
rebekah Coventry All posts by this member | 1 of 21 Thu 23rd Jan 2014 11:12am Member: Joined Jan 2014 Total posts:1 I live on Humber Road, and I'm interested in the history - the houses appear to have been renumbered at some point so I cant find out which number my house actually was. I do know the houses were built c1895, and in WW2 there was a bomb shelter somewhere on the road that got bombed; a little girl died. These houses have so much history but they've been taken over by Whitefriars Housing Association now who don't really look after them (problems with black damp, rats in lofts etc). Do photos exist of the houses on Humber Road, or does anyone have a list of residents from years ago? ![]() |
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mcsporran Coventry & Cebu All posts by this member | 2 of 21 Thu 23rd Jan 2014 1:01pm Member: Joined Oct 2013 Total posts:473 You can get a list of residents from the online historical directories website, who have Spennell's Directory of Coventry 1912-13. Later directories can be consulted at the history centre, located within the Herbert Art Gallery.
For photos, try www.BritainFromAbove.org.uk. |
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mickw nuneaton All posts by this member | 3 of 21 Sat 25th Jan 2014 5:03pm Member: Joined Oct 2013 Total posts:439 Hi Rebekah
I`m not sure which houses you refer to but looking at google maps the houses next to Kukes car wash I recall stood derelict for many years they were completely gutted and revamped including being pebble dashed as they were bare brick previously this all took place just over 40 years ago I remember this as I passed them every morning going to work and nine times out ten got caught up in traffic from Chrysler as it was then so saw them through all their revamp to people moving in they could have been renumbered after their revamp assuming these are the houses you refer to ![]() ![]() |
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Prof Gloucester All posts by this member | 4 of 21 Thu 28th Aug 2014 6:25pm Member: Joined Jul 2014 Total posts:1534 A daughter of my great-great-grandfather, Emma Beacham (Allesley family) lived with her daughter Dorothy at 119 Humber Road and appears in Spennell's Directory of Coventry 1915-17. She died in 1944. I wonder whether the house still stands? |
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pixrobin Canley All posts by this member | 5 of 21 Thu 28th Aug 2014 7:35pm Member: Joined Mar 2014 Total posts:1103 Hi Prof, Why not look on Google Earth's street view. You can often see house numbers on there too. |
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Prof Gloucester All posts by this member | 6 of 21 Fri 29th Aug 2014 9:32am Member: Joined Jul 2014 Total posts:1534 Thanks Pixrobin. My apologies to everyone on checking I see the family were Humber Avenue, not Road! Still in area though and in former days 'over the iron bridge'. I think it is no longer there? |
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Mike H London Ontario, Canada All posts by this member | 7 of 21 Fri 29th Aug 2014 12:28pm Member: Joined Apr 2012 Total posts:400 Prof, you are not even trying, are you. This is 119 Humber Ave (the one with the grey pebbledash)
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Dreamtime Perth Western Australia All posts by this member | 8 of 21 Fri 29th Aug 2014 4:02pm Member: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:3477 On a lighter note - You couldn't miss that one next door could you, we can all see that one Downunder. ![]() ![]() |
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carol131050 coventry All posts by this member | 9 of 21 Mon 12th Jan 2015 2:06pm Member: Joined Jan 2015 Total posts:2 Does anybody have any pics of Pinley Green Cottage, Humber Road. It was down a long drive behind Whitley Hospital. It has been demolished now, courtesy of Coventry City Council. I lived there until 1970's. There was also the farmhouse adjoining it. Question |
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Nikki1979 Newbold on stour All posts by this member | 10 of 21 Sun 29th Mar 2015 6:43pm Member: Joined Mar 2015 Total posts:4 Hi Carol.
My mum grew up at Pinley Farm on Humber Road. My grandparents lived there up until they demolished it to make way for the Seven Stars shopping/industrial estate.
My mum recalls the farm house being called Pinley Lodge and my grandfather's driving licence states this too. She also says it was called Seven Stars Farm.
So the house was called Pinley Lodge and the farm side of things was called Seven Stars. Hence I suppose the name of the new Seven Stars estate.
We do have some pictures and I can remember playing at the building that was once the smallpox hospital. I only learnt the other day the outbuildings we used for pigs were where the incinerators were for the smallpox hospital (oh wow I used to play in those with my cousins). ![]() |
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mick coventry All posts by this member | 11 of 21 Sun 29th Mar 2015 10:41pm Member: Joined Sep 2012 Total posts:72 I understand that Pinley Lodge was once part of the Whitley Abbey estate and next to it was built Pinley Isolation Hospital and these buildings were subsequently used for agricultural purposes - the last tenant being Len Matthews, a local farmer. I think that Seven Stars Farm was actually on the London Road and took its name from an inn of that name. These buildings are those used by Folly Lane FC. This whole area was associated with 'water gathering' hence the waterworks on London Road.
The Pinley Cottages were on the opposite side of Humber Road - as you say behind Whitley Hospital. |
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Nikki1979 Newbold on stour All posts by this member | 12 of 21 Mon 30th Mar 2015 1:17am Member: Joined Mar 2015 Total posts:4 Hi
My mum knew Len very well before my grandparents died. I'm slightly confused as I know Len did have the farm but my grandparents most certainly lived in the house upon that farm. He was younger than my grandparents by at least 10 years so I'm not sure where the connection comes in. I wonder did he have the farm and he rent them the house. I'm completely confused now ![]() |
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Annewiggy Tamworth All posts by this member | 13 of 21 Mon 30th Mar 2015 11:22am Member: Joined Jan 2013 Total posts:1834 Hi, don't know if this is any help.
Looking at the newspaper archive it looks as if the Corporation owned Pinley Farm and Seven Stars Farm. Part of Seven Stars was managed by the waterworks and fire brigade committee. Some was rented out as allotments and the rest as farms and farm land. Both farms seem to be treated as separate in the late 19th and early 20th century. It does mention corporate seals being put on leases in those times. It is possible that the Corporation still have files on these properties and may have plans of the area, even pictures ! Question |
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Nikki1979 Newbold on stour All posts by this member | 14 of 21 Mon 30th Mar 2015 3:23pm Member: Joined Mar 2015 Total posts:4 Hi Anne
Thank you I will try and find out. I have managed to find some pictures today one of the house and one of the hospital. As I'm new on here I need to work out how to upload them, plus I'm not computer savvy so it may take some time. |
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Annewiggy | 15 of 21 Mon 30th Mar 2015 4:09pm |