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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
1 of 13  Mon 4th Oct 2010 7:14pm  

My friend Brian in Australia sent me a newspaper cutting recently, which tells us about a bit of a character who used to wander around Coventry. I don't actually remember seeing him, but by the sound of the newspaper story, he must have been well known by many. There's no date, but if this chap was 63 and served in WWII, then I would guess it was probably early 1980s. I thought this might be a good place to share a piece of old news. The photo below the article is Brian's...
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BrotherJoybert
Coventry
2 of 13  Sat 9th Oct 2010 11:53am  

Eccentrics and 'tramps' back then were certainly a lot more interesting than today's breed of young men begging in subways. I liked that crazy dude with the mobility scooter the best in the 1980's.
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Lorraine
Rugby
3 of 13  Mon 8th Nov 2010 9:07pm  

I remember Little Jimmy. As teenagers in the 1970s we often used to see him in town on a Saturday. To be honest - at the time I think we were a bit frightened of him, but he was a lovely chap - always smiling
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DiDav
Rugby
4 of 13  Sat 5th Mar 2011 5:36pm  

Wow what a blast from the past! I remember him regularly coming round the market when I worked there as a teenager in the late 70's. He always seemed to be happy.
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Wighter
Isle of Wight
5 of 13  Sat 5th Mar 2011 5:48pm  

I remember Little Jimmy, but going on from eccentric Coventry characters, does anyone remember "Happy"? He used to be a sandwich board man advertising Benleys (the shop before Intershop was there and since then, The Litten Tree) He used to shout "Happy! Some on the back! Some on the front!" (This would refer to his sandwich board!) This would be in the 1960's.
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Midland Red

6 of 13  Mon 7th Mar 2011 12:42pm  

You'll find mention of "Happy" and a photo if you follow this link
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Vtopian
Hertfordshire
7 of 13  Sun 17th Jul 2011 10:07pm  

There was another chap around this time (unless it was also Little Jimmy) who used to wear white gloves and use them to direct the traffic - my father always referred to him as 'sunshine'.
ManFromVtopia

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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
8 of 13  Sun 17th Jul 2011 10:27pm  

Opposite my Courtaulds office that I had in the late sixties & early seventies which fronted onto the Foleshill Rd, near to the canal bridge, there used to be a large square paved area. I saw a gent, as described by Vtopian, marching as though he was on a parade on an army parade ground. Another member of staff told me that he often did it, as I was to find out time & time again. He was very smartly dressed, maybe a Salvation Army type uniform, along with a flat cap & white gloves. So, I ask the question, was this Jimmy? Whilst we can smile at such a chacacter, which I am sure that I did at the time as I liked him, he is a reminder to me of how small the gap is between the loss of the gentle light of reason. Who knows.
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mayjan
Green Lane,Coventry
9 of 13  Sun 17th Jul 2011 10:34pm  

The man wearing the white gloves was not Little Jimmy, it was Happy, I remember them both well. Thumbs up
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
10 of 13  Sun 17th Jul 2011 11:03pm  

Thank you for that, mayjan. Thumbs up
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LesM
Melbourne, Australia
11 of 13  Mon 18th Jul 2011 1:53am  

You're right mayjan it was Happy, although I stand to be corrected but I think he was also interchangibly called Sunshine. What a pleasant sight he was as he rode around the City centre on his bike, so distinct with his white gloves and straight back waving to pedestrians.
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Midland Red

12 of 13  Mon 18th Jul 2011 5:35pm  

If you look back on this thread (7 Mar 2011) there's a link to info on this subject
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Midland Red

13 of 13  Mon 13th Mar 2023 11:32am  

On 4th Oct 2010 7:14pm, Rob Orland said: My friend Brian in Australia sent me a newspaper cutting recently, which tells us about a bit of a character who used to wander around Coventry. I don't actually remember seeing him, but by the sound of the newspaper story, he must have been well known by many. There's no date, but if this chap was 63 and served in WWII, then I would guess it was probably early 1980s. I thought this might be a good place to share a piece of old news. The photo below the article is Brian's...
Article dated 21 January 1983 Thumbs up
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