The Dictum of Kenilworth, Kenilworth

New pub and beer garden

Opening: Tue 29 July

Address: 18–24 The Square, Kenilworth, CV8 1EB

On 31 October 1266, a pronouncement was issued (Dictum de Kenilworth) to reconcile the rebels of the Second Barons’ War with the royal government of England. After the baronial victory at the Battle of Lewes (1264), Simon de Montfort had taken control of the royal government, but was later killed at the Battle of Evesham (1265), with Henry III restored to power. However, a group of rebels, whose resistance proved difficult to crush, held out in the stronghold of Kenilworth Castle.

The Sir Alexander Fleming, Paddington

New pub and beer garden

Opening: Tue 23 September

Address: Unit 53, 5 Merchant Square, Paddington Basin, London, W2 1AS5

Five minute’s walk from Paddington station.

Queen Mary’s Hospital, near Merchant Square is where the eminent physician Sir Alexander Fleming ‘discovered’ Penicillin. 5 Merchant Square rises high above Paddington Basin, which was built as the terminus of the Grand Junction Canal. The new waterway opened for traffic, in 1801, with the waving of flags, ringing of bells and the firing of canons. The canal brought goods in bulk from the industrial Midlands to what was then the edge of the capital, from where they were also exported.

The Chiltern, Beaconsfield

New pub and beer garden

Opening: Tue 2 December

Address: 12 Station Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 1NL

The first film shown at the 500-seat Picture House was a silent war film – Mare Nostrum, soon after which ‘talkies’ were introduced. In the mid 1950s, the cinema’s capacity was reduced to accommodate a new wide screen. In 1961, it was purchased by the local council and ‘extensively modernised’ soon afterwards. It was also renamed The Chiltern. The cinema closed its doors on 29 September 1989 for the last time, with the site sold five years later.