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Walsgrave grew into a sizeable village commercially based around agriculture and coal mining.

Plans for incorporating Walsgrave within the boundaries of Coventry were proposed in the late 1920s, and Walsgrave gradually lost its individual identity owing to new road development, the replacement of much of its older buildings and houses with new housing schemes, and the eventual closure of the pit ( Craven Colliery, sited off Henley Road ).

However, an old weaver's cottage lay directly opposite St. Mary's Church ; subjected to fire and weathering, it was restored a number of times but still stands as a reminder of the village's origins.

( This cottage became derelict and has now been demolished and now incorporates a row of new cottages ).

Additional older buildings that still stand can be found on the Hinckley road just east of the war memorial, along Hall Lane and School House Lane and along Woodway Lane close to the Craven Arms public house.