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Since I'm currently trying to disentangle West Orchard, and Rob wanted pictures of the street, I thought I'd round up some of the pictures and link to them here.
First are the buildings on the junction with ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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dutchman
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I'm splitting hairs but the junction of West Orchard is with Fleet Street. Smithford Street begins a bit further up where the river passes underneath.
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Helen F
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Thanks ![]() |
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Midland Red
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On 3rd Nov 2013 7:45pm, dutchman said:
I'm splitting hairs but the junction of West Orchards is with Fleet Street.
West Orchard, surely? ![]() |
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dutchman
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Corrected
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NeilsYard
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Interesting viewing Helen cheers ![]() |
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Helen F
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If you can see the wedge shaped Co-Op building, the river was in line with the long inner wall, just follow it in either direction.
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woodford
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Brilliant work Helen - thanks for sorting out the pictures. Brilliant! ![]() |
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Foxcote
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Great compilation Helen ![]() |
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Alvisnick
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The contract car coachbuilders Carbodies owned by Bobby Jones began business in West Orchard. Does anyone have a picture to post of this well known Coventry firm when it was there?
They later moved to the big factory on Holyhead Road opposite Alvis, later manufacturing London taxis. |
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Midland Red
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My 3x great grandfather lived at 36 West Orchard in 1861
Has anyone any indication of where that would have been? Please! ![]() |
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Helen F
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I can't tell exactly because all the maps I've got conflict with each other in house blocks and some blocks seem to be one building but they're not. My guestimate would be very near the junction of West Orchard and Fleet Street, somewhere under the Co-op. The pubs round the corner were the Wheat Sheaf at 30 and The Spread Eagle at 25.
See the top painting. It's possibly one of the block on the right. My WAG would be the one just behind the one gable on and part of the group that goes over the middle bridge. Though these may have gone by the time of your relative.
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Primrose
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Can anyone come up with a map that includes the other end of West Orchard? I'm wondering if we can home in on number 36 by figuring out where the enumerator on the census started and stopped - yes, I know this is tricky! |
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Foxcote
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Attempting to locate the Carbodies factory, I have just taken a strange route to a factory in West Orchard and this is what I found....
In 1919, Carbodies set up business in a premises acquired from Thomas Pass in West Orchard.
I had a look into Thomas Pass and found his adverts for his business described as 'West Orchard Works', his adverts disappear in the papers from 1918, then I put a search in for the factory works and came up with this link and a drawing of the factory.
Hope it is of interest to someone out there! Could it be the one?
Centaur Cycle Factory/Carbodies original factory? |
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dutchman
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On 5th Nov 2013 10:58am, Midland Red said:
My 3x great grandfather lived at 36 West Orchard in 1861
Has anyone any indication of where that would have been? Please!
It was somewhere in this general area:
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