
matchle55 Coventry All posts by this member | 1 of 21 Wed 10th Jan 2018 4:12pm Member: Joined Feb 2014 Total posts:241 At the Hoar Park bikers' gathering this morning, talk got round to a book that one of us was reading - the character, George Hylands, used to work at Elliott's before and after the war.
I have looked but have not had any luck in finding a picture of the garage.
Can anyone help please ? ![]() |
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herberts lad Exhall All posts by this member | 2 of 21 Wed 10th Jan 2018 5:52pm Member: Joined Feb 2012 Total posts:78 Elliott's was at the top of Gulson Road where it met London Road next door to The Plough Public House, Joe Elliott the current owner of the car accessory store just below the original site is the original owners son . He may be the source of photographs. |
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matchle55 Coventry All posts by this member Thread starter | 3 of 21 Wed 10th Jan 2018 7:22pm Member: Joined Feb 2014 Total posts:241 I know all that Brian ![]() |
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TonyS Coventry All posts by this member | 4 of 21 Wed 10th Jan 2018 11:11pm Member: Joined Jan 2011 Total posts:1549 They have a FaceBook page here. If you are a member of FB you could send them a message and ask if they have any photos of the period you are looking for. |
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NeilsYard Coventry All posts by this member | 5 of 21 Wed 10th Jan 2018 11:43pm Member: Joined Aug 2010 Total posts:2863 Not the greatest of images but best I could see from Britain from Above - 1939 Gulson Road and environs.
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JohnnieWalker Bonny Hills, Australia All posts by this member | 6 of 21 Thu 11th Jan 2018 1:01am Member: Joined Jul 2011 Total posts:338 Hi Matchle55
It's amazing what you can do with Google Earth these days - even from the other side of the planet!
Do these help? The images are dated March 2017.
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 7 of 21 Thu 11th Jan 2018 7:52am Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5604 Best I can find:
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matchle55 Coventry All posts by this member Thread starter | 8 of 21 Thu 11th Jan 2018 7:57am Member: Joined Feb 2014 Total posts:241 Thank you gents for the pictures, I prefer yours though Cliff, it's brought back a few memories and the building has a bit of character to it. ![]() ![]() |
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NeilsYard Coventry All posts by this member | 9 of 21 Sat 13th Jan 2018 9:47am Member: Joined Aug 2010 Total posts:2863 Definitely a winner there Cliff - great photo ![]() |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 10 of 21 Sat 14th Apr 2018 11:53am Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5604 Up to 180 flats could be built on the site - report |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 11 of 21 Fri 3rd Aug 2018 3:53pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5604 Planning application approved to demolish Elliott's and build two multi-storey blocks |
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CKV 1D COVENTRY All posts by this member | 12 of 21 Fri 3rd Aug 2018 8:17pm Member: Joined Dec 2012 Total posts:144 An old advert for Elliott's here!
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Slim Another Coventry kid All posts by this member | 13 of 21 Sat 4th Aug 2018 12:09am Member: Joined Mar 2013 Total posts:801 On 3rd Aug 2018 3:53pm, Midland Red said:
Planning application approved to demolish Elliott's and build two multi-storey blocks
Typical. An absolute failure by successive governments (both Labourite and Tory-ite) to deal with the real problem: an out of control expanding population, a policy of unlimited free procreation at the expense of taxpayers who sensibly elect to limit the size of their families, other useless government departments e.g. a border control agency that clearly can't control its borders - an admission by both Blair and Cameron idiots that they haven't got the foggiest how many illegal immigrants are in our country - and a housing policy under which way below half of the dwellings needed are actually being built. So industry, commercial organisations and factories are demolished to be replaced by blocks of flats and maisonettes. Where will it all end? ![]() |
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mcsporran Coventry & Cebu All posts by this member | 14 of 21 Sat 4th Aug 2018 9:49am Member: Joined Oct 2013 Total posts:473 There are a couple of old photos on the Telegraph website |
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PeterB Mount Nod All posts by this member | 15 of 21 Sat 4th Aug 2018 11:01pm Member: Joined May 2014 Total posts:343 "Joe's back in business - Elliott returns" (Coventry Telegraph, Dec 2013).
The owners of Elliott's went bust in 2010 and successive owns struggled until Joe came back in 2013. Joe started working for the company in 1958 which would make him at least in his late 70's. I know of a couple of small businesses that have been successful in a small way, but closed when the owner wanted to retire and couldn't find anybody to take it over.
Yell.com list about 30 "Car Accessories" companies in Coventry so the demand is still there, but maybe an oversupply.
Looking at their website Elliott's also sold cycle parts and accessories, but they never came up on my searches for cycle shops in Coventry so they never got my custom.
At least it will be homes and not student accommodation that will be constructed on the site.
Peter.
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