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Adrian
UK
16 of 47  Wed 2nd May 2012 6:29pm  

On 2nd May 2012 4:42pm, TonyS said: Anyone recall just how much damage that particular area received during the blitz?
You can see the damage here. Nice pictures,Tony. Do you think these connected with the the old underground toilets nr the old no.1 and 11 bus stops?
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TonyS
Coventry
17 of 47  Wed 2nd May 2012 8:16pm  

Hi Adrian, what a superb photo. I hope you don't mind, but I've annotated it to show three locations that I managed to get "present day" photos of yesterday. Here I've mark three distinct roof areas:- #1. This is the dome just inside the main entrance, part of it is boarded over now, but its features can be clearly seen here. #2. This is what is called "The Snooker Room". Although the present day image doesn't show clearly the "windows" as seen in Adrian's pic, you can just make out the outline of the boarded up framework below the "lowered" central ceiling. #3. This is the Main Hall. Its orientation takes a bit of getting your head around, as it's not obvious from the inside that this wonderful grand hall runs across the back of the building. I will try and get more into a gallery in the next couple of days.
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Adrian
UK
18 of 47  Wed 2nd May 2012 9:02pm  

What is the hall used for now? Re the photo, I'm not sure how I came by it, I downloaded it a long time ago and cannot remember where from.
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TonyS
Coventry
19 of 47  Wed 2nd May 2012 9:10pm  

Adrian, the building is not used at all at the moment Sad In fact it's basically up sale - any offers? Sorry I didn't answer your question - ill try and find out for you regarding the connection to the toilets.
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flapdoodle
Coventry
20 of 47  Thu 3rd May 2012 12:35am  

I think that area was bombed quite badly, as there were factories in the vicinity.
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
21 of 47  Thu 3rd May 2012 9:53am  

Hi all. Wave This is fascinating. I well remember the toilets adjacent to the No.1 & No.11 lay-by bus stop. Thank you for the photos which are fabulous. Wave I had no idea.
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Midland Red

22 of 47  Thu 3rd May 2012 9:54am  

Are you sure you want to share that with everybody, Philip???? Lol Lol
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
23 of 47  Thu 3rd May 2012 9:59am  

Hi Midland Red. Wave I was glad of my school bus pass in those days as I remember a boy wanting to use the toilets & the conductor told him he would have to pay again to get back on the bus. Wave When you have to go, you have to go. Maybe the destination blind should have had "relief" displayed on it. Big grin Thumbs up
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NeilsYard
Coventry
24 of 47  Thu 3rd May 2012 10:21am  

Great stuff all Thumbs up Adrian's photo has been posted on here before - very interesting. You can tell how badly the area was hit by the markers next to the Herbert denoting residents over the years up until the war when it all disappeared. Google Mapped
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Adrian
UK
25 of 47  Thu 3rd May 2012 1:42pm  

On 3rd May 2012 9:54am, Midland Red said:
On 3rd May 2012 9:53am, PhiliPamInCoventry said: I well remember the toilets adjacent to the No.1 & No.11 lay-by bus stop.
Are you sure you want to share that with everybody, Philip????
I can remember them being an art gallery, but I can't remember if it was before or after the Herbert opened.
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Adrian
UK
26 of 47  Thu 3rd May 2012 1:52pm  

On 3rd May 2012 10:21am, NeilsYard said: You can tell how badly the area was hit by the markers next to the Herbert denoting residents over the years up until the war when it all disappeared. Google Mapped
Thanks for that google link Neil, I have just had a look. It all looks so different to how I remember it. Browns is where the underground toilets/art gallery used to be. I don't think I have ever seen that area so quiet, it was always a very busy area back in the 50s and 60s. Thumbs up
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dutchman
Spon End
27 of 47  Fri 4th May 2012 9:39pm  

On 3rd May 2012 1:42pm, Adrian said: I can remember them being an art gallery, but I cant remember if it was before or after the Herbert opened.
It was the original Herbert Art Gallery although I suspect its real purpose was as an air raid shelter for council officials.
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Barbinoz
Australia
28 of 47  Sat 5th May 2012 9:11am  

Thanks so much for sharing your pictures of the Drapers Hall, it really is an attractive building and such a shame it isn't being used for anything! I had a Google and it was built in 1832 for the Drapers Guild which at the time was a very powerful group of people. Cheers
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Adrian
UK
29 of 47  Sat 5th May 2012 11:04am  

On 4th May 2012 9:39pm, dutchman said: It was the original Herbert Art Gallery although I suspect its real purpose was as an air raid shelter for council officials.
Thanks Dutchman, you're a gem, Thumbs up brilliant info as always.
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TonyS
Coventry
30 of 47  Sat 5th May 2012 11:38am  

Thank you for your kind words; Chaingang & Barbinoz Thumbs up Here's a link to a floor plan of Drapers Hall. I have added annotation to the TITLES of most photos so that people can match them up to this floor plan and give you some idea where each feature resides. There is also a plan of the basement available from the same source - except it is totally undecipherable - making it pretty impossible to link to any of my photos. Sorry!
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