Pub's now and then. (3 Viewers)

[Brylowes]

Was talking with a mate and we totting up pubs from the Swanswell to the Rose & Woodbine in North Street in a circle around HR and we reckon there’s around 23 plus we think half a dozen clubs, all packed on a match day and most the boozers run ironically by no nonsense Irish chaps. We reckon there are just two still open

Funny you should say that, early 90s myself, brother and wives traveled up for a match.
Parked up and left the girls in the city centre, walked to Highfield Rd and back again afterwards, somewhere near the swanswell we went in a small pub on a corner.
Ordered our drinks and stood at the bar, whilst on our second pint a huge Irish fella entered the pub, he would have been in his 60s, very jolly, obviously well known and absolutely bloody massive.
He approached the 2 of us stood at the bar and bellowed “Alright lads ‘been the match have ya” as he said it he reached between us and yanked open the serving hatch that my bro happened to be leaning on, sending him crashing over a chair then he just laughed walked thru and up the stairs.

 

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[SkyblueDad]

Don’t know how long ago that was but if it was the Spittlemoor on the corner of Lower Ford Street and Hood Street fella might have been Walshy only ever knew him as Walshy but he was one hell of a unit, The Spit was one pub that never shut and you could always get a late one after hours there, cops turned a blind eye. Walshy was massive and reputedly never lost a fight.
Plenty of stories about him leaving mouthy away fans giving it the big ‘un in the gutter with a nose like a ducks foot.

 

[oscillatewildly]

I’d forgot that club think it might have been by Lucas Aerospace some where behind the Brewer & Baker

That's right - If you were to walk from the brewer towards Sky Blue Way it was tucked away on the right just before you came to the carriageway.

 

[TewkesburySkyBlue]

We lived backing onto the Green Man, on Pearson Avenue. Could see the back garden of the pub from mum & Dad's bedroom window. All gone now. Just a block of flats

My paper round included Pearson Avenue I probably delivered to your house ! Incidentally Bob Wesson lodged there he came to the door when I delivered one day . Star struck 14 yo

 

[theferret]

All this talk of pre match pubs makes me wonder, in these days of the CBS and the pubs around CV6……how many drinks do people partake in before games these days and what time do they start on a Saturday 3 pm ?! We are normally in our favourite watering hole for 12 and I usually have 4 pints but managed to sneak in a 5th v Hull.

Get to Dhillons about 12 usually so have a few. Sometimes go back after.

Back in the day would start in the elastic at 11am and end up in brewer and baker until about 2.55.

 

[WestEndAgro]

All this talk of pre match pubs makes me wonder, in these days of the CBS and the pubs around CV6……how many drinks do people partake in before games these days and what time do they start on a Saturday 3 pm ?! We are normally in our favourite watering hole for 12 and I usually have 4 pints but managed to sneak in a 5th v Hull.

Dhillons for around 12 o'clock, Casino afterwards, then into town, fall asleep about 9 fit for nothing.

 

[It’sabatch87]

Get in to town around 10.30 for a brekkie and a pint at Wetherspoons,then head up on the bus to the Wheatsheaf for about 12.00 ish then about another 4 or 5 before walking through tescos to the CBS

 

[Saddlebrains]

Dunno how people drink that much

Anything above 4 pints and i feel pissed up

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Dunno how people drink that much

Anything above 4 pints and i feel pissed up

Makes you wonder if the old adage of "I was at the game" being a way of suggesting an opinion is more valid actually counts for anything? Sounds like half our fans can barely see by the time they get there!

 

[oscillatewildly]

Never part of my matchday drinking routine, pre or post but I'm sure it will have been for some.
The Queens on Primrose Hill Street - Just up from Tik Tok and just around the corner on the site of the new Coventry Tech college, The Jubilee.
I did on a couple of occasions visit these two establishments as in the late '80's my brother briefly rented in Hillfields.
Interesting experiences were had to put it mildly.

 

[Saddlebrains]

Makes you wonder if the old adage of "I was at the game" being a way of suggesting an opinion is more valid actually counts for anything? Sounds like half our fans can barely see by the time they get there!

Also explains why a lot of them talk bollocks and give hilarious ratings, they've been pissed as a fart all game

 

[mmttww]

Dunno how people drink that much

Anything above 4 pints and i feel pissed up

Same. Bourbon I can handle. Beer, nah.

 

[PurpleBin]

Used to get took in clubs when I was a kid.

Anyone remember the Talbot club opposite the Humber Pub? Had one of my first drinks in there with my brother in law. Clouds of smoke, pool tables and a snooker room. Can still picture the landlord now, Vince I think his name was.

The Charterhouse Club, The Stoke Ex on Clay Lane, the Tom Mann club and the Cox Street under the Elephant.

Faggot and pea batches at half time in the bingo at the Cox Street when I was about 8 and me Ma was playing bingo

 

[fernandopartridge]

Used to get took in clubs when I was a kid.

Anyone remember the Talbot club opposite the Humber Pub? Had one of my first drinks in there with my brother in law. Clouds of smoke, pool tables and a snooker room. Can still picture the landlord now, Vince I think his name was.

The Charterhouse Club, The Stoke Ex on Clay Lane, the Tom Mann club and the Cox Street under the Elephant.

Faggot and pea batches at half time in the bingo at the Cox Street when I was about 8 and me Ma was playing bingo

Remember going to a birthday party at a club on Humber Rd about 20 years ago, it might have been that one or whatever it was called after that. Though in my head it was a bit further down Humber Rd near the Peugeot offices.

The Charterhouse pub as it goes was fairly walkable to Highfield Rd

 

[PurpleBin]

Remember going to a birthday party at a club on Humber Rd about 20 years ago, it might have been that one or whatever it was called after that. Though in my head it was a bit further down Humber Rd near the Peugeot offices.

The Charterhouse pub as it goes was fairly walkable to Highfield Rd

Yeah that'll be the one. Think it was like the onsite WMC for the factory workers.

Charterhouse Pub was a good one. My sister lived on the road at the side of it in the 90s.

 

[SkyblueDad]

Yeah that'll be the one. Think it was like the onsite WMC for the factory workers.

Charterhouse Pub was a good one. My sister lived on the road at the side of it in the 90s.

Charterhouse was one of the first pubs to do Indian food, curries were lovely there.

 

[Nick]

Remember going to a birthday party at a club on Humber Rd about 20 years ago, it might have been that one or whatever it was called after that. Though in my head it was a bit further down Humber Rd near the Peugeot offices.

The Charterhouse pub as it goes was fairly walkable to Highfield Rd

Was it just back from the main road in a brick building? Think I went in there too.

It was past the other row of shops IIRC.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Was it just back from the main road in a brick building? Think I went in there too.

It was past the other row of shops IIRC.

Yeah, had a car park in front I think.

 

[Nick]

Yeah, had a car park in front I think.

Yeah that's the one.

Was it a Peugeot Sports and Social or something?

 

[PurpleBin]

Was it just back from the main road in a brick building? Think I went in there too.

It was past the other row of shops IIRC.

Yeah that's the one. Probably long gone now. Not been down there in years.

 

[Nick]

Yeah it's houses now.

 

[sotvtoday]

Then - The Hastings
Now - The Parkgate

 

[Kneeza]

My paper round included Pearson Avenue I probably delivered to your house ! Incidentally Bob Wesson lodged there he came to the door when I delivered one day . Star struck 14 yo

No. 134. Near the top end of the new (well, 1956) bit, on the right (obvs!).
Whereabouts did Bob lodge? I don't recall that at all. Talking mid-sixties presumably?

 

[Kneeza]

Thinking about it, we had our papers from the newsy up the top of Hall Green Road hill, opposite the Building Society. I guess you delivered from the one opposite the Manor House terminus?

 

[Oh for an Ian Gibson.]

Back in the day a few in the Market Tavern, left at 2.15 for a brisk walk through town and Hillfields.
Now, The New Horseshoe Foleshill Road.