Coventry Collection (page 15)

Daventry Road shops, Coventry, West Midlands (formerly Warwickshire) 24th June 1975

The General Electric building in Queen Victoria Road, Coventry. 30th April 1960

PUPILS from Southflelds Junior School, Hillfields, Coventry, are enjoying a term-time stay away from city life for the next two weeks at a " camp site school" in the Warwickshire

Boys arriving at Barrs Hill School in Coventry for the first time since it changed from an all girls grammar to a mixed school. 28th August 1975

Coventry City v Northampton Town, 6th January 1990

Coventry City v Northampton Town, 28th March 1967

Noel Penny (left) with visiting Volvo Flygmotor president Per-Erik Mohlin 17th January 1990

Mr Noel Penny, chairman and chief executive of Noel Penny Turbines, Siskin Drive, Baginton, Coventry. 17th January 1990

Noel Penny (left) with John Ling Euro MP and a model of a Turbo turbine. 9th May 1989

Noel Penny, owner and Chairman of Noel Penny Turbines celebrates as he signs a joint venture deal with a new company backed by USSR Academy of Science to delvelop and build a low cost small turbine

Raring to go- Coventrys senior squad ina confident mood as they put in the final touch to their preparations before the game. 31st October 1996

League Cup - Hull 0-1 Coventry. Greg Abbott pictured on Wednesday 4th October 1995

The Board of R G Griffin builders in Leamington. Lef to right - Richard Garner, Bob Griffin, John Garner and Richard Costigan. 27th March 1986

Bob Griffin, pictured 22 years after he started his Coventry building Company R G Griffin. His firm is a regular contractor for Coventry city council and the Coventry Churches housing Association

The Queen during a visit to Coventry which took in a tour of Walsgrave Hospital (pictured here) where she officially opened the newly finished building

Jimmy Tarbuck, Des O Connor and Frankie Vaughan enjoy a celebratory drink with French singer Sheila Southern after the opening performance of the " Spring Show" at Coventry Theatre

Belgrade Theatre Director Bob Hamlin with the young hopefuls at the auditions for the Christmas Pantimime, Cinderella. 25th October 1986

Belgrade Theatre Director Bob Hamlin. 16 / 06 / 1995
Belgrade Theatre Director Bob Hamlin. 16/06/1995

Des O Connor and dancers at Coventry Theatre where they are appearing in the " Spring Show". 26th March 1976

Belgrade Theatre Director Bob Hamlin inside the auditorium. 28th March 1983

Des O Connor poses outside the Coventry Theatre where he is appearing in the " Spring Show". 26th March 1976 Desobit

Engelbert Humperdinck puts his feet up in his dressing room before the first show at Coventry Theatre. 8th September 1967

Only the brave will forgo the warmth of their beds to stay up all night in temperatures that fell to 26 degrees F. Nearly 60 did just this last night in their bid to book chalets at the Co-op

Princess Elizabeth paid her first visit to Coventry today and was greeted by huge crowds in glorious weather. She arrived at Coventry railway station at 10.59 am

Youngsters take part in a pancake race at Styvechale Young Wives Club in Coventry. 27th February 1968

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visit Coventry during the Queens Silver Jubilee celebrations. She also unveiled a plaque in Coventry Working Mens Club in Cox Street. 27th July 1977

The crowds flock to Coventry Zoo at Whitley, Coventry. The Zulu Warrior can be seen in all his glory at the entrance. 3rd April 1972

Two new primary schools in the city opened their doors to excited Coventry youngsters today. Holbrook Junior and Infant School welcomed pupils into its new £ 2.5 million premises in Lythalls

Mr Jeff Vent, a French teacher at Coventry School, sets out on his 25th school trip to Paris with 33 pupils and 6 staff members. 24th March 1978

"What a funny car, "these youngsters seem to be saying as they look at this
" What a funny car, " these youngsters seem to be saying as they look at this 1912 Austin. It was on view at the Standard Motor Companys Canley works following the Veteran Clubs run

Waiting to set out on the first stage of a long journey were these children from Chace Junior School, Coventry. The party of 33 children and six teachers were off for a 10-day holiday in Spain

The communal grave at London Road Cemetery where 808 people were buried after the blitz attacks on the city in 1940/41. Our phototgraph was taken on the day of the dedication of the memorial by

A thousand heads turned as the spine-tingling growl came from somewhere beyond the horizon. And slowly, a distant speck grew into a silhouette against the sky

Every girl dreams of being a princess. That dream had a touch of reality today for these 16 Coventry girls, for they were treated like princesses

The official opening ceremony at President Kennedy School in Rookery Lane, Holbrooks, Coventry. Making his speech is Coventrys Lord Mayor Alderman Leonard Lamb. 3rd October 1968

Fans queue to buy concert tickets at Coventry Theatre where The Rolling Stones will be playing in March. These three are happy to have their tickets in their hands

Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger and his girlfriend Bianca De Macias arrive at Coventry Theatre where The Rolling Stones will be playing to a full house tonight

Bill Wyman arrives at Coventry Theatre where The Rolling Stones will be playing to a full house tonight. They were an hour later than expected and received a cool reception. 6th March 1971

Keith richards arrives at Coventry Theatre carrying a young King Charles Spaniel under his arm. He will be on stage along with other members of ther Rolling Stones band tonight. 6th March 1971

Mick Jagger, his girlfriend Bianca Macias and Charlie Watts arrive at Coventry Theatre where they will be on stage along with other members of ther Rolling Stones band tonight

The advantage of being young: Terry Gregg, of The Moorfields, Coventry, sits in the drinking trough as David Graham paints the clock tower on Stoke Green, Coventry. It has stood here since 1934

Dr Who dropped in on Annie Osborn Junior School, in Coventry today with gifts for some lucky pupils. The doctor, alias actor Tom Baker, brought special cheer to seven-year-old Lia Morgan-Hayes

Thereis not much about the Highway Code that the youngsters of Holy Family School, Keresley, donit know. And to prove it, the school in Penny Park Lane have a shiny new trophy

A fisheye view of Broadgate, Coventry city centre. 17th June 1982

The Hills were alive with the sound of music last night when Jack (left) popped in to see his brother Vince at the Trocadero Night Spot in Bulkington

These four motor cycles are on display at the newly-opened Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry. The newly-restored machines are from left: A 1912 Premier, a 1919 Triumph

Jimmy Alves, member of the Triumph works motor cycle team since 1946, displays the gold watch presented to him by Mr. Edward Turner(second from right), managing director of the company

Coventry Evening Telegraph typed sheet with background information about Mr. Edward Turner of the Triumph Engineering Company. 23rd August 1956

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