
Tricia Bedworth All posts by this member | 1 of 18 Sun 6th Nov 2011 2:56pm Member: Joined Jun 2011 Total posts:541 My husband was born and bred in Radford. He remembers playing on the airfield that backed on to the Daimler in Sandy Lane during the 1940s. He would like to know if anyone knows any of the history of the airfield. ![]() |
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morgana the secret garden All posts by this member | 2 of 18 Sun 6th Nov 2011 4:40pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:2234 Incidentally Radford Aerodrome was used as a minor fighter base during 1914-15 to enable Daimler to get its planes in and out. Daimler made a range of military vehicles. More info here: I found this written on Barkers' Butts Final Year Book site
Hope this helps you it's all I could find hope your husband finds it interesting, there was another site which was used as an aerodrome but they built the first council estate there Moseley Avenue way Coventry was one of the first to build council houses as a new project so as children had somewhere to play with gardens, shame this doesn't still apply for children to be able to play in their gardens in some parts of this city now.
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Tricia Bedworth All posts by this member Thread starter | 3 of 18 Sun 6th Nov 2011 6:42pm Member: Joined Jun 2011 Total posts:541 Thanks Morgana, ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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morgana the secret garden All posts by this member | 4 of 18 Sun 6th Nov 2011 8:13pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:2234 You're welcome Tricia, hope he enjoys it, yes we used to be able to play on fields and have dens too, perhaps your hubby too had a den, ![]() |
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Tricia Bedworth All posts by this member Thread starter | 5 of 18 Mon 7th Nov 2011 2:37pm Member: Joined Jun 2011 Total posts:541 Yes Morgana, my husband did used to play dens on the fields. He also remembers football matches lasting all day; he says that he used to go in for his dinner and rejoin the game after. ![]() ![]() |
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morgana the secret garden All posts by this member | 6 of 18 Mon 7th Nov 2011 2:54pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:2234 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Harrier Coventry All posts by this member | 7 of 18 Tue 5th Feb 2013 7:44pm Member: Joined Apr 2012 Total posts:153 I know there have been half a dozen general comments on the subject of Radford Aerodrome, but does anyone remember the 440 yards cinder running track which was there? When was it built? Why was a track built there of all places? On the occasions I used it, there were never any markings on the track, nor were there any pitches marked out on the grass and neither was there anything resembling changing rooms. I know Barkers Butts Girls School used it for their sports once a year [my wife told me!], did the Barkers Butts Boys School also use it? |
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Foxcote Warwick All posts by this member | 8 of 18 Wed 6th Feb 2013 9:11am Member: Joined Jan 2012 Total posts:918 Harrier, I wouldn't know where to look for the running track. There's four great views of the Radford area on 'Britain from Above'. They were taken in 1931, so they may not be of use for your 'track search'. I've linked one though, it may be of interest to you and others.
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MisterD-Di Sutton Coldfield All posts by this member | 9 of 18 Wed 6th Feb 2013 12:19pm Member: Joined Sep 2011 Total posts:884 I was involved in local football in the late 60s and 70s and Radford Aerodrome was a frequent venue for matches. The Coventry Youth League used the pitches there every week, and I do seem to recall there was a track there, although I cannot remember it being used. The pitches there were at the better end of the municipal venues, considerably better than places like Memorial Park, Hearsall Common and Coundon Hall Park.
There were certainly changing rooms there. I remember them as a long wooden building with reasonable facilities. Radford was one of our preferred venues. I was also a referee and did some schools games there too. I don't know when it ceased to be used. |
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GVB All posts by this member | 10 of 18 Sat 23rd Feb 2013 11:54am Total posts:109 I need some help here please. A friend of mine has asked me to find out the route that the Radford Aero runway ran (hopefully with a map?). I am told that it will run to the Daimler but please bear with me as I know next to nothing about this. This is a chance for all you clever people to astound me with your knowledge.
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dutchman Spon End All posts by this member | 11 of 18 Sat 23rd Feb 2013 10:31pm Member: Joined Mar 2010 Total posts:3011 It wouldn't have had a runway as the kind of aircraft which used the aerodrome didn't require one!
The aerodrome occupied the area to the north of the factory shown on this post-war map:
Old-Maps.co.uk
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GVB All posts by this member | 12 of 18 Sun 24th Feb 2013 8:30pm Total posts:109 Thank you very much for the extremely speedy response ![]() |
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Elaine Coventry All posts by this member | 13 of 18 Mon 25th Feb 2013 11:58am Member: Joined Feb 2011 Total posts:68 I can remember going to the aerodrome for a sports day when I was at Hill Farm Correctional Institute. I wasn't one for sport so I don't think I was picked for anything except General Humiliation. I had relations in Owenford Road and their garden overlooked the grounds.
The last time I went over that way was as a quick way to the Foleshill Road shops, across the Black Pad. The Asian fabric shops are very good there. |
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Norman Conquest Allesley All posts by this member | 14 of 18 Sun 8th Feb 2015 12:34pm Member: Joined Oct 2014 Total posts:824 I know this is rather stupid but could anyone tell me the exact location of Radford airfield during WW1. Just old and knackered |
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Gas Centre Perth Scotland All posts by this member | 15 of 18 Sun 8th Feb 2015 12:46pm Member: Joined Dec 2014 Total posts:80 I think it was at the bottom of Owenford Road next to the railway line, my grandmother used to live the just the other side of the railway in Marion Road, just off Kingfield Road,
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