A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 8, the City of Coventry and Borough of Warwick

An account of the topography, economy, architecture and political and religious life of Coventry and the Borough of Warwick.

Victoria County History - Warwickshire.

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A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 8, the City of Coventry and Borough of Warwick, ed. W B Stephens (London, 1969), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol8 [accessed 31 January 2025].

A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 8, the City of Coventry and Borough of Warwick. Edited by W B Stephens (London, 1969), British History Online, accessed January 31, 2025, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol8.

A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 8, the City of Coventry and Borough of Warwick. Ed. W B Stephens (London, 1969), British History Online. Web. 31 January 2025. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol8.

Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
List of illustrations xi-xiii
List of maps and plans xv
Editorial note xvii-xviii
Classes of documents in the Public Record Office used xix-xx
Documents in the Coventry City Record Office used xxi
Classes of Warwick Borough records in the Pageant House, Warwick, used xxii
Classes of documents in the Warwickshire Record Office used xxii
Note on abbreviations xxiii-xxiv
The City of Coventry: Introduction 1-23
The City of Coventry: List of streets 24-33
The City of Coventry: Communications 34-39
The City of Coventry: The outlying parts of Coventry, Introduction 40-43
The City of Coventry: The outlying parts of Coventry, Ansty 43-48
The City of Coventry: The outlying parts of Coventry, Asthill, Horwell, and Whoberley 48-50
The City of Coventry: The outlying parts of Coventry, Coundon 50-57
The City of Coventry: The outlying parts of Coventry, Foleshill 57-70
The City of Coventry: The outlying parts of Coventry, Harnall, Radford, and Whitmore Park 71-77
The City of Coventry: The outlying parts of Coventry, Keresley 77-83
The City of Coventry: The outlying parts of Coventry, Pinley, Shortley, and Whitley 83-90
The City of Coventry: The outlying parts of Coventry, Stivichall 90-96
The City of Coventry: The outlying parts of Coventry, Stoke 96-104
The City of Coventry: The outlying parts of Coventry, Walsgrave-on-Sowe 104-114
The City of Coventry: The outlying parts of Coventry, Willenhall 115-118
The City of Coventry: The outlying parts of Coventry, Wyken and Caludon 119-124
The City of Coventry: Buildings, Religious houses and schools 125-141
The City of Coventry: Buildings, Public buildings 141-146
The City of Coventry: Buildings, Domestic buildings 146-150
The City of Coventry: Crafts and industries, Medieval industry and trade 151-157
The City of Coventry: Crafts and industries, Craft organisation to the 16th century 157-162
The City of Coventry: Crafts and industries, Modern industry and trade 162-189
The City of Coventry: Mills 190-198
The City of Coventry: The common lands 199-207
The City of Coventry: Social history to 1700 208-221
The City of Coventry: Social history from 1700 222-241
The City of Coventry: The legend of Lady Godiva 242-247
The City of Coventry: Parliamentary representation 248-255
The City of Coventry: Local government and public services, Local government to 1451 256-263
The City of Coventry: Local government and public services, Local government from 1451 263-275
The City of Coventry: Local government and public services, Public services 275-298
The City of Coventry: Public education 299-315
The City of Coventry: Churches, Introduction 316-321
The City of Coventry: Churches, Churches built before 1800 321-361
The City of Coventry: Churches, Churches built since 1800 361-367
The City of Coventry: Roman catholicism 368-371
The City of Coventry: Protestant nonconformity, Introduction 372-382
The City of Coventry: Protestant nonconformity, Places of worship 382-396
The City of Coventry: Other religious groups 396-397
The City of Coventry: Charities for the poor 398-414
The City of Coventry: Seals, arms, insignia, plate, and officers 415-416
The borough of Warwick: Introduction 417-418
The borough of Warwick: Introduction, the medieval town 418-427
The borough of Warwick: Introduction, the central area from c. 1600 427-434
The borough of Warwick: Introduction, the suburbs from c. 1600 434-447
The borough of Warwick: Introduction, the county town 447-451
The borough of Warwick: The castle and castle estate in Warwick 452-475
The borough of Warwick: Political and administrative history to 1545 476-480
The borough of Warwick: Economic and social history to 1545 480-489
The borough of Warwick: Political and administrative history, 1545-1835 490-504
The borough of Warwick: Economic and social history, 1545-1835 504-514
The borough of Warwick: Warwick from 1835 515-521
The borough of Warwick: Churches 522-535
The borough of Warwick: Nonconformity 536-538
The borough of Warwick: Public education 539-543
The borough of Warwick: Charities for the poor 544-554
The borough of Warwick: Seals, arms, insignia, plate, and officers 554-555
Index: A-J 557-570
Index: K-Z 570-581
Corrigenda to volumes I-VII 582-583