Stoke House, Wyken
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Stoke House, Wyken
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 24 Jul 2013
Stoke House was built over 200 years ago and occupies a secluded site, surrounded by mature trees. It was the birthplace of Colonel William Fitzthomas Wyley, a chemist, who became the Lord Mayor of Coventry in 1911; he bought the Charterhouse, made it his home and bequeathed it to the city. After use by a barrage balloon unit during the Second World War, Stoke House became a children's home, and later offices for social/children's services. A modern secure unit for young people was built in the grounds and was demolished in 2013. Property guardians were living in the house at that time, and there was a planning application to convert it into a care home. Behind the house was a cobbled courtyard with a stable block. https://www.coventrysociety.org.uk/news/article/planning-permission-sought-for-conversion-of-stoke-house.html
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Image Location
Latitude
52.407745
Longitude
-1.453995