morgana
the secret garden |
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Midland Red
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Thu 23rd Jul 2015 10:19am
Today's Telegraph carries these links to various films relating to Coventry |
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JohnnieWalker
Sanctuary Point, Australia |
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Tue 5th Apr 2016 7:54am
On 3rd Oct 2014 8:55am, NormK said:
I was given this video yesterday and I have no VCR. I have no idea what is on it, has anyone seen it and is it worth me transferring it to DVD? Thanks.
Hi Norm
I also have one of those videos. I haven't looked at it for years, but I remember it being a collection of mostly old stills, BBC newsreels and a narrative. It's well worth copying the DVD for posterity. I may actually have already copied it to DVD. I'll have a look.
Found it! It works too. Looks like about 40 minutes long. And it's REALLY good!
1. Intro.
2. City archivist explaining the Lunt Fort reconstruction and the history of the original.
3. Origin of name "Coventry" - Leofric/Godiva and so on
4. Prior versus Earl etc
5. Cheylesmore Manor
6. Trinity Guildhall etc
7. Civil War - "sent to Cov"
8. John Hales - grammar school etc
9. City Wall
10. Cathedral construction - compared with new cathedral
11. Fords Hospital
12. True Blue
13. Bonds Hospital / Bablake
14. Plague
15. Watchmaking
16. Industrial revolution
17. Spon End
18. Bicycles/Cars etc
19. Aero industry
20. Machine tools
21. Council House
22. City architecture 20th Century
23. Newsreels of the day.....
24. Ends at the start of the Blitz.
True Blue Coventry Kid
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mcsporran
Coventry & Cebu |
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Mon 16th May 2016 1:02pm
Here's a short movie of the 1930 Carnival.
And here a better film of the 1936 Carnival. |
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Midland Red
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Sun 22nd May 2016 9:47pm
Rare footage of 1930s Coventry |
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mcsporran
Coventry & Cebu |
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Mon 23rd May 2016 8:03pm
More from the 1930s, this time the 1931 Carnival, and the 1932 Carnival. |
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex |
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Wed 25th May 2016 1:18pm
mcsporran, wow, the very first thing on the 1932 film, I'm sure, was Will Hay and his crazy school kids, we were behind him one year and half way round they gave either my brother or sister a ride on their float as they were tired from the walking, 'oh my' I'm shaking. |
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NeilsYard
Coventry |
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Wed 1st Jun 2016 8:54pm
1965 City Centre footage:
Thanks to YouTube user Ian McDowall - some great home video footage here. I especially love the early shot down Warwick Road. |
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dutchman
Spon End |
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Fri 3rd Jun 2016 10:27pm
On 1st Jun 2016 8:54pm, NeilsYard said:
1965 City Centre footage:
Thanks to YouTube user Ian McDowall - some great home video footage here. I especially love the early shot down Warwick Road.
I've been waiting for somebody to spot the mistake, it's nearer to 1966 than 1965. The station has been electrified and building work has started on Mercia House, although it'll be another two years before the latter is completed.
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Midland Red
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Thu 30th Jun 2016 10:16pm
Post-blitz Coventry, July 1945 |
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NeilsYard
Coventry |
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Tue 7th Mar 2017 12:28am
Hopefully you can all access this one as I think many of you will enjoy it! Very rare footage of Stoneleigh Terrace and some 'action' scenes around Parkside.
On yer' Bike! - Coventry 1967 |
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Roger T
Torksey |
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Tue 7th Mar 2017 10:53am
Oh thanks NeilsYard for posting this one. I forget the name of the daring presenter, but how he managed to commentate while in motion is a major triumph (dubbing?).
I for one, had no idea of the variety of old bikes there were in Coventry or even the extent of "made in Coventry".
I knew about the "Penny Farthing" of course - my grandmother, I think she lived in a cottage near the Rose and Woodbine, used to tell the tale of Billy somebody or other that used to come down the street on one of those "looking in the upstairs windows".
I always had an idea that was Vecqueray St area, doesn`t that follow on from Eagle Street? I also think her sister lived in Eagle Street at one stage. Grandmother Annie Bryan, great aunt Eleanor (Nell) Bryan. |
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Midland Red
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Tue 7th Mar 2017 11:21am
Vecqueray Street links the bottom of Far Gosford Street to Gulson Road, so no, not near to Eagle Street |
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Roger T
Torksey |
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Tue 7th Mar 2017 2:26pm
Please help me I`m lost MR.
Haven`t been there for at least 40 years, but I thought I used to get from the Foleshill Rd to the Stoney Stanton Road, by going down the Hill at Eagle Street and following it through to what I thought was Vequeray St at the traffic lights at Stoney Stanton Road.
If I was travelling in that direction I used to get electrical bits for the car (bangers) from a small shop (shed) on the right hand side just before the traffic lights.
Eagle St - scene of my best accident.
I had sold my Triumph Herald (glad to see it go, always having punctures) on a Saturday afternoon, had cash in my pocket, but carless, went up town and back by bus, stopped in Broad Lane, by garage at entrance to Mt. Nod, cars in forecourt for sale - too dear, so had a look at the rubbish round the back, spotted Morris 1000 TDU278 £20 - needed wheels, No MOT, will it MOT? yes with a bit of welding and what they told me was a lay shaft in the gear box.
Bought it and took it to my friend Ron Elliot at Brownshill Green, Smithy Garage - he fixed it up enough for MOT, but funds wouldn`t stretch to do the rotten boot perimeter.
First time out - going down Eagle St, obliging young lady ran into the back of me - result she paid for the welding of the boot.
Did over 10,000 miles in that car including trip to Heathrow to pick up friend from Ghana who arrived complete with child, sundry furniture and an African Grey Parrot in a cage (I`ve got a story about that parrot that I could put on here if anybody is interested).
Oh the last time I saw that car, it was being pushed down the road by a farmer and his son to get it started, they had paid £50 and were quite happy with it, were going to cut the top off it and use it as an open moke for the lad to drive around the fields.
PS I still run bangers, my Rover 455 goes in for welding and MOT tomorrow. |
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Midland Red
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Tue 7th Mar 2017 3:40pm
The traffic lights suggest it was Harnall Lane |
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