Court House 300 Years
Sunday 5 October
The Court House Ballroom, Jury Street
2.00pm
A presentation by Unlocking Warwick celebrating the tercentenary of the famous Warwick Court House.
From benefactor Thomas Oken, who became the first Mayor of Warwick, and Francis Smith – the architect of much of the rebuilding of the town following the Great Fire of 1694 – who designed and built the Court House in 1725, to the Burgesses ejected from the building not long after it was completed, we explore three centuries of Warwick history.
There will also be an opportunity to see the ceremonial maces and other regalia accompanying the Mayor and the Burgesses of the ancient Court Leet.
Tickets £12.00
includes refreshments
History Festival at a Glance
Sunday 28 September
Monday 29 September
Tuesday 30 September
Wednesday 1 October
Thursday 2 October
Friday 3 October
Saturday 4 October
Sunday 5 October
Warwick University Talks
| Dave Steele | Rev Arthur Wade: Radical Vicar of Warwick | Saturday 4 October |
| Guido van Meersbergen | The Making of an Imperial Icon: Richard Hakluyt and the Commemorative Culture of Empire  |
Saturday 11 October |
| Henry Clements and Katayoun Shafiee | The Middle East in Context: Energy, Palestine and the Historical Present  |
Saturday 11 October |
| Susan L. Carruthers | Demob Fashion: Out of Uniform and Into Civvies | Saturday 11 October |
Saturday 15 November
Friday 21 November