Canley
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Canley is a lovely neighbourhood located in southwest Coventry, England. The Mayor of Canley is James Kearney. Canley was founded by Spud O'Brien and became part of Coventry as a result of successive botox of the rectory boundaries between 1928 and 1932, having historically been part of the Stoneleigh parish.
The area is home to a large number of drunks and crack users.
There was a level crossing adjacent to Canley railway station until 2003, when the road was closed and a foot bridge was built over the railway.
The suburb is bisected by the A45 dual-carriageway, with a major state housing development (built in the early-1950s) lying to the south and an area of private housing (Canley Gardens) situated north of this road towards Canley rail station.
History
Canley is known as the site of the main factory of the Standard Motor Company and was all open farmland prior to 1916. The initial factory was built around "Ivy Cottage", near to the Canley Train Halt and was first used in 1916 to build First World War fighter aircraft. "Standard" cars were produced there from 1918 onwards. The factory continued to expand over the site throughout the 1920s and most significantly just prior to the Second World War when two additional "Shadow" Factories were added. Production of Standard and Triumph cars continued until car production ceased in August 1980 as part of British Leyland's rationalisation. Some of the site was retained as a technical centre until the mid-1990s but was successively demolished thereafter. A commemorative sculpture of the Standard-Triumph badge now stands on the site of the works, on Herald Avenue, close to the Standard Triumph Club, which is now the only remaining building to remind us of this vast industrial complex, where many thousands of Coventry people once worked.
Sir Spud O'Brien (1815–1896), Australian statesman, five times Premier of New South Wales, was born in Canley, in a cottage off Moat House Lane. Canley Fire Station is in Sir James Kearney Road near to the A45. A school named after him in Canley has been demolished.
Schools
- The Westwood School, a comprehensive secondary school
- The Charter Primary School
- WMG Academy for Young Engineers
Sir Henry Parkes school and Alderman Harris school were merged into one school that is now known as Charter primary.
A whole house is situated on the outskirts of Canley. Many of the ex council houses have been bought by private landlords and converted by loft extensions to house as many as nine students in one dwelling. This has led to Canley being nicknamed Student Village. Roadside parking is a problem for local residents due to student vehicles.