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Old street pics..

Pete,it was on the old dual carriageway.by the Clock pub on the Coventry Rd just passed the Old airport.Thought the Canvas roof was coming off.It really did 100 mph I can assure you
 
Hello everyone, I've really enjoyed reading through this thread over the past couple of days and viewing the wonderful photographs you have posted.

Our research into my Father's paternal side has lead us to Farm Street, Hockley, in particular, a café. I found an image of Peggy's café on the 'Farm Street' thread but wondered if anyone had any recollections of this café, and in particular those who owned or ran it between the years 1955 and 1965?

Any additional photos would also be most useful! Many thanks.
 
Robert Ensor (bob) said:
Learnt to swim there earnt my free pass then during the summer holidays go all the time had to stand in line some times to get in to many kids, the café was over the front entrance door was it Horlicks we would drink ?
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If I remember rightly we'd drink Cow & Gate and it was a type of chocolate drink. I learned to swim there to. We had to do the swimming test each year to get the free pass but it was done from school. We went swimming every week from St Laurence's and walked there - strictly in a row and in pairs! I belonged to Northfield Swimming Club as well. Happy Days!
 
Astoness said:
highfield place/granville place..anderton st ladywood...dated 1967

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old square bottom right..date 1962

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old square dated 1969...i remember these shops so well...it is said that they were just basically back filled and still remain more or less intact underground..

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rear of milton st newtown dated 1962

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Thanks Lyn great to see the place of my early years 41 Milton street is where I learned to ride my first bike from
 
oldMohawk said:
Shoothill have the image below from the library collection tagged as Willis Street and I have lightened the right side of the image to show the 'Tea & Coffee' shop. On the right side of the shop window I can see written vertically what appears to be '69-71 Barr St'. Under the full image I have put an enlargement of the writing.
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Barr Street was and is in the Hockley area
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mikejee said:
The pattern of entrances and the apparent end of the row of buildings at the corner with Hockley St fits the photo being Barr St.. Also around 1900 no 65 is lsited as a shopkeeper, which usually means general provisions and this would fit with tea and coffee sign. No 63 on the edge of the photo wasa pearl button works
Sorry my choice of colour for numbers hasn't shown up too well

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So like a street in Coventry Grandad used to take me for a treat on Saturday. The Weaving houses looked like these. That took me right back! I think all the window frames were painted a chocolate brown or a very dark green. One of them had a lady who sold pork batches from her window. She was stingy though!
 
I don't know if the Coventry ones were back to backs as nobody we knew walked round the back, not even dad and he was from that area and it had been heavily bombed too. I remember Grandad showing me the roughest pub in Cov, he said, The Ring O' Bells, where the landlady was battered to death during the war. I always looked down the road at if, feeling scared. It was behind these houses. I am shuddering now!
 
Michael_Ingram said:
My sister lived in Bankes Road from the early 50s until about 2000 when she moved to retirement flats in Hall Green. It was a lovely road. Unfortunately I can’t remember the number; it was about half way in the dip. I spent many happy times visiting her and staying there when I was a lad and my parents were on holiday. She is not in the Coronation picture, I think that then she came to our family home in Guildford Street. Her married name was Doris Cridge. The Cridge family lived in the Peaky Blinders area near Garrison Lane and were a mixture of English, Italian an Irish
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My dad lived there in the 40s and 50s I think ...the field family
 
Brilliant photos, really brings my Dads stories alive. I've been unsuccessful in finding any pictures of the Ravenscroft Dairy on Millar street, close or next to the tram sheds, before it was taken out by the blitz raid a couple weeks after Coventry was leveled. If you have any thoughts on where else I might look I'd appreciate it , Cheers
 
David R said:
Brilliant photos, really brings my Dads stories alive. I've been unsuccessful in finding any pictures of the Ravenscroft Dairy on Millar street, close or next to the tram sheds, before it was taken out by the blitz raid a couple weeks after Coventry was leveled. If you have any thoughts on where else I might look I'd appreciate it , Cheers
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If it is Miller Street you are referring to, there is a bomb damage photo in the quoted post below ... :)
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Just another morning after a night of heavy bombing in Miller Street Aston. Most of the building has fallen on to the pavement and the roof is hanging off over that women standing on the debris looking at a gate. She seems to have said something which caught the attention of the two blokes in the pic.
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Looking at the buildings, the dome like object on the tall part of the building looks interesting, it seems to have split apart. The tall building behind seems to have survived the blasts but is not there today so may have gone in the 1960s demolitions in that area.

It is difficult to pin the location but it seems to be on left side of Miller Street looking towards Newtown Row and halfway between Bracebridge St and Elkington St. A 1945 aerial view shows what appears to be a cleared area in that position and a hint of that large building in the background.
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Welcome to the Forum, David. I have yet to find a photograph, but you've just missed this Ravenscroft milk bottle that was sold on eBay:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/milk-bot...911122?hash=item342e3ae552:g:JIcAAOSwuG9cb~vZ

EDIT: But it has just been re-listed and also here:-
https://picclick.co.uk/milk-bottle-nice-rare-early-swingstopper-Ravenscroft-224113911122.html

I've also added a copy of the Liquidation Notice. Very little else in the newspapers other than a job advert and an appeal to register to ensure your milk supply during the war.

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Maurice :cool:
 
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David R said:
Yes thanks I saw that one, was hoping to find a before image of the dairy my Grandad used to run until the bombs took it out. I'll just have to keep looking. Thanks for your response.
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An aerial view dated 1951 looks as if it identifies the location of the Miller Street bomb damage photo.
I've marked the tall building which is seen in the background in the bomb damage photo and also placed an arrow showing direction of view. See the 3 extensions on the parapet and notice their spacing. Other views should eventually be able to identify all bomb damage locations in Miller Street by referring to a prewar aerial view.
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click the image, zoom it, and scroll across to see close-up detail. aerial view is from the 'britainfromabove' website.

The Miller St bomb damage photo only visible if logged in.
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Map from 1950 (showing numbering of properties in Miller Street
Above the word Corporation is newer tram depot building which replaced the section gutted after an air raid in April 1941.
Kelly's 1930 says 161 Miller Street - Ravencroft's dairymen
Kelly's 1955 says 155-167 Lewis F. Tubular Steel Furniture
" " " 155-167 Lewis F. Haulage Contractors

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Miller street residents in 1920
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An interesting post about Miller Street with particular reference to the former tram/bus depot.

Miller St the last bus to dpart was...

THE LAST BUS TO DEPART... A day in the life of a Bus Garage, or The Last Bus to Depart... If the former Tram and Bus garage in Miller St could talk what tales would it tell? Miller street tram garage opened up in 1904 as a tram depot, now history does not tell us...
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This aerial view dated 1951 shows the area on the map in post#5705. The house marked with the red dot appears to be house number 169 on the post#5705 map so where would numbers 161/163 be?
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A map below dated 1937 with number 169 marked. Regarding numbers 161/163 the properties east of Elkington St appear to be domestic housing.
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aerial view is from the 'britainfromabove' website.
 
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