Midland Red
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946 of 1703
Wed 19th Aug 2015 11:44am
On 11th Apr 2015 11:17pm, PeterB said:
On 11th Apr 2015 5:10pm, Midland Red said:
The Swanswell undergoing further changes
The planning application says it will be an Ice Cream Parlour on the ground floor and part first floor. The Taxi company is to remain.
Here it is, up and running as "Creams"
Creams Cafe website
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Midland Red
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947 of 1703
Wed 19th Aug 2015 11:59am
On 18th Jul 2012 5:07pm, PhiliPamInCoventry said:
Hi all,
My travels today took me to Cheylesmore, where I recorded the only remains of this pub in Daventry Rd.
On 18th Jul 2012 6:45pm, TonyS said:
Gosh Philip, they bring back memories. They were outside the (now demolished) Cheylesmore Pub, where there were two of these sodium lamps in the front car park, and one round in the back garden area. The garden was divided (in the early fifties) into two with a laurel hedge down it's centre. The far side, which was lawn, had another of these lamps - which could still be seen from Cecily Road, but is now hidden by the overgrown hedge bordering the back of the pub.
It was always very eery when they switched the lamps on at dusk as they took a while to "warm up" and once they achieved full brightness the light they gave off was quite intense and cast very dark shadows - quite scary to a young child.
Here's the site of The Cheylesmore PH now ( I wonder where those lamps went? )
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TonyS
Coventry
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948 of 1703
Wed 19th Aug 2015 12:11pm
I recall seeing at least one of them broken up among the rubble before the site was cleared |
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Midland Red
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Thu 20th Aug 2015 11:18am
Another "ex-pub"
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
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950 of 1703
Thu 20th Aug 2015 5:19pm
Potters Green Lad, our dining table was a bagatelle table with a lid my dad made, could seat a dozen round it. One of my uncles was captain of the bagatelle side at the Elephant and Castle, Tusses Bridge, but that was in the early thirties. Our table along with our piano was left in the tunnel under New Inn Bridge, Foleshill, in the late fifties. |
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NeilsYard
Coventry
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951 of 1703
Wed 26th Aug 2015 7:08am
I'm afraid 'The Rocket' has now gone. |
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Midland Red
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Wed 26th Aug 2015 6:25pm
On 26th Aug 2015 7:08am, NeilsYard said:
I'm afraid 'The Rocket' has now gone.
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dutchman
Spon End
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953 of 1703
Wed 26th Aug 2015 6:43pm
It's a good job those walls can't talk!
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andyk69
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954 of 1703
Wed 26th Aug 2015 6:54pm
It's a pity it couldn't be saved. Many a good memory. I guess time moves on though.
I spotted the other night the shutters are off the Coombe Abbey Inn in Chapelfields the other night but it wasn't open so I couldn't see if it was open again. Anyone know anything? It's been boarded up for a while.
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flapdoodle
Coventry
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955 of 1703
Wed 26th Aug 2015 7:12pm
It looks as if the Coombe is being turned into a restaurant:
Planning Application
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dutchman
Spon End
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956 of 1703
Wed 26th Aug 2015 7:13pm
It's been sold and plans submitted to turn it into a bar/restaurant and student doss-house by the looks of it:
Full Planning Application
Wally Hayden will be turning in his grave!
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andyk69
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957 of 1703
Thu 27th Aug 2015 7:15am
Thanks for the links. The planning was withdrawn though on 10th August. The mystery isn't quite solved yet. Last couple that had the Coombe were really nice. Made us feel really welcome. Really liked the split level garden as well.
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flapdoodle
Coventry
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958 of 1703
Thu 27th Aug 2015 7:25pm
Ah, it looks like it may have been withdrawn for further consultation.
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bohica
coventry
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959 of 1703
Thu 27th Aug 2015 7:37pm
As this is a pub thread, does anyone know of a list/register of current (or recent past) publicans/licensees?
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mickw
nuneaton
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960 of 1703
Thu 27th Aug 2015 7:43pm
Real Ale Rambles site might be a good place to start in the pub history section hope this helps |
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