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mickboho
Coventry
1 of 48  Fri 14th Apr 2017 11:17am  

I lived in Gas Street in the fifties - did anyone else come from around there.
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NeilsYard
Coventry
2 of 48  Fri 19th Jan 2018 12:31am  

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NeilsYard
Coventry
3 of 48  Sun 21st Jan 2018 1:48am  

Here's more or less the full length of Gas Street from 1949 taken from Britain from Above - I've marked the Gas Tavern as seen above in red.
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Greg
Coventry
4 of 48  Sun 21st Jan 2018 4:05pm  

The Gas Club was along there as well. I used to go there with friends who were Gas Board apprentices.
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mickboho
Coventry
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5 of 48  Sat 3rd Feb 2018 12:31pm  

Thank Greg for the photos of Gas Street, brings back memories
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Slash1
northampton
6 of 48  Sun 4th Feb 2018 12:50pm  

In 1959 I joined a company, E. Laxon & Company, Wholesale Grocers and Provision Merchants, which was located in Gas Street. Would you remember that? As I understand it they relocated to Charter Avenue, a few years later, by which time I had left to join the Royal Navy. I also understand that the area was required for the Ring Road.
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Greg
Coventry
7 of 48  Sun 4th Feb 2018 7:32pm  

Does anyone remember the company (in or around Gas Street) who manufactured crisps? The bags had the three spires logo on and the proprietor and his wife used to come into the Gas Club for a drink.
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TonyS
Coventry
8 of 48  Sun 4th Feb 2018 8:21pm  

The crisps with the "Three Spires" logo was Robinsons. Wholesale they were supplied in tins (I assume of 48 packets) rather than boxes. If you type "Robinsons" in the search box you will find a few references to them.
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NeilsYard
Coventry
9 of 48  Mon 12th Feb 2018 3:25pm  

Added to the Gas Street thread although it's almost gone here! Oh my
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mickboho
Coventry
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10 of 48  Fri 23rd Feb 2018 10:15pm  

On 4th Feb 2018 7:32pm, Greg said: Does anyone remember the company (in or around Gas Street) who manufactured crisps? The bags had the three spires logo on and the proprietor and his wife used to come into the Gas Club for a drink.
Yes I remember the factory, we used to go there from St Osburg's School at dinner time and ask if they had any left over.
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Prof
Gloucester
11 of 48  Fri 27th Jul 2018 3:58pm  

On 21st Jan 2018 1:48am, NeilsYard said: Here's more or less the full length of Gas Street from 1949 taken from Britain from Above - I've marked the Gas Tavern as seen above in red.
What is that tree-lined area at top of photo Neil? Any ideas, and name of the street? Think it might be Naul's Mill Park? Middleborough Rd area?
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Slim
Another Coventry kid
12 of 48  Sat 4th Aug 2018 10:36pm  

On 4th Feb 2018 8:21pm, TonyS said: The crisps with the "Three Spires" logo was Robinsons. Wholesale they were supplied in tins (I assume of 48 packets) rather than boxes. If you type "Robinsons" in the search box you will find a few references to them.
I remember them. In those days they were everywhere in Coventry, just one local brand if I recall, like Lants pop. I think they were just plain potato crisps, not like today with dozens of flavours. And the little blue bags of salt; there was supposed to be one per packet, but I once had four in my packet! Occasionally you'd get more than one or two. I suppose you've heard the crisp story? A bloke goes into a shop and says "Do you sell crisps?". Shop assistant: "Certainly, what flavour sir?". Bloke: "Plain". Assistant: "Sorry, sir, we've only got helicopter".
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Slim
Another Coventry kid
13 of 48  Sat 4th Aug 2018 10:53pm  

On 19th Jan 2018 12:31am, NeilsYard said:
I remember Gas St. in the fifties. Every Saturday, we'd go to town shopping, and my dad would park his old Rover 90 in Gas St. That was in the good old days when parking was free everywhere, and before traffic wardens (or whatever they call those non-jobs now) and yellow lines had been misinvented. I recall the terraced houses (which would probably be classed as slums by modern standards), then a big space (presumably bomb damage), and an interesting sign which read "Bass". I asked my parents what it meant. I was too young to understand pubs let alone beer.
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NeilsYard
Coventry
14 of 48  Sun 5th Aug 2018 2:00am  

On 27th Jul 2018 3:58pm, Prof said: What is that tree-lined area at top of photo Neil? Any ideas, and name of the street? Think it might be Naul's Mill Park? Middleborough Rd area?
Spot on Prof Thumbs up
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mickboho
Coventry
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15 of 48  Tue 21st Aug 2018 3:00pm  

On 19th Jan 2018 12:31am, NeilsYard said:
I lived opposite that pub.
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