COVENTRY MESSAGE BOARD

Posted: **Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:50 pm**

This is in Watertown, Tennessee.

Posted: **Sat Jul 17, 2010 12:53 am**

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Posted: **Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:30 am**

Anyone remember this store ??? I never thought the name was funny till now

"Freeman Hardy and Willis"

I believe listed in Cross Cheaping (1905) - Ref http://deanocity3.piczo.com/coventrycit ... var=000044

I also believe they had a large factory at Leicester that took a big hit during WW2

Posted: **Sat Jul 17, 2010 3:26 pm**

rebbonk wrote:
Anyone remember this store ??? I never thought the name was funny till now

"Freeman Hardy and Willis"

I believe listed in Cross Cheaping (1905) - Ref http://deanocity3.piczo.com/coventrycit ... var=000044

It is one of the buildings which was demolished to make way for the original Owen-Owen store in 1937. There are few clear pictures of that side of the road. It might be one of the shops on the extreme right of this colorised postcard:

Update: Well that was lucky guess!

From the right: Freeman, Hardy & Willis, Lipton's, Bradford Warehouse and then the entry to Little Butcher Row. The road opposite is West Orchard. The left-turn in the distance is not as you might expect Corporation Street (which hadn't been built yet) but Lancastrian Yard.

Posted: **Sat Jul 17, 2010 7:16 pm**

Good find Dutchy!!!!

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Posted: **Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:47 pm**

I'm not sure if this is blasphemy or not...

Spoiler:

Posted: **Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:23 pm**

I'm sure it's not Rebbonk

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