Hostels and Guildhouses

Hi, I was born in 1949, same year as photo taken. My Birth Certificate says "J6 Charter Hostel" Not sure which block that would be on photo shown. Can anyone help with this?

Hi Murrjam, Welcome to the forum. The Charter Hostel is shown on the 1948-53 OS Map, but unfortunately without building numbers. It might be worth trying Coventry Archives at the Herbert when they re-open.

Hi everyone, I am doing a bit of research on the Belgrave Road Hostel. I understand that the Wyken Community Centre is what is left of the main complex and having grown up on the estate that the the rest of the complex occupied has fascinated me for years. Growing up it was the pace to go skating and dancing and my mum even worked there for a while as a cleaner. It was only as an adult did I learn what the Community Centre was. I would love it if anyone has any stories or memories of the Wyken Community Centre more presently or when it was still a hostel that they would like to share. It is still very much in use today for skating, dancing and Blood Donations by the National Blood Service. I'm also interested in the human aspect what was it like to live there what were accommodation blocks like? Who lived there? Where were they from? Where did they work? I know that there was another Hostel further down Clifford Bridge Road closer to the hospital and the same side of the road. I have access to the maps and can see that right up till the 1930's there was nothing on the sight except fields. I love history especially local history and it would be a shame if the history of these buildings and the people who lived in them were lost.

Hi OurLot, welcome to the forum I hope that someone can help you. It might take a while, so it's always good to pop back every now and then.

When were the hostels in Chase Ave, Willenhall, built?

Some time between 1938 and 1948? I think it was Chace, which might help search for more info. Link to Old Maps

Searching on Google, it was commissioned in 1942 by the Ministry of Supply to house war workers