Pictures of Cov in the past and Coventry Pubs (8 Viewers)

[fernandopartridge]

Is that the one that was pretty close to Lady Herbert's Garden? I thought it was called the Swanswell?

Sorry, getting my roads mixed up. It rings a bell that place, wasn't it converted to another use?

 

---

[dutchman]

Is that the one that was pretty close to Lady Herbert's Garden? I thought it was called the Swanswell?

You may be thinking of the Swanswell Inn in Hales Street? The Jubilee was built on the site of the Swanswell Inn in Swanswell Street. There was also a Swanswelll Tavern in White Street (became McGuigan's Bar) and a Swanswell Cottage in Leicester Street!

 

[Houchens Head]

Approx. location of The Jubilee Pub. (2nd pic is roughly where the white van is parked!)

 

[MickM]

Approx. location of The Jubilee Pub. (2nd pic is roughly where the white van is parked!)
View attachment 6799 View attachment 6800

Out of interest, the ex gaffer of the Jubilee (known as sunny I think,) was a mate of Joe Dhinsa and offered to put money up to help buy the City

 

[Houchens Head]

Out of interest, the ex gaffer of the Jubilee (known as sunny I think,) was a mate of Joe Dhinsa and offered to put money up to help buy the City

Yeah, I believe his name was Sonny.

 

[dutchman]

Here's a picture of when the Swanswell Inn occupied the site of the Jubilee on the left-hand corner of Queen Street which roughly lay along the line of the pedestrian walkway in the post above:

 

[Kneeza]

Anyone remember the Green Man In Aldermans Green? No-one seems to recall it and I don't have any pictures.

Do I ever.
Was dragged up on Pearson Avenue behind it. Could see the Green Man across the field and orchard from the back bedroom window. Spent many, many hours in there.
I own the house now (mum lives in it and I don't even charge her rent ), but of course the pub is long gone.

 

[hill83]

Random one this. Has anyone got a photo of the now demolished Ash Green Social Club?
All I can find on the internet is a photo of the old sign next to an empty plot of land.

 

[chiefdave]

Random one this. Has anyone got a photo of the now demolished Ash Green Social Club?
All I can find on the internet is a photo of the old sign next to an empty plot of land.

Are you on twitter? Try this chap if you are:
@OldCoventry (@OldCoventry) | Twitter

 

[Nick]

Random one this. Has anyone got a photo of the now demolished Ash Green Social Club?
All I can find on the internet is a photo of the old sign next to an empty plot of land.

That's old school

 

[tommydazzle]

Do I ever.
Was dragged up on Pearson Avenue behind it. Could see the Green Man across the field and orchard from the back bedroom window. Spent many, many hours in there.
I own the house now (mum lives in it and I don't even charge her rent ), but of course the pub is long gone.

Used to fish for tadpoles in the pond opposite the Green Man. Growing up we were often looked after by a lovely Irish family until parents got home. I remember the priest visiting and when he enquired as to which church they used, their youngest son said, The Green Man. Bejesus did he get a rollicking so he did.

 

[Kneeza]

Pond? You sure you're not thinking of the River Sowe, which runs opposite and parallel with Hall Green Road toward Bell Green, and under Aldermans Green Rd in the other direction on to the old watermill as was? I used to do the same, netting sticklebacks!

 

[SkyBlueCharlie9]

The Three Spires was first pub I went in in late 80's as well as The Hawthorn Tree and the one at far end of Eastern Green on Hockey Lane... I've completely forgotten its name. Craven Street roll was a truly great pub crawl.... ooozing with character.

 

[B-Ban-Boogie]

The Three Spires was first pub I went in in late 80's as well as The Hawthorn Tree and the one at far end of Eastern Green on Hockey Lane... I've completely forgotten its name. Craven Street roll was a truly great pub crawl.... ooozing with character.

Poachers Retreat..
That was my pre-drink pub as i got married over the road in St Andrews Church!

A History of the Pubs of Coventry

 

[tommydazzle]

Pond? You sure you're not thinking of the River Sowe, which runs opposite and parallel with Hall Green Road toward Bell Green, and under Aldermans Green Rd in the other direction on to the old watermill as was? I used to do the same, netting sticklebacks!

The pond was over towards Almond Tree Avenue - not sure if it's still there? Used to freeze over in the winter and we kids would skate on it. Just a short walk down to Hall Green Road.

 

[Kneeza]

The pond was over towards Almond Tree Avenue - not sure if it's still there? Used to freeze over in the winter and we kids would skate on it. Just a short walk down to Hall Green Road.

The pond was over towards Almond Tree Avenue - not sure if it's still there? Used to freeze over in the winter and we kids would skate on it. Just a short walk down to Hall Green Road.

Ah. Had completely erased that, if I even knew it existed. Used to spend half my time a bit further across in, by, and on the Slough, and drinking pop outside the Bird in Hand and the Miner's waiting for me dad!

 

[Kneeza]

Poachers Retreat..
That was my pre-drink pub as i got married over the road in St Andrews Church!

A History of the Pubs of Coventry

The Standard, as was. My dragon went to the St Andrews infants attached to the church, and her late sister was married in the church and had her reception in the Standard.

 

[eyesee]

was that the one in Pool Meadow that had the blind fella working behind the counter BBR?

just stumbled across this thread.

i remember that little kiosk. we used to buy single fags off him for the bus ride home, and a packet of mints of course.
this would be late 70s, early 80s. i lived in longford, and my mate in bedworth. (we were heading home from blue coat.)
we'd sometimes get the 20, but sometimes the 658 midland red from pool meadow.
happy days.

 

[Kneeza]

just stumbled across this thread.

i remember that little kiosk. we used to buy single fags off him for the bus ride home, and a packet of mints of course.
this would be late 70s, early 80s. i lived in longford, and my mate in bedworth. (we were heading home from blue coat.)
we'd sometimes get the 20, but sometimes the 658 midland red from pool meadow.
happy days.

The 20 and 20a (I often used to get the latter or the 21 Aldermans Green/Lentons Lane) went from Broadgate in the late sixties/early seventies. I take it they moved it later?

 

[eyesee]

My family had the chip shop in Alderman's Green opposite the miners arms. I can remember the old pub but cant remember the new one being built, apparently the new one was built in front of the old one. Does anyone have any pictures of it?
I also remember the Slough, it had boats on it's lake and a snack bar open in the summer. It used to get rammed down there

we used that chip shop in the 70s and early 80s. best chips in cov!

 

[eyesee]

The 20 and 20a (I often used to get the latter or the 21 Aldermans Green/Lentons Lane) went from Broadgate in the late sixties/early seventies. I take it they moved it later?

we got the 20 from the burges. it was the 658 we got from pool meadow, if we fancied a fag, which got more and more often, strangely.
.

 

[eyesee]

HH... a bit off topic even for the off topic but... do you have a picture of Barnby's Toy Shop, city centre, 60's/70's?
Or a shop called 'Oz' in the city arcade, mid 90's?

 

[Samo]

View attachment 36512

Cheers buddy!

 

[eyesee]

Cheers buddy!

if you go into hmv now, and go upstairs, they still have the same handrails. they've been painted, badly, but they are the deffo same!

 

[Samo]

if you go into hmv now, and go upstairs, they still have the same handrails. they've been painted, badly, but they are the deffo same!

Yeah I did go in there a few years back and thought it was the one. Huge nostalgia trip!

 

[clint van damme]

View attachment 36512

If I behaved myself when I was in town shopping with my mum she'd treat me to a toy in Barnbys!

 

[aloisiwouldhavescored]

Cheers HH. Looked back through the whole thread, some great memories there.

 

[eyesee]

Yeah I did go in there a few years back and thought it was the one. Huge nostalgia trip!

i bought all my subbuteo from there. which i still have in the loft.

 

[Samo]

i bought all my subbuteo from there. which i still have in the loft.

Yeah I got some Subbuteo from there but the biggie for me were the Aurora monster model kits, remember those?

 

[eyesee]

Cheers HH. Looked back through the whole thread, some great memories there.

i actually stumbled across this thread when i was looking for old photos of clarets wine bar. we ate in the indian there last night, the first time i have been in that building for the best part of 40 years!
we would go there last thing if we fancied another drink, because they seemed to stay open really late. and 9 times out of 10 in the 80s king (the band) would be in there. (i was never a king fan btw, just for the record.)

 

[eyesee]

Yeah I got some Subbuteo from there but the biggie for me were the Aurora monster model kits, remember those?

absolutely!
i used to like the fact that they had a section for each type of toy. so a big green section for subbuteo, black for scalextric, red for hornby... always a treat going in there. like a kid in a, er, toy shop.

 

[LastGarrison]

A mate of mine, and ex-poster on here thinking about it, has just been given this by one of his clients:


Hopefully it gives him some ideas as the other week he said he wants to go to the Humber because it looks good.

 

[wingy]

A mate of mine, and ex-poster on here thinking about it, has just been given this by one of his clients:

View attachment 36513
Hopefully it gives him some ideas as the other week he said he wants to go to the Humber because it looks good.

Wonder what illicit product that Gent was going to purchase!

 

[LastGarrison]

Wonder what illicit product that Gent was going to purchase!

I’m sure there was a fair maiden involved somewhere along the line!

 

[bigfatronssba]

I’m sure there was a fair maiden involved somewhere along the line!

Not necessarily.

The underground toilets in the upper precinct spring to mind.

Spoke to someone once who had gone in there for a dump, there was a hole in the cubicle wall.
Whilst he was sat there someone shoved their willy through the hole