More mystery scenes

Is it on the gate at the entrance to Castle Yard ?

I would have opted for 1937, but yes Rob is right, Hertford St with view of Broadgate behind. You may be pleased to know I think your father a very handsome looking man!

Blimey groat, you're quick. Guess I owe you a 4d piece

Thanks Prof, my parents married in 1936 and I always thought he had a worried or concerned look on his face on that photo so perhaps he had a lot on his mind. Well, it wasn't me I didn't arrive till much later!

A pic I took in 1969. Any ideas ?

Possibly one of these?

Maybe the Coventry Hippodrome, but it looks rather small for the stage.

Getting warm, McSporran.

Is it the re-modelling of the Alexandra into Theatre One?

The Empire?

The Empire it is. I wandered in when it was being demolished, took the pic and forgot it until this week. I've written 1969 on the back but the Cinema list said it closed in 1971, I don't know which is correct.

I certainly remember going to the 'Midnight Movie' on a Friday or Saturday late 1970 into 1971.

What a cracking photo of Hillfields and streets so familiar to me of the number 9 bus route from town via Primrose Hill St, Victoria St, King William St etc to Paynes Lane and Binley Road.

Two mystery pictures - Oops, the Mirrorpix images won't post, I'll link to the first and post another version of the second. The first is supposed to be "The Palace Yard courtyard in Priory Row Coventry circa 1936 The yard dates from the 16th century and as the name suggests, has Royal connections." Which is jibberish as they are two different places. It's not Priory Row style and it's not Palace Yard styling either. It could be near the Palace Yard - the best option I can think of is the Sword and Mace but I'm dubious that it's Coventry at all. The second picture is supposed to be Spon Street near the rail arches, photographed in the same year as the other. It doesn't seem to fit that location and if I had to guess I'd say that it could be near the Palace Yard - maybe the Star Yard or Mechanics Institute but without any corroborating evidence, I don't think that this is Coventry either. Link to first mystery image Second mystery image I could be wrong. Sometimes I've looked and looked at a picture and not been able to place it but I've just been looking at it from the wrong direction.

I find they are both strange pictures Helen, looking at the architecture. I don't think either of them are of just normal court houses. The first one has what look like stone mullioned windows. I think it could be the rear of a big house. I reminds me of the view looking into the courtyard towards the kitchen of Middleton Hall just outside Tamworth. The second one is unusual as it is a stone building, I have just looked through a lot of my books and most of the buildings, even old ones are brick. it also has what look like fairly good condition sash windows where as most pictures of Coventry have side hung ones. I can't imagine stone buildings in Spon End and the arch is too low to be a railway arch. we will have to keep looking