There was a "subway" under Lady Godiva clock as well. You had to use it to cross Hertford St, a really busy junction! Also one went from the cathedral side of Trinity Street and came out at Owen Owens. Oh, and the one that ran under Fairfax St by the Pool Meadow entrance.Love the pictures Houh, really brings back some memories. Remeber going swimming on a Saturday at the baths and either going to Fishy Moores or the cafe in Pool Meadow afterwards.
Does anyone else remeber the underpasses that used to be all around Coventry. Am sure one of them used to come up in the lower floor of Owen Owen. If I remeber correctly they were all around Broadgate but then suddenly disappered.
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There was a "subway" under Lady Godiva clock as well. You had to use it to cross Hertford St, a really busy junction! Also one went from the cathedral side of Trinity Street and came out at Owen Owens. Oh, and the one that ran under Fairfax St by the Pool Meadow entrance.
You're right. There were two exits (or entrances, depending which way you were heading!). One came out at the basement of Owen Owen Store but you could also turn right just there and come out at the top of Ironmonger Row. (see pic in post above).Fantastic picture Houch............that really brings back some memories.
Seem to remember that the one that came out in the lower ground floor of Owen Owens had light brown tiles on the walls. They all seemed to disappear one day!!!!
I have almost 300 pics of Cov pubs. If there's any you want to see, let me know and I'll stick them on here (if I have the ones you want!)Love this thread
My parents were in the pub trade in Coventry for almost 20 years
They ran the Hope and anchor, the climax and The admiral codrington
Bless them they worked really hard
My dad was a very old school pub gaffer
The sold the cod in 1994 but I had some great memories
They used to only have a Wednesday night off but when I got to roughly 17 my dad used to take me on a little pub crawl from the cod to the stag into the Smithfield up to Cassidys then to the town wall or the town crier
He knew lot of the gaffers in and around Coventry and there was a certain cameraderie from most of them
My dad is a gentleman and I never heard him say a wrong word about any of them but to this day he can't say a nice word about Ken Brown
A few of my relatives have had pubs and clubs too my brother ran the 3 horse shoes on the stoney Stanton road 91/92ish, other brother has ran numerous pubs and clubs including the coronation club in keresly
Auntie and uncle ran the zodiac and generations when it opened ( cracking club)
Another auntie and uncle ran the peacock late 70s early 80s
I much prefer being the other side of the bar
Hi Dan I seem to remember botterills the butchers from my childhood, I did a search and there was a Botterills pharmacy in Nuneaton the founder passed away in 2013 she was born in 1914 and lived behind the families butcher shop in Windmill Road Foleshill I can't find any more information than that, I do know someone called Bottrill but have not seen him since your first post on this Any more info I get I will postHouch you ever know of any butchers shop called Botterills any where in cov late 60 70s mate
I agree MickM. That was about all I found out as well.Hi Dan I seem to remember botterills the butchers from my childhood, I did a search and there was a Botterills pharmacy in Nuneaton the founder passed away in 2013 she was born in 1914 and lived behind the families butcher shop in Windmill Road Foleshill I can't find any more information than that, I do know someone called Bottrill but have not seen him since your first post on this Any more info I get I will post
Hi Dan I seem to remember botterills the butchers from my childhood, I did a search and there was a Botterills pharmacy in Nuneaton the founder passed away in 2013 she was born in 1914 and lived behind the families butcher shop in Windmill Road Foleshill I can't find any more information than that, I do know someone called Bottrill but have not seen him since your first post on this Any more info I get I will post
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There was a "subway" under Lady Godiva clock as well. You had to use it to cross Hertford St, a really busy junction! Also one went from the cathedral side of Trinity Street and came out at Owen Owens. Oh, and the one that ran under Fairfax St by the Pool Meadow entrance.
Even now, just looking at the photo reminds me of the stench of piss that you got as you walked through that subway.
Love this thread
My parents were in the pub trade in Coventry for almost 20 years
They ran the Hope and anchor, the climax and The admiral codrington
Bless them they worked really hard
My dad was a very old school pub gaffer
The sold the cod in 1994 but I had some great memories
They used to only have a Wednesday night off but when I got to roughly 17 my dad used to take me on a little pub crawl from the cod to the stag into the Smithfield up to Cassidys then to the town wall or the town crier
He knew lot of the gaffers in and around Coventry and there was a certain cameraderie from most of them
My dad is a gentleman and I never heard him say a wrong word about any of them but to this day he can't say a nice word about Ken Brown
A few of my relatives have had pubs and clubs too my brother ran the 3 horse shoes on the stoney Stanton road 91/92ish, other brother has ran numerous pubs and clubs including the coronation club in keresly
Auntie and uncle ran the zodiac and generations when it opened ( cracking club)
Another auntie and uncle ran the peacock late 70s early 80s
I much prefer being the other side of the bar
Hi Dan I seem to remember botterills the butchers from my childhood, I did a search and there was a Botterills pharmacy in Nuneaton the founder passed away in 2013 she was born in 1914 and lived behind the families butcher shop in Windmill Road Foleshill I can't find any more information than that, I do know someone called Bottrill but have not seen him since your first post on this Any more info I get I will post
Cheers duffer there were people from all over the city who considered the cod their localGutted that I never made it into the Codrington, Daz, it always looked like a brilliant pub from the outside but I just never made it into that part of town. The in-laws from Cheylesmore remember it with affection though, so your old man must've been getting something right.
Ah!!Lots of relevant material on this twitter feed.
No NIck, the Radford Hotel was in Radford Road and the Nugget is in Coundon Green.Is the Radford now the Nugget?
It was where there is now a block of flats next to Aldi.It just looked a bit like itwhere abouts was it? Can't remember that.
Madness how many have vanished!
I wonder why, because alcohol drunk per person has hardly changed in my lifetime: http://www.ias.org.uk/uploads/fs4-consumption-1 NEW web extended.pdf
Any publicans got any ideas?
What's a "Woo Woo"? Us old buggers can't keep up!10p a pint, absolutely smashed off a pound! How much was a woo woo?
I think pubs have to be more than a pub now don't they? Food / Sports / Upmarket Bars etc.
What's a "Woo Woo"? Us old buggers can't keep up!
10p a pint, absolutely smashed off a pound! How much was a woo woo?
I think pubs have to be more than a pub now don't they? Food / Sports / Upmarket Bars etc.
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