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Mick Strong
Coventry
466 of 477  Thu 14th Nov 2024 6:23pm  

On 14th Nov 2024 2:07pm, Not Local said: The former Three Horseshoes pub on the corner of Red Lane and Stoney Stanton Rd still only has less than half of the upper floor following damage sustained in the blitz. It is currently a restaurant of some sorts, I drove past it yesterday. There is a nice picture in the 'Cov Pub History' section.
When we lived in Cobden Street, my dad and uncle would visit Henley market and then go selling in the Three Horseshoes on a Sunday lunch time.
Mick Strong

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Helen F
Warrington
467 of 477  Thu 14th Nov 2024 6:31pm  

The only one I can think of with visible damage is the Drapers Hall. Quite a few others will have hidden signs but have been repaired eg 11 Priory Row (and several others), the police station on St Mary Street (now part of the Council House), The Lloyds Bank building roof (?), Caesar's Tower.
Wartime and the Blitz - The Blitz - 14th November 1940
Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
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468 of 477  Thu 14th Nov 2024 6:39pm  

On 14th Nov 2024 12:26pm, Positively Pottering said: I was only thinking yesterday if there are any buildings in and around the city that still clearly show damage from that night and subsequent raids (apart from the old cathedral obviously)
There's a building in Far Gosford Street that I'm uncertain about, but it's definitely lost its roof. This Google Street View shows it roofless, and below is an early postcard - building on the left. I've always assumed bomb damage, but I could be wrong. Forum image
Wartime and the Blitz - The Blitz - 14th November 1940
Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
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469 of 477  Thu 14th Nov 2024 6:41pm  

There are also lots of shrapnel marks on the Council house, of course, but our Steve has just reminded me of the side of the old Rising Sun in Spon Street, too.
Wartime and the Blitz - The Blitz - 14th November 1940
matchle55
Coventry
470 of 477  Thu 14th Nov 2024 8:19pm  

My mother aged 14, her brother 7 and their parents were living in Queen st on this night and took shelter in a house opposite as it had a cellar, when the raid had subsided they looked out to find their house had been flattened. Mum made light of it when discussing it with us kids in later life ,remarkable as when rehomed in Winchester st another bomb took out the houses on the corner of that street and Canterbury st She was a tough cookie
Wartime and the Blitz - The Blitz - 14th November 1940
bohica
coventry
471 of 477  Thu 14th Nov 2024 8:26pm  

Many people in the local tonight didn't know this. I don't see the local rag covering it. Angry
Wartime and the Blitz - The Blitz - 14th November 1940
Not Local
Bedworth
472 of 477  Thu 14th Nov 2024 8:38pm  

I have just looked outside and there is certainly a bomber's moon tonight but the current generations would have no idea what that means.
Wartime and the Blitz - The Blitz - 14th November 1940
Helen F
Warrington
473 of 477  Thu 14th Nov 2024 10:00pm  

I just had a look at the Drapers Hall, and they've repaired the damage. How it used to look here.
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20A-Manor House
Coventry
474 of 477  Thu 14th Nov 2024 10:04pm  

On 14th Nov 2024 12:26pm, Positively Pottering said: I was only thinking yesterday if there are any buildings in and around the city that still clearly show damage from that night and subsequent raids (apart from the old cathedral obviously)
Coventry Watch Museum. April 1941 bomb damage:
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
475 of 477  Thu 14th Nov 2024 10:08pm  

On 14th Nov 2024 8:26pm, bohica said: Many people in the local tonight didn't know this. I don't see the local rag covering it. Angry
Hello, Sadly, I don't believe that we have a local 'rag', anymore. The so called daily local papers are all a thing of the past. Our forum is what we have now, where the subject is covered. The only thing that buys & dictates newspaper content is advertising. Similar with online media, where the number of views adds value, whether or not there's a subscription fee. The current head of staff also produces a Leicester paper, so it's slightly regional but that's about as good as it gets. If anyone can add to this, please do. The current circulation of the Coventry telegraph is below economic production level, so bunching news in one pot, is about the only means open other than it closing altogether.
Wartime and the Blitz - The Blitz - 14th November 1940
Slim
Another Coventry kid
476 of 477  Fri 15th Nov 2024 7:48am  

On 14th Nov 2024 10:04pm, 20A-Manor House said:
On 14th Nov 2024 12:26pm, Positively Pottering said: I was only thinking yesterday if there are any buildings in and around the city that still clearly show damage from that night and subsequent raids (apart from the old cathedral obviously)
Coventry Watch Museum. April 1941 bomb damage:
It was a poor building to begin with. It was never as good as it was cracked up to be.
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NeilsYard
Coventry
477 of 477  Fri 15th Nov 2024 11:32am  

The Cenotaph in the Memorial Park still bears its shrapnel damage................
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