argon
New Milton |
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Sat 3rd Nov 2018 1:31pm
I found 'Harry Weston A Man of Coventry' an interesting read. I bought it on ebay. It was written by Harry Weston's daughter, Paddy. |
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Midland Red
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Wed 28th Nov 2018 5:40pm
For sale on eBay:
The Staunton Folio, Illustrations of Coventry, Warwick - 10 Handcolour Plates, 1883
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry |
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Wed 28th Nov 2018 11:39pm
Wow, they're excellent, thank you for bringing them to our attention. I've put those on my watching list out of curiosity - I don't think they'll be cheap though! If someone on here wins them, I hope they'll share them with everyone? |
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Helen F
Warrington |
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Thu 29th Nov 2018 9:47am
They are very fine, thanks MR. It's interesting to see the colours, we're so used to seeing stuff in black and white. I'd have been very interested if I hadn't already bought the uncoloured book of prints. |
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry |
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Thu 29th Nov 2018 6:13pm
I've been informed that one of our members is already bidding on this Staunton Folio, and if he wins he will share them with us all. I thought I'd let our members know this, in the hope that we don't all dive in with bids and falsely push the price up. Let's just hope that some "outsider" doesn't have grand plans to spoil our fun! |
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scrutiny
coventry |
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Tue 11th Dec 2018 1:47pm
Just to let you all know, The Staunton Folio is now in the hands of a member of this forum. |
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Helen F
Warrington |
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Tue 11th Dec 2018 3:47pm
Well done 'whoever' it was
Not cheap but the sellers have cottoned on to the value of decorative plates sold as individual pages. I bought a rough monochrome copy of the book so I can scan them and put online without worrying about copyright. The stains and spots don't detract from what I need. It was still pricey. |
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry |
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Mon 28th Jan 2019 9:03pm
With many, many thanks to "whoever it was" (!) who lent me the now infamous Staunton Folio, I'm chuffed to say that every page of it is now available to view in the gallery.
I've taken the liberty of making the images much larger than the gallery normally allows, but I think it's worthwhile breaking the rules for treats like this occasionally! |
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Midland Red
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Mon 28th Jan 2019 10:16pm
To quote another mysterious person - brill, brill and brill!
Thank you, Sir Rob, for some superb work |
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia |
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Tue 29th Jan 2019 2:36am
Absolutely b.brilliant. Enlarge lovely on my computer. Thank you Sire (when did that happen !) |
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry |
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Tue 29th Jan 2019 10:08am
The pleasure was all mine, but the real hero is the forum member who splashed out some serious cash to secure this folio for us all..... and I don't think we need to scrutinise the forum too hard to see who it is!!! |
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Prof
Gloucester |
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Tue 29th Jan 2019 10:28am
A real treasure! Quite wonderful to see in such rich colours. Thanks to Rob and the donor. Excellent.
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Helen F
Warrington |
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Tue 29th Jan 2019 11:07am
Many thanks! The coloured copies add a few nice details that aren't obvious on the black and white versions, not to mention being works of art in their own right. My set is missing the Brinklow Camp, which has useful dimensions and a cross section. It offers an interesting template for Coventry's earliest castle, the mound fitting very well within a circular parish boundary on the later maps and the outer and inner ditches fitting well with known ditches around Bayley Lane.
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scrutiny
coventry |
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Tue 29th Jan 2019 11:23am
Brilliant Rob, really well presented. |
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Midland Red
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Fri 1st Feb 2019 9:47am
This may interest some members
In October 2018 Graffeg Publishers added a number of items to their range of "Lost Tramways of England" books, including one on "Coventry".
I've just ordered a copy online, and found that it's on offer for £4.50 plus P&P (list price £8.99).
The city of Coventry was to suffer devastating damage during World War II, with much of its historic centre - including its medieval cathedral - largely destroyed. Amongst the casualties was the city's small tramway network; never extensive and already under threat before the war started, hostilities had resulted in the tramway initially been given a stay of execution - indeed services were restored to one route - but the attacks by the Luftwaffe, culminating in the disastrous raid of 14 November 1940, saw the final trams operate. Now, however, little remains to remind people of this once important form of transport other than historic photographs.
The Lost Tramways of England series documents the tram networks which were at the heart of many of Britain's growing towns and cities from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. Transport expert Peter Waller, author of numerous works on the regional tram systems of the UK, guides you along the route of the network and discusses its key features stop by stop. |
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