Henley Green
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Henley Green is a former council estate in Coventry
at adjacent to Wood End
, bordered by Deedmore Road, and about a mile from the area of Bell Green
. Henley Green now consists of a mixture of private and social housing.
This housing estate was mostly built by Wimpey around 1955, the majority of properties were built out of no fines by a method of cast pouring.
The 'pour' contains 'no fine' particles (sand) and as such is a mixture of crushed pebbles and cementitious liquid slurry
.
Some three storey (four bedroomed) houses were built in Deedmore Road of a more traditional brick design, these are similar structures to the houses in Foxglove Close and Leeder Close off Everdon Road, Holbrooks
built around the same time and are early town houses with a utility room and storage on the ground floor, living area on the first floor and bedrooms above.
More three bedroomed houses built of traditional brick, stand in Deedmore Road, Eccles Close and Petitor Crescent Henley Green.
The no fines building process allows for the quick construction of structures. Henley Green, Wood End and other 'council estates' were built to house an influx of workers who were mostly arriving in Coventry during a boom in the Car and other local industry.
Street names in Henley Green include Roselands Avenue, Chudleigh Road, Monkswood Crescent, Luscombe Road, Lynmouth Road, Logan Road, Widdecombe Close and Ashburton Road.
Several houses were built in Clennon Rise and Roselands Avenue in the early 1990s, these are modern red-brick properties belonging to a social landlord. Several blocks of flats have now been demolished. Some of these stood in Clennon Rise some in Monkswood Crescent and this included the removal of several no fines built 1950s 'Star Blocks' (four storey blocks of 12 flats). One such Star Block still remains in Watcombe Road Henley Green.
These flats formerly Coventry Council properties were passed onto the ownership of Whitefriars Housing Group
in 2001 and then demolished due to their poor condition which was making them hard to let. The area now has several empty spaces awaiting re-development.
Part of Luscombe Road faces onto open ground,this ground has now been granted formal village green
status after proposals to build houses on this land failed, all due to local pressure. Local residents hold fund raising events on the village green.
This land also leads onto what is locally known as the Black Path.
The Black Path is close to where a railway line once passed through the area. This railway line would have crossed Henley Road and this 'line' can still be walked.
The Black Path leads towards Woodway Lane and the Woodway Park residential area of Coventry.
Henley Green has a small row of shops which have three bedroomed 'houses' above, shops there include a Post Office, Butchers shop, and a Supermarket. There is also a burnt out Public House
and a fairly recent children's play area installed to improve the area.
An £11 million state-of-the-art Leisure and Neighbourhood Centre was opened on 23 March 2009 situated at the roundabout where Winston Avenue meets Deemore Road. Coventry [NDC], the £54 million regeneration programme working in the areas of Wood End, Henley Green, Manor Farm and Deedmore, funded this large-scale capital build project following consultation with local residents about what they wanted to see in their local area. £10 million of funding came from the [NDC] Programme with a further £1 million from the Football Foundation, Sport England and FIFA. The project has been managed and supported by Coventry City Council.
A new modern medical centre stands near to the Leisure & Neighbourhood Centre, where 'The Live and Let Live' public house was (until its demolition in the late 1990s) wedged between Deedmore Road and Hillmorton Road.
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
at adjacent to Wood End
Wood End, Coventry
Wood End is an area in the north of the city of Coventry, England.Much of the housing stock was built in the 1950s and 60s. Many of the homes are owned by the Whitefriars Housing Group, a housing trust which took over the running and management of Coventry's council houses several years ago...
, bordered by Deedmore Road, and about a mile from the area of Bell Green
Bell Green
Bell Green is predominantly a residential area of in the north of Coventry, West Midlands, England. It is a relatively deprived area with high levels of crime and unemployment, and the housing in the area is mostly former council houses and flats now owned by the social landlord Whitefriars Housing...
. Henley Green now consists of a mixture of private and social housing.
This housing estate was mostly built by Wimpey around 1955, the majority of properties were built out of no fines by a method of cast pouring.
The 'pour' contains 'no fine' particles (sand) and as such is a mixture of crushed pebbles and cementitious liquid slurry
Slurry
A slurry is, in general, a thick suspension of solids in a liquid.-Examples of slurries:Examples of slurries include:* Lahars* A mixture of water and cement to form concrete* A mixture of water, gelling agent, and oxidizers used as an explosive...
.
Some three storey (four bedroomed) houses were built in Deedmore Road of a more traditional brick design, these are similar structures to the houses in Foxglove Close and Leeder Close off Everdon Road, Holbrooks
Holbrooks
Holbrooks, also written Holbrook's, is a residential area of Coventry, West Midlands, England.Most of the length of the four brooks which pass through the area are covered or culverted, one culvert is adjacent to the recently built housing on Watery Lane. Another brook passes through and under the...
built around the same time and are early town houses with a utility room and storage on the ground floor, living area on the first floor and bedrooms above.
More three bedroomed houses built of traditional brick, stand in Deedmore Road, Eccles Close and Petitor Crescent Henley Green.
The no fines building process allows for the quick construction of structures. Henley Green, Wood End and other 'council estates' were built to house an influx of workers who were mostly arriving in Coventry during a boom in the Car and other local industry.
Street names in Henley Green include Roselands Avenue, Chudleigh Road, Monkswood Crescent, Luscombe Road, Lynmouth Road, Logan Road, Widdecombe Close and Ashburton Road.
Several houses were built in Clennon Rise and Roselands Avenue in the early 1990s, these are modern red-brick properties belonging to a social landlord. Several blocks of flats have now been demolished. Some of these stood in Clennon Rise some in Monkswood Crescent and this included the removal of several no fines built 1950s 'Star Blocks' (four storey blocks of 12 flats). One such Star Block still remains in Watcombe Road Henley Green.
These flats formerly Coventry Council properties were passed onto the ownership of Whitefriars Housing Group
Whitefriars Housing Group
Whitefriars Housing Group Ltd is a housing association managing about 18,000 homes in Coventry, England. Constituted as a charitable industrial and provident society, it is Coventry's largest social landlord....
in 2001 and then demolished due to their poor condition which was making them hard to let. The area now has several empty spaces awaiting re-development.
Part of Luscombe Road faces onto open ground,this ground has now been granted formal village green
Village green
A village green is a common open area which is a part of a settlement. Traditionally, such an area was often common grass land at the centre of a small agricultural settlement, used for grazing and sometimes for community events...
status after proposals to build houses on this land failed, all due to local pressure. Local residents hold fund raising events on the village green.
This land also leads onto what is locally known as the Black Path.
The Black Path is close to where a railway line once passed through the area. This railway line would have crossed Henley Road and this 'line' can still be walked.
The Black Path leads towards Woodway Lane and the Woodway Park residential area of Coventry.
Henley Green has a small row of shops which have three bedroomed 'houses' above, shops there include a Post Office, Butchers shop, and a Supermarket. There is also a burnt out Public House
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
and a fairly recent children's play area installed to improve the area.
An £11 million state-of-the-art Leisure and Neighbourhood Centre was opened on 23 March 2009 situated at the roundabout where Winston Avenue meets Deemore Road. Coventry [NDC], the £54 million regeneration programme working in the areas of Wood End, Henley Green, Manor Farm and Deedmore, funded this large-scale capital build project following consultation with local residents about what they wanted to see in their local area. £10 million of funding came from the [NDC] Programme with a further £1 million from the Football Foundation, Sport England and FIFA. The project has been managed and supported by Coventry City Council.
A new modern medical centre stands near to the Leisure & Neighbourhood Centre, where 'The Live and Let Live' public house was (until its demolition in the late 1990s) wedged between Deedmore Road and Hillmorton Road.