Hales Street

More excellent detail from Coventry Archives - Zoom in away!

NeilsYard, I would put this about early thirties?

I think it's earlier, Kaga. The original Wine Lodge was pulled down in 1929 to make way for the building of Corporation Street, so I'd say prior to that - mid/late 20's.

Looking in the Telegraph, Cinderella was on at the Opera in the 1900-1910 period and, more likely dates, 1924 and 1928

Argon, Having a second look, would there have been cars like that in those days? A later date than I first thought, maybe 1924.

Does this help, December 1925

We weren't far off, were we! Thanks as ever, Anne!

Well, you can sort of see the plough!

A cracking start to another week with this one from Dean Nelson.

That is a good one, and you can see the plough. All this time I was looking for it on the other side of the road.

Bottles found under floorboards

Can't believe they just covered it all back up again?!

My mum used to work in a wine shop in Hales Street which had been there since the 50's, wonder if it was under there.

I somehow missed this photo. Many times I have difficulty orienting myself with some views of the city but this one was easy. I used to catch the 5 or 5A just to the right of the Opera House and often spent the time waiting for the bus looking at the scary photos from the horror films they specialized in screening. I never noticed the Palladian design of the top floors - I hope it's still there when I get home as I'd like to take a look from across the street. It's hard to imagine Corporation Street going through where those buildings are in the middle. Were they destroyed in the war?

lindatee2002, I took this photo of that site in 2017