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Midland Red

301 of 340  Wed 14th Nov 2018 7:33am  

Harry Shaw has passed away at the age of 87
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Positively Pottering
East Midlands
302 of 340  Tue 8th Jan 2019 12:59am  

Steve Johnson, bass guitarist with Staveley Makepeace and Lieutenant Pigeon, has died, 6th January 2019. RIP Steve.
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Bumblyari
Hants
303 of 340  Sun 9th Jun 2019 10:26pm  

Coventry born Norman Dewis OBE has passed away at the age of 98. As Jaguar's legendary chief test and development engineer, he played a very important part in the successes of the C and D Type Jaguars during the 1950s not to mention the E Type in the 1960s. He was also a decent bloke.
nostalgia (-ja) n. dreaming of it being like it was when you dreamt of it being like it is now

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NeilsYard
Coventry
304 of 340  Thu 13th Jun 2019 11:43am  

I am a National Trust Member and I recently contacted Smallhythe Place in Kent which was the final home of Ellen Terry and where she died in 1928. This was prompted by some images Rob has in the Library. Sadly they have no further resources relating to her in Coventry however I got the following response. I must visit one day. Subject: RE: Ellen Terry in Coventry Hi there I am afraid we have no photographs of Ellen Terry in Coventry, as you know she was born at a theatrical lodging in the town and would have returned to London as soon as her father's job as a theatrical extra was finished. What I do know is that she was very proud to have been born so close to Shakespeare's home town and often referred to that. Best wishes Susannah Mayor Senior House Steward Smallhythe Place Smallhythe TN30 7NG 01580 762334
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argon
New Milton
305 of 340  Thu 13th Jun 2019 4:07pm  

N Y. It may be that you already know but an article in the Coventry Herald in 1923 about her 75th birthday states that she was born in Market Street.
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NeilsYard
Coventry
306 of 340  Thu 13th Jun 2019 4:23pm  

Hi argon Wave Yes Rob even has a postcard of the house in the Library section - Rob, I took the liberty of trying to enlarge it - hope that's ok, pal
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JohnnieWalker
Sanctuary Point, Australia
307 of 340  Wed 27th Jan 2021 9:17pm  

Sadly to report that my cousin, Sandra Price MBE (see Famous Coventrians list and this link), former England netballer and Team Manager, caught covid a couple of weeks ago and is in hospital with palliative care. Her lungs have been so badly affected they say there is no more can be done for her. We grew up together, Sandra being a few years older than me, for a time we both worked at the GEC in Copsewood, and we had common interests in sports and at the Speedway. While I have seen her only rarely since I came to Australia in 1973, I always remember her cheerful disposition. Fingers crossed for her!
True Blue Coventry Kid

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JohnnieWalker
Sanctuary Point, Australia
308 of 340  Mon 1st Feb 2021 7:57pm  

Sad to tell that Sandra Price passed away from Covid over the weekend. She was 77 and had apparently been in poor health before she contracted the virus. I will have funeral details when available, if anyone on this site knew her. Sad
True Blue Coventry Kid

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Mick Strong
Coventry
309 of 340  Wed 10th Mar 2021 4:38pm  

Inside page of a book I've started reading called Kiss of Death. Does he qualify to be included?
Mick Strong

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belushi
coventry
310 of 340  Wed 10th Mar 2021 4:51pm  

Hi Mick. I'd have him in - link I went to school with Malcolm for seven years, and he was one of the nicest people you could meet. Not surprised he became a scientist, and I think years ago he did Open University programmes on BBC2. But I was surprised years ago to find out his new career. Sad to say I've not read any of his work yet - I'm still thinking about getting round to reading George Eliot and Philip Larkin!
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Mick Strong
Coventry
311 of 340  Wed 10th Mar 2021 5:09pm  

This book is about the plague in Eyam village
Mick Strong

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Midland Red

312 of 340  Wed 10th Mar 2021 5:26pm  

Malcolm Rose now added to our list of "Famous Coventrians". Thumbs up
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belushi
coventry
313 of 340  Wed 10th Mar 2021 6:07pm  

Sadly, another famous Coventrian, Danny McAlinden, died on March 8th.
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argon
New Milton
314 of 340  Wed 10th Mar 2021 6:28pm  

I have mentioned him before as a possibility. Iain Pears, Art Historian, Novelist with many books. Born in Coventry, went to Warwick School.
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Mick Strong
Coventry
315 of 340  Wed 10th Mar 2021 6:59pm  

On 10th Mar 2021 6:05pm, belushi said: Now I've worked with one Famous Coventrian, went to school with one and taught two more. If only I'd married one FC and was the father of another I'd have the full set Lol Sadly the ones I taught didn't need my subject in their quest for fame (I didn't teach Art or Darts!)
Great stats, belushi Mine are, went to school with two (Dave Moorcroft & Bobby Arthur) Beaten up by one (not Dave Moorcroft) and been beaten at darts by a third!!!
Mick Strong

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