Spon Street

Spon End & Spon Street 1935.

It looks like the school had gone by that point. It would have been about 182 Spon Street. Thanks Heathite.

Fairfax School, also known as the Green Gift School merged with Bablake in 1888

Thanks for the info. Here's an image from an 1874 directory. Seems to tally

I have a question about 123a Spon Street, the Black Swan Terrace (now "Moira's Wet Fish" shop) - does anyone know who Moira was? Thus far, I could trace its long history through the great Real Ale Rambles website. That link, however, ends in 1909 with the famous airplane story. After that the building seems to have been taken over by "Hands, A. E." who was a "fruiterer" (according to the 1935 registry, kindly cited above). It then belongs to Walter and Emily Westbury, green-grocers and fruiterers (History of Black Swan Terrace), but I can't find information on the later occupants. I am especially interested in the person Moira. The map above comes from Bob Meeson & Nat Alcock (2016) Black Swan Terrace, Upper Spon Street, Coventry: A Comparison of Medieval Renters, Vernacular Architecture, 47:1, 1-19, DOI: 10.1080/03055477.2016.1234299

As referenced by Helen in post #377 -

Yes Neil, that's the one.

I believe that a lady named Moira ran the shop in the 1990s, living there with her family

Is anyone aware of a Cov Telegraph collection from the early 60's of Spon Street - the east section. Someone has contacted me desperately looking for a photo they know the Telegraph have from there and that time as it included some family members walking past? I have looked at most things I have - so far without joy. Specifically 1963-65, around the Watch Close area.

I found this one

Yes, thanks Cliff, I had seen that one, but a bit later.

Terrific image of what is now classed as Upper Spon St, the Weavers Cottage complex on the left. Apologies about the writing as this came from the True Cov FB page and my friend Dean Nelson so credit to them. I think I am right in saying opposite where the bus is is the original Bowling Green pub by the junction with Windsor St - some rarely captured-on-camera buildings in this one. Note how they have tarmaced over the cobbles and tramlines.

Spon Street West in 1968, looking west, George Poole House in the background to the left. All about to be pulled down for new Social Housing. You can just see the 'New Bowling Green' pub in the background down the road on the very right by the corner of Windsor Street which was built in 1959. I think that is also the King William IV pub in between. (c) Historic England

The ones in the foreground were taken down and rebuilt near St John's in their medieval appearance.

Didn't realise they were the same ones Helen - Cheers again.