A hill, a pub, a tree and a ball?
It is generally accepted that the part of Walsgrave Road which is known as Ball Hill acquired this unofficial name after the Old Ball pub...
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Phil
- Jun 21
- 3 min
The Weavers' Workshop
I spent an enjoyable Monday morning at the Weavers' Workshop - a community craft group based in the historical Weaver's House in Upper...
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Phil
- Dec 7, 2021
- 5 min
Bare Knuckles, Music and Murder
Over the last few days I have attended events that have caused me to reflect on the history of some of our local pubs, the pastimes...
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Phil
- Nov 5, 2021
- 4 min
The Winter Queen, the Weavers and the Workhouse
Walking back from town I broke my journey sitting on a bench on Binley Road backing on to the wall of the Stoke Park Estate. This is...
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Phil
- Oct 8, 2021
- 3 min
The Silence, the Gunpowder and the Scots
In a recent blog post "Tudor Tangles and the Dreamy Caludon Connection" I looked at connections between the Berkeley family of Caludon...
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Phil
- Sep 21, 2021
- 7 min
Going Loopy around the Weighing Machines!
I recently spent a Saturday taking in some of Coventry's offerings during the Heritage Weekends event. My first stop was the Canal Basin...
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Phil
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
Tudor Tangles and the Dreamy Caludon Connection
My city centre guided walk, "The Bard, the Blitz and the Tudors" focuses partly upon the aristocratic Berkeley family of Coventry's...
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Phil
- Aug 26, 2021
- 3 min
Giant Killers, Amateurs and Arabs
The start of the football season has seen the Sky Blues return to the now renamed Coventry Building Society Arena (still hard not to say...
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Phil
- Aug 8, 2021
- 2 min
Back on the trail of the dogs and the hermits.....
Following the lifting of restrictions I am aiming to get my Coventry themed local history talks, walks and research services up and...
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Phil
- Feb 17, 2021
- 3 min
Hermitage Farm
Hermitage Farm was still operational when I was a child. At the bottom end of the scout field between Mellowdew Road and Browning Road...
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Phil
- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min
A Hermit Lived Here
A Hermit lived here. That's why my road is called Hermitage Road. Hermitage Road after Hermitage Farm (also known as "The Hermitage")...
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Phil
- Sep 15, 2020
- 4 min
Two Halls, Bombs,Berkeleys and the Subterranean Link
I spent Monday evening attending a virtual zoom meeting of the Coventry Society which featured a positive presentation by Mark Webb of...
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Phil
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
Offspring of Killers and Orphans of Murder
Something quite different (for me!) in my blog post today. In yesterday's post I gave mention to local street names which act as a...
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Phil
- Sep 3, 2020
- 6 min
Habits of the future and a stroll through history
Our methods of working, learning and getting entertained are habit forming and it has certainly been the case over the last few months...
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Phil
- Jul 29, 2020
- 4 min
The Monks, The Sheep and The Pilgrims
In my last post I looked at some aspects of Coventry's coal mining and motor industries. Today I move on to retail and tourism - two...
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Phil
- Jul 26, 2020
- 9 min
Cabs, Cold Places, Coal & Canals
I spent yesterday (Saturday) evening viewing some interesting TV programmes relevant to our local industries that put me to thinking...
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Phil
- Jun 25, 2020
- 4 min
Dog racing, profanities, paganism and healthy smoking - all in one day!
I have spent much of the recent "lockdown" period working on what I hope will eventually become a publication dealing with all things...
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Phil
- Jun 18, 2020
- 4 min
Mouldy Old Dough, Dr Who and an Ancient Egyptian
When I was growing up I would often hear my grandma, my dad and other older native Coventrians lament the lost "character" of their city....
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Phil
- Jun 14, 2020
- 9 min
The Black Prince, Horse Racing and the Sky Blues - What's in a name?
Some of my recent posts have dealt with connections between Caludon Castle and William Shakespeare. Early scenes from the history...
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Phil
- Jun 12, 2020
- 6 min
From Lords to Lockdown and the Future of Work
I regulary go for walks with my dog Spike around Caludon Castle Park and often imagine the activity which would have gone on there...
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