Things you miss most about the 'old' Coventry? (3 Viewers)

[Gazolba]

That's no coincidence, this is a delegation from Stalingrad visiting the Precinct in 1955:

Obviously their tailors got the inside leg measurement wrong.

 

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[LastGarrison]

Nick. Did you have a naf naf jacket as well

Snobs!

It was all about Naf Co 54 in my day.

I had the red one.

 

[skybluedan]

yeah, or wellesbourne ha

Omg I forgot about wellsbourne

 

[skybluedan]

Any old pics of me beloved radford, near radford common dutchy

 

[LastGarrison]

Well that's your experience. We have had visitors over from Canada, Russia and the States and they have loved it here.

Why did you go to the Tudor Rose? You go to the wrong places you will meet the wrong people.

Simple really.

Agreed.

I've shown people from Bahrain, South Korea, Portugal and Oman around our city and they all seemed to really like it.

 

[dutchman]

Any old pics of me beloved radford, near radford common dutchy

The Daimler Motor Car Works, Radford, 1938

Tip: If you login to http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/ you can zoom into any part of this picture.

 

[Otis]

The irony is coventry hasn't changed enough. It's still looks like a uk version of Stalingrad.

Have you been to 'Stalingrad?'

I am guessing not.

I have been three times now. You don't know what you are talking about.

 

[robbieray]

Sky blue Tavern

 

[no_loyalty]

Mr G's, The Pink Parrott, The Alhambra, Fatty Arbuckles and Thursday night £1 any drink at the Holyhead

 

[Gazolba]

Mr G's, The Pink Parrott, The Alhambra, and Fatty Arbuckles

The Alhambra and the Smithfield Hotel were two of my favourite places. Used to go to the Cheylesmore a lot too. All now gone.

 

[no_loyalty]

The Alhambra and the Smithfield Hotel were two of my favourite places.

Was the Smithfield the pub next to Shambles arcade, and had about 800 pool tables?

 

[skybluedan]

Mr G's, The Pink Parrott, The Alhambra, Fatty Arbuckles and Thursday night £1 any drink at the Holyhead

Fuck me mate they were all my haunts , you not from coundon or radford are you

 

[skybluedan]

Actually someone wrote something about me in the toilets at the Holyhead , it said in the girls toilets
Stay away from swifty he's riddled, or something along them lines

 

[no_loyalty]

Fuck me mate they were all my haunts , you not from coundon or radford are you

No mate, grew up in Wyken

 

[B-Ban-Boogie]

Fuck me mate they were all my haunts , you not from coundon or radford are you

I was a Radford Bin Kid...

 

[skybluedan]

I was a Radford Bin Kid...

Nice , what part of radford mate

 

[B-Ban-Boogie]

It certainly wasn't nice...
I was born and bred in Bridgeman Rd, right by the entrance to Nauls Mill Park..
Drank in the Grapes with all the hooligans...
Proper tramp back in the day i was.. lol..

You?

 

[skybluedan]

It certainly wasn't nice...
I was born and bred in Bridgeman Rd, right by the entrance to Nauls Mill Park..
Drank in the Grapes with all the hooligans...
Proper tramp back in the day i was.. lol..

You?

More up next to radford common me mate but was a frequent user of the grapes, back in the day
Eamon, and Bobby and a couple of other hooligans , great pub
I know a couple of guys who still go in, and it's known as the glue pot now I believe for some reason or another

 

[skybluejelly]

Paradise amusements on far gosford street ... Got caught strimming the machines in there and the owners belted 10 barrels of shit out of us... Funnily enough I never went back .. But I did miss it

 

[Gazolba]

Was the Smithfield the pub next to Shambles arcade, and had about 800 pool tables?

The Smithfield Hotel was in Hales Street opposite where the Transport Museum is. It burned down in 2001 after an arson attack.

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

The Smithfield Hotel was in Hales Street opposite where the Transport Museum is. It burned down in 2001 after an arson attack.

Loved that pub, the gaffer had a relaxed view on underage serving and you could get bottles of autumn gold for 80p

 

[ajsccfc]

I don't think I could get away with this nowadays:

I always wanted a Starter jacket in school, never was lucky enough. The team of choice at Wiseman seemed to be Charlotte Hornets, so I think I dodged a bullet to be honest:

 

[mrtrench]

There was a record shop by Woolworths that I used to visit before I discovered punk (and hence only went to Virgin). Was it called Jill Hanson or is my memory poor?

 

[dutchman]

There was a record shop by Woolworths that I used to visit before I discovered punk (and hence only went to Virgin). Was it called Jill Hanson or is my memory poor?

Yes:

 

[Gazolba]

There was a record shop by Woolworths that I used to visit before I discovered punk (and hence only went to Virgin). Was it called Jill Hanson or is my memory poor?

There was also a record shop in the lower precinct on the lower level on the same side as Gibberds clothing store, was it called Fennels? I can't quite remember.

 

[dutchman]

There was also a record shop in the lower precinct on the lower level on the same side as Gibberds clothing store, was it called Fennels? I can't quite remember.

Yes it was.

 

[covroy]

Anyone remember the Alhambra? It was at the bottom of the street behind where the Silver Sword is/was (if my memory is not playing tricks). It was a nice comfy place to go for a drink.
I also used to go to the Cheylesmore quite a bit. Another nice place, now demolished.
The Smithfield Hotel was another place I frequented, now gone as well.

loved the alhambra no bother to take a girl there. also when i'm in cov i like the tudor rose lol

 

[covroy]

Not wishing to be picky, but the chess board was outside Davies's sports shop. Also, the toy shop next door to the Locarno (now the library) was Barnabys.
Just sayin' like.

when i was a kid going to Barnabys before christmas to try and wrangle some extra presents was always a treat

 

[Malaka]

I used to work at The Dive, kick arse music all night long

 

[Malaka]

Fingering birds behind fashion floor

Deviant Dan strikes again!:joyful:

 

[Malaka]

Remember the women from the parsons nose with the mole on her face ? When I was younger I always thought it was gonna fall in me chips, she was lovely though , and think it was her son who used to write the chips super fast

Maria, I don't think that she had no kids, she didn't fancy men. The guy that you are referring to was Asian, Maria was Italian. George who worked in there for years cuts hair occasionally at Alan's on Holyhead Rd

 

[martcov]

There was also a record shop in the lower precinct on the lower level on the same side as Gibberds clothing store, was it called Fennels? I can't quite remember.

Went to school with his son. Have pre war picture of tram with advert for Fennell's pianos. I think they were also in Owen's selling records. Their staff were robbing them by passing LPs to their mates. Saw it myself. They then closed...

 

[martcov]

Maria, I don't think that she had no kids, she didn't fancy men. The guy that you are referring to was Asian, Maria was Italian. George who worked in there for years cuts hair occasionally at Alan's on Holyhead Rd

Faggot chips and peas please. 1 all in.

 

[clint van damme]

loved the alhambra no bother to take a girl there. also when i'm in cov i like the tudor rose lol

was a great City pub back in the day, before home games and after away games. Always a rake of Sky Blues in there.

 

[olderskyblue]

Used to be a regular in the cellar bar of the Tally Ho. Great times really, whenever you went in there would be people you knew in there. Sometimes someone with a guitar would start playing, getting everyone singing (making a noise anyway) Even if you decided to hit a few different pubs, it would be the start of the crawl