Coventryhistorymad
London |
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Tue 26th Jul 2011 10:17pm
I'm a young film maker, and recently I went down to Coventry and was amazed by its cathedral, so I went back there and made a short documentary, and I thought I would share it with you
'Coventry Cathedral History' |
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mayjan
Green Lane,Coventry |
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Wed 27th Jul 2011 9:39am
Hello there, I had a look at your film and thought it was very good, nice to see a youngster on Historic Coventry, keep up the good work . |
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry |
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Mon 7th Nov 2011 8:45pm
And now for a treat! One of our fellow members, Chaingang, has kindly given me a copy of a DVD, converted from his original cine footage from the early 60s. There are so many reminiscences that this will create, and so many potential topics, that I'll just let you all get on and watch this for yourselves.
The first of the two parts is the Godiva Procession - and I think it's fair to say that "they don't make 'em like that any more"!
Godiva Procession 1962 |
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry |
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Mon 7th Nov 2011 8:47pm
And now for part two - around town..... but watch out for something extra that motors along!
Rebuilding Coventry 1961
Many thanks again Chaingang! |
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Gilly
Melbourne Australia |
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Mon 7th Nov 2011 10:44pm
How good was that! A wonderful treat. Thank you so much Chaingang and Rob.
Gilly |
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dutchman
Spon End |
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Mon 7th Nov 2011 11:35pm
On 7th Nov 2011 8:47pm, Rob Orland said:
And now for part two - around town.....
Fantastic views there from the Cathedral tower of the area I used to live. I'd forgotten the colours and had to freeze the video every few seconds in order to take it all in. New Street had already disappeared under the Lanchester development except for The Livery Stables on the corner of New Street and Cox Street. Also proof there if any were needed that Market Way (then known as Market Street) was open to traffic when originally built.
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Tricia
Bedworth |
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Tue 8th Nov 2011 1:30pm
Thank you Rob, the cine films are absolutely fantastic; they bring back such great memories. I'm sure I'll watch them time and time again. This must have been the procession of all processions, I had to laugh at the mobile toilets, I remember they were the butt of many a joke in Coventry. The apprentices of large companies always put on a good show and I remember always looking out for the GEC float. I always wanted to be part of the carnival and envied those taking part.
The second cine film of Coventry evoked personal memories of my life as a teenager. Brilliant. |
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Midland Red
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Tue 8th Nov 2011 1:48pm
On 7th Nov 2011 8:47pm, Rob Orland said:
And now for part two - around town..... but watch out for something extra that motors along!
OMG - The Market Tavern
Cheers Chaingang and Rob !Many thanks again Chaingang! |
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia |
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Tue 8th Nov 2011 4:00pm
On 7th Nov 2011 8:47pm, Rob Orland said:
And now for part two - around town..... but watch out for something extra that motors along!
That was a nice treat, thank you to both Rob and Chaingang. That was the Broadgate I love and will always remember and I think most of us think the same.
Thanks again. Many thanks again Chaingang! |
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Greenman
Cumbria |
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Tue 8th Nov 2011 5:43pm
You're absolutely right about Broadgate, Dreamtime.
Incidentally, the clip at the beginning of part two showed a production of The Coventry Mystery plays, which were initially revived and performed in the cathedral ruins by an amateur company, the Coventry Theatre Guild. |
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Greg
Coventry |
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Tue 8th Nov 2011 10:33pm
Terrific video which brings back a lot of memories. Thank you both for taking us back so graphically.
It`s a job to remember that the motorway scene was typical when the M1 first opened.
Looking at the construction of the city centre does anyone else remember watching the floors of the multi storey car parks being jacked into position by British Lift Slab? |
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herberts lad
Exhall |
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Mon 6th Feb 2012 3:57pm
The portion of the film showing the mobile toilets was an entry by Alfred Herbert Works and Design drawing offices. A parody of the then city councils purchase of two white mobile toilets. Ted Derome, Arthur Watts, Ron Stringer, Fred Blackford and Lord Mayor David Greenhalgh all feature. We are hoping to hold a reunion later this year. |
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Annie
Coventry |
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Sat 5th May 2012 8:52pm
The Coventry Carnivals were brilliant back in the days, the procession from the Memorial Park went on for at least a good hour or more with loads of bands and fantastic floats that had many hours of work and thought put into them, I remember the "walkers" in fancy dress in the procession all carried buckets that we could put money into as they passed by and we also threw pennies onto the passing floats. There were men selling streamers, balloons and plastic trumpets. Ice cream vans were parked all along the carnival route. After the carnival we all went to the Memorial Park to the fair. As you can see from you film the crowds were massive and you had to get to a good spot on the route early to watch. We used to get onto Warwick Road by the Hylands Hotel every year, at least an hour early to make sure we were at the front.
After watching the 3 last Godiva Procession I think the organisers should watch and learn from your cine film. They lasted half an hour, if that, the floats were badly made and to be honest it was rubbush. I noticed many people didn't stop to watch and there were no crowds lining the route. |
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NeilsYard
Coventry |
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Sat 5th May 2012 9:52pm
Truly truly fascinating. Thanks Rob. It's so strange to see buildings still there today, being built , yet in scenes joined by areas now gone that I've never seen. Brilliant to watch. Great to see the Drill Hall again - anyone know its original purpose - military I presume. I was also trying to work out the location of where the carnival was filmed - Kenilworth Road somewhere?
One of my earliest memories is watching the carnival by the entry on Albany Road - my grandparents lived in Newcombe Road. It seemed to go on forever!! |
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dutchman
Spon End |
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Sat 5th May 2012 10:32pm
On 5th May 2012 9:52pm, NeilsYard said:
Great to see the Drill Hall again - anyone know its original purpose
It was St John's Cycle Works (Croft Road had not yet been built). |
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