Styvechale Grange Residents' Association

19/04/2026

18/04/2026

Bridge Cottage is located further down Stivichall Croft on the other side of the road prior to the coat of Arms Bridge.
The Bridge Cottage is a Grade 2 Listed building C 1700. It had originally a duck pond and small bridge. A pond in the rear garden feeding into the Sheep dip stream.
The ponds with ducks were evident in the 1960’s.
Timber frame, colour washed brick nogging, old, tiled roof. 1 storey and attics, 2 casement windows flush set, 2 casement gabled half dormers with glazing bars. 2 storey C19 wing has cut bracketed gabled doorhood, casement window under cambered arch. Again, some windows have been bricked up possibly to provide more wall facility rather tax avoidance the window tax.

13/03/2026

The Smithy Cottage is a Grade 2 listed building, consists of two cottages-built C 1700. The windows on the gable end may have been being bricked up due to the Window Tax of 1696.
The two dwelling are of red brick, stone dressing, machined tiled roof with sprocket eaves. The casement windows have chamfered flush stone surrounds. The central door isn’t used as an entrance. The side extension being added C 1900 being the new entrance. Three chimney stack of period design can be seen.

05/03/2026

The Obelisk in Stivichall Croft
The land associated with the area of Stivichall was developed in 1928 to the annoyance of the locals. The corporation purchase nine and a half acres. Major Gregory -Hood gave a further one and a quarter on the condition that an Obelisk was to be erected. The pink sandstone obelisk was erected in 1933 costing £88. A similar obelisk can be seen in Stoke by the Binley Road.

03/03/2026

Stivichall Hamlet. The Hamlet
The Hamlet of Stivichall consist of the Spinney, the Obelisk, the two meadow, the Smithy Cottage and Blacksmiths forge. the Bridge Cottage, Coat of Arms Bridge.

The suburb of Stivichall was an independent Hamlet until 1929. Major Charles Gregory-Hood who had owned the area for over 400 years gave the Hamlet to Stivichall Preservation Scheme who presented it in 1932 to Coventry City Council. Certain strings were applied by Major Gregory-Hood. He was to retain the mineral rights; there was to be no new buildings or shops and a ban on street vendors keeping the Hamlet frozen in time.
The associated fields and buildings were also purchased all being passed to the Council.

The road Stivichall Croft is off the Leamington Road leading to the Hamlet and the Coat of Arms Bridge.

At the junction of Armorial Road and Baginton Road starts the Hamlet. As you approach this you are transported back in time. The Spinney leading you down to the Hamlet with two meadows to the left.

12/12/2025

Meeting at Grange Farm School. 6.00pm on the 16th December. 118 Alpine Rise change of use

Proposal: Conversion of residential property (Use Class C3a) to children's residential care home (Use Class C2) - two staff members and up to three children.

23/11/2025

Foggy night in Styvechale!!

11/10/2025

A chance to see the old Broadway school as well as the Fayre.

19/09/2025

Morrisons Open late shop in Stivichall?