Famous Coventry Street Names...

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Jan Leeming Close

(Newsreader and "celebrity")


Mid eighties


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Wing Commander Bob Doe Bank Lane

That's a good find Polly. I use Doe Bank Lane quite often but you have to know Spon End very well to have a clue where it is.

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Richard Kimble Close

(fictional character featured in the hit television series The Fugitive, portrayed by actor David Janssen)

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Jack London Road

(Author I remember for "White Fang")

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Busby Berkeley Road (North or South)

(Stage choreographer turned movie director famous for his spectacular dance routines captured on film but all performed for real with no trick photography)

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Sebastian Coe Close

(Athlete and politician)

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Georgie Henley Road

(Child actress particularly fond of witches, lions and wardrobes)

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Brooklyn Beckham Road

(Beckham's offspring)

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Titus Salt Lane

Millowner and philathropist who founded the purpose-built weaving town of 'Saltaire' in Yorkshire.

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Rupert Murdoch Road

(Australian businessman and founder of News Corp'. To me, he'll always be known as "The dirty Digger")