the Woodland Trust, as a pedunculate oak, Quercus robur, with a girth of 6.4m at a height of 1.5m https://ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk/tree-search/tree?treeid=80214&from=3523&v=2422369&ml=map&z=17&nwLat=52.35465710336496&nwLng=-1.584782015103099&seLat=52.35117739113758&seLng=-1.5803402769744368#/ . For a close up of the bole or trunk, see Image For a photo of this tree leafless from 2012 see Image

For more information and a full view of this impressive veteran tree, see Image

Hidden away behind hedges and gates on the north side of Kenilworth, this small RC church dates from around 1840 and was Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101035333-roman-catholic-church-of-st-augustine-kenilworth#.XUvIaehKhPY & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1035333 in 1949. The architect was Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin.

The Catholic church of St Augustine of England was commissioned in 1841 by Maria Louise Amherst, who lived nearby at Fieldgate House. The architect was A W N Pugin, who was famous for reviving the pointed-arch Gothic style through careful study of medieval architecture, in order to use it in the service of the Catholic church. Catholics had only recently been emancipated in Britain and Ireland and the church was emerging from centuries of persecution. Wealthy local patrons such as Amherst played an important part in providing land and funds for church-building. The very modest church was enlarged in 1849-52 to designs by Herbert Blount, who added the north aisle, visible to the left in this picture, and the bell turret. The Taking Stock site suggests that the change of architect may have resulted from Pugin attempting to court Amherst; she chose to become a nun rather than Mrs Pugin. https://taking-stock.org.uk/building/kennilworth-st-augustine/. The building is Grade II listed.