Helen F
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Sun 3rd Nov 2013 7:26pm
Since I'm currently trying to disentangle West Orchard, and Rob wanted pictures of the street, I thought I'd round up some of the pictures and link to them here.
First are the buildings on the junction with |
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dutchman
Spon End |
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Sun 3rd Nov 2013 7:45pm
I'm splitting hairs but the junction of West Orchard is with Fleet Street. Smithford Street begins a bit further up where the river passes underneath.
That seemingly tiny distinction caused me much confusion over the years. As far as I can tell the Britannia Music Hall - the last building before Smithford Street - became the Great Boot Hall before being absorbed into the Co-Op building.
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Helen F
Warrington Thread starter
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Sun 3rd Nov 2013 7:49pm
Thanks
Yeah, I'm always losing track of where the same road becomes another one, just by changing its name. That street is a swine for trying to keep the name straight. |
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Midland Red
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Sun 3rd Nov 2013 7:59pm
On 3rd Nov 2013 7:45pm, dutchman said:
I'm splitting hairs but the junction of West Orchards is with Fleet Street.
West Orchard, surely? |
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dutchman
Spon End |
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Sun 3rd Nov 2013 8:05pm
Corrected
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NeilsYard
Coventry |
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Sun 3rd Nov 2013 10:47pm
Interesting viewing Helen cheers Can someone clear something up for me and mark on that aerial shot where the Sherborne was/is on Smithford Street? |
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Helen F
Warrington Thread starter
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Sun 3rd Nov 2013 11:41pm
If you can see the wedge shaped Co-Op building, the river was in line with the long inner wall, just follow it in either direction.
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woodford
coventry |
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Sun 3rd Nov 2013 11:47pm
Brilliant work Helen - thanks for sorting out the pictures. Brilliant! |
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Foxcote
Warwick |
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Mon 4th Nov 2013 9:48am
Great compilation Helen
That area has always confused me a bit but I have a better idea of it now, so thanks. |
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Alvisnick
France |
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Mon 4th Nov 2013 1:40pm
The contract car coachbuilders Carbodies owned by Bobby Jones began business in West Orchard. Does anyone have a picture to post of this well known Coventry firm when it was there?
They later moved to the big factory on Holyhead Road opposite Alvis, later manufacturing London taxis. |
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Midland Red
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Tue 5th Nov 2013 10:58am
My 3x great grandfather lived at 36 West Orchard in 1861
Has anyone any indication of where that would have been? Please! |
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Helen F
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Tue 5th Nov 2013 1:22pm
I can't tell exactly because all the maps I've got conflict with each other in house blocks and some blocks seem to be one building but they're not. My guestimate would be very near the junction of West Orchard and Fleet Street, somewhere under the Co-op. The pubs round the corner were the Wheat Sheaf at 30 and The Spread Eagle at 25.
See the top painting. It's possibly one of the block on the right. My WAG would be the one just behind the one gable on and part of the group that goes over the middle bridge. Though these may have gone by the time of your relative.
Was it one of the Britannia Buildings? |
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Primrose
USA |
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Tue 5th Nov 2013 3:58pm
Can anyone come up with a map that includes the other end of West Orchard? I'm wondering if we can home in on number 36 by figuring out where the enumerator on the census started and stopped - yes, I know this is tricky! |
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Foxcote
Warwick |
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Tue 5th Nov 2013 4:02pm
Attempting to locate the Carbodies factory, I have just taken a strange route to a factory in West Orchard and this is what I found....
In 1919, Carbodies set up business in a premises acquired from Thomas Pass in West Orchard.
I had a look into Thomas Pass and found his adverts for his business described as 'West Orchard Works', his adverts disappear in the papers from 1918, then I put a search in for the factory works and came up with this link and a drawing of the factory.
Hope it is of interest to someone out there! Could it be the one?
Centaur Cycle Factory/Carbodies original factory? |
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dutchman
Spon End |
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Tue 5th Nov 2013 6:07pm
On 5th Nov 2013 10:58am, Midland Red said:
My 3x great grandfather lived at 36 West Orchard in 1861
Has anyone any indication of where that would have been? Please!
It was somewhere in this general area:
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