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MisterD-Di
31 of 122  Sat 30th May 2015 11:00am  
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flapdoodle
Coventry
32 of 122  Sat 30th May 2015 11:56am  

I agree totally. Those rusting panels look awful. When they redeveloped the Herbert they should have reconstructed that small area to create a more built up feel and also try to make the Cathedral Quarter linked up better with the surrounding streets. Instead the city centre is full of weirdly angled buildings with strange spaces and no one knows what to do with them!
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Dreamtime
33 of 122  Sat 30th May 2015 4:17pm  
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woodford
coventry
34 of 122  Sat 30th May 2015 8:21pm  

I love them! Smile Wave
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dutchman
Spon End
35 of 122  Sat 30th May 2015 11:03pm  

On 30th May 2015 9:32am, Helen F said: Yes, the Dispensary was on the corner of New Street but the metal sheets start on the right of that photo.
Ah, thanks for clarifying that Helen Thumbs up
On 30th May 2015 9:32am, Helen F said: I assume the Old Dispensary was there. What I don't know was if the movement of the Dispensary was due to the destruction or if it had happened before the war.
It's marked as being on the corner of New Street and Priory Street as far back as the 1890s Helen, hence my confusion. Blush
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Annewiggy
Tamworth
36 of 122  Sat 30th May 2015 11:40pm  

The dispensary was established in 1831. Members paid one penny per week which entitled them to medical advice and medicine when required.
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mich
37 of 122  Sun 31st May 2015 12:22am  
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AD
Allesley Park
38 of 122  Sun 31st May 2015 12:41am  

Personally I don't like them. The idea was an OK one, the execution terrible. You really can't read them and it would be almost impossible to make out what they're there for
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Dougie
Wigan
39 of 122  Sun 31st May 2015 12:49am  

This was the best one but you had to be on your knees to read it
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dutchman
Spon End
40 of 122  Sun 31st May 2015 1:44am  

On 30th May 2015 11:40pm, Annewiggy said: The dispensary was established in 1831. Members paid one penny per week which entitled them to medical advice and medicine when required.
Thanks Anne Thumbs up , I guessed it was something like that. Would have become redundant when the NHS started.
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Annewiggy
Tamworth
41 of 122  Sun 31st May 2015 8:12am  

Yet Dougies picture says 1731, I found the info on the internet so I wonder which is correct, I will investigate further on Monday Sad
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Helen F
Warrington
42 of 122  Sun 31st May 2015 8:38am  

The metal sheets have really done what was intended. First they caught the eye because they're so brutal. Then we wondered why they were there. Next we've investigated their meaning and discovered something about that area. Finally their starkness reminds us of the ugliness of war that destroyed the original buildings.
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Mike H
London Ontario, Canada
43 of 122  Sun 31st May 2015 11:54am  

I think that they are a brilliant way to pay tribute, way better than silly info boards which would not have been able to show Bayley Lane through the ages in any way that would be recognisable to those who lived and worked there during its entire existence.. Smile
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Annewiggy
Tamworth
44 of 122  Sun 31st May 2015 4:38pm  

I have checked on line and every mention of the Coventry Provident Dispensary says it was started in 1831 not 1731!
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woodford
coventry
45 of 122  Sun 31st May 2015 11:03pm  

On 31st May 2015 11:54am, Mike H said: I think that they are a brilliant way to pay tribute, way better than silly info boards which would not have been able to show Bayley Lane through the ages in any way that would be recognisable to those who lived and worked there during its entire existence.. Smile
Yes, I think they really make you think. They are good in my eyes because they sort of remind me of walls that have survived after a building has been destroyed. I love reading about who lived there in this way Cheers
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