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A list of local reference sources and other useful information - 12 Topics
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Mon Nov 11, 2019 11:04 pm
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- "Piece of Rover history from 1911 unearthed in city centre pub"
by dutchman » Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:20 pm - 0 Replies
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Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:20 pm
- "Piece of Rover history from 1911 unearthed in city centre pub"
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- A little history of the Rootes Group
by rebbonk » Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:14 am - 7 Replies
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Tue Mar 16, 2021 3:43 am
- A little history of the Rootes Group
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- Owner of 'one of Warwick's most important historic buildings' refuses to sell to council
by dutchman » Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:03 pm - 2 Replies
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- Last post by rebbonk
Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:38 pm
- Owner of 'one of Warwick's most important historic buildings' refuses to sell to council
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- 1970 Spon End Flood
by dutchman » Sun Jan 23, 2011 4:17 pm - 5 Replies
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Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:03 pm
- 1970 Spon End Flood
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- Harvey's bakery Jordan Well
by bowiewhist » Mon Jul 01, 2013 3:22 pm - 6 Replies
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Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:15 am
- Harvey's bakery Jordan Well
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- One of Coventry's first ever female police officers turns 100 today...
by dutchman » Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:36 pm - 1 Replies
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Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:38 pm
- One of Coventry's first ever female police officers turns 100 today...
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- "Remembering the legendary Longford Road pub and club crawl"
by dutchman » Sat Jan 30, 2021 5:38 pm - 1 Replies
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Sun Jan 31, 2021 2:18 am
- "Remembering the legendary Longford Road pub and club crawl"
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- "Tributes paid to Coventry engineer who helped revolutionise the automotive industry"
by dutchman » Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:05 pm - 0 Replies
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Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:05 pm
- "Tributes paid to Coventry engineer who helped revolutionise the automotive industry"
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- "Tributes to 'shrewd' business-and family-man Roy Palin"
by dutchman » Wed Jan 20, 2021 9:43 pm - 0 Replies
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Wed Jan 20, 2021 9:43 pm
- "Tributes to 'shrewd' business-and family-man Roy Palin"
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- "The fascinating story of Coventry's magical toy museum"
by dutchman » Sun Jan 17, 2021 1:09 pm - 3 Replies
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Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:02 am
- "The fascinating story of Coventry's magical toy museum"
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- The Coventry pub named after a spooky ghost mystery - and the strange happenings since
by dutchman » Sat Nov 21, 2020 9:23 pm - 2 Replies
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Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:09 pm
- The Coventry pub named after a spooky ghost mystery - and the strange happenings since
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- Tributes to former chief librarian and Second World War veteran
by dutchman » Sun Nov 15, 2020 9:04 pm - 0 Replies
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Sun Nov 15, 2020 9:04 pm
- Tributes to former chief librarian and Second World War veteran
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- Lovely Jaguar Mk2 seen in Ansty Tesco car park this morning...
1, 2, 3by Melisandre » Sun Apr 30, 2017 6:22 pm - 27 Replies
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Fri Oct 30, 2020 4:32 pm
- Lovely Jaguar Mk2 seen in Ansty Tesco car park this morning...
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- Builders unearth piece of pub history hidden in city centre for more than 60 years
by dutchman » Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:00 pm - 6 Replies
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Sat Oct 10, 2020 9:53 pm
- Builders unearth piece of pub history hidden in city centre for more than 60 years
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- "Significant new lead" in cold murder case of George Tweedie...
by dutchman » Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:08 pm - 1 Replies
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Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:39 pm
- "Significant new lead" in cold murder case of George Tweedie...
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- This is what Nuneaton's new bingo hall could look like...
by dutchman » Thu Dec 12, 2019 2:39 am - 3 Replies
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- Last post by Melisandre
Sat Sep 19, 2020 3:47 pm
- This is what Nuneaton's new bingo hall could look like...
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- "A Day at the Seaside" (holiday song from 1962)
by dutchman » Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:55 pm - 2 Replies
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- Last post by Melisandre
Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:25 pm
- "A Day at the Seaside" (holiday song from 1962)
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- Forgotten pawn shop tickets giving a glimpse into post-WWI Coventry found in attic
by dutchman » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:58 pm - 1 Replies
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Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:07 pm
- Forgotten pawn shop tickets giving a glimpse into post-WWI Coventry found in attic
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- Nuneaton campaigner's plea to 'restore our park' and clean-up river
by dutchman » Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:56 pm - 1 Replies
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Mon Jul 13, 2020 1:03 pm
- Nuneaton campaigner's plea to 'restore our park' and clean-up river
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- Plans move forward to reopen former railway station in Nuneaton
by dutchman » Sun Jul 12, 2020 6:58 am - 0 Replies
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Sun Jul 12, 2020 6:58 am
- Plans move forward to reopen former railway station in Nuneaton
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- 170-year-old protected tree axed at London Road cemetery
by dutchman » Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:12 am - 0 Replies
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Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:12 am
- 170-year-old protected tree axed at London Road cemetery
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- Electrification of the West Coast Main Line (1965 video)
by dutchman » Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:10 pm - 4 Replies
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Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:20 pm
- Electrification of the West Coast Main Line (1965 video)
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- Historic church up for sale - with the original organ and pews
by dutchman » Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:11 pm - 2 Replies
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Wed Jun 03, 2020 3:17 am
- Historic church up for sale - with the original organ and pews
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- Photographic exhibition of Coventry's Precinct offers rare glimpse into post-war life
by dutchman » Tue Mar 13, 2018 10:32 pm - 1 Replies
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Sun May 24, 2020 12:11 pm
- Photographic exhibition of Coventry's Precinct offers rare glimpse into post-war life
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- people we have lost touch with
by diane » Thu May 21, 2020 3:22 pm - 2 Replies
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- Last post by rebbonk
Thu May 21, 2020 4:35 pm
- people we have lost touch with
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