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Local Grocers (1950 - 1959) Before todays supermarket giants tried to take over the world there were,dotted around Coventry, and for that matter any city, a range of grocery chain stores such as Maypole,Liptons, Home and Colonial, and Pearks. This is where the majority of the locals did their weekly grocery shopping, and had ... 'for the full story click on the title'
working life (1960 - 1969) On 21st of Oct 1967, 6th day to this city from India, my neighbour came to vist me. She briefly told me about the working culture here in uk,espicially for women. She also informed me about GEC spread out in Coventry in six locations. She also told me that many migrants from India work there, and ... 'for the full story click on the title'
Wartime Working (1941 - 1945) I was working at Courtaulds in Nuneaton during the war, during which we were told some of us had to go to Coventry to help with arms manufacturing. We had no choice, we were simply told and had to make our way via Train each day over. I was first sent to the Alvis factory to work on materials for ... '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'
Scott Settle at the GEC factory spon street coventry (1960 - 1969) Scott Settle worked many years at the GEC factory in spond street coventry i have a relative who would love to know more about him. He worked there in the 60s and seventies ...and is fondly remembered by his friend ..... he also grew up in coventry if you can give any more information on Scott i ... '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'
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'
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'
Gaumont Theatre (1950 - 1959) From April to November 1956 I spent part of my training for theatre management at the Gaumont Theatre, Coventry under that old patriach Victor Hugh Deacon. Later the next year whilst Assistant Manager of the Odeon, Leicester, I, and several other assistant mangers were roped in to act as extra ... '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'

Local Grocers (1950 - 1959)
Before todays supermarket giants tried to take over the world there were,dotted around Coventry, and for that matter any city, a range of grocery chain stores such as Maypole,Liptons, Home and Colonial, and Pearks. This is where the majority of the locals did their weekly grocery shopping, and had ... 'for the full story click on the title'

working life (1960 - 1969)
On 21st of Oct 1967, 6th day to this city from India, my neighbour came to vist me. She briefly told me about the working culture here in uk,espicially for women. She also informed me about GEC spread out in Coventry in six locations. She also told me that many migrants from India work there, and ... 'for the full story click on the title'

Wartime Working (1941 - 1945)
I was working at Courtaulds in Nuneaton during the war, during which we were told some of us had to go to Coventry to help with arms manufacturing. We had no choice, we were simply told and had to make our way via Train each day over. I was first sent to the Alvis factory to work on materials for ... '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'

Scott Settle at the GEC factory spon street coventry (1960 - 1969)
Scott Settle worked many years at the GEC factory in spond street coventry i have a relative who would love to know more about him. He worked there in the 60s and seventies ...and is fondly remembered by his friend ..... he also grew up in coventry if you can give any more information on Scott i ... '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'

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'

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'

Gaumont Theatre (1950 - 1959)
From April to November 1956 I spent part of my training for theatre management at the Gaumont Theatre, Coventry under that old patriach Victor Hugh Deacon. Later the next year whilst Assistant Manager of the Odeon, Leicester, I, and several other assistant mangers were roped in to act as extra ... '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'

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