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dutchman
Spon End
31 of 46  Wed 6th Feb 2013 4:28pm  

On 6th Feb 2013 3:20pm, Foxcote said: Court 11, Gosford Street
That building had gone by 1960, leaving just a row of cottages behind Lindon's grocery stall. Mr Lindon had gone too and I think his widow who took over the business lived in one of the cottages. The space to the right of the grocer's stall was replaced with an advertising hoarding behind which Mrs Lindon used to dump her old grocery boxes.
On 6th Feb 2013 3:20pm, Foxcote said: Gosford Street, showing Old Malt House Buidling
That particular building was removed early in the 20th century as it created a bottleneck for traffic and the neighbouring street frontage completely remodelled. For a long time I mistook it for the New Inn which stuck out from the rest of Gosford Street in a similar manner.
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scrutiny
coventry
32 of 46  Wed 6th Feb 2013 4:32pm  

I can honestly say, until this topic ran a bit I never knew the difference between a "court" and the "back-to-back", both similar but the court being smaller. Is there a name for the court yard that the back-to-back houses had? The houses were in separate streets with a brick court yard and shared toilet blocks because these are my recollection in memory? I just thought I would add, the people who I knew took pride in keeping the toilet block clean, always a supply of the Daily Mirror, cut into squares, hanging on string and ready to use. Unlike China. They had a roller towel, in a loop, where you had to find a clean part that had not been used. This is where I found what a handkerchief is really for!!!!!! Big grin
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Foxcote
Warwick
33 of 46  Wed 6th Feb 2013 5:17pm  

This one has an alley leading that says 'White Friars Lane' and there appears to be a plaque on the property to the left on the second floor? Gosford Street, Nos. 111-112
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Foxcote
Warwick
34 of 46  Wed 6th Feb 2013 5:20pm  

This one is supposed to be the 'timbered doorway' to the New Inn. Doorway to the New Inn
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dutchman
Spon End
35 of 46  Wed 6th Feb 2013 5:40pm  

On 6th Feb 2013 5:17pm, Foxcote said: This one has an alley leading that says 'White Friars Lane' and there appears to be a plaque on the property to the left on the second floor? Gosford Street, Nos. 111-112
Yes, it was Court No 40. All three Tudor buildings in the picture were knocked down circa 1958 to make way for a version of the ring road was then suddenly abandoned. The space was then occupied by temporary buildings with a gap left for pedestrian-only access to Whitefriars Lane.
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dutchman
Spon End
36 of 46  Wed 6th Feb 2013 5:44pm  

On 6th Feb 2013 5:20pm, Foxcote said: This one is supposed to be the 'timbered doorway' to the New Inn. Doorway to the New Inn
That's a view from the backyard of the archway through which freight wagons used to pass. The pubs in Gosford Street were especially attractive to freight wagon drivers and often had stables in the yard.
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Foxcote
Warwick
37 of 46  Thu 7th Feb 2013 9:13am  

Thanks for all the details regarding the photos, Dutchman. On the 1911 census, I can see all the Courts and the numbering. I found a public house at the opposite end to the 'Mermaid', it was called 'The Newborn'. I wondered whether it was shortened to the 'New Inn'? Or is it a different pub?
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dutchman
Spon End
38 of 46  Thu 7th Feb 2013 2:44pm  

I've not come across it before Foxcote but census returns are notorious for getting names wrong.
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argon
New Milton
39 of 46  Wed 25th Mar 2020 12:07am  

Just come across an article about the Irish in Coventry by Thomas Predergast. There are some photos that I had not seen, particularly one of Court 17 Much Park St on page 138. The Irish in Coventry.
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NeilsYard
Coventry
40 of 46  Wed 25th Mar 2020 10:35am  

Good find argon - thats one heck of a PDF! Have you seen those before Helen?
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Helen F
Warrington
41 of 46  Wed 25th Mar 2020 11:38am  

I have skimmed all the way through it Neil and I have seen all the photos unless I've missed some. Most of them here! However it looks a fantastic document that will require careful reading. Many thinks Argon. Thumbs up
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Robthu
Coventry
42 of 46  Wed 25th Mar 2020 12:08pm  

The man who did this pointed out this man, Fr Placid Rea to me and came last year and visited his grave in the London Road Cemetery. Derek.
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Prof
Gloucester
43 of 46  Sun 12th Jun 2022 8:08pm  

Wonderful to find this for my Irish forebears who came to Coventry from Dublin in the 1840s. Thank you, Argon.
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argon
New Milton
44 of 46  Mon 13th Jun 2022 3:29pm  

Prof, my lot came from Ireland to Stone, then Birmingham, then Coventry. Itchy feet, no doubt.
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coundon12
Canada
45 of 46  Mon 13th Jun 2022 4:58pm  

My grandfather lived in a court in Thomas Street. He had no running water and shared a washing area with all the other people in the court. His name was David John Charley.
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