Kineton

Hi Tim - this is really interesting, I did a similar thing for each of the colleges in Salster because although the action is centred on Kineton and Dacre college, I felt it was necessary for the feel of the city to know what character the other colleges had, how old and/or presitgious they were etc.

:Acquired Taste Tim Stretton 2008

One narrative is set in the 14th century, the other the 21st, and the unifying feature is Kineton and Dacre College, under construction in the first strand, and under threat in the second.

Archive 2008-02-01 Tim Stretton 2008

One narrative is set in the 14th century, the other the 21st, and the unifying feature is Kineton and Dacre College, under construction in the first strand, and under threat in the second.

:Acquired Taste Tim Stretton 2008

The key college, Kineton and Dacre, grew out from the octagonal hall.

:Acquired Taste Tim Stretton 2008

Both armies had suffered severely, and when Mr. Fisher, the Vicar of Kineton, was commissioned by Lord Essex to number those killed on the side of the Parliament, he estimated them at

From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor

A man on the bridge in directing us the way to Kineton told us we should pass the park where "old Shakespeare stole the deer," and he seemed to think he was a regular poacher there.

From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor

This nobleman was imprisoned by Charles I. at York in 1639 for refusing to take the oath to fight for the king, and soon became an active member of the parliamentary party; taking part in the Civil War he defeated the Royalists in a skirmish at Kineton in August 1642.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various

As these were about half-way between Radway and Kineton, we were quite near them when we were lighting the fires on the sides of the road the night before, and this may have accounted for the dreary loneliness of the road, as no one would be likely to live on or near the fields of the dead if he could find any more desirable place.

From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor

It was quite dark as we crossed the river bridge on our way to Kineton, ten miles distant, and we soon lost sight of the lights of Stratford; as we left we could see the church being lit up for evening service.

From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor

We soon afterwards arrived at a fair-sized village about half-way between Stratford and Kineton, where we recrossed the river and, turning towards the right, walked along a lonely road for an hour or two, until we reached Kineton, where we intended to stay the night.

From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor