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It's been mentioned a few times on here Pixrobin Search results for Copper Kettle

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Anyone remember the Copper Kettle in Fleet Street - opposite St John's Church. Used to go in there late 1950s

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A picture of that row of shops (officially in Spon Street) has yet to turn up anywhere.

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Hi Bill, The copper kettle was my favourite as a teen.

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The Copper Kettle Cafe that I remember was opposite St Johns Church, Fleet Street. Just up from John Britons Shoe Shop.

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It depends on the date. Up until 1960 at least it was located in the former watchmaker's house at 2a Spon Street.

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Hi Freeman, As I remember it, yes I think so. It did have a brick frontage.

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Hi there, didn't the Copper Kettle stand on the corner of Hill St, in a prefabricated building? Freeman

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Hi all. My name is Melodie Faith Robinson and I originally put the message on the Fillongley website just to see if I could somehow hopefully find a photo of my dad, Ronald Stephen Robinson. My parents divorced when I was 16 (it wasn't amicable so we were unable to get anything from our mother. He then died from cancer when I was 19). All I have is this newspaper clipping so if anyone can help that would be lovely, Thank you

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My husband has fond memories of the staff at the Corporation Street Co-op, his father worked there from when it opened, about 1956 or 7 until he retired and knew all the staff of that era, loads of characters. He knew Mr Robert's boss, Mr Dunsford and Mr Horace Brown, Assistant Manager. Mr Hopkins, a cutter , Mr Parker, a tailor, loads more of course. Prior to the opening of the new Corporation Street Department Store, the Co-operative Gent's Outfitting Department was in a pre-fab in Hertford Street on the right hand side going down. Hope you remember some of these fine gents. I only found that from the daughter's comments on the Fillongley forum that the search chucked up. His full name was Robert Stephen Robinson. Can't find any evidence in the 1958 or 60 phone books of the Copper or the Willow, which I cunningly thought would sort it all out in a minute or two My husband doesn't think the Willow Plate was the same business. But the daughter did state that about the father having once owned them. Perhaps. I'll check the phone books a bit more, surely they are there somewhere. How long they were in business is a mystery at the mo, as the Dutchman said, short, sub-lets at that time seemed common. Let you know if I find anything definite

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So Foxcote is it likely then that the Willow Plate was formerly the Copper Kettle as we think it was? It's strange that the man owned both units? I know from what you have gleaned it cannot be definitive but your opinion would be welcome. Thanks again. Colin.

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In my husband's memory, the sandwich place appeared very small, almost kiosk-esque, maybe they sub-let a section, but anyhow that was the area, thanks. He asks if you remember 'Hawkins' the shirt shop, diagonally opposite St. Johns Church, the premises did become the Co-op carpet shop. Oh, I put a search in for the 'Willow Plate' and something came up. Someone of the 'Fillongley Community' website was discussing their father, I think surname Robinson, he was known locally as the 'Coventry Frogman' (he worked at some time for the police as a diver), at different times he owned the 'Copper Kettle' and the 'Willow Plate'. She said that he had been in the Telegraph as was noted for the actors that used to dine there when they were at the Belgrade, Sean Connery et al. Wonder if anyone remembers him.

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Hello again Foxcote, we seem to think that the Copper Kettle moved into the prefab shops and later became the Willow Plate. The reason we think this is because at the time we were courting and the Copper Kettle along with the Circular Cafe (Wimpy Bar) were our after work meeting place, so I now wonder if the CK was taken over by the Willow Plate, or have I got it all wrong? I know for a fact that the Willow Plate was there. The other cafe we used to go to was just along from there called the Swiss Alps restaurant almost opposite Ikea. Do you remember that? It's funny how time plays tricks on your memory, perhaps time has distorted my memory. It's a bit of a blur now. Colin.

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Almost Foxcote. It was in the short row of shops between Fleet Street and Queen Victoria Road which were often mistaken for Fleet Street but were actually part of Spon Street. It had many different names over the years Foxcote. When I lived in Bond Street between 1958 and 1960 it was called the Oak Cafe. The shop next to it in Hill Street was the Manchester Warehouse and the end unit was a dry cleaners. The corner unit was vacant at the time and the new shops in Corporation Street were still under construction:

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I'm on again for my husband, good memory, can't type. He reckons the 'Copper Kettle' was Fleet Street and re-located to Warwick Row and the cafe that was in the row of pre-fabs was the 'The Willow Plate' run by Mr Jones who went from there and purchased the Manor Hotel at Meriden. Oh, and Eddie Flavell, my husband discussed his illness with him and didn't think he took his life. As you say, must be one of the last shops to have the game outside before the health people came round with their clip-boards