Yep - there's some of the old one left, the new one was built on the same spot.

There's a street called Spon Street where a lot of the oldest buildings in the city were moved to after the war.

Posted By: malkybarkid on October 7th 2009 at 10:45:02

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BBC2 Last Night, Ref.Coventry/WW2.... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Oct 7, 10:34:49
- Viv Anderson shelters (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 7, 10:58:14
- Was it because the RAF used many more incendiary bombs or something? (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 7, 10:48:40
  - i think the RAF just got up late for the war (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 7, 10:52:20
    - lol......... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 7, 11:09:36
- air raids on Norwich killed 340 and seriously injured 1,092 (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 7, 10:48:33
  - My Dad's foster-parents' house in Little Plumstead got bombed in an air raid. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 7, 11:19:55
  - The 6th form at my school used to do night watches on the cathedral roof during air raids (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 7, 10:50:14
    - They bombed Stan Boardmans Chippie! As he keeps on telling everyone. (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 7, 10:54:49
      - his daughter were a bit fit (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 11:04:29
      - So that's where the chip on his shoulder came from. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 7, 10:57:34
        
        Yep. Does put a different light on it. But he is still a massive, massive twat. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 7, 10:58:41
        
        My dad used to play five-a-side footy with him. (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 7, 11:01:59
        
        Yeah, I'd heard that about your Dad. He needs to let go. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 7, 11:03:15
- Dresden was firebombed. Don't know about Cov. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 7, 10:47:59
  - The RAF knew earlier that day that Coventry was going to be bombed (n/m) (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, Oct 7, 11:43:25
  - Rotterdam was too... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 7, 11:04:36
  - I'm Sure That... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Oct 7, 10:51:18
- Bollocks. Wanted to see that. (n/m) (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Oct 7, 10:44:53
  - Iplayer / catch up tv and all that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 7, 10:46:27
    - Yep, Although can never really enjoy as much watching progs on compooter. (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Oct 7, 10:50:39
      - it's easy enough to hook a computer up to modern tellys (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 11:03:06
        
        Is it? How? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 7, 11:13:51
        
        my telly has the same connections as a normal monitor does (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 11:22:36
        
        So what port would I have plug my laptop into (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 7, 11:28:53
        
        And wouldn't the picture be shit? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 7, 11:31:13
      - Hardly anyone will watch it online (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 7, 10:59:16
      - but you should be able to do on the tv (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 7, 10:51:40
        
        I shall go round ma & pa's - they have Virgin (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Oct 7, 10:58:34
- ...and Cov is such a mix of architectural styles because they put the design of the (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 7, 10:36:38
  - hent the catherdral a mix of new'n'old too? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 10:40:33
    - Yep - there's some of the old one left, the new one was built on the same spot. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 7, 10:45:02
      - haregoo (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 7, 10:46:08
        
        Do you know Hood St (Booker C&C Lucas plant area?) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Oct 7, 11:06:33
        
        Yep - used to live on St Margaret's Road - just the other side of far Gosford Street, (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 7, 11:16:09
    - Yeah, and the Sagrada Familia (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 7, 10:44:24

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