toke Local History Group was founded by John Marshall in the summer of 2018, following the local community's restoration of the Joseph Levi Clock at Stoke Green two years earlier, which had heightened awareness of local history.
The group meets regularly at Stoke Library during the winter and holds outdoor events in the summer. Group activities focus not just on Stoke but also on the wider local history of Coventry. A monthly newsletter or journal, now known as Jabet's Ash, was created in September 2020.
The newsletters are far more than simple "what's on" publications 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: |
|---|---|
| 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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