Newbold Revel Hall
NEWBOLD REVEL HALL: One-off exhibition of flying venue
Operated by: Mr Marcus Manton
Location: S of the M6, E to SE of the B4027, just E to SE of Stretton-under-Fosse, about 4.5nm NW of Rugby town centre and roughly 7nm ENE of Coventry city centre
Period of operation: 18th July 1914
A MICHAEL T HOLDER GALLERY
We have Mike Holder, a great friend of this 'Guide', to thank for both discovering this venue and researching what is available to illustrate the event. Plus adding the maps etc.
The picture of the Hall is from Our Warwickshire. The advert was published in the Rugby Advertiser on the 18th July 1914.
WOT THEY DONE WRIT
In those days you had to be pretty good at spelling, unlike so many youngsters today. I blame texting mainly. And, predictive spelling programmes often comes up with corkers of nonsense. This said, to be fair, I can easily contribute too....mostly due to finger trouble on the confuser keyboard.
Article One was published in Flight magazine on the 24th July. On the 25th July we have Article Two from the Kenilworth Advertiser and Article Three from the Rugby Advertiser.
The local area and area views are from my Google Earth © derived database.
NOTES: Mr Manton gained his pilots license in 1912, and fairly soon was taken on by Claude Grahame-White, based at HENDON. Following this it appears he became associated with B C Hucks to perform 'exhibitions of flying' as air displays were generally called in those days. Note how just one pilot could attract crowds of spectators that would, these days, make many air display organisers green with envy.
In WW2 it appears, this location had another aviation connection, the Hall being used as a RAF Secret Intelligence Service Station. In 1985 it became a H.M. Prison Service training college. Possibly with many recruits being posted, unknowingly perhaps (?), to a prison that was built on a WW2 airfield. Like Market Harborough and Lindholme for example.
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