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MY FIRST JOB (1972 - 1982) I left Caludon Castle School in June 1972 aged 17. I was fortunate enough three months later to obtain a commercial apprenticeship at Rolls-Royce Limited, based at the Parkside factory. I lived in Courthouse Green at the time and I remember my first day vividly. I caught the number 21 bus into ... 'for the full story click on the title'
Coventry Areas & Memories (1950 - 1970) With all of these fields to play in, I can remember going out fairly early in the day and not coming back until tea time, posh people call it Dinner but that is another debate. At the bottom of the common near to Leaf Lane or Howes Lane as it used to be, was a large crater, from one of the trees ... 'for the full story click on the title'
Old Film of Coventry Carnival 1931 (1925 - 1935) The Godiva Festival weekend as we now know it has revived memories of Coventry Carnival's of the past. Being a large industrial city many float in the old processions were from local manufactures such as Wickmans,Standard,Morris,Massey's,Rootes,Armstrong Whitworth,JJ Cash etc. The money collected ... 'for the full story click on the title'
Edward HRH The Prince Of Wales Coventry visit 1934 (1925 - 1935) Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; later The Duke of Windsor; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972 Before his accession to the throne, Edward held successively the titles Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, and Prince of Wales. As a young man, he served in the British Armed Forces ... 'for the full story click on the title'
The KIng and Queens visit 1951 (1951 - 1959) It will be 60 years next month that The King and Queen visited the city to inspect the new Broadgate which had been opened 3 years earlier by their daughter Princess Elizabeth. They both were shown round by the Lord Mayor and clicking the link below you can see Upper Precinct in the process of ... 'for the full story click on the title'
The New Coventry Shopping Centre 1962 (1960 - 1970) The forward thinking of the city planners made a shopping centre the envy of Britain and the first of it's kind. A big open air precinct without a car insight. You would park your car in a multi-storey car park many situated on the roof of the shop's.In the link below the mayor talks about the ... 'for the full story click on the title'
THE NEW STANDARD BABY 8 CAR COVENTRY 1953 (1950 - 1959) Below is a link to a great piece of footage showing production of the new standard 8 car being built at Canley. This is followed by family driving the car from their home and into the city centre.Being from 1953 Broadgate is still only half finished and Owen Owen would not be open for a few ... 'for the full story click on the title'
The Gasworks (1950 - 1959) This is a series of recollections that, by a roundabout route, we will eventually lead us to the Gasworks and beyond. On Thursday 6th November 1952 (the day after bonfire night) we moved from Coundon to Earlsdon. Because my brother was in his final year at Coundon Primary, it was agreed that we ... 'for the full story click on the title'
Humber Apprentices (1953 - 1959) O.M.G. ! I don't believe it. !! Page 18 of the C.E.T. on Thursday 1st December 2011 took me back 58 years. I have that photo. I am in that photo. I was there. If you look at the right hand side there is a head framed by a black doorway. That is me. The photo has brought memories flooding back. I ... 'for the full story click on the title'
Apprentices (1948 - 1958) Good to see the photograph of the Humber Hillman Pupils & Apprentices circa 1953. I finished my apprenticeship in February 1953 as a Toolmaker, and called for national service in March. This photograph was taken later I suspect,because i am not on it. I am able to identify a few ... 'for the full story click on the title'
Roy Wells Memory of Don Foster (1950 - 1959) I am on the photo of 1953 Humber apprentices, thats me on the top row 3rd on the left of centre! I served my apprenticeship with Don Foster, Keith Durran and Jimmy Abrams amongst others. Happy Memories of working at the humber and meeting my wonderful wife Ruth. Still happily married after ... 'for the full story click on the title'
End of an era (1985 - 1985) The attached photographs were taken on the final day of production in the foundry at the Peugeot Stoke plant, Humber Rd. They show the last mould (A pair of Avenger cylinder blocks destined for Iran) being topped and cast in Dec 1985. Drinks were smuggled in and fresh hot food was prepared by ... 'for the full story click on the title'
Tales from the Foundry. (1) Haircuts and Chips. (1956 - 1985) Stace works on the charging floor. His job is to accurately weigh batches of steel scrap, pig iron, cast iron scrap, coke, limestone, ferrosilicon and ferromangaese into wheelbarrows which are then discharged into continuous melting cupola furnaces. All this is done manually. However, this man ... 'for the full story click on the title'
Tony Poole (2010 - 2012) I'm very sad to report that my dad Tony Poole, passed away peacefully but prematurely on Nov 28th 2012 aged 73. click here to see a list of his memories My dad was an immensely affable, kind, intelligent man and the foundry days always had a special place in his heart. I'm so glad that he ... 'for the full story click on the title'
Ex-employees of Standard Triumph (1965 - 1976) My husband John Harper worked in the Warranty Department of Standard Triumph Motor Company from 1965 till the mid-1970s when the Company closed. I know he worked at both the Canley and Tile Hill sites and for a short while prior to closure the Department was located in a warehouse in Northey Road, ... 'for the full story click on the title'

MY FIRST JOB (1972 - 1982)
I left Caludon Castle School in June 1972 aged 17. I was fortunate enough three months later to obtain a commercial apprenticeship at Rolls-Royce Limited, based at the Parkside factory. I lived in Courthouse Green at the time and I remember my first day vividly. I caught the number 21 bus into ... 'for the full story click on the title'

Coventry Areas & Memories (1950 - 1970)
With all of these fields to play in, I can remember going out fairly early in the day and not coming back until tea time, posh people call it Dinner but that is another debate. At the bottom of the common near to Leaf Lane or Howes Lane as it used to be, was a large crater, from one of the trees ... 'for the full story click on the title'

Old Film of Coventry Carnival 1931 (1925 - 1935)
The Godiva Festival weekend as we now know it has revived memories of Coventry Carnival's of the past. Being a large industrial city many float in the old processions were from local manufactures such as Wickmans,Standard,Morris,Massey's,Rootes,Armstrong Whitworth,JJ Cash etc. The money collected ... 'for the full story click on the title'

Edward HRH The Prince Of Wales Coventry visit 1934 (1925 - 1935)
Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; later The Duke of Windsor; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972 Before his accession to the throne, Edward held successively the titles Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, and Prince of Wales. As a young man, he served in the British Armed Forces ... 'for the full story click on the title'

The KIng and Queens visit 1951 (1951 - 1959)
It will be 60 years next month that The King and Queen visited the city to inspect the new Broadgate which had been opened 3 years earlier by their daughter Princess Elizabeth. They both were shown round by the Lord Mayor and clicking the link below you can see Upper Precinct in the process of ... 'for the full story click on the title'

The New Coventry Shopping Centre 1962 (1960 - 1970)
The forward thinking of the city planners made a shopping centre the envy of Britain and the first of it's kind. A big open air precinct without a car insight. You would park your car in a multi-storey car park many situated on the roof of the shop's.In the link below the mayor talks about the ... 'for the full story click on the title'

THE NEW STANDARD BABY 8 CAR COVENTRY 1953 (1950 - 1959)
Below is a link to a great piece of footage showing production of the new standard 8 car being built at Canley. This is followed by family driving the car from their home and into the city centre.Being from 1953 Broadgate is still only half finished and Owen Owen would not be open for a few ... 'for the full story click on the title'

The Gasworks (1950 - 1959)
This is a series of recollections that, by a roundabout route, we will eventually lead us to the Gasworks and beyond. On Thursday 6th November 1952 (the day after bonfire night) we moved from Coundon to Earlsdon. Because my brother was in his final year at Coundon Primary, it was agreed that we ... 'for the full story click on the title'

Humber Apprentices (1953 - 1959)
O.M.G. ! I don't believe it. !! Page 18 of the C.E.T. on Thursday 1st December 2011 took me back 58 years. I have that photo. I am in that photo. I was there. If you look at the right hand side there is a head framed by a black doorway. That is me. The photo has brought memories flooding back. I ... 'for the full story click on the title'

Apprentices (1948 - 1958)
Good to see the photograph of the Humber Hillman Pupils & Apprentices circa 1953. I finished my apprenticeship in February 1953 as a Toolmaker, and called for national service in March. This photograph was taken later I suspect,because i am not on it. I am able to identify a few ... 'for the full story click on the title'

Roy Wells Memory of Don Foster (1950 - 1959)
I am on the photo of 1953 Humber apprentices, thats me on the top row 3rd on the left of centre! I served my apprenticeship with Don Foster, Keith Durran and Jimmy Abrams amongst others. Happy Memories of working at the humber and meeting my wonderful wife Ruth. Still happily married after ... 'for the full story click on the title'

End of an era (1985 - 1985)
The attached photographs were taken on the final day of production in the foundry at the Peugeot Stoke plant, Humber Rd. They show the last mould (A pair of Avenger cylinder blocks destined for Iran) being topped and cast in Dec 1985. Drinks were smuggled in and fresh hot food was prepared by ... 'for the full story click on the title'

Tales from the Foundry. (1) Haircuts and Chips. (1956 - 1985)
Stace works on the charging floor. His job is to accurately weigh batches of steel scrap, pig iron, cast iron scrap, coke, limestone, ferrosilicon and ferromangaese into wheelbarrows which are then discharged into continuous melting cupola furnaces. All this is done manually. However, this man ... 'for the full story click on the title'

Tony Poole (2010 - 2012)
I'm very sad to report that my dad Tony Poole, passed away peacefully but prematurely on Nov 28th 2012 aged 73. click here to see a list of his memories My dad was an immensely affable, kind, intelligent man and the foundry days always had a special place in his heart. I'm so glad that he ... 'for the full story click on the title'

Ex-employees of Standard Triumph (1965 - 1976)
My husband John Harper worked in the Warranty Department of Standard Triumph Motor Company from 1965 till the mid-1970s when the Company closed. I know he worked at both the Canley and Tile Hill sites and for a short while prior to closure the Department was located in a warehouse in Northey Road, ... 'for the full story click on the title'

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