On 27th Oct 2024 1:05am, Gumnut said:
Davis's was down past the Locarno towards Allied Carpets. They had a chess board built into the slabs outside their shop, with large wooden pieces for hire. I remember them as the only people whom sold catapult elastic in town?
On 25th Oct 2024 12:11pm, Mick Strong said:
Im pretty sure it was Davis's - on the righthand side as you walked away from the birdcage.
On 21st Oct 2024 8:01am, Gumnut said:
Having only spent 27 years living in Coventry and now live overseas I have little right to comment on such things, I do though remember the birdcage and the lower precinct/arcade area quite well. I had my first ever cricket gear set bought from the sports store down there. From what I'm seeing now is that the life from the city centre has been sucked right out of the place, always a concrete warren in some ways but the weekends were full of shoppers. Such a shame.
Aubrey Hill ??
Used to get my football boots from there as they were a bit cheaper than Davies's.
