Hearsall Common
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[edit] Hearsall Common
Hearsall common is located in Earlsdon, a district of Coventry in the West Midlands, Central England.
[edit] Uses
The bottom end of Hearsall common is covered in concrete and gravel. When a state fair arrives, they park on the gravel and this is where the fair is situated. Also, when the circus comes to Coventry, the tent is placed on the large gravelly flat and the circus performers park their vehicles around the tent.
[edit] Security
For security a large hill had to be dug and formed around the outside of Hearsall common to deter caravans from parking on the grass.
[edit] Frank Whittle
Frank Whittle, the jet pioneer, was born in Earlsdon, and his house on Newcombe Road has a blue plaque on it. He attended the school in Earlsdon and was apparently inspired to pursue a career in engineering after seeing aircraft land on Hearsall Common. The story goes that a plane came into land and blew his hat off, giving him the idea for the jet engine.
After he made the jet engine, he tested it on Hearsall common. There is a plaque on the common that states when he invented the jet engine.
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