


Catshed Old Chapelfields All posts by this member | 1 of 56 Fri 19th Oct 2012 6:19pm Member: Joined Feb 2012 Total posts:214 I was wandering through Warwick today and found these postcards in that 'Multi' antique shop with small shops in one.
I've seen this image before but not with the pub on the right hand side whatever its name is?
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 2 of 56 Fri 19th Oct 2012 6:35pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5606 Toby's Head ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Catshed Old Chapelfields All posts by this member Thread starter | 3 of 56 Fri 19th Oct 2012 6:53pm Member: Joined Feb 2012 Total posts:214 Thanks Midland Red for identifying those ![]() Triumph - 'The Best Motorcycle in the World'. |
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Dreamtime Perth Western Australia All posts by this member | 4 of 56 Sat 20th Oct 2012 1:53am Member: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:3478 Thanks for the great old photo's Catshed - didn't you know paint costs money!!!!!!! |
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NeilsYard Coventry All posts by this member | 5 of 56 Tue 23rd Oct 2012 10:54pm Member: Joined Aug 2010 Total posts:2867 Nice one Catshed - that last one of Coats of Arms bridge is a cracker - not seen that one before. That looks almost pre-Memorial park when the land was simply Styvechale Common. I'm sure I'll be corrected as has been discussed here before but I think I'm right in saying the Coat of Arms on the bridge was of the landowner for agreeing to let the train line run across his land. |
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dutchman Spon End All posts by this member | 6 of 56 Tue 23rd Oct 2012 11:03pm Member: Joined Mar 2010 Total posts:2975 Yes Neil, the Gregory family.
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morgana the secret garden All posts by this member | 7 of 56 Wed 24th Oct 2012 3:56pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1932 Postcard of Maudslay engine shop
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Maya York All posts by this member | 8 of 56 Thu 11th Apr 2013 11:18pm Member: Joined Apr 2013 Total posts:15 Walked under the bridge everyday on my way to Stivichall school, we used to find it quite frightening on dark evenings in Winter, your Mum didn't meet you from school in the 50s! There was a small cottage among the trees, set back from the path alongside the railway line. We thought the lady who lived there was a witch, we were quite unkind to her as children can be. I don't remember the house next to the arches being a mill, think it was a Smithy. I went to school with the boy who lived at the farm on the opposite side of the road. The coat of arms on the bridge spells the name Stivichall the same as the school, this is different to the district, Styvechale - anyone know why the difference? |
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Baz Coventry All posts by this member | 9 of 56 Thu 18th Apr 2013 10:57pm Member: Joined May 2012 Total posts:334 Its funny how us Historic people get everywhere these days. Some of the old postcards seen on this thread have ended up on YouTube, with a title and credits at the end. A certain Rob Orland had something to do with this I think. Not sure what part he played, but the person singing the song sounds so familiar. Ha ha ha ![]() Always looking forward to looking at the past. |
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Elaine Coventry All posts by this member | 10 of 56 Sat 19th Oct 2013 3:44pm Member: Joined Feb 2011 Total posts:68 I found 3 packets of old postcards when I was sorting out the loft after my husband passed away. These were in with a box of Scouting memorabilia which I gave to the archives people at Rough Close. I think that he must have found them when the old Baden Powell House was being cleared and knocked down. The packets say that there was 6 postcards in each and cost 2 shillings. so - I have had a go at showing them to you although some may already be on here. I might need admins help to tidy them up a bit and maybe alter the size as I wasn't too sure which size to select.
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flapdoodle Coventry All posts by this member | 11 of 56 Sat 19th Oct 2013 5:59pm Member: Joined Nov 2010 Total posts:884 What a fine looking place. I wonder what happened to it? :-)
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flapdoodle Coventry All posts by this member | 12 of 56 Mon 21st Oct 2013 6:36pm Member: Joined Nov 2010 Total posts:884 I love that view of Bayley Lane (I think) showing the county court and the Cathedral. This is the sort of stuff that makes cities exciting, and always has. A street view that offers a landmark building at the end. What a shame they didn't try to recreate this street when they renovated the area, instead leaving it a half-baked bunch of blank walls and service areas!
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AD Allesley Park All posts by this member | 13 of 56 Mon 21st Oct 2013 7:53pm Member: Joined Aug 2011 Total posts:418 They are great, especially the first and last ones. Really reiterates to me why West Orchards, when it reaches the end of its useful life (which arguably the retail bit already has) needs to be demolished and turned into a park/square to make the most of these gorgeous buildings.
I also thought one looked like a photo posted on here a while ago about a street behind HT, but the brickwork was different so it wasn't the same place. |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 14 of 56 Mon 21st Oct 2013 8:00pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5606 Do you mean Cathedral Lanes rather than West Orchards? ![]() |
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AD Allesley Park All posts by this member | 15 of 56 Tue 22nd Oct 2013 5:12pm Member: Joined Aug 2011 Total posts:418 I might do ![]() ![]() |
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