Harrier
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Sun 12th Nov 2017 10:17am
About 6 months ago the above badge was advertised for sale on eBay.
Despite searches at the Coventry archives, newspapers on line, I found no information. Is 'C.G.C.' Coventry Godiva Cycling?? Chess?? I suspected it was the Coventry Godiva Harriers Cycling section but have searched through all their minutes and there is no reference. I searched the Godiva Path and Road Club - again nothing. (The Godiva Path and Road Club was the cycling club formed from the Godiva Harrier Club when the national athletic and the national cycling authorities fell out and Harriers Clubs could no longer have cycling sections.)
About a month ago a similar badge appeared on eBay but with a blue rim and date of 1950, The number stamped much more neatly on the back was 256. This I bought still thinking it had some Coventry Godiva Harriers connection.
Has anyone any ideas what organisation the badge is associated with?? Many thanks. |
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coventry49
Budleigh Salterton, Devon |
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Sun 12th Nov 2017 12:49pm
Coventry Golf Club perhaps? Founded in 1897 |
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Mick Strong
Coventry |
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Fri 7th Oct 2022 3:37pm
Coventry Gun Club ?? Mick Strong
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Mick Strong
Coventry |
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Fri 7th Oct 2022 3:47pm
Found on Google, attached to a picture of the said badge, under this link.
"As an aside - this enamel badge "Coventry Godiva Club' (for Festival of Britain 1951) shows Diana Dors as Lady Godiva! (in our shop)" Mick Strong
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Midland Red
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Fri 7th Oct 2022 5:34pm
Well done, Mick |
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Harrier
Coventry Thread starter
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Sun 9th Oct 2022 5:50pm
Why was each badged individually numbered? Fattorini's, the makers, have no record of the order nor its purpose nor why they were numbered. The archivist did suggest that if over 250 were made (as indicated by ones I have), being silver, the order would have been relatively expensive... and who received them? Strange that on the medal there was no engraving to indicate their celebratory purpose. Fattorini's were founded in Skipton, moved to Bradford then to Birmingham where they had substantial works, supplying medals and trophies to a variety of sports. The family were philanthropic towards sports and sportsmen, also being involved in the officiating side of the sports. |
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