Prof
Gloucester
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Fri 20th Mar 2020 8:26pm
Two stunning photos, Neil! The poor shattered newly built Pru' and the lovely Edwardian Broadgate in full summer sunshine. First Class! |
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia
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707 of 978
Sat 21st Mar 2020 2:07am
Two more winners from Neil, thank you, a lot to take in from those.
(aside - thanks to Cliff your friend too) |
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
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Sat 21st Mar 2020 9:01am
Neil,
I'm sorry if I keep butting in, but I'm looking at them from then, where you're looking at them from now, do you wish me to stop?
Now I only see The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd, their normal logo.
What is IIRC? |
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Helen F
Warrington
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709 of 978
Sat 21st Mar 2020 10:16am
Kaga, IIRC = if I recall correctly (or as MR wrote - if I remember correctly)
I don't think that Neil is saying that the company had just opened, he was saying that the building had just opened. Built in mock Tudor it was supposed to mirror the similar building, now known as the Flying Standard, at the end of Priory Row to frame Holy Trinity. |
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Annewiggy
Tamworth
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710 of 978
Sat 21st Mar 2020 10:43am
Just found another picture of the Prudential building 7th November 1939 CET from www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
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711 of 978
Sat 21st Mar 2020 12:04pm
Thanks Helen, not with this computer jargon, but know all about the Pru, see post 735. Been paying me a pension for 33 years. |
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NeilsYard
Coventry
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712 of 978
Sun 22nd Mar 2020 7:52pm
Another great find Anne |
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Prof
Gloucester
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713 of 978
Wed 25th Mar 2020 1:09pm
End of the new Prudential Building
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Prof
Gloucester
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714 of 978
Thu 26th Mar 2020 9:41pm
1939
Colin's Cornucopia |
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
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715 of 978
Sun 29th Mar 2020 10:38am
Annewiggy,
Going back someway, on post 210 you mentioned Salmon and Gluckstein's shop. They had something like 100 tobacco shops around the country, and Lyons' tea houses in Coventry and around the country.
Two sides of Nigella Lawson's family - no wonder she has 110 million in the bank. |
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Prof
Gloucester
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716 of 978
Thu 2nd Apr 2020 12:15am
Post copied from topic V E Day, WWII on 2nd Apr 2020 8:02 am |
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Prof
Gloucester
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717 of 978
Thu 2nd Apr 2020 3:37pm
Another part of the scene.
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Helen F
Warrington
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Thu 2nd Apr 2020 11:52pm
It's a good picture Prof but it's not the same event. There isn't any bunting and the message on the Trinity window is missing. |
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Prof
Gloucester
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719 of 978
Fri 3rd Apr 2020 9:07am
Found it with others Helen, others besides, all purporting to be VE Day. Well spotted! Perhaps then VJ Day? Admit this was Morgana's post from CET. |
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
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720 of 978
Fri 3rd Apr 2020 10:24am
There's another difference; the crowds in Coventry were civilians, and orderly, the crowds in centre of London, 'squaddies' of all nations and a different scene altogether. Felt you were going down under friendly fire. |
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