140-Year Old Book Returned To Rugby Library After Going Missing
An original book from Historic Rugby’s Thomas Hughes Library has been returned to the shelves after disappearing for well over 100 years. Operations Manager Annie Patterson called the return of “Diamonds and Rubies, The Home of Santa Claus” a Christmas miracle. Patterson said of some 7,000 original books when the Rugby library opened in 1882, […]
State Funding Rehab Project For Uffington House In Rugby
The historic Uffington House in Rugby has received $168,000 in state funding for a rehabilitation project. Operations Manager Annie Patterson said the home was built in the 1880’s in the Rugby Village settled by Arthur Thomas Hughes. The English writer is most famous for his novel Tom Brown’s School Days. “This house was built for his […]
