The salads ARE huge. Every time any of us order a salad we have to get a doggy bag to take about a half of it home.
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Reckon they just tip an entire bag of salad leaves in there. Also free refills so diabetes on tap for whoever wants it.
No way on God's earth that it was ever called La Chaumier. No one in Cov would have been able to pronounce it.
Pizzas are awful though. At least mine and the wife’s were. Barely cooked doughy crap. But we are a bit snobbish when it comes to pizza.
Oh. Odd. They have won awards for their pizzas.
Must confess I usually go for a toastie with sides. We have been now 5 times and we have all loved it every time.
Haven't had a bad one from there yet and they do allow quite a lot of free extra toppings. It's one level up from the world falling out of one's arse after a Domino's or Papa John's though.
Walsgrave Road, opposite Gosford Green (right) and the bank on the corner (left) was Lloyds.
Another view showing the White Lion:
Still is! Was originally an ex-servicemen's club. Fennel's original music shop was pulled down to make room for it for no good reason that I can tell.
Walsgrave Road, opposite Gosford Green (right) and the bank on the corner (left) was Lloyds.
Another view showing the White Lion:
Cool thanks. I only have very vague memories of the pre-Sky Blue Way days, think the old man used to go in the White Lion but had to change to the Hand and Heart once they started the roadworks.
An old 60's Ford pop in the foreground,Still is! Was originally an ex-servicemen's club. Fennel's original music shop was pulled down to make room for it for no good reason that I can tell.
3 gears IIRC.
Walsgrave Road, opposite Gosford Green (right) and the bank on the corner (left) was Lloyds.
Another view showing the White Lion:
Great pictures, the Ring Road and associated Sky Blue Way has created so many cut off and bizarrely shaped pieces of land.
I'm having a job remembering now what was there prior to Skyblueway.
Was it even a Road?
Anyone remember, was it just the continuation of Binley rd?
Part of the road configurations are still there, the stub of Paynes Lane and the end of Lansdowne St
you know what, I travelled up and down there on the bus for about 5 years in my youth going to work up in Bodmin Rd and I can't remember for the life of me what was there.
I can remember the White Lion, that's about it.
Unit Sales DIY store consumed much of the land upon which SBW was built.
The bank on the corner was the original Humber factory. Big fire there in 1908.
(Before my time and, I assume, yours
)Remnants of the factory survived as a garage in my day, during WW2 it was used as a temporary fire station.The bank on the corner was the original Humber factory. Big fire there in 1908.
(Before my time and, I assume, yours
The bank had shops along two sides and office chambers above. The shop on the corner of Far Gosford Street sold fresh poultry and there were dead birds hanging up outside.
And me. Do you remember when it first opened in the lower precinct, was one shop width wide, and was a bit on the cramped side. It was much better when they extended it into the shop space next door. Was never so keen on the new place.
Enjoyed going to the BHS cafe too. My grandparents always stocked up on the sugar cubes they let you help yourselves too with the cups of tea. They were wrapped in paper so they ended up grabbing a handful each stuffing them in their pockets and taking them home.
Had my 1st ever pizza there. Pizza hut, Domino's were unheard of back then. I loved them but they were only about 4inches diameter.
Virgin records close by, great place to go and listen to albums before deciding whether to buy or not.
Locarno Saturday night :, the revolving stage between sets of house band( Pete's people I think) and Pete Waterman. The relief if you came out via lift and not down the stairs with assistance of bouncers
They were a treat getting to eat sugar cubes I am sure my grandma always took plenty as well as she rarely bought sugar but had a tin full of cubes
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My elderly housekeeper used to help herself to those little tubs of cream they gave away with coffee!
Top Spot nightclub was a real place to be scared of - next to the Parsons nose
Only went in there once i think, never to return, scarred for life
Only went in there once i think, never to return, scarred for life
thread title's place you miss in Coventry, not Brideshead mate.
I wish! We lived in a council house in the centre of Coventry, not a stately home in Soestdijk!
Oh I had one of the most surreal Nights of my life in the 80's on what I think was my only ever venture .
Anyone remember the Irish bouncers name, one of his sons ended up running the Fletch pub.
Sorry if going off topic.
