Allesley Green

Settlement in Warwickshire

England

Allesley Green

St Andrew's Church, Upper Eastern Green Credit: Ian S

Allesley Green is a small suburban area located in the city of Coventry, in the county of Warwickshire, England. Situated approximately 4 miles northwest of Coventry city centre, Allesley Green is bounded by the areas of Allesley to the north, Mount Nod to the west, and Whoberley to the south.

The area is primarily residential, characterized by a mix of housing types including detached and semi-detached houses. The properties in Allesley Green are predominantly privately owned and cater to a range of budgets. The area is known for its peaceful atmosphere and well-kept green spaces, making it an attractive place to live for families and professionals alike.

Allesley Green benefits from its proximity to various amenities and services. Within walking distance, residents can find a number of local shops, including convenience stores, a post office, and a pharmacy. Additionally, nearby Allesley Park provides a pleasant outdoor space for recreational activities, featuring a large lake, walking paths, and a children's play area.

Transport links in Allesley Green are convenient, with regular bus services connecting the area to Coventry city centre and other nearby suburbs. The area is also well-connected by road, with the A45 and A4114 providing easy access to the wider region.

In summary, Allesley Green is a quiet and pleasant residential area in Warwickshire, offering a range of housing options and benefiting from its proximity to local amenities and transport links.

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Allesley Green Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 52.420896/-1.5740566 or Grid Reference SP2980. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

St Andrew's Church, Upper Eastern Green

Ian S

Plaque at St Andrew's Church, Upper Eastern Green

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Browns Lane, Allesley, Coventry

Browns Lane runs for over a mile along the western edge of Coventry: between-the-wars, 1920s-1930s ribbon development, houses with fields beyond their back gardens on the western side, the gaps gradually filled in later with more modern housing. On the Coventry side, visible on the left in this photo, a 'shadow factory' was built behind the houses in the late 1930s, using equipment and skills from the motor industry, in this case Daimler, to make aircraft parts for the coming war. This was to become the Jaguar Browns Lane car plant, in operation from 1951 to 2005. Since 2008 housing and a business park have been built on the site. Link

A J Paxton

Off to work at BHX4

BHX4 is a 'receive centre' or 'cross dock facility' for Amazon goods. According to the Coventry Telegraph, everything sold by Amazon in the UK passes in and out of this facility, but the goods are not stored here for more than a few hours. Once processed, they are sent on to 'fulfilment centres' elsewhere in the UK 'and even Europe'. It is one of four Amazon sites in the Midlands, all named after the code for Birmingham Airport. The Telegraph reporter claims to have observed a 'fast-paced but good-natured atmosphere' in the building, which has three floors, each the size of eight football pitches. Link

The receive centre is built on part of the site of the Jaguar Browns Lane plant, which made Jaguar cars between 1951 and 2005. This change of use is emblematic of the shift of employment in Coventry away from manufacturing to distribution and services.

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Worsfold Close, Allesley

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The Windmill Hill, Allesley

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The Windmill Hill, Allesley

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Brown's Lane, Allesley

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Birmingham Road at the junction of Allesley Croft

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Rye Hill, Allesley

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St Andrew's Church, Eastern Green

This parish church of the Church of England stands on the western edge of Coventry, surrounded by fields. A red brick building in the Gothic revival style, it opened in 1875, according to the parish website, which doesn't mention the name of the architect Link

. Two Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) trees, otherwise known as Giant Redwood or Wellingtonia, were planted in the churchyard, on either side of the path from gate to church. One has been felled and only a huge stump remains. The other now towers over the church, and can be seen to the left of the steeple.

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Gate, St Andrew's Church, Eastern Green

Upper Eastern Green Lane can be seen through the churchyard gates and their decorative lamp overthrow. For more on the church itself see SP2780 : St Andrew's Church, Eastern Green.

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Oak tree and fencing, Pickford

The fencing indicates that this still-rural part of western Coventry, to the south of the A45, is soon to be built up with housing.

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Oak tree by building site fence, Pickford

The fence indicates that these fields on the western edge of Coventry, south of the A45, are soon to be built up with housing. I hope the mature trees will survive the earth moving and will be incorporated into the new development. Having misread the map I was on the wrong side of the hedge; the public footpath runs along the other side, off to the right of the photo.

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Footpath alongside Windmill Village Golf Club, Allesley

The footpath runs down the slope from the A45 dual carriageway to a footbridge over the Pickford Brook, where it forks, with paths continuing to Lower and to Upper Eastern Green. The footpath marker has been overgrown by the hedge surrounding the golf course, but a Henry Moore hole has been cut in the hedge to reveal it. The A45 is a formidable barrier to pedestrians here and is too dangerous to cross on foot.

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Barn at Windmill Village Hotel, Allesley

This barn once formed part of Windmill Farm and now belongs to the Windmill Village golf hotel complex. It has been converted sensitively, on the outside at least; whatever it may be used for now, its frontage facing the busy A45 Birmingham Road still displays the plain lines of a traditional barn, with its high double doors.

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HPL Building, Allesley

This factory with a fine art deco frontage greets travellers approaching Coventry along the A45 from Birmingham. It dates from the late 1930s, according to the Heritage Gateway site Link

and is locally listed; see the Coventry City Council site Link

. It was built for Triumph, the motorcycle manufacturers, for their service division, and was known as the 'Model Garage', according to Dave Gleed, who worked there and is quoted by Our Warwickshire Link

: "I loved my job, working with a great bunch of lads. It was like being in the army again, a band of brothers. I mean, you spend more time with them than with your wives." On reflection, I think the style is more art moderne than art deco, like the Tollgate pub not far away on Holyhead Road in Allesley - a sleek, streamlined style for the new motor roads of the 1930s. The strong horizontal lines, curved corners and glass bricks all suggest art moderne; see the Architectural Styles blog Link

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Flats, Birmingham Road, Allesley

These council flats in Allesley resemble the ones built around 1950 by the Coventry Corporation City Architect's department under Donald Gibson in the Stonebridge estate on the south side of the city; see SP3375 : Flats, Gregory Hood Road, Coventry. The layout is similar, too; some, like these, face onto a green and the main road, others are laid out in monotonous parallel lines, as at Stonebridge.

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Allesley Green is located at Grid Ref: SP2980 (Lat: 52.420896, Lng: -1.5740566)

Unitary Authority: Coventry

Police Authority: West Midlands