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walrus
cheshire
46 of 85  Wed 6th May 2020 8:46am  

Good morning Mr Blue Sky. I don't recall the lady you mentioned though it's possible my sister might have replaced her some years later. I remember the houses where you lived, that was the start of my paper round though at a later point I also delivered to the Paradise area as well. As I mentioned previously Bell Green Road was nigh on impossible to cross while the Morris was knocking off. Griffins shop was a goldmine in those days. Early morning there was a constant stream of men calling in for a Daily Mirror or a Sketch and 10 Woodbines though just after payday it would be 20 Players or Senior Service. I remember Harrabins coal yard, Buggins cobblers, Masdens decorating shop. Mr Masden's son Michael was at Courthouse School in my year for a time. Further down there was Harry's grocery shop and Bill Aubertin's tiny hardware shop. There was a narrow footpath that ran alongside the railway embankment all the way to Spring Road. Some years later the high rise flats were built on the field. A council flat is normally not high on most people's wish list though my brother had one high up in that block.It was a beautiful, well designed flat, very light and airy with fantastic views. Pity about the lift.
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
47 of 85  Wed 6th May 2020 9:49am  

With the anniversary of VE day just round the corner, there were four of my cousins just a few years older than me lived between Proffitt Ave and Rosie's Garage on the Bell Green Road. None lived over five years after VE day from their war wounds.
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argon
New Milton
48 of 85  Fri 15th May 2020 11:57pm  

On 30th Apr 2020 1:46pm, Geoff said: I started a paper round at Underwoods in January 1963. On my first day the weather was so bad the morning papers didn't arrive at the shop until lunchtime.
Geoff, my memory is not very good but unless I am mistaken that was the time when I managed the newsagents formerly belonging to Underwood. I certainly remember a fierce winter when the daily papers arrived mid morning and myself, my wife and Madge Kirby, our assistant, had to deliver 10 rounds in the snow. I am afraid that I don't remember the lads delivering papers at that time except I believe there was a pair of twins possibly from Weavers Walk
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walrus
cheshire
49 of 85  Sat 16th May 2020 12:20pm  

Argon, the twins were probably Douglas and Ernest Annals.
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argon
New Milton
50 of 85  Sat 16th May 2020 2:29pm  

Thank you Walrus, it is too long ago for me to remember.
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Heathite
Coventry
51 of 85  Sat 16th May 2020 3:15pm  

On 15th May 2020 11:57pm, argon said:
On 30th Apr 2020 1:46pm, Geoff said: I started a paper round at Underwoods in January 1963. On my first day the weather was so bad the morning papers didn't arrive at the shop until lunchtime.
Geoff, my memory is not very good but unless I am mistaken that was the time when I managed the newsagents formerly belonging to Underwood. I certainly remember a fierce winter when the daily papers arrived mid morning and myself, my wife and Madge Kirby, our assistant, had to deliver 10 rounds in the snow. I am afraid that I don't remember the lads delivering papers at that time except I believe there was a pair of twins possibly from Weavers Walk
Or Shuttle Street?
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argon
New Milton
52 of 85  Sat 16th May 2020 3:48pm  

Heathite, you could well be right. I seem to think that the twins may have been Salvationists
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walrus
cheshire
53 of 85  Sat 16th May 2020 4:03pm  

In that case you are both correct. The Annals twins were pals of mine at Courthouse Green and they did live in Shuttle Street. They played cornets in the Salvation Army band. We were in the same class all through our Courthouse Green years. It was a very happy school and we all got on well. Although most of us went to Caludon we were split up and went our separate ways. Older sister Grace.
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argon
New Milton
54 of 85  Sat 16th May 2020 4:15pm  

Thanks Walrus, it's good to know not all of the little grey cells have turned black
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Slash1
northampton
55 of 85  Sat 16th May 2020 6:37pm  

Good evening, Walrus, your life followed mine, except you were a couple of years behind me. I attended Caludon,1955 until 1959, then joined the Royal Navy 1st November 1960. Just did my 9 years from when I was 18. Incidentally, although I lived in Sewall Highway, nearer to the Devon, 1958/59 time, delivered papers for Underwoods. Started off with what was considered a "girls round", as I was very small. 51 evening Telegraphs, Tackford Road, Nuffield Road and Mulberry Road, I think. Later on, I moved to Sewall Highway and Sullivan Road. That was 90 evening papers. On a Thursday and a Friday, very heavy for a little chap.
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
56 of 85  Tue 19th May 2020 10:07am  

Slash 1 But wasn't Sewall Highway the first row of houses in Coventry to be built with indoor toilets?
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
57 of 85  Tue 19th May 2020 11:17am  

The old Courthouse was once a coachhouse with paddocks, stables etc. Philip that would account for posts with rings in. It was near the the Morris gates and the common was once the farm, stretched over towards Henley Road, long before they built the canal and the Navigation pub. And yes it was outside the city. But the road was the main one out to Ansty and beyond in the days of the coaching era. The house itself I would imagine approached through half-grazed fields, pleasure gardens etc but when the canals came coaching took a back-seat, and I suppose it became derelict. But it was a dumb place to be, next to the Morris during an air-raid, as I found myself a couple of times.
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8 Nuffield Road
London
58 of 85  Wed 20th May 2020 1:43pm  

On 21st Jan 2013 7:29pm, PhiliPamInCoventry said: Hi & welcome to our forum, Keith Thumbs up
Hello Phil. Just rejoined the site after some 7 years, was previously logged in as Warwick40 but could not remember old email supplier config so now signed in as 8 Nuffield Road which is where I used to live four thousand years ago... or so it seems. Did you know anyone in that street? Mrs Sanderson was my next door neighbour, had Griffins shop, post office etc

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Helen F
59 of 85  Wed 20th May 2020 2:29pm  
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8 Nuffield Road
60 of 85  Wed 20th May 2020 2:47pm  
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