Historic Coventry Forum members' articles
A collection of articles and pieces of historic information put together by our Historic Coventry Forum members.
1: The Beech on Wheels, by forum members Foxcote and Robthu2: William West's 1830 directory, compiled by John McSparron (PDF)3: Coventry businesses 1896, compiled by Anne Williscroft (PDF)4: 400 years of Yardleys in Coventry, by Anne Williscroft (PDF)5: Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall, by Barry Murphy (PDF)6: Organist, Norman Coke-Jephcott, by Roger Jephcott (PDF)7: Early Coventry Registration Numbers, by John McSparron (PDF)8: A Canley kid, by John White (PDF)9: The Lady who taught the City to dance, by Keith West (PDF)10: 'The Rambler' magazine article, 21st August 1897, by Simon Shaw (PDF)11: Coventry Cycle and Motor Carnival, 1892, by forum member 'Heritage' (PDF)12: The Earlsdon Company, by Simon Shaw (PDF)13: The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist, transcribed by W. A. Bottrill (PDF)14: Draper's Hall: A Building through Time, by Paramjit Sehmi (PDF)15: Rich Ruffians and Brutal Force!, by Paramjit Sehmi (PDF)16: A Night in Little Park Street, by J. B. Shelton (PDF)17: VLR: Coventry's Vision for Future Mobility (PDF)18: Coventry Archives Stock Taking Blog, by Vida Milovanovic (PDF)19: Mapping Coventry: The drawings of Dr. Nathaniel Troughton, by Vida Milovanovic (PDF)20: Hawkesbury's connections with the November 1940 Blitz, by member Not Local (PDF)21: First account of a witchcraft trial for black magic in England, 1325, by Mike Bevan (PDF)22: Life of a Coventry Watchmaker Mid-18th century, by Fyza Tariq (PDF)23: Blitz In Memoriam list, published by the Midland Daily Telegraph 14th November 1941 (PDF)24: What ever happened to the Zulu Statue of Coventry Zoo?, by Luke Garland (PDF)
