High Street

I think that the Coventry Economic was based in Little Park Street in the 60s/early 70s, in the building that is now the Earl of Mercia pub. A schoolmate of mine had a father who was their computer expert, in what must have been the very early days of computers. He was certainly based there at that time. He used to give us lifts into town in his Morris 1100 and we would get the bus from there to school. I'm not sure exactly when, but I seem to recall the High Street building was purpose built, possibly after the Economic took over the Provident and became the Coventry Building Society.

I thought that was Midland Bank

You are probably right, MR. I've looked at Google Streetmaps and it was the more modern 4-storey building to the left of it. I have a feeling it was their head office although possibly not a public access branch. It was possibly abandoned when they opened their purpose built place in High Street.

Here's another view :

Just as an update for this topic, here is a picture of the cellars and the Lloyds Bank at its newer home in the 1930's.

Another view of the temporary shops in High Street.

Gee, you are getting good at this Neil. My memory is working overtime.

Yes I had a particularly productive shift at work last night!

Here the Bank building disappearing in readiness for the awful Cathedral Lanes. (Rights to the owner)

So there are two images on the Pictures of Coventry website that refer to Higginbottom's on the High Street. Sadly I don't think that it's on the street itself but a block at 90 degrees to it on the south side. I believe it was the block between the Craven Arms and the Rose and Crown and behind number 27/28. The image below shows what it looked like from the east side. By the time the aerial photo was taken the block had been knocked down up to a second block further south. New extensions had been added. Does anyone know anything about Higginbottom's and or do you think I've got the right location?

In at least 1921 the bank at number 8 was where Midland Red shows it on the north side of the High Street but at that time the building was about 2/3 of the size. It later absorbed number 9. This picture shows how it looked (right side of the photo) before the remodelling.

I remember in my early teens The Waters Wine Bar, am I correct it being near Broadgate? I am thinking late 50's

I remember Waters Wine Bar, I think it was in High Street. You went up a a narrow passage way to it.