| zippylad coventry All posts by this member | 16 of 38 Thu 17th Oct 2013 6:35pm Member: Joined Oct 2013 Total posts:1 The sign is still there at least!
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| Dreamtime | 17 of 38 Fri 18th Oct 2013 4:11am |
| Mike H London Ontario, Canada All posts by this member | 18 of 38 Fri 18th Oct 2013 6:08pm Member: Joined Apr 2012 Total posts:400 My friends and I used to call in sometimes on the way to or from Devil's Dungeon. We always had a 'shake before doing the Canley Ford bicycle 'challenge'. Never realized that the area had any ecological importance back in the '60's, and a little surprised to see that it has now. |
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| dutchman | 19 of 38 Fri 18th Oct 2013 8:06pm |
| Dreamtime Perth Western Australia All posts by this member | 20 of 38 Sat 19th Oct 2013 3:04am Member: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:3477 Fascinating Dutchman, where there's muck there's money so they say. Thanks for that.   |
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| deanocity3 keresley All posts by this member | 21 of 38 Wed 27th Nov 2013 6:04pm Member: Joined Nov 2013 Total posts:355 My dad 3rd left, taken at the Milk Bar around 1949
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| Grintin North Devon All posts by this member | 22 of 38 Thu 24th Apr 2014 11:55am Member: Joined Apr 2014 Total posts:1 Does anyone remember 1948-1950
Mrs Stokes goats ice cream
Playing chequers, tennis
singing, cycling
Tim, Dave, Fred, Don
Joyce, Pat et al? |
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| petehutt radford coventry All posts by this member | 23 of 38 Thu 24th Apr 2014 12:05pm Member: Joined Jan 2014 Total posts:49 I have fond memories of there. Used to love walking around that area |
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| NormK bulkington All posts by this member | 24 of 38 Tue 23rd Jun 2015 9:54am Member: Joined Jan 2012 Total posts:827 It must be 40 years ago since I saw a large sculpture at Canley Ford, has anyone any knowledge of this? Or a photo? It would solve a family query as no one remembers it. Thanks.
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| morgana the secret garden All posts by this member | 25 of 38 Tue 23rd Jun 2015 10:49am Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1932 There is a sculpture here Normk, scroll down on this link.
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| Dreamtime Perth Western Australia All posts by this member | 26 of 38 Tue 23rd Jun 2015 1:06pm Member: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:3477 Thank you for that link Morgana, a lovely walk to take on a nice Spring day. Would you believe it will be 4 degrees here tomorrow morning. 
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| NormK | 27 of 38 Tue 23rd Jun 2015 1:41pm |
| Garlands Joke Shop Coventry All posts by this member | 28 of 38 Thu 2nd Jul 2015 4:15pm Member: Joined Feb 2014 Total posts:228 Just heard on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire radio that the Canley Ford Milk Bar metal sign has been stolen. What a shame. That place has so much history.
Facebook link.
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| morgana the secret garden All posts by this member | 29 of 38 Thu 2nd Jul 2015 4:59pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1932 That is a shame Garlands, perhaps they should be looking for it at the scrapyards or car boots. Nothing surprises me anymore, sad to say.
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| Mick Strong Coventry All posts by this member | 30 of 38 Tue 15th Dec 2020 8:40pm Member: Joined Oct 2020 Total posts:368 That was the first place that I ever had a milkshake with ice cream in it !! Mick Strong |
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