NeilsYard Coventry All posts by this member | 1 of 171 Tue 4th Oct 2016 10:06pm Member: Joined Aug 2010 Total posts:2813 All - Apologies as I'm sure this has been asked before but I could not find it and after a trip on the ring road earlier I noticed this again but still do not know what it is / for?
Brick building on Fairfax Street |
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mcsporran Coventry & Cebu All posts by this member | 2 of 171 Tue 4th Oct 2016 10:58pm Member: Joined Oct 2013 Total posts:449 I believe someone suggested it was an electricity sub-station. But I doubt it will last much longer.
Plan for huge student complex on city centre car park |
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dutchman Spon End All posts by this member | 3 of 171 Tue 4th Oct 2016 11:08pm Member: Joined Mar 2010 Total posts:2833 Planning records label it as being an electricity sub station. Strangely no mention of it that I could find in the planning application for the new monstrosity. |
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flapdoodle Coventry All posts by this member | 4 of 171 Wed 5th Oct 2016 7:34pm Member: Joined Nov 2010 Total posts:845 Looks good. Retail units on ground level hopefully bringing life to dead streets, fills in empty land and hides the ring road. Good on the council for making them go back and redesigning.
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 5 of 171 Fri 4th Nov 2016 12:24pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5152 On 4th Oct 2016 10:06pm, NeilsYard said:
All - Apologies as I'm sure this has been asked before but I could not find it and after a trip on the ring road earlier I noticed this again but still do not know what it is / for?
Brick building on Fairfax Street
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mcsporran Coventry & Cebu All posts by this member | 6 of 171 Fri 4th Nov 2016 2:24pm Member: Joined Oct 2013 Total posts:449 The sub-station doesn't appear on the site plan of the proposed ground floor. |
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TonyS Coventry All posts by this member | 7 of 171 Wed 16th Aug 2017 12:30pm Member: Joined Jan 2011 Total posts:1402 There appears to be an indication on the far left of the drawing where the text "El Sub Sta" appears. Would that be it? |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 8 of 171 Wed 16th Aug 2017 12:54pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5152 Don't think so, Tony - that appears to be on the edge of the "new" Pool Meadow bus station - I think it's a coach drop-off point across the road from the bingo hall |
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Annewiggy Tamworth All posts by this member | 9 of 171 Wed 16th Aug 2017 6:53pm Member: Joined Jan 2013 Total posts:1782 I think this is the building in 1953 Britain from Above. Still doesn't help to know what it is !
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 10 of 171 Wed 16th Aug 2017 6:55pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5152 Yes, certainly looks like it, Anne! ![]() On 4th Oct 2016 11:08pm, dutchman said:
Planning records label it as being an electricity sub station. Strangely no mention of it that I could find in the planning application for the new monstrosity.
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Annewiggy Tamworth All posts by this member | 11 of 171 Wed 16th Aug 2017 7:27pm Member: Joined Jan 2013 Total posts:1782 A capture of a Google Earth view March 2017, pity you can't see inside
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Annewiggy Tamworth All posts by this member | 12 of 171 Wed 16th Aug 2017 8:08pm Member: Joined Jan 2013 Total posts:1782 The buildings behind the baths are not on the 1923 map online but are on the 1938 one. |
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Heathite Coventry All posts by this member | 13 of 171 Wed 16th Aug 2017 8:09pm Member: Joined Aug 2012 Total posts:700 I took these some time ago hoping to see something interesting about the city wall.
The building appears to be empty.
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Annewiggy Tamworth All posts by this member | 14 of 171 Wed 16th Aug 2017 10:08pm Member: Joined Jan 2013 Total posts:1782 Do you think the insets in the walls could have had windows in. Also the roof is an odd shape, could it have held a water tank perhaps. |
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NeilsYard Coventry All posts by this member Thread starter | 15 of 171 Thu 17th Aug 2017 8:07am Member: Joined Aug 2010 Total posts:2813 Nice shots Heathite - not like the City Council to leave anything of age still standing - especially if it's empty! |
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