Downtown in Cov

[dutchman]

Market Tavern!

Became Burger King

[dutchman]

The Silver Sword, The Alhambra ......

The Alhambra has gone. The Silver Sword has a new name every few weeks.

[Houchens Head]

I've only been left a couple of years Dutch, but I never went into town much in the last 5 or 6 years I was still in Cov anyway. I knew about the Locarno and Market Tavern, but there were loads of good pubs in town when I was a bad 'un in my yooff! .....innit!
By the way, you should put a link on here to your Coventry History site. It's brilliant.

[dutchman]

By the way, you should put a link on here to your Coventry History site. It's brilliant.

Thanks Houch My blog page below contains links to all the local websites, including that one.

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

The Cod, The Stag and The Smithfield

[Regis87]

Top Spot !, Turks head , Penny Black The Thistle , Studio 21 and my favorite The Peacock for the stay backs

[Houchens Head]

Had my first Wedding Reception in the Penny Black! There was me and the first missus, her mum and dad, and the two witnesses! Way back in 1971! Nearly 41 years ago! (Can't you tell I never wanted to get married! Didn't tell anyone in my family!) Quick pint or two then went home!

[dutchman]

This thread is reading more and more like a list of pubs which have since closed or been pulled-down!

[Houchens Head]

Otis. Blame Regis87 at plug #3!

[Hugh Jarse]

Sadly, my hometown is turning into an even bigger shithole than it had become.

I was there a couple of weeks ago and felt like a foreigner in my own country (let alone city). All the dregs of society seem to gather in the area around Carphone Warehouse and M&S. I wish I had a pound for every smoking, swearing single mother (£2 if the baby was mixed race), I could retire a happy man. The boys all walk around with their trousers round their thighs showing everyone they wear CK boxers, the girls all dress like slags and play up to the groups of boys, white youths talking like black gangsters, all sentences punctuated by 'like' and 'innit'......the list is endless.

All you youts out there are probably thinking "If you don't like it, don't come" but sadly if I want to see my relatives, I have to visit. Of all the places I have visited recently, Cov isn't the worst but it's right up there with them.

Moan over!