Yardley family

I don't think I ever got around to adding this anywhere but Anne sent me this some time ago which I've just been reminded of whilst doing a bit more 'digging'. This thanks to Sidney Bunney's artistry is the original building that was The Turks Head - then renamed The Tramway in 1883 as when this was painted. I'm still to find any photograph of 'old' Silver Street and this original building. I suspect the new one went up around 1930 unless anyone else knows? See my above old news clipping and 'picture' the scene

This is from a 1933 Coventry Herald, Neil.

Brilliant Anne

I've never come across the expression "super feet" before but apparently it is the volume equivalent to a square foot with a thickness of one inch, as used in pricing timber.

.........and = more drinking space

Hi, some Yardley watch manufacture info.

Thanks Heathite. The John Yardley, watch case maker on the 1850 list was my G G Grandfather.

Hi Anne, thank you for the feed back. I thought the reference to Noah Yardley Wright on page 503 could be of some help with family research. Sorry, it looks like 508, good thing I have the original ?

Yes I'm sure John is listed on the commemorative 'Watchmakers board' on Spon Street.

Anybody related to the W H Yardley at number 7 Warwick Lane? There's a picture of it before demolition in the Coventry Evening Telegraph 3rd June 1936 page 8. The Online version is almost invisible but it's tolerable from microfilm.

Hi Helen, he is on my tree but only very distantly. He actually died in 1916 but his wife Ann Maria died in 1936. I have found the picture in the Telegraph. As you say a bit obscure, thank you.

Not my bunch but I'd like to see it if it's worth it

Now I am on my PC I can work out that William Henry Yardley would have been my great grandad William's cousin. Here is the picture from the newspaper, Neil. As Helen says it is not very clear. I wonder if she has a better copy. W H Yardley was living at 7 Warwick Lane in 1911.

Does anyone remember a cycle shop on Paynes Lane somewhere between Oxford Street and the Far Gosford Street junction? I have only just found out about it as it was run by one of my dad's uncles, Ade Yardley. He was also very much in to motorbikes apparently and worked on the TT races as a mechanic.

Paynes Lane 1955, two Yardleys