The top three places you miss most from Coventry city centre (1 Viewer)

no_loyalty · Mar 10, 2018

I miss the Smithfield pub, Shambles arcade and the parsons nose chip shop (massive queues in there after a good night out)

Otis · Mar 10, 2018

wingy said:
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.

Went in the Top Spot once. For a nightclub even in those days it was ridiculously cheap. 50p to get in.

Park Lane or whatever it was called those days was at least £5-£6.

clint van damme · Mar 10, 2018

no_loyalty said:
I miss the Smithfield pub, Shambles arcade and the parsons nose chip shop (massive queues in there after a good night out)

Forgot all about shambles, loved that place.

Sky_Blue_Daz · Mar 10, 2018

My brother did the relief manager job at the fletch about 20 years ago
I went in for a pint one Saturday evening about 6:30

I asked the barman for a pint and stood at the bar minding my own business, next thing this lad come over to me and wanted to have a fight he accused me of starting on him the previous night in town.
After told him I’d been in the wallace the previous night and was just coming in for a pint with my brother who was running this place his whole attitude changed and said sorry mate but it’s not a good night unless I have a scrap and sat back in t(e corner with his mates

Gazolba · Mar 10, 2018

dutchman said:
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.

What was that 'Birds' shop?

dutchman · Mar 10, 2018

Gazolba said:
What was that 'Birds' shop?

It was a chemist's shop. It should actually read "BIRD'S". Owner Frederick Bird was an alderman, magistrate and local benefactor after whom the Hillfields school was named.

Nick · Mar 10, 2018

Nobody has said IKON / Diva (if you can blag you are older).

All you can drink night's, bar takes an hour.

Covstu · Mar 10, 2018

Also missed the coliseum when it was the proper collie. Green onions nights on a Thursday drinking red stripe

Nick · Mar 10, 2018

Covstu said:
Also missed the coliseum when it was the proper collie. Green onions nights on a Thursday drinking red stripe

Was I imagining they had PlayStations in the wall upstairs?

Covstu · Mar 10, 2018

Nick said:
Was I imagining they had PlayStations in the wall upstairs?

A few years later yes. Remember playing drunken tekken a lot!

Houchens Head · Mar 10, 2018

Nick said:
Nobody has said IKON / Diva (if you can blag you are older).

All you can drink night's, bar takes an hour.

I was too bloody old for these, Nick! :emoji_smile:

Houchens Head · Mar 10, 2018

Without trawling through all the previous posts, has anyone mentioned the Irish Centre. (I think that's what it was called?) Entrance was in Watch Close, Spon St.

Nick · Mar 10, 2018

Houchens Head said:
Without trawling through all the previous posts, has anyone mentioned the Irish Centre. (I think that's what it was called?) Entrance was in Watch Close, Spon St.

Houchens Head · Mar 11, 2018

Nick said:

That's the place, Nick! They had great "Grab a Granny" nights!

Otis · Mar 11, 2018

Houchens Head said:
That's the place, Nick! They had great "Grab a Granny" nights!

Was that 'Grab a Granny tonight because she will probably be dead in the morning?''

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