ach month since September 2020 the Stoke Local History Group has issued a newsletter. These are far more than a simple "what's on" publication, but contain in-depth local history articles and much more besides.
The year of publication can be selected below - then click the month, which will open a PDF file in a new browser tab, or in your own PDF programme, depending on your computer's settings.
Select a year: 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Date | Contains: |
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January | The Great British Dig: History in Your Garden -- February Walk: exploring Far Gosford Street -- Stoke reminiscences from the 1930s -- Blue plaque for Kingsway house will celebrate 'Mouldy Old Dough' -- University Students' Union set to reopen Priory Visitor Centre |
February | A History of Stoke in Old Picture Postcards -- City Archives to highlight Caludon Castle -- Ball Hill buses in 1914 - pioneers in city fleet -- Spotlight on Far Gosford Street |
March | Coventry Council House highlighting the flag of Ukraine -- Caludon Castle: a home for the nobility -- Drunk and disorderly, idle or dishonest |
April | Caludon Castle talk -- Cathedral exhibiting collection of work by Jacob Epstein -- Weaver's House re-opens for the summer -- Stoke's most famous moment in history - September 1398 |
May | Uncovering the hidden history of Stoke Park -- Biggin Hall - in search of a monastic grange, on TV -- Stoke Rectory: a new vicarage for an expanding rural parish, 1893 |
June | A walk down the Sherbourne (for a talk by guest speaker Colin Walker) -- Cathedral tower has re-opens for visitors -- Stoke Park murders: book launch by Adam Wood -- Michael Portillo - What did Bradshaw's Guide say about Coventry in 1863? |
July | Work begins on old rail line walkway -- Afternoon teas at Lady Herbert's Garden -- From horse pond to paddling pool and children's playground -- Story Bench at Tile Hill Library |
August | Coventry's annual MotoFest -- Gosford Green convent school 'for girls from the silk mills of Coventry' -- Major change for historic Chace Hotel |
September | When trains could be spotted in Stoke - Guest Speaker Phil Tutchings -- Coventry Heritage Open Days, 2022 |
October | Sherbourne Valley Project wins major funding award -- Coventry Loop Line opened way for freight trains through Stoke -- Coventry University names new building after local legend Delia Derbyshire -- Photos Extra... Before and after the railway |
November | Historic Coventry Trust completes a decade of work on city's heritage sites - Guest Speaker, Graham Tait -- Sherbourne Valley Project guided walk -- Murder at the Binley Road Toll House |
December | Blue plaque unveiled on Philip Larkin's birthplace -- Ball Hill remains an important landmark in Stoke -- Plans to transform the historic Chace Hotel on London Road into a care home have now been abandoned |
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