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A list of books and guides that I own, which have been educational and inspirational to me in my quest to learn more about the history of our city of Coventry.


 

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1001 Questions and Answers on the History of Coventry & its PeopleJohn Ashby 1995  
101 Views of Coventry, Rugby, Leamington, Kenilworth, Warwick and DistrictW. H. Smith 1910 (Date is approximate.) 
111 Places in Coventry that you Shouldn't MissRob Ganley 2021  
The 14th November 1940 A-ZGrace Bullingham 2024 A tribute to the victims of Coventry's blitz. 
A-Z of CoventryDavid McGrory 2018 Places - People - History. 
Adrian's WarAdrian Marsden-Jones M.I. Biology 2007 A personal account of evacuation during WW2. 
Against All OddsThe Women's Research Group 2011 Women of the 20th century who made an impact on Coventry's history. 
Air RaidNorman Longmate 1976 The Bombing of Coventry, 1940. 
Albert Fearn, Blitz HeroAlbert Fearn 1996 One man's moving story in his own words. A Coventry Telegraph publication. 
The Album of Coventry and Neighourood 1900 A series of 25 fine drawings of Coventry and Warwickshire. (Date is approximate.) 
The Ancient Records of CoventryMary Dormer Harris 1924 Dugdale Society Occasional Papers - No. 1. 
Anglo Saxon Coventry and its ChurchesSteven Bassett 2001 Dugdale Society Occasional Papers - No. 41. 
Antiquarian Losses in Coventry during a century and a halfW. G. Fretton, F.S.A. 1879 10 pages covering the talk given by Fretton on the 21st May 1879, disbound from the "Journal of the British Archaeological Association" published in 1880. 
The Antiquities of Warwickshire, Vol I & IISir William Dugdale 1970 A facsimile of the second edition published by Osborn and Longman in 1730. In two volumes. 
The Archaeology of the Medieval Cathedral and Priory of St. Mary, CoventryMargaret Rylatt & Paul Mason 2003  
The Arts & Windows in Coventry CathedralCoventry Cathedral Council 1963  
The Autobiography of an Eccentric ComedianT. E. Dunville 1911  
Bablake: 100 YearsPeter Burden 1990 Booklet of Bablake related stories from its first 100 years. 
The Beatles: Sent to CoventryPete Chambers 2006  
Biggin Hall Hotel, Stoke Coventry 1923 Including some history by T. F. Tickner, F.R.I.B.A., Architect. 
The Blitzed City: The Destruction of Coventry, 1940Karen Farrington 2015  
Bloody British History: CoventryDavid McGrory 2013  
A Brief Social History of Brownshill Green, CoventryJohn Ashby 2023  
Britain in Old Photographs: Around CoventryDavid McGrory 1991  
Britain in Old Photographs: CoventryDavid McGrory 1994  
The Case of the Painted Bicycle LampAdam Wood 2022 Coventry's unsolved double Stoke Park murder of 1906. 
Cast in the Same MouldLibraries, Arts and Museum Department 1979 The Origin and History of Coventry School of Art, 1834 - 1895. 
The Cathedral Church of St. Michael, CoventryUnknown 1962 A 16 page booklet reprinted from 'The Builder' newspaper. 
Cathedral RebornEnglish Counties Periodicals Ltd. 1962 A souvenir publication to commemorate the Reconstruction and Consecration of Coventry Cathedral. 
A Century of CoventryDavid McGrory 1999  
A Century of Coventry CarsBarry Littlewood and Gillian Bardsley 1988 A City of Coventry publication. 
The Character of CoventryJohn Ashby 2001 A reflection of well known characters and a history of the City's inns and taverns. 
Children's History of CoventryAnn Evans 2011  
The Churches of CoventryFrederick W. Woodhouse 1909 Plus a short History of the City and its Medieval Remains, with Plans and Illustrations. 
City of Coventry Archaeology & DevelopmentMargaret Rylatt 1977 Historical background by Eileen & Arthur Gooder. 
City of Coventry Official GuideCoventry City Council 1983  
City of Coventry Review Plan 1966Coventry City Council 1967 Analysis and written statement. 
The City of Coventry: Images from the PastDavid McGrory 1996  
City of Coventry: Structure Plan 1973Coventry City Council 1973  
The City we LovedCoventry Corporation 1942 Three different publications: 1942 1st edition; 1942 expanded 'trade' edition; 1948 enlarged edition, including future plans, commemorating the visit of HRH Princess Elizabeth on 22nd May 1948. 
A Concise History of The Bishopric, The Collegiate Church of St. MichaelAlfred J. Brookes 1910 And The City of Coventry, with photographs and map of the City. 
Conservation Areas One, Two and ThreeTerence Gregory, F.R.I.B.A., F.R.I.C.S., M.T.P.I, City Architect and Planning Officer 1968 Allesley, Kenilworth Road and Stoke Green areas. 
Coventry and its People in the 1520sMary H. M. Hulton M.A. Ph.D 1999 The Dugdale Society. 
Coventry and its StoryRev. Canon J. Howard B. Masterman, M.A. 1914  
Coventry and the Great WarDavid McGrory 2016  
Coventry Apprentices and their Masters 1781-1806Joan Lane M.A., Ph.D. 1983 Printed for the Dugdale Society. 
Coventry as it wasVirginia Gilbert 1973 A collection of photographs. 
Coventry At WarDavid McGrory 1997 Part of the 'Britain in Old Photographs' series. 
Coventry At War: A Pictorial Account 1939-45Alton Douglas 1983  
Coventry between the WarsCoventry City Council 1988 Photographs by Arnold Stringer, 1893 - 1988. 
Coventry CameosEric B. Bramwell 1977 First published 1961. 
Coventry Car Factories: A Centenary GuideCity Planning Services 1996 14 page booklet. 
Coventry CathedralJohn Thomas 1987 The development and history of Coventry's three cathedrals. 
Coventry CathedralH. C. N. Williams 1966 A guide to Coventry Cathedral and its Ministry. (Hardback.) 
Coventry Cathedral ChronicleFriends of Coventry Cathedral 1956 Issue 10, 1956. 
Coventry Cathedral: After the FlamesJarrold Publishing 1987  
Coventry City ChartersA. A. Dibben 1969 The Coventry papers: No. 2. 
Coventry City Police: A Brief HistoryWest Midlands Police Museum 2021  
Coventry City, The Elite Era - A Complete RecordJim Brown 1998  
Coventry Civic Chest 1952Corporation of Coventry 1952  
Coventry Civic Chest 1955Corporation of Coventry 1952  
Coventry Corporation TransportPaul Gray 1978  
The Coventry Corpus Christi PlaysHardin Craig 1957 Second edition; first printed 1902 for The Eary English Text Society. 
The Coventry Cross 1976Virginia Gilbert, A.L.A. 1976 Including a brief history of the original Cross. 
Coventry Frame by FrameCoventry Telegraph 2013  
The Coventry GuideJohn Merridew 1824 Containing a Concise account of the Ancient History of the City. (Possibly written by Thomas Sharp.) 
Coventry Illustrated SouvenirH. L. Deere-Jones 1946 A series of historical notes together with an old view of the city in 1761 and an old map dated 1656. 
Coventry in 50 BuildingsDavid McGrory 2017  
Coventry In CameraJohn H. Drew & Andrew J. Mealey 1985 A selection of photos with descriptions, mainly from the 1860s. 
Coventry in Crisis 1858 - 1863Peter Searby 1977 The decline of Coventry's Ribbon trade. 
Coventry in the 1930s & 40sDeborah Keene 1988 A selection of photographs selected by the author with descriptive comments. 
Coventry Leet Book Volumes I, II, III & IVMary Dormer Harris 1913 Original 1907-1913 Leet Transcriptions covering the years 1420 to 1555. 
Coventry Local History Bulletins, Issue 2 to 7City of Coventry Leisure Services 1984/85  
Coventry MemoriesSponsored by Jaguar Cars 2001  
Coventry Old and NewE. B. Newbold 1974  
Coventry on Old Picture PostcardsMike Cremin 2001  
Coventry Past and PassingA. E. Feltham 1927 Being a pictorial record of changes during the last century with short explanatory notes by Dr. V. Wyatt Wingrave. Subscriber copy No. 177. 
Coventry Past and PresentDavid McGrory 2001  
Coventry Picture PalacesGil Robottom 2009  
Coventry Produces...The Coventry Chamber of Commerce 1951 Written in Englich, French and Spanish. 
Coventry RememberedFrederick A. Weston 1968 An anthology of memoirs contributed by the Association of Coventrians. 
Coventry Through The AgesD. J. H. Smith (Compiled by) 1969 Some descriptions of the city c.1540 to 1868. 
Coventry Transport 1884-1940Roger Bailey 2006  
Coventry Transport 1884-1940A. S. Denton and F. P. Groves 1985  
Coventry Transport 1912-1974T. Meffen 1974 A commemorative brochure. 
Coventry Under FireG. W. Clitheroe, Vicar of Holy Trinity 1942 2nd Edition, enlargement of 1941 1st edition. 
The Coventry We Have LostDavid Fry & Albert Smith 1991  
The Coventry We Have Lost, volume 2David Fry & Albert Smith 1993  
Coventry's Bicycle HeritageDamien Kimberley 2015  
Coventry's BlitzCoventry Evening Telegraph 1990 Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Blitz. 
Coventry's BlitzDavid McGrory 2015  
Coventry's Civil War 1642 - 1660Trevor John 1994 Pamphlet No. 20 in the 'Coventry and County Heritage' Series. 
Coventry's First CathedralGeorge Demidowicz (Editor) 1994 Essays from the 1993 Anniversary Symposium. 
Coventry's Forgotten TheatreTed Bottle 2004 The Theatre Royal & Empire. 
Coventry's HeritageLevi Fox 1957 Enlargement of earlier 1947 book. 
Coventry's Military HeritageDavid McGrory 2019  
Coventry's StoryCoventry City Libraries 1960 Prefaced with a short outline by Alice Lynes, F.L.A. 
Coventry's Town WallEileen Gooder 1971 Coventry & Warwickshire Pamphlet No. 4 - Revised and Enlarged 2nd Edition. 
Coventry, a Guide and MementoA. Mitchell Smith 1906  
Coventry, Thursday, 14th November 1940Frederick Taylor 2015  
Coventry: A Century of NewsAlton Douglas 1991 A Coventry Evening Telegraph publication. 
Coventry: A Geographical StudyMembers of the Geographical Association 1964  
Coventry: A History & CelebrationDavid McGrory 2004 Part of the Francis Frith Collection. 
Coventry: Excavations on the Town Wall 1976-78John Bateman and Mark Redknap 1986  
Coventry: Hidden in Plain SightClare Selley 2009  
Coventry: History and GuideDavid McGrory 1993  
Coventry: Its History and AntiquitiesBenjamin Poole 1869 From Authentic Publications, Ancient Manuscripts and Charters, Corporation Records, Original Contributions, etc. Illustrated by W. F. Taunton. 
Coventry: Its Mediaeval InterestC. J. Ribton-Turner 1930 Booklet containing Section V of "Shakespeare's Land" by the listed author. (Date approximate.) 
Coventry: Past into PresentKenneth Richardson 1987  
Coventry: Remembering 1914-18Peter Walters 2016 Part of the 'Great War Britain' series. 
Coventry: Six Hundred Years of Municipal LifeFrederick Smith B.A. F.G.S. 1945  
Coventry: The Ancient City with the Modern OutlookCoventry Corporation 1938 14 page guide book. 
Coventry: The Hidden HistoryIain Soden 2005  
Coventry: The Making of a Modern City 1939-73Jeremy Gould, Caroline Gould 2016 (Subtitled: Informed Conservation.) 
Coventry: The Official GuideAngharad Lynch 2000 Coventry City Council publication. 
Coventry: The Tradition of Change and ContinuityCoventry Corporation 1966  
Coventry: Then & Now (In Colour)David McGrory 2011  
The Crowning of the King and QueenStephen King-Hall for Coventry City Council 1937 To the Boys and Girls of Coventry - The Coronation of King George VI, 12th May 1937. 
Directory of Coventry Manufacturers 1936 - 1937Coventry Corporation, Development Section 1936  
Dirty Stop Out's Guide to 1970s CoventryRuth Cherrington 2017  
Dirty Stop Out's Guide to 1970s Coventry - 2 Tone editionRuth Cherrington 2023 Revised and expanded special edition. 
Dirty Stop Out's Guide to 1980s CoventryRuth Cherrington 2018  
Dirty Stop Out's Guide to Coventry's Working Men's ClubsRuth Cherrington 2020  
Do You Know Coventry?John Ashby 1984 Questions and Answers on Coventry and Coventrians over the years. 
Don't Trudge it, Rudge it!Bryan Reynolds 1977 The story of Rudge-Whitworth, cycle and motorcycle manufacturer. 
Dr. Troughton's Sketches of Old CoventryMary Dormer Harris 1906 Sketches by Dr. Nathaniel Troughton, Descriptive notes by M. D. Harris. 
The Eagle and the PhoenixSheila Woolf 2020 Coventry Stories for Young People. 
Earlsdon & Chapelfields ExploredDavid Fry & Albert Smith 2011 Part of the Coventry We Have Lost series. 
Earlsdon: Take TwoRichard Sadler and Nancy Upshall 1986 Photographs, Drawings, Paintings. 
The Early History of CoventryR. H. C. Davis 1976 Dugdale Society Occasional Papers - No. 24. 
The Early Records of Medieval CoventryPeter R. Coss 1986  
Echoes of the Coventry BlitzGerry van Tonder 2018  
Elephants of CoventryScott Duffin with Adam Wood 2023 A visual history of the city. 
Engineering the Development of CoventryBrian Redknap 2004 Pamphlet No. 26 in the 'Coventry and County Heritage' Series. 
The Excavations at Broadgate East, Coventry 1974-75Margaret Rylatt and Michael A. Stokes 1996  
Excavations at St. Anne's Charterhouse, Coventry 1968-87Iain Soden 1995  
Excavations at the Cathedral and Benedictine Priory of St. Mary, CoventryBrian Hobley F.S.A. 1971 Historical Survey by M. W. Lambert. 
Far Gosford Street: Historical NotesCoventry City Council 2000 Text & Layout by Mark Singlehurst. 
Finds from the Free Grammar School at the Whitefriars, Coventry, c1545 - c1557/58Charmian Woodfield 1981  
For So Long As the World Shall EndureMichael Orton 2019 The 500 Year History of Bond's and Ford's Almshouses. 
Forgotten FoleshillDavid Fry & Albert Smith 2017 (Including Longford, Bell Green, Hawkesbury, Alderman's Green & Stoney Stanton Road.) Part of the Coventry We Have Lost series. 
Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in CoventryDavid McGrory 2004  
Foxe's Book of MartyrsJohn Foxe 1913  
Francis Frith's West MidlandsFrith Book Co. 2000 Photographs from the Francis Frith collection. 
Frank Whittle: Invention of the JetAndrew Nahum 2004  
The Future CoventryCoventry Corporation 1945 Some proposals and suggestions for the Physical Reconstruction and Planning of the City of Coventry. 
George EliotKathleen Adams 2002 Pitkin Guide. 
George Eliot's CoventryAlice Lynes 1970 A provincial town in the 1930s and 1840s. A paper read at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, 28th November 1969. 
Godiva of CoventryJoan C. Lancaster 1967  
Godiva RocksPete Chambers 2004 The ultimate guide to Coventry music, old and new. 
Godiva's Heritage: Coventry's IndustryDavid Fry & Albert Smith 1997  
Going to It! Depicting Fun in the Factory (If Any)Van Art 1942 Cartoon illustrations of the 'average working man' in the factory during wartime. 
The Golden Years: The Hippodrome Theatre CoventryMichael J. Newman 1995  
Guide to Coventry (and Surrounding District)Coventry City Council 1959  
Guide to Coventry CathedralProvost R. T. Howard 1954  
A Guide to the Buildings of CoventryGeorge Demidowicz 2003  
Guide to the Historic City of CoventryJarrold Publishing 2000  
A Harvest of History: The life and work of J. B. SheltonMargaret Rylatt & Mary Montes 1998 2nd Edition - 1st was 1982. 
Haunted CoventryDavid McGrory 2005  
Hidden Histories: Coventry Jewish WatchmakersMark Johnson 2023 With foreword by Professor Emerita Gillian Hundt. 
Hill's Street Guide of Coventry - With MapHill's 1936  
Historic England: CoventryDavid McGrory 2017 Unique Images from the Archives of Historic England (Historic England Series). 
Historic Towns: CoventryJoan C. Lancaster 1974 Part of the 'Historic Towns' series. 
The History & Antiquities of WarwickshireSir William Dugdale et al. 1817 Being a Concise Topographical Description of the Different Towns and villages in the County of Warwick... (Based on Dugdale's original 1656 'Antiquities'.) 
History and Antiquities of the City of CoventryWilliam Reader 1810 From the Earliest Authentic Period to the Present Time: Comprehending, a Description of the Antiquities, Public Buildings, Remarkable Occurrences, &c. 
History in our HandsPeter Walters 1989 An Evening Telegraph publication. 
A History of CoventryDavid McGrory 2003  
The History of CoventryBenjamin Poole 1852 Being a concise account of the Ancient Institutions, Customs & Public Buildings of the City, and a Complete Epitome of Modern Changes. 
A History of CoventryDavid McGrory 2022 Expanded edition of the 2003 original, reprinted in paperback. 
The History of Coventry's Textile IndustryLevi Fox M.A. F.R.Hist.S 1944  
The History of St. Mary's Hall, CoventryRaymond G. Holl 1989  
The History of StokeRev. T. A. Blythe. D.D. 1897 In the Parliamentary Boundary of the City of Coventry. 
A History of the Blue Coat School and the Lych Gate Cottages, CoventryGeorge Demidowicz 2000  
History of WarwickshireSam Timmins 1889 Part of the 'Popular County Histories' series. 
The House in the ParkStoke Park Local History Group 1995 The Story of Stoke Park School. 
Humorous Reminiscences of Coventry LifeT. W. Whitley 1888 Incorporating 'Coventry Coaching' and other papers. 
The Illustrated History of Coventry's SuburbsDavid McGrory 2003  
Illustrative Papers on the History and Antiquities of the City Of CoventryThomas Sharpe 1871 From original and mostly unpublished documents. Carefully reprinted from an original copy, with corrections, additions, and a brief memoir of the author by William George Fretton. 
Images of England: CoventryGeoff Barwick 2005  
Images of England: The City of CoventryGraham Kempster 2004  
Incident ClosedPhil Consadine 1991 An illustrated history of The Fire Service in Coventry. 
The Industrial Revolution in CoventryJohn Prest 1960  
Industry and Social Change in nineteenth-century CoventryFrances Diana Warr 2020  
The IRA Coventry Explosion of 1939Letitia Fairfield, C.B.E., M.D. 1953 The Trial of Peter Barnes and Others. 
J. J. Ward's Warwickshire 1905 to 1935Geoff Barwick 2009  
The Jimmy Hill Story: My AutobiographyJimmy Hill 1998  
The John Gulson StoryJohn E. Short 1978  
King George V's Silver Jubilee 1910 - 1935Stephen King-Hall for Coventry City Council 1935 To the Boys and Girls of Coventry. 
King Henry VIII School 1545 - 1945G. L. Marson & F. H. Metcalf 1945  
Know Your CoventryAbe Jephcott 1947 One hundred questions and answers concerning Coventry. 
Lady GodivaDaniel Donoghue 2003 A Literary History of the Legend. 
Life & Labour in a 20th Century CityBill Lancaster & Tony Mason 1986 The experience of Coventry. 
Life in an Old English TownMary Dormer Harris 1898  
The Lion and the StarsPeter Burden 1990 A History of Bablake School, Coventry. 
The Little History of CoventryPeter Walters 2019  
The London Road Cemetery, CoventryCoventry City Development Directorate 1996 An exhibition commissioned by the Conservation and Landscape Team. 
Lost CoventryDavid McGrory 2022  
Making the Best of ThingsThe Women's Research Group 2007 Life during the war years. 
The Marques of Coventry: A History of the City's Motor IndustryBrian Long 1990  
Mary Dormer Harris: The Life and Works of a Warwickshire HistorianJean Field 2002  
The Meaning of the Street Names of CoventryMargaret Smedley 2000  
Medieval Coventry: A City Divided?University of Warwick Open Studies 1981 Coventry & Warwickshire Pamphlet No. 11. 
Memories of CoventryAlton Douglas 1987  
The Men Who Ruled Coventry 1725-1780M. J. Hinman 1988 Coventry & Warwickshire Historical Association Pamphlet No. 14. 
Methodist Central Hall: Silver Jubilee 1932-1957Various 1957  
Moments in TimeCoventry Watch Museum Project Limited 1995  
Moonlight SonataArrangement by Tim Lewis 1990 Accounts of the Coventry Blitz 14th/15th November 1940. 
More Coventry CameosEric B. Bramwell 1978  
Most Secret WarR. V. Jones 1978 British Scientific Intelligence 1939-1945. 
The Motor Car Industry in Coventry since the 1890'sDavid Thoms and Tom Donnelly 1985  
Much Park Street, Coventry: The Development of a Medieval StreetSusan M. Wright 1987 Excavations 1970-74. Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society: Transactions for 1982, Volume 92. 
Municipal Exhibition 1945Coventry Corporation 1945 Official Souvenir Handbook for the Exhibition held at the Drill Hall 28th May to 8th June 1945 to celebrate 600 years of Incorporation. 
My Life as a Blue Coat GirlIvy Hylands 2007 Includes on page 38 a photograph of Holy Trinity Church taken by our son, Steven. 
The Mystery of the Coventry CappersPeter King 2000  
The New Coventry CathedralProvost R. T. Howard 1952 Contains Basil Spence's early drawings of the proposed cathedral. 
New Coventry GuideWilliam Reader 1824 Containing 'The History and Antiquities of that City' from the Earliest Authentic Period to the Present Time. 
The New Historical and Descriptive Guide to CoventryBenjamin Poole 1847 Being a concise account of its Ancient Institutions, Customs, and Public Buildings, and an Epitome of Modern Changes to the Present Time. 
A Night in Little Park StreetJ. B. Shelton M.B.E. 1950 John Bailey Shelton's personal account of the Coventry Blitz. 
Nostalgic CoventryTrue North Books Limited 1999  
The November Raid - The Bombing of Coventry 1940David Rimmer 1990 Compiled by David Rimmer, the City Archivist. 
Official Guide to St. Mary's HallJoan Cadogan Lancaster M.A. (Lond.), A.L.A. 1948  
Old CoventryFlorence Weston 1916 Containing Twenty-Four Original Sketches by Florence Weston. 
Old CoventryLevi Fox 1939 Articles compiled by Levi Fox from magazine "The Loudspeaker" (Date is approximate.) 
Old CoventryGraham Pountney 1975 A project compiled from written research by Miss A. Baker, Mrs. B. Beamont, Mrs. E. Castle, Mrs. J. Chaston, Mr. G. Cowley, Mrs. R. Mio, Mrs. M. Parkinson and Mr. G. Pountney. 
Old CoventryUnknown 1929 Published by Alfred Herbert Ltd. 
Old Coventry and Lady GodivaF. Bliss Burbidge 1952 Being some flowers of Coventry history gathered and arranged. 
Old Tapestry in St. Mary's Hall at CoventryGeorge Scharf, Jun., Esq., F.S.A. 1856 Communicated to the Society of Antiquaries. 
Operation Moonlight SonataAllan W. Kurki 1995 The German Raid on Coventry. 
Our... Bulldog Spirit!Vicky Ulliott 2015 The heart-warming story of a Coventry family's life, love and loss, in the aftermath of the blitz. 
Phoenix at Coventry: The Building of a CathedralBasil Spence 1962  
Pioneers to PowerJohn A. Yates 1950 The story of the ordinary people of Coventry. 
Portrait of CoventryE. B. Newbold 1972  
Red Lane ReminiscencesRed Lane Old Residents Association 1983  
Reprint from Coventry (Illustrated) Up-To DateCommissioned by Hughes & Co. Wine and Spirit Merchants 1894 Views and Reviews, 25 pages. (Date approximate.) 
The Rest of Me Bleeding LifeDerek Haughton 2014 Part 2 of the autobiography of a haemophiliac. 
Rock's Royal Coventry Cabinet AlbumRock Brothers Limited, London 1890 (Date is approximate.) 
Rover: The First Ninety YeasEric Dymock 1993 One of Britain's Fine Cars. 
The Rudge Book of the RoadRudge-Whitworth 1927 A guide to touring, camping, and competing on a Rudge motorcycle. 
Ruined and RebuiltProvost R. T. Howard 1962  
Secret CoventryDavid McGrory 2015  
See You On BroadgateJames Edward Armer 1988 A Coventry Experience - November 14-15th 1940. 
Sent from CoventryBud Paul 1987  
Sent to CoventryGeorge Hodgkinson 1970  
Shakespeare the Player: A Life in the TheatreJohn Southworth 2000  
Shakespeare's LandC. J. Ribton-Turner 1893 First Edition. 
A Short History of RoverRover - British Leyland UK Limited 1973 (Date is approximate.) 
The Sky BluesDerek Henderson 1968 The Story of Coventry City F.C. 
Some Manors, Churches and Villages of WarwickshireMary Dormer Harris 1937  
Souvenir of Coventry 1920 From the 'Seal of Artistic British Excellence' Series. (Date approximate.) 
Souvenir of the Humber Jubilee Convention, September 1950Rootes Group 1950  
Spon End: A Local GuideMarijn Nieuwenhuis, Aya Nassar and Carol Leach 2019  
Spon Street & Spon EndJohn Ashby 2003 A detailed account of 200 years of everyday life in two of Coventry's oldest thoroughfares. 
The St. Mary's Hall Coventry TapestryMark Web (Editor) 2024 Weaving The Threads Together. 
St. Mary's Hall, CoventryJoan C. Lancaster CBE FSA 1981 Edited version of the 1948 original. 
St. Michael's Church Past & PresentA. J. Brookes 1905 Also a Brief History of Coventry with Photographs. (Date approximate.) 
St. Michael's CoventryGeorge Demidowicz and Heather Gilderdale 2015 The Rise and Fall of the Old Cathedral. 
The Story of Coombe AbbeyD. L. Motkin 1961 Published by The House Committee of Coombe Abbey and printed by The General Electric Company Ltd of England at Telephone Works, Coventry. 
The Story of CoventryMary Dormer Harris 1911 Part of the 'Mediaeval Towns' series. 
The Story of CoventryPeter Walters 2014  
The Story of Lady GodivaA. Mitchell Smith 1950  
The Story of the Destruction of Coventry CathedralProvost R. T. Howard 1941 Brief 15 page account of the night of the blitz. 
The Story of WhitefriarsCity of Coventry Leisure Services 1990  
Swing 'em FairDavid McGrory 1999 Coventry's darker side. 
Sydney Bunney's Coventry: Impressions of a Graceful CityKeith Draper 1999 Coventry Newspapers Ltd. 
A Tale of Three SpiresNorman Clark 1981 Devised by Norman Lissaman, written by Norman Clark, illustrated by Alan Firth. 
The Third SpireAlan Munden 1991 A history of Christ Church. Pamphlet No. 17 in the 'Coventry and County Heritage' Series. 
A Thousand Years of Coventry PubsJohn Ashby, Fred Luckett and David McGrory 2014 A detailed and fascinating account of a millennium of Coventry's pubs, breweries and beerhouses. 
Through the Eyes of a Coventry Child 1939 - 1945Ann Harris 2005  
True as Coventry BlueIain Soden (Editor) 2000 Papers presented to Margaret Rylatt (City Archaeologist, 1973-2000). 
True as Coventry BlueMary Hulton 2000 Pamphlet No. 21 in the 'Coventry and County Heritage' Series. 
True as Coventry Blue: The History of Coventry Police 1836 - 1914Karen Sheppard 2000  
Van Art's Sketch Book - Paging All SportsmenVan Art 1946 Designed, Drawn and Published by Van Art. 
Veterans' VoicesCaroline Freeman-Cuerden 2005  
The Victoria History of the County of WarwickUniversity of London Institute of Historical Research 1969 Volume VIII: Coventry & Warwick. 
The Victoria History of the County of WarwickUniversity of London Institute of Historical Research 1965 Volume II: Warwickshire, reprinted from the original edition of 1908. 
Vilem Tausky, CBE FGSM, 1910-2004The Dvorak Society for Czech and Slovak music 2010 Musician, composer, conductor and teacher, who was with the Field Ambulance during Coventry's blitz. 
The Visitors Centre: Coventry CathedralCoventry Cathedral 1984 Official souvenir brochure and guidebook including hologram and treasury guides. 
The Walls of CoventryEileen Gooder, Charmian Woodfield and Raymond E. Chaplin 1966 Reprinted form the Transactions of the Birmingham Archaeological Society, Vol. 81. 1966. 
Walsgrave RememberedWalsgrave Community History Project 1987 The project team comprised: Mr. C. Baines, Mr. R. Davis, Miss L. Goddard, Mrs. A. Marlow & Mr. D. McGrory. 
WarwickshirePainted by Fred Whitehead, Described by Clive Holland 1906  
The Watchmaker's RevengeAdam Wood 2021 The incredible true story of murder, suicide and insanity in Victorian Coventry. 
The West Window at Coventry CathedralEnglish Counties Periodicals Ltd. 1963  
The Wharncliffe Companion to CoventryDavid McGrory 2008 An A to Z of local history. 
What Are Yer? Bleeder!Derek Haughton 2012 Part 1 of the autobiography of a haemophiliac. 
Wheels Within WheelsGeoffrey Williamson 1966 The story of the Starleys of Coventry. 
 
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