Hillfields "In their Own Words" 

The Personal Histories of Hillfields

• Hillfields in the Good Old Days - a  poem by Kitty Jones (courtesy of the Hillfields History Group)
• Family Life in Old Hillfields by Dollie Turner (courtesy of the Hillfields History Group)
• Sights and sounds of Old Hillfields by Joe Burbridge (courtesy of the Hillfields History Group)
• The Forbidden Island by Tom Mason (courtesy of the Hillfields History Group)
• The milkman cometh by Stella Hood (courtesy of the Hillfields History Group) [new]
• Shopping in Hillfields by Tom Mason (courtesy of the Hillfields History Group) [new]
• Memories of South Street School by Coventry Kid Liz (courtesy of the Hillfields History Group) [new]
• Memories of St. Mark's School by Joyce Powell (courtesy of the Hillfields History Group) [new]
• The history of the Shre Krishna Temple by Babu Govind Garala
• S.L Sidwell recalls his family history in the weaving industry (courtesy of the City Records Office)
• Bill Wilson, former MP for Coventry remembers Wheatley Street School (courtesy of Coventry Evening Telegraph)
• Alan Brown remembers the Globe Cinema (courtesy of Coventry Evening Telegraph)
• Allan Freeman remembers Frederick Bird School (courtesy of Coventry Evening Telegraph)
• The Tayler Brother, Photographers of Hillfields. (courtesy of the Coventry Evening Telegraph)
• D H Jackson remembers the blitz (from Moonlight Sonata the history of the blitz in Coventry)
• Nurse Gladys Spencer remembers the blitz (from Moonlight Sonata the history of the blitz in Coventry)
• Raymond Hall remembers remembers the blitz (from Moonlight Sonata the history of the blitz in Coventry)
• Mrs Harris remembers the blitz (from Moonlight Sonata the history of the blitz in Coventry)
• Memories of HE Phillips (courtesy of Coventry Evening Telegraph) [new]

Special thanks to the Hillfields History Group which meets monthly to discuss and record the living history of Hillfields. For more information contact the group by e mail.

This page was last updated 28/04/03