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dutchman
Spon End
16 of 96  Sat 7th Sep 2013 9:47pm  

On 7th Sep 2013 8:35pm, NeilsYard said: Red - they are fantastic! I've been looking for a photo of those buildings from Warwick Road for ages Thumbs up Thumbs up Thumbs up Does anyone know the history behind them? Were they originally connected to the Goods Yard/Railways in use?
Yes, they were purpose-built by the London & North Western Railway to handle goods traffic circa 1901. There was an earlier building just below them but it doesn't appear on post-war maps so was presumably lost in the war?
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VernonDudleyBohay-Nowell
Coventry
17 of 96  Sat 7th Sep 2013 9:48pm  

The 'Britain from Above' image mentioned earlier is here : Shows all the additional buildings around the goods yard and 'Railway Cottages' adjacent to the now Warwick Road Garage. Those were still there in the early 1960's - I think originally built by the railway company for their employees.
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
18 of 96  Sun 8th Sep 2013 12:10am  

On 7th Sep 2013 9:23pm, Midland Red said: White showroom = Parkside Garage Thumbs up
Thanks Cliff - that just happens to be something I also wanted the answer to ever since I got the negative of that photo from eBay, but never found anyone who knew - should've asked on here, shouldn't I !! At least that's cleared up now. And funny how these photos get around too - wouldn't mind betting that whoever on facebook got it from my page claimed it as their own! Wink
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dutchman
Spon End
19 of 96  Sun 8th Sep 2013 2:57am  

It's amazing Rob how that photograph distorts perspective such that the distance between the goods depot and the junction with Queens Road seems very short. Having walked it many times I can assure people it's not, especially when you've already walked a couple of miles before reaching that point! Oh my
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Midland Red

20 of 96  Sun 8th Sep 2013 9:28am  

On 7th Sep 2013 9:14pm, NeilsYard said: And the real Cherry on the Cake find!!!
One can see the doors underneath the approach to Grosvenor Road bridge, as referred to in my post #6 on this thread, on the extreme right hand side of this wonderful photo Thumbs up
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NormK
bulkington
21 of 96  Sun 8th Sep 2013 9:47am  

I can recall us knocking down a large building along there, I do not remember too much except it had cellars with lots of cast iron supports.. Memory is a wonderful thing, I just wish I had more of it! Thumbs up
Milly rules

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NeilsYard
Coventry
22 of 96  Sun 8th Sep 2013 9:10pm  

Further interesting shots! As per Vernon's post - were these the older buildings you were referring to Dutchman? And possibly some of the dray horses mentioned. Who would've known that area was once so rural. Cows on the Ring Road!
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dutchman
Spon End
23 of 96  Sun 8th Sep 2013 11:22pm  

On 8th Sep 2013 9:10pm, NeilsYard said: Were these the older buildings you were referring to Dutchman?
Yes, on the left. Smile
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NeilsYard
Coventry
24 of 96  Mon 9th Sep 2013 4:45am  

Courtesy of that Warwickshire Railways website - another terrific photo-find: The goods yard roof/entrance on the right, the L&BR railway cottages were laid out in a triangle adjacent to King Henry VIII school. The buildings remained in place until after the rebuilding of the station in the 1960s. They were not deemed to have any historical value ( Sad Oh my ) and were demolished to provide space for the school to build further classrooms. View of the London and Birmingham Railway cottages which stood above the railway off Warwick Road. The cottages dated from 1838 and therefore it must be assumed that they provided accommodation to senior railway personnel. Note that each house has an upper storey window bricked up, painted white to match the brickwork. John Hyde of Steam Archive writes 'Window tax was avoided by bricking up windows in new built houses with a view (no pun) to opening them up when the tax was lifted. Some people had a long wait as the tax was not repealed until 1851. So yes it was in force when the Warwick Road cottages were built. It was substituted by a tax on inhabited houses. The LNWR however never got around to opening the windows up.' On the right at road level was the offices and workshops of British Railway's road transport services where a number of Scammell Scarabs, a three or six ton mechanical horse comprising of a three wheel truck and trailer, could be seen. Photographed by HW Robinson - Steam Archive
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dutchman
Spon End
25 of 96  Mon 9th Sep 2013 11:31am  

I don't remember the building on the right at all? It must have been swept away when the bridge was widened? It's location makes no sense at all since there is no access to the goods yard from there. The Scarabs were a common sight leaving the entrance to the goods yard further down.
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Midland Red

26 of 96  Mon 9th Sep 2013 12:01pm  

As shown in post #8, it was the offices and workshops - so there would be no need for access to the goods yard from there Roll eyes
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NeilsYard
Coventry
27 of 96  Mon 9th Sep 2013 5:46pm  

Apologies Red - I missed your link to that photo in your earlier post.
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Midland Red

28 of 96  Mon 9th Sep 2013 5:53pm  

Nought to apologise for, N Thumbs up
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dutchman
Spon End
29 of 96  Tue 10th Sep 2013 1:42am  

On 9th Sep 2013 12:01pm, Midland Red said: As shown in post #8, it was the offices and workshops - so there would be no need for access to the goods yard from there Roll eyes
I was referring to the presence of Scarabs. Since they were only used for collections and deliveries it seemed like an odd place to store them.
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Midland Red

30 of 96  Tue 10th Sep 2013 6:33am  

Odd or not, they did! There's one in the photograph! Thumbs up
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