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The Illustrated
History of Coventry's Suburbs
David McGrory
The Illustrated History of Coventry's Suburbs
shows, through a fine selection of photographs from
the city's archives, how the countryside, farms and
villages developed into the urban streets, residential
areas, shopping districts and industrial estates that
are so familiar today. In the course of the last 150
years, the outskirts of the city have been transformed,
and they have expanded, in a way that would astonish
Coventry residents of just a few generations ago.
In this detailed and fully illustrated account, David
McGrory offers a concise history of each district,
but he also features local anecdotes and myths and
folklore, and he remembers remarkable, sometimes bizarre
episodes and notable individuals who played their
part in the story. Recalled in his account are the
origins and development of districts as diverse as
Gosford Green, Whoberly, Keresley, Wyken, Willenhall,
Foleshill, Ash Green, Stoke Heath, Binley, Pinley,
Earlsdon and Spon End.
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