Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his service to the nation and personally commended for his efforts by King George VI. The formal investiture took place on Tuesday 20 May 1947 at Buckingham Palace. On 1 July 1965, Coventry City Council announced that a redevelopment in Windsor Street, Spon End was to be named Grindlay House in his honour. Later life Having been a Coventry City Councillor for nearly 39 years, Grindlay was awarded the Honorary Freemanship of the City of Coventry on 15 November 1962. His award is described by Coventry City Council as being "in recognition of his eminent and devoted service to the city during a period of unprecedented municipal development and as a token of public esteem". Grindlay retired from the council on 21 May 1964 at the age of 88 after serving for 40 years. He died at his home at Trinity House in Coventry in 1965 aged 89 years, and was buried at All Saint's Church, Allesley on 2 June 1965. He is remembered as the "Father of Coventry City Council". See also Grindlay family Grindlay Peerless List of Grindlay Peerless people Trinity House, the primary residence of A R Grindlay. Derwent Island House, one of a number of residences of the Grindlay family during the 20th century. History of Coventry Coventry Blitz Grindlays Bank 1943 Birthday Honours 1946 New Year Honours List of mayors of Coventry Footnotes a. Both of Grindlay's sons, Reginald and Alfred Stephen, later joined and expanded the family engineering businesses. b. The close relationship between Coventry and Stalingrad, initiated and fostered by Grindlay, continues to the present day with regular analogous celebrations in both cities on the anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad. c. The Honorary Freedom of the City of Coventry (a more prestigious award than the historic Freedom of the City qualified by apprenticeship), has been granted to only a very small number of prominent individuals. Numbering 14 awardees in total, others include Andrew Carnegie, Alfred Edward Herbert, William Richard Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, Edward Langton Iliffe, 2nd Baron Iliffe, Marjorie Mowlam, Ratan Tata, and Sushanta Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya. d. Members of Coventry City Council proposed Grindlay have the further honour of a baronetcy bestowed upon him by the Lord Chancellor. Although the title of Sir Alfred Robert Grindlay, 1st Baronet of Allesley was under consideration at the time, it was not