The Vicar on a White Pony
People of Westwood : Reverend Edmund Roy (1803 – 1873) Westwood Church was consecrated in 1844, its first Vicar being appointed...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Mar 20, 20201 min read
Then & Now: The Bell Inn
Feast your eyes on the peaceful, rural idyll that was Tile Hill village back in 1904! The Bell Inn appears on maps in the 19th Century,...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Mar 20, 20202 min read
Knights Templars at Westwood Heath
Many of you will be familiar with such local place names as Knights Templars Way and the Templars School. The Knights Templars had strong...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Dec 10, 20193 min read
BOCKENDON GRANGE PART 2
Last week, we looked at the establishment of Stoneleigh Abbey. This week we will see how the grange at Bockendon was developed to become...
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Westwoodheathhistory2
Dec 2, 20194 min read
BOCKENDON GRANGE – PART 1
Many people are unaware of how far back the history of Westwood Heath stretches. A walk along the two main thoroughfares of Westwood...
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westwoodheathra
Sep 2, 20192 min read
Memorial and Nurse's Home
Today’s Memory Monday coincides with the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, which ran from 1st September 1939 to 2nd...
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westwoodheathra
Aug 12, 20192 min read
Westwood Church Part Two
Twoweeks ago, we looked at the growing need for a church at Westwood and how that came about, culminating in the laying of the foundation...
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westwoodheathra
Jul 29, 20193 min read
Westwood Church Part One
Today’s Memory Monday looks back at the foundation of Westwood Church, based in part upon a booklet produced in 1944 to commemorate the...
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westwoodheathra
Jul 15, 20194 min read
Squatter Cottages
We are all aware of the current housing shortage in the country and can see the building sites springing up everywhere in the landscape...
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westwoodheathra
Jul 1, 20193 min read
Westwood School
Today's "Memory Monday" is all about Westwood School. The Westwood School (now the Greek Orthodox Church) was built by the Leigh family...
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westwoodheathra
Jun 24, 20192 min read
Sidney Bunney
Sydney Bunney (1877-1928) For today’s Memory Monday I wanted to share some works from a little-known Coventry artist, Sydney Bunney. Not...
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westwoodheathra
Jun 17, 20193 min read
Tales of hangmen
Thank you to Jon Sheppard for the suggestion for this week’s topic. He asked about the origins of Gibbet Hill Road, the location of the...
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westwoodheathra
May 6, 20192 min read
Maypole dancing
May Day Memory Monday In today’s Memory Monday, we take a look back at images from the 1960s and much further into the past at the...
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westwoodheathra
Apr 29, 20191 min read
Then and now
This week's Memory Monday is a "Then & Now" look at Westwood Heath Road. The 1960s image of the road was kindly shared by Les Parsons a...
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westwoodheathra
Apr 22, 20192 min read
Westwood Business Park
For today’s Memory Monday we aren’t going back too far - just to the 1980s when Coventry City Council was looking to find a suitable...
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westwoodheathra
Apr 15, 20192 min read
Fletchamstead
For today’s Memory Monday get your passports – and time machines - ready! We are going over the current Westwood Heath boundary to old...
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westwoodheathra
Apr 8, 20191 min read
"Roly" Powers
In today’s Memory Monday we take a look at resident, Roland “Roly” Powers and his rather unusual claims to fame both locally and...
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westwoodheathra
Apr 1, 20193 min read
Memory Lane...
Time to take a trip down memory lane today in the first of regular “Memory Monday” posts from the Westwood Heath History Group. If you...
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