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46 of 241  Sun 19th Aug 2012 11:27am  

Possibly the Engine which was very close to Bedworth railway station in Bulkington Road. Don't remember the Guinness advert but they were all over the place. A bit of history on the pub, if of interest to anyone. From research we know that a Charles Lilly, left land in his will of 1833 to Thomas Ball and Henry Lea. In 1834 John Rayson paid £107 7s to Thomas Ball for this piece of land off Bulkington Road. 1851 saw the opening of the Coventry to Nuneaton railway line and Bedworth Station. A new public house, The Engine and Tender was built on this land around 1853. In 1854 Thomas Banbury paid John Rayson £220 for the new business A ribbon weaver, Richard Ward was recorded as running the pub in 1861, with his 49 year old wife. In 1865 the pub, by now called the Engine, was sold to Thomas Orton and Edward Dewis for £225 It was bought at an auction held at the Shoulder of Mutton in 1874 by Mrs Alice Waddams. Alice Waddams was still the licensee in 1881, aged 62, with daughters Naomi 20, and Ellen age 17, as assistants. Her husband, Joseph Waddams, died in 1889 and Alice herself died in February 1895. Their son, John Waddams, sold the pub to John Grant in 1896 for £780. He sold it later the same year to Flowers Brewery for £1,030. Census of 1891 shows John Farndon in charge of the pub. Thomas Jacques was there about 1940. The 1960's saw Charlie Farquarson as the landlord, who entertained the regulars on his fiddle. It was later named the 'Casey Jones', but was closed in 1989 following a severe fire.
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JohnnieWalker
Sanctuary Point, Australia
47 of 241  Mon 20th Aug 2012 5:12am  

Thanks for that, heritage. The memories are a bit rusty now, and I always thought the bridge took the railway OVER the road, which looks very unlikely from the current layout.
True Blue Coventry Kid

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heritage
Bedworth
48 of 241  Tue 21st Aug 2012 3:22pm  

Just got back from the painting of Bedworth's gold post box. I have never seen so many people outside the Civic Hall in High Street. As well as many locals Nick Skelton's dad turned up as did two young ladies on horse back. I was given one of the large versions of the postage stamp with Nick and his team mates on it for displaying at the Bedworth Heritage Centre as part of the current exhibition.
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
49 of 241  Tue 21st Aug 2012 3:49pm  

Hi all Wave Thank you Heritage. A good result, a nice article & a lovely picture. Thumbs up Thumbs up Wave
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
50 of 241  Wed 22nd Aug 2012 1:26pm  

Hi all, Wave A few pics of my trip to Nuneaton today, via Bedworth. I think that the locations will be obvious.
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morgana
the secret garden
51 of 241  Wed 22nd Aug 2012 1:49pm  

On 19th Aug 2012 9:45am, JohnnieWalker said: Can anyone relate to one of my very earliest memories? My grandparents (Walsgrave-based Bicknells) actually owned a car (!!!) when I was four or five (would have been 1951-52), and I remember them taking me, with my parents, to a pub in Bed'th run by a friend - someone called Ben. The pub was close to a (railway?) bridge decorated with a large advert for Guinness. As a little kid, I was fascinated by the "man-in-the-moon" face of the Guinness ad, and the "interesting" aromas of malt and hops in the pub. Sadly, at the time I was not invited to explore those aromas or the substances that produced them, but I have done so on many occasions since! Cheers
I'm sure there were two pubs down there. The other was the Kings Head, when I asked my relative born and bred there she agreed
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dutchman
Spon End
52 of 241  Wed 22nd Aug 2012 3:30pm  

On 19th Aug 2012 9:45am, JohnnieWalker said: As a little kid, I was fascinated by the "man-in-the-moon" face of the Guinness ad, and the "interesting" aromas of malt and hops in the pub.
Here's a strange fact JW, if you'd lived in a pub or club you wouldn't have been able to smell it but you would have been able to smell everyone else's pubs and clubs! I used to think Flowers' pubs got their name because their beer smelt like flowers! Is this the poster you mean?
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
53 of 241  Wed 22nd Aug 2012 3:32pm  

Hi Dutchman Wave I love that poster. Bril! Wave
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NormK
bulkington
54 of 241  Wed 22nd Aug 2012 4:30pm  

That old guy looks like he could do with a pint.
Milly rules

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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
55 of 241  Wed 22nd Aug 2012 7:56pm  

Hi to you both, Hi all Wave Travelling by bus to Nuneaton this morning, I passed a former off-licence shop in Ash Green, which still has a sign similar to this hanging.
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JohnnieWalker
Sanctuary Point, Australia
56 of 241  Wed 22nd Aug 2012 9:38pm  

On 22nd Aug 2012 3:30pm, dutchman said: Is this the poster you mean?
It is indeed the poster - or something very much like it. The logo used to be "Guinness is Good for You", but sadly, as a little kid, they never let me find out!
True Blue Coventry Kid

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heritage
Bedworth
57 of 241  Wed 22nd Aug 2012 10:13pm  

The Kings Head was at the top of King Street, close to where the Coventry Building Soc, is today. A famous sporting extablishment with a gym at the back where Randy Turpin sometimes trained in the late 1940s.
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heritage
Bedworth
58 of 241  Fri 31st Aug 2012 8:59am  

If anyone fancies a bit of rambling in Nuneaton and Bedworth for Heritage Open Days next weekend there is a leaflet detailing buildings that will be open. These can be obtained from Bedworth Heritage Centre, libraries or online at http://www.visitnorthernwarwickshire.com/event&EventID=1393 One event starts this weekend. A heritage photographic exhibition of Exhall opens this Sunday, 2nd September at St. Giles Church, Exhall and will run until 7th October. If of interest I will post the opening times. Highly recommended is a tour of Toye, Kenning and Spencer next Thursday 6th September at 10.30am. The tour brings Bedworth's ribbon weaving history to life with a chance to see their large Jacquard looms in action.
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heritage
Bedworth
59 of 241  Sat 8th Sep 2012 8:09am  

Just getting ready to go into Bedworth for Heritage Open Day. Exhibition about the old Central Schools in Almshouses is looking good, new exhibition about the history of tea opens in the Bedworth Heritage Centre whilst there will be a display of classic cars in All Saints Square outside the almshouses. Regardless of where you go today and tomorrow try and support HODs, a lot of work will have gone into preparing for them. The tour of Toye, Kenning and Spencer was fully booked and very successful.
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heritage
Bedworth
60 of 241  Sat 8th Sep 2012 8:39pm  

Good day in Bedworth. We lost count at 199 in the almshouses, nearly 100 at the heritage centre and the cars from the Heart of England were wonderful. Coventry engineering at its best. Exhibition in Governor's Hall.
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