Exhibitions

All exhibitions have been held in the Leigh Chapel of St Mary the Virgin Church, Stoneleigh. 2025: A Moment of Celebration - Stoneleigh through World War II Previous exhibitions have included: 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. Events in Stoneleigh During The First 21 Years of King Charles III Life 2022: It's Your Story. For Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee - villagers' stories of Stoneleigh over the 70 years of her reign. 2020-2021: During the pandemic the church was closed for much of the time, but we were able to mount an exhibition about the history of the school and retain it there for much of 2022. 2019: The watercolours of William Roseblade, 1882-1967. William is buried in section B of the churchyard. 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 "Booklet Publications" page) and a commemorative plaque. Read our Order of Service here: Parkes order of service For newspaper coverage (local) see https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/ . . . and international: Australian Article Some pictures from our preview evening of 2014's WW1 display: 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. Stoneleigh Soldiers WWI 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 of Stoneleigh - to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II 2011: The 160^th anniversary of The Forge - "Blacksmiths of Stoneleigh" (see "Booklet Publications" page)