Turks Head,Silver Street Coventry.

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Re: Turks Head,Silver Street Coventry.

Postby pollyanna » Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:50 am

It just means the greeting was meant - nothing else :D

Hope this explains - and hope no-one thinks of it in any other way ;)
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Re: Turks Head,Silver Street Coventry.

Postby PoundShopPeter » Wed Dec 30, 2009 4:32 pm

Is this what is now "The Diplomat" ?
The Coventry Telegraph is the best Newspaper in the world. Honest.
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Re: Turks Head,Silver Street Coventry.

Postby dutchman » Wed Dec 30, 2009 4:41 pm

PoundShopPeter wrote:Is this what is now "The Diplomat" ?
Probably, but at the time my reference book was written it was known as "The Pride of Coventry"! :shock:
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Re: Turks Head,Silver Street Coventry.

Postby yourworstnightmare » Thu Dec 31, 2009 1:05 am

How old do you think we are :?: :lol:
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Re: Turks Head,Silver Street Coventry.

Postby Midland Red » Wed May 05, 2010 1:22 pm

PoundShopPeter wrote:Is this what is now "The Diplomat" ?



Yes it is!

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I seem to remember that next door was for many years a butcher's shop, above which was one of the earliest examples of the rogue asterisk - it read in very large painted letters, looking up Bishop Street - "MEAT AT IT'S BEST"
Nowadays the rogue asterisk appears so very often it's a non-event, but back in the 1950s it was most unusual!

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Re: Turks Head,Silver Street Coventry.

Postby dutchman » Wed May 05, 2010 1:29 pm

Welcome to the forum Midland Red :welwave: :toot:

Of course a few of us already know you from the forum at Historic Coventry.
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Re: Turks Head,Silver Street Coventry.

Postby Midland Red » Wed May 05, 2010 1:31 pm

Thanks dutchman, pleased to be here

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Re: Turks Head,Silver Street Coventry.

Postby pollyanna » Wed May 05, 2010 4:19 pm

Welcome from me too Midland Red :D
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Re: Turks Head,Silver Street Coventry.

Postby rebbonk » Wed May 05, 2010 4:21 pm

Welcome.

Great site that you have. :thumbsup:
Of course it'll fit; you just need a bigger hammer.
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Re: Turks Head,Silver Street Coventry.

Postby PoundShopPeter » Fri May 07, 2010 9:49 pm

Welcome from me as well. :thumbsup:
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