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Midland Red

1 of 12  Fri 16th Aug 2013 3:14pm  

I notice that preliminary work has started on the redevelopment of the Toll Bar Island I wonder what will become of this, at present situated just into Stonebridge Highway from the existing roundabout? There are still quite a few around our city but it would be a shame to lose one because of a lack of forethought on someone's part
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Midland Red

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2 of 12  Fri 25th Oct 2013 4:24pm  

I can confirm that the above boundary marker, and the one just inside London Road, have both now been removed, and I would be interested to know whether they have in fact gone for safe keeping Oh my Can anyone help? Thumbs up
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia
3 of 12  Fri 25th Oct 2013 4:58pm  

Hi MR, I hate to say it but, maybe the sign of the times and it is sitting on someone's rockery at the moment. Nothing would surprise me these days. Roll eyes
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NormK
bulkington
4 of 12  Fri 25th Oct 2013 5:19pm  

The Council claimed quite a few things during my demolition days, the only thing I saw again was the Frederick Bird sign, which they re-erected on the front lawn of the new school. You never know, they may have a compound somewhere to store such items. Thumbs up Thumbs up
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Midland Red

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5 of 12  Mon 2nd Jan 2017 2:07pm  

I was delighted to see, this morning, that the boundary marker featured in post #1 above has been restored to its position alongside Stonebridge Highway, close to the new junction. Cheers
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TonyS
Coventry
6 of 12  Mon 2nd Jan 2017 9:34pm  

Excellent! I was only thinking about this a couple of days ago and had planned to email the City Council. No need now. Thumbs up
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Slim
Another Coventry kid
7 of 12  Tue 3rd Jan 2017 7:43am  

It's good to see that on this (presumably) old marker, it's the City of Coventry in the County of Warwick, quite rightly when all said and done. Wink
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Midland Red

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8 of 12  Tue 3rd Jan 2017 7:45am  

Slim, there's some more here Thumbs up
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Slim
Another Coventry kid
9 of 12  Tue 3rd Jan 2017 7:46am  

On 25th Oct 2013 4:58pm, Dreamtime said: Hi MR, I hate to say it but, maybe the sign of the times and it is sitting on someone's rockery at the moment. Nothing would surprise me these days. Roll eyes
Nor me. Some years ago, a whole front garden wall made of heavy rustic stone was stolen overnight from a house in Stivichall Croft. Nobody heard or saw a thing!
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Slim
Another Coventry kid
10 of 12  Tue 3rd Jan 2017 7:50am  

On 3rd Jan 2017 7:45am, Midland Red said: Slim, there's some more here Thumbs up
Excellent, MR. I know one of them well, as it's near where I work, on the Kenilworth Road. And not a mention of West Midlands!
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TonyS
Coventry
11 of 12  Sun 15th Jan 2017 12:03pm  

I wonder if these boundary markers were ever replaced after the war?
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia
12 of 12  Sun 15th Jan 2017 5:17pm  

On 3rd Jan 2017 7:46am, Slim said:
On 25th Oct 2013 4:58pm, Dreamtime said: Hi MR, I hate to say it but, maybe the sign of the times and it is sitting on someone's rockery at the moment. Nothing would surprise me these days. Roll eyes
Nor me. Some years ago, a whole front garden wall made of heavy rustic stone was stolen overnight from a house in Stivichall Croft. Nobody heard or saw a thing!
Slim, I have an awful habit of seeing the funny side of some situations and It amuses me to think of someone having the nerve to steal a heavy rustic stone wall overnight and then a wall of the same nature suddenly appearing somewhere else. Strikes me as an April Fool's joke!
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