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Art Museum Attractions In Warwickshire

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On 2 November 2007 a major fire occurred at a warehouse near the village of Atherstone on Stour in Warwickshire, England. Four firefighters from the Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service were killed whilst tackling the blaze. This was the largest loss of life for a fire brigade in the United Kingdom for 35 years. In 2012, three of their commanding officers were acquitted of manslaughter charges and Warwickshire County Council was fined for failing to ensure safety at work.
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Art Museum Attractions In Warwickshire

  • 1. Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery Nuneaton
    Nuneaton is a town in northern Warwickshire, England. The population in 2011 was 86,552, making it the largest town in Warwickshire. The author George Eliot was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for much of her early life. Her novel Scenes of Clerical Life depicts Nuneaton.The Nuneaton built-up area, incorporating Nuneaton and the surrounding urban settlements, including the large villages of Hartshill and Bulkington, had a population of 92,968 at the 2011 census.
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  • 2. Rugby Art Gallery & Museum Rugby
    The Rugby Art Gallery and Museum is a combined art gallery and museum located in central Rugby, Warwickshire, in England. The purpose-built building housing it which was opened in 2000 also contains the town's library. The art gallery hosts a nationally recognised temporary exhibition from the Rugby collection of 20th century and contemporary British art, which includes prints, drawings and paintings by artists such as Stanley Spencer, Bridget Riley, Leon Kossoff, Paul Nash, Robert Priseman, Simon Burton, Linda Ingham, L. S. Lowry and Lucian Freud. It also hosts collections of contemporary arts and crafts when the main collection is not available. The museum hosts a collection of Roman artefacts, excavated from the nearby Roman town of Tripontium. It also has a display of the social and in...
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  • 3. The MAD Museum Stratford Upon Avon
    Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District, in the county of Warwickshire, England, on the River Avon, 91 miles north west of London, 22 miles south east of Birmingham, and 8 miles south west of Warwick. The estimated population in 2007 was 25,505, increasing to 27,445 at the 2011 Census. Stratford was originally inhabited by Anglo-Saxons and remained a village before the lord of the manor, John of Coutances, set out plans to develop it into a town in 1196. In that same year, Stratford was granted a charter from King Richard I to hold a weekly market in the town, giving it its status as a market town. As a result, Stratford experienced an increase in trade and commerce as well as urban expansion. The town is a popular tourist destination owing t...
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