Guyvers (Coventry) Ltd

I believe my father bought this Land Rover in 1949 or 1950 from Guyvers (Coventry) Limited. Car and Light Commercial Vehicle Stockists. Greyfriars Lane, Coventry. Telephone: 63224;5. Directors: F. H. Guyver (Managing). J. J. Guyver. H. W. Guyver. Managers: A. F. Murray (General). D. D. L. Guyver (Service). Does anyone know just where in Greyfriars Lane their premises were?

It was listed at 28-29 Union Street in 1957, at the same phone number it was listed at Greyfriars Lane (but without a property number) in 1953.

Help needed for me please, on this Greyfriars Lane query. I recall a motor dealership in Greyfriars Lane, which was on the left, proceeding from High St, past the bank on the left, somewhere along there, but I think it was a Rootes, dealership. That was late fifties. I thought there was a Guyvers dealership in Rugby that was a Land Rover dealership, around 1970.

This is 1950 Goad map, there is a building in the row on the left marked garage but ut is only small. An advert in 1945 CET does say it is temporary premises as they were going to build a showroom and service station as soon as possible on a site which had been secured. They were originally trading under the name if L Bowley Ltd and were associated with Guyvers in Stratford. in a 1949 they were also advertising as Land Rover dealers. They advertised in Union Street for a while and then were in Swan Lane