Things are changing - nothing stays the same (1 Viewer)

[GaryJones]

Highfield Road - Gone
Jimmy Hill - Gone
Ernie Hunt - Gone
Elliotts Car Accessories - Gone

Things are changing all the time - not particularly for the better though!
End of an era for Cov car accessories firm Elliotts

 

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[torchomatic]

I was always amazed it was still standing. Seems like the slightest breeze would blow it down. Student accommodation then.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Jamboree bags, Billy Smart's circus, Opportunity Knocks, Carl Baker and CharlieCCFC's sense of humour. The latter will return when transfer deadline has passed.

 

[Marty]

Just what this city needs, more student accommodation!!

Who's going to want to live on one of the busiest roundabouts in the city?

 

[the rumpo kid]

The land plus the car park must give uncle Joe north of another £5 mill , the take overs back on

 

[The Reverend Skyblue]

Couldn't we have squeezed our new stadium on that land, sure Joe would have given SISU a good deal

 

[Deleted member 5849]

So Whitefriars gets sandwiched between the ring road and a hulking great 16 storey block of flats.

We sure know how to present our heritage!

 

[shmmeee]

I was always amazed it was still standing. Seems like the slightest breeze would blow it down. Student accommodation then.

It explicitly says not for students.

 

[theferret]

Yesterday people were moaning about low density housing on greenfield in Kerseley. Today they are moaning about a high-density city centre brownfield development. I guess what people really want is less people.

Seems like a high-quality residential scheme, the sort of thing you see in cities up and down the country. These will all sell off plan for private rental market.

 

[CJ_covblaze]

Just what this city needs, more student accommodation!!

Who's going to want to live on one of the busiest roundabouts in the city?

They won’t build it for no reason. They must be pretty confident that they’ll have tenants.

 

[David O'Day]

Just what this city needs, more student accommodation!!

Who's going to want to live on one of the busiest roundabouts in the city?

It's not for students mate

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[Gint11]

Can you lot not read articles? The new flats are for private sale and NOT for Students.

Oh and it is a shame to lose Elliott’s, been there forever.

 

[wingy]

They won’t build it for no reason. They must be pretty confident that they’ll have tenants.

While this is largely true there is potential for a collapse.
There are multinational companies doing extremely well out of it but it could get to saturation point with more and more towns and Cities getting in on the a act .
Or one piece of Govt legislation could jepeordise the whole field.
I'm sure however if the worst did happen the local population could benifit with a few alteratuons .

 

[shmmeee]

ITS NOT FOR STUDENTS!!!

 

[Hobo]

Coventry Telegraph was once the Coventry Evening Telegraph and far superior.

 

[Gint11]

Student flats it is then!! FFS

 

[clint van damme]

ITS NOT FOR STUDENTS!!!

Is it the one across from it that's for students? Maybe that's confusing some people (or maybe they just want a rant!)

 

[David O'Day]

Is it the one across from it that's for students? Maybe that's confusing some people (or maybe they just want a rant!)

Yeah the one on the London Road is students

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[shmmeee]

Is it the one across from it that's for students? Maybe that's confusing some people (or maybe they just want a rant!)

Yeah the one being built across is students.

And as someone in the market for a three bed near Warwick University: fuck everyone who has an issue with people building student flats. Have you seen the rental prices in Cannon Park? Rather have them in a shitty tower block than a family home.

 

[duffer]

Yesterday people were moaning about low density housing on greenfield in Kerseley. Today they are moaning about a high-density city centre brownfield development. I guess what people really want is less people.

Seems like a high-quality residential scheme, the sort of thing you see in cities up and down the country. These will all sell off plan for private rental market.

Hmmm. Sixteen stories though. Twice the height of the flats in Spon End. The height of the tower at Massey's for anyone who remembers that. That is a hugely dominant structure that I can't quite see as in context for that location. Where the hell is everyone going to park?

I'm old enough to remember the last time this came around, we'll all live in the skies they said. It'll be ripped down within 20 years.

 

[Gint11]

Elliott’s closing is SISUs fault. NOPM

 

[GaryJones]

Coventry Telegraph was once the Coventry Evening Telegraph and far superior.

Very true and they had
Lunch edition
City Final
Night Final
And also the Pink on Saturday
Now they were the days to be sure!

 

[GaryJones]

And Cov used to have coloured Paper season ticket books - it’s all coming flooding back - aahhh Bisto!

 

[Gazolba]

The Pink
Zubes
Creamola Foam
Woodbines
Satchels

Anyone know what these are/were?

 

[GaryJones]

The Alpine Man delivered pop in a lorry.

 

[Hobo]

Bantams nickname gone
Silk scarves tied round wrists gone

 

[wingy]

Bantams nickname gone
Silk scarves tied round wrists gone

Bleedin six foot something Tottenham fan took mine when I was about 14.
All bovver booted up with them silly wide jeans with a big six inch turn up now what were they called ?
Something like dockers, although they were a half smoked fag in my parlance .

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Student flats it is then!! FFS

He he he he

 

[Westendlad]

Can you lot not read articles? The new flats are for private sale and NOT for Students.

Oh and it is a shame to lose Elliott’s, been there forever.

It is but well expensive from what i can remember. Got 2 headlight bulbs on ebay last week..4 quid. Elliotts would of been little change from £20.

 

[Westendlad]

Very true and they had
Lunch edition
City Final
Night Final
And also the Pink on Saturday
Now they were the days to be sure!

When i was a paper boy early eighties it was just the city final and pink on sats.

 

[GaryJones]

I’m a few years older than you me thinks!

 

[Nick]

Do we really need more student accommodation? Takes the piss

 

[sylus]

Coventry city centre is a joke,totally geared towards students, the next city of culture, YOUR HAVING A LAUGH

 

[capel & collindridge]

Bleedin six foot something Tottenham fan took mine when I was about 14.
All bovver booted up with them silly wide jeans with a big six inch turn up now what were they called ?
Something like dockers, although they were a half smoked fag in my parlance .

Got his come uppance in 87!

 

[LastGarrison]

Just what this city needs, more student accommodation!!

Who's going to want to live on one of the busiest roundabouts in the city?

I’m assuming then that you used Elliott’s regularly then?

If the amount of people moaning actually used the place and made it a profitable business maybe it wouldn’t have been sold.

Just a thought.