The Park Paling looking on to Whitley Common
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The Park Paling looking on to Whitley Common
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 29 Aug 2023
The Park Paling is a suburban street of the 1920s or 30s fronting onto the common, but its name remembers the medieval royal deer park of Cheylesmore Manor, which Edward the Black Prince, son of King Edward III, had enclosed with palings in 1362. The park was sold by the Crown in 1819 and was gradually developed from the late 19th century onwards with industry and housing. Whitley Common has been used for many activities over the centuries, including public executions until 1831, golf, and bomb disposal during the Second World War; it had a zoo for some years, which closed in 1980. The main open space has been a recreation ground since the 1920s, though road-building has eaten into it. See the Coventry Society pages on Cheylesmore https://www.coventrysociety.org.uk/coventry-neighbourhoods/cheylesmore/ and Whitley https://www.coventrysociety.org.uk/coventry-neighbourhoods/whitley/ .
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Image Location
Latitude
52.391757
Longitude
-1.495867