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NeilsYard
Coventry
1 of 393  Sat 27th Nov 2010 12:41pm  

Has anyone ever seen any images from inside The Kings Head? Fascinating to see work about to start on the old National Provincial Bank:
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dutchman
Spon End
2 of 393  Sat 27th Nov 2010 5:37pm  

I've only ever seen pictures of its courtyard where the vehicles were parked. One of the hotels in the city centre was owned by the Great Western Railway but I've never been able to find proof which one it was? Anecdotal evidence suggests it was the Kings Head. Coventry Station was owned by the London & North Western Railway company who greatly resented any attempt by the GWR to muscle-in on their territory.
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
3 of 393  Sun 28th Nov 2010 12:00pm  

I'd certainly love to see what it was like inside - it was apparently quite a high class place, but I've never seen any pictures. I must check, but I'm sure I've read that Admiral Nelson stayed in there on a brief visit to Coventry once.
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NeilsYard
Coventry
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4 of 393  Sun 30th Oct 2011 5:14pm  

Apologies Rob/Mike as this was listed from within these pages but I'd not seen this image before (especially in colour) of Hertford Street before it was pedestrianised: I've said many times about the war and subsequent town planners when the Ring Road was built but why was Hertford Street altered from this?! All I've ever known is as it is today Sad This was 'only' in 1968 apparently!
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dutchman
Spon End
5 of 393  Sun 30th Oct 2011 5:41pm  

That's a flattering view of the street. The parts out-of-view were very badly damaged in the war and the council decided to sweep away the whole lot and start again. The only major building left intact was the "Westminster Bank" (top left) which had just merged with the "National Provincial" (top right) to form the Nat-West and so was no longer needed. Incidentally, according to local author Roger Bailey, the closure of Hertford Street to through traffic alone added 50,000 route-miles per year to Coventry Transport's running costs! I thought it ridiculous myself that our school bus had to be rerouted via New Union Street, Little Park Street, and High Street in order to reach Broadgate.
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Dougie
Wigan
6 of 393  Mon 31st Oct 2011 11:52am  

Is this it looking the other way, as the front of the bank still looks the same to me and you can see the side pillars on your photo as you look up to Broadgate
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NeilsYard
Coventry
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7 of 393  Mon 31st Oct 2011 1:07pm  

Would have been dougie yes although don't think your photo is in the 60's! Smile The one I posted was from Mike Tyzacks page here
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dutchman
Spon End
8 of 393  Mon 31st Oct 2011 1:09pm  

On 31st Oct 2011 11:52am, Dougie inactive said: Is this it looking the other way, as the front of the bank still looks the same to me and you can see the side pillars on your photo as you look up to Broadgate
Yes and of course the building of the extension between the bank and Broadgate House totally destroyed that particular vista.
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Greg
Coventry
9 of 393  Mon 31st Oct 2011 10:55pm  

With apologies for the quality, here is a picture I took in the 50`s
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Greg
Coventry
10 of 393  Mon 31st Oct 2011 10:59pm  

Here is another one also rescued from an old negative and `Photoshopped`
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heritage
11 of 393  Tue 1st Nov 2011 8:01am  
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InnisRoad
Hessle
12 of 393  Tue 1st Nov 2011 8:16am  

The picture must have been taken very early on a Sunday morning (or possibly on Christmas Day morning) when there was no traffic about. Generally Hertford Street was teaming with traffic with many buses. Actually, on a second look, it's late in the evening.
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Midland Red

13 of 393  Tue 1st Nov 2011 9:14am  

From a similar position to the OPs image, the view in 2010
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dutchman
Spon End
14 of 393  Tue 1st Nov 2011 2:05pm  

A not so flattering view of the west side:
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dutchman
Spon End
15 of 393  Tue 1st Nov 2011 2:14pm  

And the same view on November 15th 1940:
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