flapdoodle
Coventry |
796 of 1703
Fri 9th Jan 2015 8:17pm
That pub's been closed for a while now, hasn't it? At least it's not being demolished. |
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dutchman
Spon End |
797 of 1703
Fri 9th Jan 2015 8:41pm
It's only a matter of time though as it sticks out into the road like a sore thumb. Wouldn't surprise me if a lorry ploughed straight through it one day.
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pixrobin
Canley |
798 of 1703
Fri 9th Jan 2015 9:31pm
Just had a look on Google Earth at the Black Horse. Dutchman suggests ' it sticks out into the road like a sore thumb'. Was not the case in my youth. That was the alignment of all the houses on that side of the road.
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Derrickarthur
Coventry |
799 of 1703
Sat 10th Jan 2015 7:37am
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andyk69
Coventry CV1 |
800 of 1703
Fri 23rd Jan 2015 6:06pm
That's an interesting clipping from the paper. I'm surprised that didn't do better being close to a lot of flats and the "new" "trendy" canal basin, which just looks closed every time I'm round that way. Another of the city council false promises it seems. I seem to remember being informed that we were getting a craft/ design and cafe/restaurant area round the canal basin.
And still no news on the Butt's Retreat. Enterprise are ignoring me it seems ![]() Andrew Kida
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks |
801 of 1703
Sat 24th Jan 2015 8:45am
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covkid
Gloucester |
802 of 1703
Sat 24th Jan 2015 9:21am
On 10th Jan 2015 7:37am, Derrickarthur said:
I'm sure that the Quinns (publicans mentioned in the article) ended up running the Dun Cow at Brinklow in the early/ mid 70's?. ![]() |
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Blueleader
Coventry |
803 of 1703
Sat 24th Jan 2015 10:15am
Yes the Quinns did run the Dun Cow in Brinklow. When I worked at RR Ansty in the 70's we used to nip down for lunch. They moved to Brinklow from the Courthouse pub in Blackberry Lane Coventry. Happy Days, nice people! Ric Osborne
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Ken Dickson
High Hesket Cumbria |
804 of 1703
Sat 24th Jan 2015 7:52pm
I'm sure I went once or twice, when visiting Coventry to see my mum and stepfather, to a pub called the Motor (or was that a nickname) I believe in the Foleshill area, or is my memory letting me down again. My mum worked in Cash's around that time. For the record, I had my first pint (under age) in the Wyken Pippen 1958. I believe at that time the Northampton Brewery Company supplied the beer. There may have been a NBC sign on the Pippen then. A group of us used to attend a youth club in the area, can't remember the exact location of it though.
One of our group then is the elder brother of 'slash1', who posts on this site. |
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pixrobin
Canley |
805 of 1703
Sat 24th Jan 2015 8:31pm
The Golden Cross used to serve NBC mild around that ime too. I stopped going in when Red Barrel was introduced - I must have been 16 by then
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Gas Centre
Perth Scotland |
806 of 1703
Sun 25th Jan 2015 11:59am
I think The Motor was on the corner of Dorset Road and Somerset Road, just off Widdrington Road. Probably got the name motor because it was very close to the Daimler Works.
Alan H Alan H
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Norman Conquest
Allesley |
807 of 1703
Sun 25th Jan 2015 12:10pm
Correct Gas Centre....And Pixrobin I don't think anyone drank Red Barrel....Norman Just old and knackered
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Midland Red
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808 of 1703
Sun 25th Jan 2015 12:20pm
On 25th Jan 2015 11:59am, Gas Centre said:
I think The Motor was on the corner of Dorset Road and Somerset Road, just off Widdrington Road. Probably got the name motor because it was very close to the Daimler Works.
Alan H
Motor Hotel, Dorset Road ![]() |
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bohica
coventry |
809 of 1703
Sun 25th Jan 2015 1:20pm
A little more about "The Motor" (scroll past the picture)
http://realalerambles.co.uk/history/M/motor.html |
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Gas Centre
Perth Scotland |
810 of 1703
Sun 25th Jan 2015 1:59pm
Glad my memory was correct, I remember when I worked at the Gas Board in the late fifties I used to cycle along the wide entry at the rear of Dorset Road, it went from Daimler Road to Widdrington Road and was quicker than going through Sandy Lane. The Coventry to Nuneaton Railway Line runs alongside the entry and I seem to remember a station called Daimler Halt, probably now been moved to Philip's model railway under a different name.
Perhaps Philip could confirm there was a station called Daimler Halt.
Alan H Alan H
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