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[Houchens Head]

Where is the Standard pub near Primark? I know Primark was Owen Owen, but I don't know Cov centre at all now.
Ta.

 

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[wingy]

Where is the Standard pub near Primark? I know Primark was Owen Owen, but I don't know Cov centre at all now.
Ta.

Think it used to be the Tudor style Jewellers up from the sword and alhambra
Next to st John's

 

[Nick]

The flying standard is Wetherspoons isn't it?

It's the old tudor building to the side of Primark, sort of backing on to the cathedral.

Walk round the back of Primark and you will see greggs, look to your right and it's there.

 

[Houchens Head]

Got it NIck, ta! Was it the old Timothy White Chemists decades ago?

 

[Nick]

I think like Wingy said it was a Jewellers, maybe even a cash converters up there somewhere?

 

[dutchman]

View attachment 5912 Got it NIck, ta! Was it the old Timothy White Chemists decades ago?

Yes it was, till 1969 I think when Timothy Whites merged with Boots.

Up until the mid-1930s it was the site of a pub called The Spotted Dog and many people thought the current pub should also be called that.

 

[Nick]

Christ, yeah 1969 Houch it was the Chemist

 

[wingy]

View attachment 5912 Got it NIck, ta! Was it the old Timothy White Chemists decades ago?

So it was
I can recall that,in 69 I'd have been twelve and just about trusted to go into town from the sticks solo on a Saturday to get some messages.

 

[Otis]

So it was
I can recall that,in 69 I'd have been twelve and just about trusted to go into town from the sticks solo on a Saturday to get some messages.

Yeah, it was the only way to get dad's back from the pub early in those days wasn't it.

 

[Captain Dart]

Google maps..

 

[wingy]

Yeah, it was the only way to get dad's back from the pub early in those days wasn't it.

Not my old man Otis
He would be a pariah of society these days as he'd drive 3-4 miles for his ale.
Does anyone remember if it became a jewellers after being the chemists
Have H Samuel in mind for some reason.
Or maybe I'm wrong or they were further down on the slope?

 

[dutchman]

H. Samuel occupied part of the Timothy White building on the corner of New Buildings.

 

[wingy]

H. Samuel occupied part of the Timothy White building on the corner of New Buildings.

Thanks dutchman.
Sanity restored, well partially at least.

 

[Captain Dart]

I swear there was a Wimpey burger bar in the corner (by the stairs to Holy Trinity) at some point.

 

[Otis]

There was, you're right. I recall that. That was before it was a jewellers.

 

[Houchens Head]

Yep, there was definitely a Wimpy bar there, and also there was one across the road in Ironmonger Row, if I recall rightly?

 

[Houchens Head]

You can just see Wimpy's in this pic............

 

[ccfc92]

I know it's "only a wetherspoons" but what a fantastic looking building. In my opinion anyway

 

[duffer]

I know it's "only a wetherspoons" but what a fantastic looking building. In my opinion anyway

Absolutely. Isn't it strange, I must have gone past there literally thousands of times, but I'd never really noticed the beauty of the building perched on the shop/takeaway/pub. Just goes to show that you never really appreciate what's on your doorstep...

 

[Nick]

They building is so wonky, noticed it the other week.

 

[duffer]

They building is so wonky, noticed it the other week.

Yeah, our place is a bit like that. Fair enough if it was built in Tudor times I guess, but ours was knocked out in 1974! I'm assuming the brickies used their spirit levels as cricket bats.

 

[ccfc92]

Absolutely. Isn't it strange, I must have gone past there literally thousands of times, but I'd never really noticed the beauty of the building perched on the shop/takeaway/pub. Just goes to show that you never really appreciate what's on your doorstep...

It's easy to do. I've lived in Poole for 16 years, and only just recently gone to the new forest which is such a beautiful area to see. It looks like a greener wild west in some parts with wild horses etc.

 

[Captain Dart]

Don't think its all that ancient, it appears to have been built in 1938.
http://forum.historiccoventry.co.uk/main/forum-posts.php?id=38901&s=0&show_cats=admin

 

[NorthernWisdom]

Yup, it's a fake.

 

[NorthernWisdom]

and only just recently gone to the new forest which is such a beautiful area to see.

It's almost 12 years to the day since I had to get rescued from the New Forest!

Twice.

 

[Houchens Head]

This was taken in the 1940's, just after the war. Re-building Broadgate and surrounding area. It shows Timothy Whites still there, even after all the bombing! Also note, just past there, on the corner of New Buildings, is the old Owen Owen store.

 

[Gazolba]

Google maps..

That's a magnificent building! I'm surprised the council haven't bulldozed it yet, and erected some monstrosity in its place.

 

[Gazolba]

This was taken in the 1940's, just after the war. Re-building Broadgate and surrounding area. It shows Timothy Whites still there, even after all the bombing! Also note, just past there, on the corner of New Buildings, is the old Owen Owen store.View attachment 5927

That's a great photo. I just wish it was a bit sharper so I could make out more details of the buildings and the names on the shops. Some of the cars look like early 1950's models but I could be wrong.

 

[ccfc92]

It's almost 12 years to the day since I had to get rescued from the New Forest!

Twice.

Why, what did you do

 

[wingy]

The first thing I do after winning £140M on the euro millions and buying City is buy that gaff
Then restore the lawn to Broadgate.

 

[Otis]

The first thing I do after winning £140M on the euro millions and buying City is buy that gaff
Then restore the lawn to Broadgate.

I'll bring the flask and picnic rug.

 

[fernandopartridge]

I swear there was a Wimpey burger bar in the corner (by the stairs to Holy Trinity) at some point.

There was. It was then called Starburger iirc until Spoons opened around 97

 

[Houchens Head]

That's a great photo. I just wish it was a bit sharper so I could make out more details of the buildings and the names on the shops. Some of the cars look like early 1950's models but I could be wrong.

My original picture source states that this was taken "during the 1940's", however, it may have been taken a bit later. I have zoomed in and played around with the sharpness a bit and cropped the picture to show the shops in Ironmonger Row. As you can see they are: Philips (with Sutton & Jones below), next to that to the right is Harvey's and then next to them is Vogue. I can't get it any clearer to show the name of the shop on the extreme left (on the corner of the Burges). I tried to sharpen the bit where the shops are going down Trinity St but they are too blurred. Hope this helps ;-)

 

[dutchman]

This was taken in the 1940's, just after the war. Re-building Broadgate and surrounding area. It shows Timothy Whites still there, even after all the bombing! Also note, just past there, on the corner of New Buildings, is the old Owen Owen store.View attachment 5927

That was only a temporary Owen Owen store Houch, to replace the bombed out building in the centre of the photograph. They occupied several other buildings in Trinity Street and New Buildings as well while they waited for the new store to be built.

 

[dutchman]

My original picture source states that this was taken "during the 1940's", however, it may have been taken a bit later. I have zoomed in and played around with the sharpness a bit and cropped the picture to show the shops in Ironmonger Row. As you can see they are: Philips (with Sutton & Jones below), next to that to the right is Harvey's and then next to them is Vogue.View attachment 5930

Suttons & Jones sold Philips electrical appliances Houch, hence the sign. Vogue was a restaurant, later renamed the Rex Restaurant. The bit on the corner with Palmer Lane was an ice cream kiosk at one time.

I can't get it any clearer to show the name of the shop on the extreme left (on the corner of the Burges). I tried to sharpen the bit where the shops are going down Trinity St but they are too blurred.

"Alice Middleton" (ladies underwear).