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Coventry Collection (page 3)

Background imageCoventry Collection: Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, London

Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, London
Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, off Leicester Square, London. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageCoventry Collection: Singers cycle works Coventry 1896

Singers cycle works Coventry 1896
Exterior of Singer and Company, Limited in Coventry. Date: 1896

Background imageCoventry Collection: Advert for Osborne tricycles 1884

Advert for Osborne tricycles 1884
Front steerer and double driver with open front. 1884

Background imageCoventry Collection: Clara Grace

Clara Grace, accomplished English woman cyclist and record holder, having ridden from London to Coventry in 6 hours, 56 minutes and 49 seconds. Date: 1895

Background imageCoventry Collection: Cessna 175B G-ARFL

Cessna 175B G-ARFL (msn 175-56868), at Coventry - Baginton on 29 April 1961. Built as N8168T, for flight test before delivery to Airwork Limited in 1960

Background imageCoventry Collection: Miles M. 18 Mk. 2 G-AHKY

Miles M. 18 Mk. 2 G-AHKY
Miles M.18 Mk.2 G-AHKY (msn 466, ex HM545), with race number 39, at Coventry - Baginton. The sole M.18 Mk.2, flew from Woodley in November 1939

Background imageCoventry Collection: Klemm Kl. 107C

Klemm Kl. 107C
Klemm Kl.107C D-ELOQ, at the July 1959 Coventry - Air Pageant / National Air Races. Klemm Kl.107C: First registered in Germany as D-ELOQ

Background imageCoventry Collection: de Havilland DH. 87B Hornet Moth G-ADKK

de Havilland DH. 87B Hornet Moth G-ADKK
de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth G-ADKK (msn 8033) at the July 1959 Coventry - Air Pageant / National Air Races. Date: 1959

Background imageCoventry Collection: Percival E. 2H Mew Gull G-AEXF

Percival E. 2H Mew Gull G-AEXF
Percival E.2H Mew Gull G-AEXF (msn E.22), race number 97, in the 1960s, with the original raised canopy, at the July 1959 Coventry - Air Pageant / National Air Races. Date: 1959

Background imageCoventry Collection: Auster J-5B Autocar G-AJYK

Auster J-5B Autocar G-AJYK (msn 2908) at Coventry. Date: circa 1960

Background imageCoventry Collection: Rollason-Druine D. 31 Turbulent G-ARZM

Rollason-Druine D. 31 Turbulent G-ARZM
Rollason-Druine D.31 Turbulent G-ARZM (msn PFA 581, Built by Rollason Aircraft & Engines Ltd. in 1962), at Baginton (Coventry Airport). Date: 1960s

Background imageCoventry Collection: Rollason-Druine D. 31 Turbulent G-ARNZ

Rollason-Druine D. 31 Turbulent G-ARNZ
Rollason-Druine D.31 Turbulent G-ARNZ (msn PFA/579, Built by Rollason Aircraft & Engines Ltd. in 1961), of the Tiger Club at Baginton (Coventry Airport). Date: 1960s

Background imageCoventry Collection: Comper C. L. A. 7 Swift G-ABUS

Comper C. L. A. 7 Swift G-ABUS
Comper C.L.A. 7 Swift G-ABUS, race Number 41, flown by A.L. Cole and David Ogilvy in the 1956 Grosvenor Trophy Race at Baginton (Coventry Airport), achieving second place. Date: 1956

Background imageCoventry Collection: Piper PA-18 Super Cub G-AREN

Piper PA-18 Super Cub G-AREN (msn 18-7559) at Baginton (Coventry Airport). Date: 1961

Background imageCoventry Collection: Fund Committee in Coventry 1861

Fund Committee in Coventry 1861
Meeting with distressed ribbon weavers, Relief Fund Committee was held in the kitchen of St. Marys Hall, Coventry, due to the cotton famine. Date: 1861

Background imageCoventry Collection: Margaret of Anjou

Margaret of Anjou
MARGARET OF ANJOU Queen of Henry VI of England, daughter of Rene, duc dAnjou. Accompanied by ladies of the court. Tapestry in St Marys Hall Coventry Date: 1430 - 1482

Background imageCoventry Collection: Auster D. 4-108 G-ARLG

Auster D. 4-108 G-ARLG
Auster D.4-108 G-ARLG (msn 3606) at Baginton (Coventry Airport) Date: 1960s

Background imageCoventry Collection: Miles M. 100 Student G-APLK

Miles M. 100 Student G-APLK
Miles M.100 Student G-APLK at Baginton (Coventry Airport). Date: 1961

Background imageCoventry Collection: Tipsy T. 66 Nipper series 2 G-ARBG

Tipsy T. 66 Nipper series 2 G-ARBG
Tipsy T.66 Nipper series 2 G-ARBG (msn ABAC1) at Coventry for the 1961 Shackleton Aviation weekend. Date: 1961

Background imageCoventry Collection: Avro Anson C. XIX series 2 G-AVCK (ex TX157)

Avro Anson C. XIX series 2 G-AVCK (ex TX157)
Avro Anson C.XIX series 2 G-AVCK (ex RAF - TX157) of T.A.T. Ltd. At Baginton (Coventry Airport). G-AVCK was sold to Condor Aviation at Halfpenny Green in September 1967

Background imageCoventry Collection: de Havilland DH. 82a Tiger Moth G-ANEL

de Havilland DH. 82a Tiger Moth G-ANEL
de Haviland DH.82a Tiger Moth G-ANEL probably at Baginton (Coventry Airport) for the 1963 John Morgan Trophy air race, flown with race number 30 by J. H. Denyer and entered by W. P. Meynell

Background imageCoventry Collection: Piper PA-25 Pawnee G-APVY

Piper PA-25 Pawnee G-APVY at Coventry for the 1961 Shackleton Aviation weekend Date: 1961

Background imageCoventry Collection: de Havilland DH. 82a Tiger Moth G-AJHS

de Havilland DH. 82a Tiger Moth G-AJHS
de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth G-AJHS (msn 82121) Possibly at Baginton (Coventry) for the 1955 Kings Cup Air Race. Date: 1955

Background imageCoventry Collection: Coventry, Warwickshire, England - The Pilgrims Rest Inn

Coventry, Warwickshire, England - The Pilgrims Rest Inn on the corner of Pamer Street and Ironmonger Row. A hostel was erected in Palmer Lane for the lodging of pilgrims by the Benedicitne Priory of

Background imageCoventry Collection: Princess Victor Duleep Singh (Lady Anne Coventry)

Princess Victor Duleep Singh (Lady Anne Coventry)
Lady Anne Coventry, whose marriage to the bankrupt royal Sikh Prince Victor Duleep Singh in 1898 was controversial - it was the first time an English noblewoman had married an Indian prince

Background imageCoventry Collection: Lord and Lady Coventry

Lord and Lady Coventry at the United Counties Show at Camarthen, Wales. Lord Coventry, George William Regionald Victor Coventry

Background imageCoventry Collection: Countess of Coventry

Countess of Coventry
The Countess of Coventry, formerly Nesta Donne Philips (1903 - 1997). She married George William Coventry in 1921 and when he succeeded his father as the 10th Earl of Coventry in 1930

Background imageCoventry Collection: Lady Godiva, Coventry

Lady Godiva, Coventry
Miss Frances P. Burchell in the role of Lady Godiva at the Coventry Hospital Pageant - 27th June 1936 1936

Background imageCoventry Collection: George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry

George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry (1838-1930), known as Viscount Deerhurst until 1843, British Conservative politician and horseracing devotee

Background imageCoventry Collection: Advert for Hillman, Herbert & Cooper Ld 1888

Advert for Hillman, Herbert & Cooper Ld 1888
Advertisement for safety bicycles, youths and girls premier tricycles and steering tricycles, all available from Hillman, Herbert & Cooper Ld in Coventry. 1888

Background imageCoventry Collection: Cartoon, Arthur Coventry, jockey

Cartoon, Arthur Coventry, jockey
Cartoon, Arthur Coventry (1852-1925), jockey -- Not the worst sort of Coventry to be sent to under some circumstances! 1884

Background imageCoventry Collection: Ladies on a 1929 Coventry Eagle motorcycle

Ladies on a 1929 Coventry Eagle motorcycle
Two ladies posing for a studio photograph on a 1929 Coventry Eagle Flying 500 motorcycle circa 1930

Background imageCoventry Collection: Sir William Coventry

Sir William Coventry
SIR WILLIAM COVENTRY Statesman, Commissioner of the Admiralty. Date: 1628 - 1686

Background imageCoventry Collection: Betty Quinn - Coventry ARP Worker with George Medal

Betty Quinn - Coventry ARP Worker with George Medal
Betty Quinn - Coventry ARP Worker, has her George Medal admired by her sister, Joyce. Betty was the youngest recipient of the GM when they were presented for the first time at a recent Buckingham

Background imageCoventry Collection: Volunteer firefighters help the war effort in London, WW2

Volunteer firefighters help the war effort in London, WW2
With a Heavy Unit donated by a private company, volunteer firefighters are greeted by a VIP and congratulated for their contribution to the War Effort

Background imageCoventry Collection: Broadway Tower

Broadway Tower
A beautiful sunset over Broadway Tower, Worcestershire - a striking folly which Lady Coventry had built in the 1790s. It was also once the home of William Morris. Date: 1950s

Background imageCoventry Collection: Elysee Restaurant, Coventry Street, London

Elysee Restaurant, Coventry Street, London
The lavish interior of the Elysee Restaurant, Coventry Street, London. " Booking tables early is advisable" !!

Background imageCoventry Collection: Coventry after the Blitz, Second World War, 1940

Coventry after the Blitz, Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing a scene of utter destruction in the centre of Coventry after the German air-raid of 14th November 1940

Background imageCoventry Collection: Advertisement for a Rudge Coventry Rotary Tandem Tricycle, 1

Advertisement for a Rudge Coventry Rotary Tandem Tricycle, 1
Advertisement showing the Coventry Rotary Tandem, built by D. Rudge & Co. of Coventry, 1885. An example of this machine, it was claimed, had travelled over 230 miles on roads with 2 inches of mud

Background imageCoventry Collection: Rudge Whitworth Bicycles

Rudge Whitworth Bicycles
A brightly coloured advertising card for Rudge-Whitworth bicycle company based in Coventry

Background imageCoventry Collection: Bikers on their Coventry Eagle motorcycles & sidecars

Bikers on their Coventry Eagle motorcycles & sidecars
Bikers on their 1924 Coventry Eagle Flying 8 motorcycles & Garrard Torpedo sidecar, (left) on open ground in the 1920s

Background imageCoventry Collection: Boy & ladies on a 1929 Coventry Eagle in a studio

Boy & ladies on a 1929 Coventry Eagle in a studio
Boy and two ladies pose for a studio photograph on a 1929 Coventry Eagle motorcycle & sidecar combination circa 1930

Background imageCoventry Collection: Young men on 1920s Coventry Eagle motorcycle

Young men on 1920s Coventry Eagle motorcycle
Four lads pose for a studio photograph on a 1920s Coventry Eagle Flying 500 JAP engined twin port motorcycle

Background imageCoventry Collection: Family on a 1929 Coventry Eagle motorcyle & sidecar

Family on a 1929 Coventry Eagle motorcyle & sidecar
Family of three posing for a studio photograph on a 1929 Coventry Eagle Flying 500 motorcycle & sidecar combination circa 1930

Background imageCoventry Collection: Two men and a lady on 1929 Coventry Eagle motorcycle & sidec

Two men and a lady on 1929 Coventry Eagle motorcycle & sidec
Two men and a lady pose for studio photograph on a 1929 Coventry Eagle Flying 500 JAP engined motorcycle & sidecar combination holding large Pale Ale beer bottles circa 1930

Background imageCoventry Collection: Lady and gentleman sat on a 1929 Coventry Eagle motorcycle

Lady and gentleman sat on a 1929 Coventry Eagle motorcycle
Lady and gentleman sat on a 1929 Coventry Eagle Flying 500cc motorcycle in a studio in the 1930s

Background imageCoventry Collection: Coventry Girls Industrial School Dormitory

Coventry Girls Industrial School Dormitory Date: circa 1910

Background imageCoventry Collection: Coventry Girls Industrial School Laundry

Coventry Girls Industrial School Laundry Date: circa 1910



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