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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
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511 of 691  Fri 23rd Feb 2018 7:26am  

23rd Feb 1967 The Yardbirds, featuring Jimmy Page (later to found Led Zeppelin), played at the Locarno.
Local History and Heritage - What happened on THIS day in Coventry's history?
Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
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512 of 691  Sat 24th Feb 2018 10:16am  

24th Feb 1963 The Beatles play the Coventry Theatre - but only as support act for Helen Shapiro!
On 24th Feb 2018 12:43pm, Midland Red said: Just look at the prices! Big grin
On 24th Feb 2018 1:04pm, Annewiggy said: I think I was in the circle, 6/6 out of my £5 a week.
On 24th Feb 2018 2:57pm, scrutiny said: £5 Anne, that was a fortune, I was on £2-5s and a pound board to come out of it. Smile
Local History and Heritage - What happened on THIS day in Coventry's history?
Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
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513 of 691  Sun 25th Feb 2018 10:11am  

25th Feb 1942 The King and Queen visited Coventry and saw plans for the rebuilding of the city in St. Mary's Hall. The Bishop of Coventry (Dr. Mervyn Haig) presented the Queen with a cross made from nails taken from the old belfry.
On 26th Feb 2018 9:45am, Kaga simpson said: Rob. 1942 the Yanks arrived, made more impression than any King or Queen in Coventry and the country.
Local History and Heritage - What happened on THIS day in Coventry's history?
Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
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514 of 691  Mon 26th Feb 2018 7:23am  

26th Feb 1964 The new 'Rose Inn' opens behind where the old one stood in Lockhurst Lane, and Jimmy Hill is there to pull a pint in celebration.
Local History and Heritage - What happened on THIS day in Coventry's history?
Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
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515 of 691  Tue 27th Feb 2018 7:30am  

27th Feb 1817 Thomas Lawson, butcher, was killed in his bed by the collapsing of his home in Great Butcher Row. 27th Feb 1847 The birth of Dame Alice Ellen Terry (at 5 Market Street), known professionally as Ellen Terry, who became the leading Shakespearean actress in Britain. Upper Precinct
Local History and Heritage - What happened on THIS day in Coventry's history?
Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
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516 of 691  Wed 28th Feb 2018 7:29am  

28th Feb 1322 King Edward II said to be in Coventry with a levy for raising troops. 28th Feb 1932 The Old Wheel Tavern public house closed.
On 28th Feb 2018 7:48am, Robthu said: Read about an Old Wheel landlord here.
Local History and Heritage - What happened on THIS day in Coventry's history?
Midland Red

517 of 691  Wed 28th Feb 2018 7:48am  

28th Feb 1943 Oxford R6390 of 7 AACU hit trees and a bridge while attempting to force land on the Nuneaton to Coventry road. Polish pilot P/O P Gieplinski and an ATC cadet, William David Troup, aged 15, were both killed. A second ATC cadet was injured.
Local History and Heritage - What happened on THIS day in Coventry's history?
Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
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518 of 691  Thu 1st Mar 2018 7:24am  

1st Mar 1976 Margaret Thatcher visits Radford and chats to a local resident. Even though it was three years before she became Prime Minister, no advance warning of her visit was give for security reasons.
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
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519 of 691  Fri 2nd Mar 2018 7:23am  

2nd Mar 1772 Mary Clues of Gosford Street burnt to death by "spontaneous combustion". Her remains were found on the floor, almost reduced to a cinder, while the furniture and bed-clothes were scarcely damaged. 2nd Mar 1848 The first stone of St. Thomas' church, near the Butts, was laid by the Rev. T. Sheepshanks, Rector of St. John's.
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Midland Red

520 of 691  Sat 3rd Mar 2018 7:40am  

3rd Mar 1967 A crowd of over 18,000 saw Coventry City take on West Ham United at Highfield Road for the "Winston S. Churchill Memorial Trophy". The game finished 3-3 and Hammers, who included Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst in their XI, won 9-7 on penalties. Team: Glazier (Clamp), Bruck (Tudor), Hill, Farmer, Curtis, Lewis, Rees, Machin, Gould, Gibson, Clements Scorers: Gibson, Machin (2)
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
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521 of 691  Sat 3rd Mar 2018 9:47am  

3rd Mar 2000 The Queen and Prince Philip visit Coventry for the Home Front Commemoration Service in the cathedral ruins.
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Harrier
Coventry
522 of 691  Sun 4th Mar 2018 9:28am  

4th Mar 1961 Coventry Godiva Harriers' Basil Heatley won the English National Cross Country title at the home of cross country running in this country, Parliament Hill Fields, London. As a result he was selected for the International Championships two weeks later held in Pays de la Loire, Nantes, France which he duly won. The week before Bas won his national title, Roma Ashby had won the English Women's National Cross Country Championships held in Sheffield. Unfortunately the Women's International was not held that year, although Roma had won the international title in 1956. No other club has had any comparable performance by two of its members.
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
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523 of 691  Sun 4th Mar 2018 9:39am  

4th Mar 1542 The Hospital of St. John (now known as The Old Grammar School) was surrendered as part of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. 4th Mar 1852 A new one mile course built for 'Stoke Races' on the land now occupied by the Stoke Park housing estate.
On 4th Mar 2018 6:21pm, Greg said: There used to be an old plaque on the low wall between Binley Road and the estate giving the history of horse racing there. I`m sure it was made of cast iron so I suppose someone stole it for scrap.
On 4th Mar 2018 6:36pm, Midland Red said: From 'British History Online': In the mid 19th century there was a race-course immediately north of Stoke Green and Binley Road. The races, which had been formerly held in Cheylesmore Park, were resumed in Stoke as Stoke Races in 1834, but were transferred to Conduit Fields near Radford in 1849. The site of the race-course, known as Stoke Park, was later developed as a residential estate.
Local History and Heritage - What happened on THIS day in Coventry's history?
Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
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524 of 691  Mon 5th Mar 2018 7:25am  

5th Mar 1471 Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, left Coventry and marched south with an army of 30,000 to clash with Edward IV, where he would be killed in the Battle of Barnet on the 14th April. 5th Mar 1832 Well Street Infant School opened.
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Midland Red

525 of 691  Mon 5th Mar 2018 7:54am  

5th Mar 1941 A Tiger Moth of 9 EFTS was landing at Ansty when it collided with another Tiger Moth on the ground. Both were burnt out, but there were no casualties.
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