Exhibitions

All exhibitions have been held in the Leigh Chapel of St Mary the Virgin Church, Stoneleigh. During the pandemic the church was closed, and so we were unable to mount an exhibition. 2024 - The Forge - a model of the village smithy was installed together with booklets celebrating the unveiling of a blue plaque to Edward Langley Fardon. 2023 King Charles' Coronation - what Stoneleigh was doing during key moments in the life of the King. 2022: It's Your Story. For Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee - villagers' stories of Stoneleigh over the 70 years of her reign 2019: the watercolours of William Roseblade, 1882-1967 2017-2018: "Stoneleigh Church - Centuries of Change and Renewal" A comprehensive history of the church building and the people associated with it 2016: the churchyard project - "Remembering our neighbours past" - a display revealing our researches into the churchyard burials. Stones have been transcribed, photographed, mapped; a fully searchable database can be found on our webpage Burials Database. Some photographs from the launch of the churchyard project: 2015: to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sir Henry Parkes, an extensive display about his life and contribution to Australian politics, accompanied by a new booklet (see Booklets page) and a commemorative plaque. Read our Order of Service here: Parkes order of service For newspaper coverage (local) see http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-welcomes-australian-high-commissioner-9606865 . . . and international: Australian Article Some pictures from our preview evening of 2014's WW1 display: Previous exhibitions have included: 2014 to mark the centenary of the start of Great War in 2014, an overview of the lives of the 80 men from Stoneleigh who served and returned, together with a display about those fourteen who lost their lives. 2013 a major display to include a timeline of village history since Saxon times, a collection of old photographs (and identification of those depicted), and other finished printed booklets. 2012 Coronation Christenings - to mark the Diamond Jubilee * see below 2011 the 160^th anniversary of The Forge - "Blacksmiths of Stoneleigh" (see Booklet Publications" page) * Coronation Christenings - extracts from the parish registers in Coronation years.