the plant in 1935. Bomb disposal on Whitley Common During the Second World War, Whitley Common was used to safely dispose of unexploded bombs dropped by the German Air Force. In October 1940, British Army Officer Sandy Campbell died here while disposing of a bomb after the Coventry Blitz. Coventry Zoo Whitley was the home to Coventry Zoo from 1966 until 1980. A David Lloyd Leisure complex, originally built in 1983, currently occupies the site. Gallery References Further reading Albert Smith and David Fry: (1991). The Coventry We Have Lost. Vol 1. Simanda Press, Berkswell. Albert Smith and David Fry: (1993). The Coventry We Have Lost. Vol 2. Simanda Press, Berkswell. George Noszlopy. Public Sculpture of Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull Suburbs of Coventry