Friends of the Cardall Collection
Southam's Cardall Collection
By Bernard Cadogan
The Collection in its Original Location
Bernard Cadogan
The Cardall Collection originated in the middle of the 20th century when a local Southam man, Jack Cardall, started writing about the history of Southam, a market town in South Warwickshire. The Collection grew as local people offered Jack collectable items relating to the town. For many years the Collection was housed in Jack's house and after his death it was looked after by his widow, Rene Cardall. Eventually the Collection numbered approximately 2,500 items including articles, photos and physical objects which occupied the whole of the downstairs of Mrs Cardall's house.
The Collection was open for viewing by the public on a number of days each year in aid of local charities and for many years parties of primary school children visited from as far afied as Coventry.
The Friends of the Cardall Collection were established to find a permanent home for the Collection and to document and preserve it for the use of the local community. Projects are ongoing to catalogue the Collection in a digital archive, to extend it through Oral History and to dispaly it in local premises including Schools, the Public Library, etc. There is a current membership of about 50 local people and new members, particularly those who want to participate in the projects, are actively welcomed.
For further details contact:
Bernard Cadogan
cardallcollection@hotmail.co.uk
This page was added on 07/11/2009.