Helen F Warrington All posts by this member | 31 of 43 Mon 12th Mar 2018 3:12pm Member: Joined Mar 2013 Total posts:1304 It must be about then, although there's a window of time where the buildings still standing on the left were isolated after the ones in between were demolished, and the final demolition. The distant one on the left was the same one you can just see in the Phipson 1908 picture that Anne posted. Even by that point it had lost the street frontage. So later than 1897 but before 1912. |
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Annewiggy Tamworth All posts by this member | 32 of 43 Mon 12th Mar 2018 4:36pm Member: Joined Jan 2013 Total posts:1379 I wonder if it is the parade of the Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth, that came to Coventry in October 1898. The show was to be on the Agricultural Show Ground on the Birmingham Road (I have yet to find out where that was, it may be the same place that Buffalo Bill had his show which was where the Alvis site was). The parade was to go through the town including Earl Street. The parade featured a team of 40 horses.
Sorry forget that, just read another article that says the parade was cancelled because it rained !!
Nothing changes.
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pixrobin Canley All posts by this member | 33 of 43 Fri 11th May 2018 2:22pm Member: Joined Mar 2014 Total posts:1079 Don't know if anyone has noticed but the space below the listed Architect's offices and the courtyard beyond have been blocked off
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Prof Gloucester All posts by this member | 34 of 43 Sun 23rd Sep 2018 2:44pm Member: Joined Jul 2014 Total posts:952 Earl Street
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Helen F Warrington All posts by this member | 35 of 43 Sun 23rd Sep 2018 3:13pm Member: Joined Mar 2013 Total posts:1304 Now that is an outstanding picture Prof and one I've never seen before. It shows the street from the east, looking towards the west, while still being demolished to make way for the Council House. The building just the right is the same as the one to the right of this one.
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NeilsYard Coventry All posts by this member | 36 of 43 Mon 24th Sep 2018 11:00am Member: Joined Aug 2010 Total posts:1957 I think it's been on here before Helen as I had it saved in my 'folder'
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Helen F Warrington All posts by this member | 37 of 43 Mon 24th Sep 2018 11:12am Member: Joined Mar 2013 Total posts:1304 Over the years stuff that has been posted has vanished, so it's very possible that it's been posted and gone before I ever started looking. I've seen several photos looking east across this area but none looking west. Ironically I've seen several early sketches/paintings looking west but none looking east. It's almost as if the artists and photographers did it to annoy me. ![]() |
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NeilsYard Coventry All posts by this member | 38 of 43 Mon 24th Sep 2018 11:16am Member: Joined Aug 2010 Total posts:1957 Yes Helen - it's so fascinating when something pops up that covers an area we've not seen before though isn't it. As an aside the disappearing images issue should be resolved going forward as Rob is letting us (and I know many posts came from me!) use the Forum server to store our own images now to be preserved forever for posterity! ![]() |
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Prof Gloucester All posts by this member | 39 of 43 Thu 4th Oct 2018 10:31pm Member: Joined Jul 2014 Total posts:952 Helen F #35 This was an illustration in Levi Fox's book.
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Helen F Warrington All posts by this member | 40 of 43 Fri 5th Oct 2018 9:38am Member: Joined Mar 2013 Total posts:1304 Thanks Prof, Anne pointed me to that book. It has two E A Phipson images of interest. The other is a yard on Gosford Street. |
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Prof Gloucester All posts by this member | 41 of 43 Wed 17th Oct 2018 8:47pm Member: Joined Jul 2014 Total posts:952 I remember it like this
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Prof Gloucester All posts by this member | 42 of 43 Tue 15th Jan 2019 8:48pm Member: Joined Jul 2014 Total posts:952 ![]() |
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Prof Gloucester All posts by this member | 43 of 43 Tue 15th Jan 2019 8:50pm Member: Joined Jul 2014 Total posts:952 ![]() |
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