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On the buses (1953 - 1959) I met a lot of people who worked on the buses and I thought gosh that’s a job I’d love to do, because they seemed to have lots of fun, but the age for working on the buses was 18, so I thought well there’s nothing for it now but to put up my age a bit, so I put my age on 3 years, ... 'for the full story click on the title'
Coventry's lost shops (1950 - 1990) Looking around the precinct at the shops we have today takes me back to the those black and white television days. How many of us stood in the booth's listening to the new sounds in the hit parade at Jill Hanson's record shop in Market Way.Even getting stationary and books for school from Midland ... 'for the full story click on the title'
Coventry Air Display ---- Plane crash 1988 (1988 - 1988) It was a hot summers day at Baginton Airport and a large crowd around 18,000 over the two day event gathered to see what was in store,I remember seeing a plane trying land on a articulated lorry as it travelled along the runway but without success. But all of a sudden a replica of the Spirit of ... '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'
National Cycle -Cross Championships Allesley Park Coventry 1969 (1960 - 1976) My dad Malcolm was a amateur cyclist for Coventry in the late 1940's(see photo),he would do many time trials around country lanes. He later would cycle round his area collecting their insurance payments when he worked for Pearl Assurance during the 1960's based in Hertford Street(many photo's of ... 'for the full story click on the title'
Coventry Carnival 1936 (1930 - 1940) If you wish to see Coventry as you have never seen before click on the link below.You can see a view taken from the top of Hertford Street on the balcony of the Empire Cinema.You can clearly see the pillars of the National Provincial Bank(NatWest)on several shots. Also close ups of ... 'for the full story click on the title'
6,500 Coventry school children visit Portsmouth for the day in 1933 (1930 - 1940) Imagine going on a school trip to the seaside in 1933,for many it would be the first time they had ever done so.Ten special trains were put on to carry the children down to Portsmouth to meet the navy and see Nelson's HMS Victory.You can't not imagine how the teachers did not lose one child among ... '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'
Old Coventry Air Shows (1966 - 1988) Through the 1950's the Kings Air Race was held at Coventry's Baginton Airport,I recall going there many times during the late 60's and early 70's to see several shows including the Red Arrows and the Red Devils parachute display teams. The weather always seemed to be hot and warm and normally ... 'for the full story click on the title'
Coventry Blitz - Bomb Damage (1940 - 1940) With reference to Memory 1112 There's a picture of the remains of that bus at http://www.photographersdirect.com/buyers/stockphoto.asp?imageid=3121405 'for the full story click on the title'
Vanguard Coaches (1960 - 1969) After reading your Memory 1111 I'm trying to find out some history and photo's of Vangaurd Coaches when they were based in Bulkington. I can remember that a Vanguard coach used to take people from Bulkington to the Coventry City football ground as my late father used to drive it ... 'for the full story click on the title'
Visit to Coventry Theatre (1966 - 1966) I moved to Sewall Highway in 1965 form Rugby. The Pantomine that year starred Jimmy Clitheroe and I promised to take my children to see it. My oldest daughter Margaret was 8, Jenny 6, and the twins Wendy and Roland were 4. The performance started at 7.30 on Friday, at 6.00 it started snowing ... 'for the full story click on the title'

On the buses (1953 - 1959)
I met a lot of people who worked on the buses and I thought gosh that’s a job I’d love to do, because they seemed to have lots of fun, but the age for working on the buses was 18, so I thought well there’s nothing for it now but to put up my age a bit, so I put my age on 3 years, ... 'for the full story click on the title'

Coventry's lost shops (1950 - 1990)
Looking around the precinct at the shops we have today takes me back to the those black and white television days. How many of us stood in the booth's listening to the new sounds in the hit parade at Jill Hanson's record shop in Market Way.Even getting stationary and books for school from Midland ... 'for the full story click on the title'

Coventry Air Display ---- Plane crash 1988 (1988 - 1988)
It was a hot summers day at Baginton Airport and a large crowd around 18,000 over the two day event gathered to see what was in store,I remember seeing a plane trying land on a articulated lorry as it travelled along the runway but without success. But all of a sudden a replica of the Spirit of ... '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'

National Cycle -Cross Championships Allesley Park Coventry 1969 (1960 - 1976)
My dad Malcolm was a amateur cyclist for Coventry in the late 1940's(see photo),he would do many time trials around country lanes. He later would cycle round his area collecting their insurance payments when he worked for Pearl Assurance during the 1960's based in Hertford Street(many photo's of ... 'for the full story click on the title'

Coventry Carnival 1936 (1930 - 1940)
If you wish to see Coventry as you have never seen before click on the link below.You can see a view taken from the top of Hertford Street on the balcony of the Empire Cinema.You can clearly see the pillars of the National Provincial Bank(NatWest)on several shots. Also close ups of ... 'for the full story click on the title'

6,500 Coventry school children visit Portsmouth for the day in 1933 (1930 - 1940)
Imagine going on a school trip to the seaside in 1933,for many it would be the first time they had ever done so.Ten special trains were put on to carry the children down to Portsmouth to meet the navy and see Nelson's HMS Victory.You can't not imagine how the teachers did not lose one child among ... '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'

Old Coventry Air Shows (1966 - 1988)
Through the 1950's the Kings Air Race was held at Coventry's Baginton Airport,I recall going there many times during the late 60's and early 70's to see several shows including the Red Arrows and the Red Devils parachute display teams. The weather always seemed to be hot and warm and normally ... 'for the full story click on the title'

Coventry Blitz - Bomb Damage (1940 - 1940)
With reference to Memory 1112 There's a picture of the remains of that bus at http://www.photographersdirect.com/buyers/stockphoto.asp?imageid=3121405 'for the full story click on the title'

Vanguard Coaches (1960 - 1969)
After reading your Memory 1111 I'm trying to find out some history and photo's of Vangaurd Coaches when they were based in Bulkington. I can remember that a Vanguard coach used to take people from Bulkington to the Coventry City football ground as my late father used to drive it ... 'for the full story click on the title'

Visit to Coventry Theatre (1966 - 1966)
I moved to Sewall Highway in 1965 form Rugby. The Pantomine that year starred Jimmy Clitheroe and I promised to take my children to see it. My oldest daughter Margaret was 8, Jenny 6, and the twins Wendy and Roland were 4. The performance started at 7.30 on Friday, at 6.00 it started snowing ... 'for the full story click on the title'

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