various sights filmed by my dad in approximately 1965. I am the little boy who appears once in a while.
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@stephengallacher28824 жыл бұрын
What a lovely little City Cov was.I,m a born and bred Coventry kid,and the abomination that,s replaced it now,makes me weep.Council should be thorougly ashamed.It,s an eyesore.
@JuiceTerry873 жыл бұрын
All of the buildings shown in this film are still there.
@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Жыл бұрын
@@JuiceTerry87 But they are much older now.
@HalStargazer9 ай бұрын
completely agree. the city looks ugly now. it used to be such a nice place and i don't think that's unique to coventry unfortunately
@woowah323 ай бұрын
It’s less of a concrete jungle now. This post war build didn’t age well at all
@gabbajay97393 жыл бұрын
Coventry was such a beautiful place back then.
@BigMan-zl7yu3 жыл бұрын
Ok bomma
@robwozencroft86843 жыл бұрын
This video's like going down memory lane I left Coventry 30 years ago and I still miss it now my heart lies with the city
@sarahlouise716311 ай бұрын
the post-war rebuild was really nice. i grew up in Coventry in the 70s, and remember it well from this footage. i left in 1984, never to return, and eventually moved to London, where i still live. it’s vandalism what they did to that precinct, it’s an absolute mess now.
@dianaaston92398 ай бұрын
Couldnt agree with you more ruined
@Adam-rn8gb6 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Born in Cov in the 70's and rememer it was better before. This video proves it. Left in the 90's to move down south and get the games when I can, but damn, the place feels soul-less outside of the ground.
@HalStargazer4 жыл бұрын
cov had a great city centre in those days. seeing it again gives me a warm glow
@SD19225 жыл бұрын
That's how I remember Coventry! Many thanks for posting!
@michaelmoreland544 Жыл бұрын
When Coventry used to be Coventry
@snowblower18 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Thank you for sharing. I was born 62 so a lot rings a bell.
@frankiefugazi2 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1968...in Hillfields. That was our playground. Thank you 😁
@brimcilroy90024 ай бұрын
This was the Yr I was born 1965 but still recall all these pics as I went into town from Willenhall where I still live today 2024, it's so different now an not to my liking.
@midsaint7765 жыл бұрын
thankyou for posting this , it captures Coventry as I remember it as a child . I was born and semi raised in Coventry , my late Father got promoted with his job in 1967 , and we moved up the road to Leicester in the Autumn of the following year , as it would have meant my Father travelling between the 2 Cities daily if we had not moved . I still go back as I have close friends there . I loved the beautiful shots of Broadgate with Lady Godiva's famous statue , and peeping Tom poking his head out of the clock to peep at Lady G on her horse , fantastic , and the City Arcade with it's birdcage . stuff like this I will carry in my memory until the day I die . thankyou
@ianm4085 жыл бұрын
A pleasure. There is a cine film of the cov carnival on you tube as well.
@jenniferjones13096 жыл бұрын
I was born in stoke heath and moved to sponend in the 60's. I remember the locarno and barnabys toy shop to the right. Watching this bought it all back. Even the circular cafe in the middle and of course woolworths.
@ianm4086 жыл бұрын
jennifer jones unfortunately for us, we're 50 years older
@jenniferjones13096 жыл бұрын
very true we are.happy memories though ian
@coventrypunx10143 жыл бұрын
@@ianm408 you have to be doom and Gloom Goth with a comment like yours .
@jackiebridgen48272 жыл бұрын
Utterly bloody homesick now! The Locarno though!
@covvideos96298 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC ,, IM SPEECHLESS ,, ACTUAL VIDEO OF THE BIRD CAGE
@mel4333Ай бұрын
I lived in Coventry, went to Coventry College of Art (now Coventry University (?) I used to meet up with a friend and had coffee at Belgrade Theatre. I moved to live in London shortly after. It did look nice now that I see on the video. I never did like Coventry, it was too modern for me and preferred old Cities then and still do. It’s amazing that someone has a video camera back then, I couldn’t afford one!
@TheoriginalANGEK4393 жыл бұрын
I remember the bird cadge, in the burgess. As a kid I use watch them birds. Strange how there was not many people like there is today ! Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. From a Coventry kid.. 👍♥️👍🇬🇧
@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Жыл бұрын
The bird cage wasn't in the Burgess, it was in the City Arcade.
@TheoriginalANGEK439 Жыл бұрын
@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 yes you’re correct, lost my bearings for a moment there. Good old Coventry. However we drove through Coventry during this past Christmas and it’s ruined, university’s building student accommodation everywhere. Also by Warwick university. It saddens my heart. 👍♥👍
@dianaaston92398 ай бұрын
@@TheoriginalANGEK439 Broadgate is another sad sorry state of affairs as well as the precinct the loss of woolworths . british home stores cooperative all the nice places where people could enjoy.shopping plus Owen.& Owen chopped all the. trees down took all the benches away ripped up all the lawns and replaced it all with concrete and fountains where's the improvements ? ? ?
@TheoriginalANGEK4398 ай бұрын
@@dianaaston9239 I know, tell me about it. It’s ruined. I actually don’t like going into Coventry city Centre anymore for shopping. I think it’s lost all of the best shops. My mother worked at the big coop on Corporation St, that’s gone. Everything has gone. I have an eye appointment at spec savers later in December. But that’s about it for me. The good old days are gone. 👍♥👍
@angelahodge4262 ай бұрын
Happy days - a right dump now.
@jeffholmes8092 Жыл бұрын
Less populated back in the day. Better times and less crimes. You could leave your doors unlocked because most people had nothing worth pinching. Left Coventry 4th November 1993, still miss the place.
@marcusreece30203 жыл бұрын
Nice footage I was born in cov in 1964 and had a happy childhood ❤
@ZakVlogs6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video Ian. I was born in 1982. I vaguely remember city centre can remember bits from this video but it's very interesting seeing how coventry looked back then kind of emotional watching. Love the round cafe & flat about to be built 👍🏼 god bless you for sharing. I have subscribed ❤️
@JakJim13 ай бұрын
I recall visiting my Gran in the 70s , Lady Godiva captivated me but found the cathedral a scary place
@Sueschinke18 жыл бұрын
That is beautiful, Will - thanks for sharing!
@helenevans93323 жыл бұрын
Lovely reminder of my childhood city Thank you 💕
@ianm4083 жыл бұрын
Have you seen the cov carnival movie?
@kristinajendesen71112 жыл бұрын
I was about the same age - 4 in 1965 born in Wood End but grew up mostly in Canley from 63 onwards. Left Cov in 84.
@kippamip3 ай бұрын
How beautiful the sky blue city was. These days it's overrun and a mess.
@covcrew2 жыл бұрын
Great Video I live in Hillman House Tower block which was on the video was built in 1962 have been here for 25 years, don’t know what happened to the Spire at the top of the block which was in the Video.
@stevebrown77856 ай бұрын
Lived in eastern Green around that time. Thanks for sharing 😊
@stramash1003 жыл бұрын
Wow ! I worked for the Cov parks department in the late 60’s, and had to cut the grass and weed around the Godiva statue in Broadgate. In 1968 I put a garden fork through my trainers ( ‘cos I saw my first mini skirted girls). Happy but painful days ....
@ianm4083 жыл бұрын
Nice and not so nice memories.
@alecjefferson12512 жыл бұрын
Should have left the city Center alone. Concrete jungle now city of culture!! Bloody mess. All the trees 🌳 have been chopped down. Well done city council 🧐 Money to waste £££ How nice it was back then 🇬🇧🇬🇧🌳🌲
@nickjames3049 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!🥲
@frankiefugazi2 жыл бұрын
There was a very old wishing well in town, always full of coins, just as all the city centre fountains were full of coins, all those wishes. It had a REAL underground walkway under the Centre when I was a kid, very A Clockwork Orange style. I still visit, but miss and sometimes weep for my old City.
@ianm4082 жыл бұрын
I don't remember that I'm afraid.
@frankiefugazi2 жыл бұрын
@@ianm408 Hey Ian, hope you're well. This was filmed in and around Hillfields and Coventry City Centre, the actors are mainly from my old school Sidney Stringer, if you live in Cov you'll see how much has changed, hope you enjoy. 👊 Peace.
Great video. In a sense, what is surprising the most is how little the city has changed, yet it just looks so much nicer back then. Can't help but think the chavs have drove all the decent folk out of the town centre
@ianm4086 жыл бұрын
newuk26 I think it's just very dirty now. It's sad. I haven't lived there since 1981 although I visited my parents regularly until 3 years ago. I won't be rushing back.
@newuk266 жыл бұрын
There have been some improvements. Greyfriars Green, Broadgate, all looking much better. However I just think people make a place. The decent people of Coventry seem to go elsewhere for their shopping etc now. Leaving town to the scruff.
@RobWitchdoctor6 жыл бұрын
it was always sunny then too
@brendadrumm97084 жыл бұрын
@@ianm408 I've lived here for 70 yrs wouldn't live anywhere else home is where the heart is shit and muck worldwide x not only cov x
@johnslevin46824 жыл бұрын
@@ianm408 me too.
@jackmason43747 ай бұрын
I used to wander the city centre when I was a kid, left there in the seventies
@cosak23 Жыл бұрын
when Coventry had industry and mass employment.
@mel4333Ай бұрын
The Trade Union ruined it
@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne10 ай бұрын
I left Coventry in 1980. Revisited in 2023. What a sh7t tip. Won't ever go again.
@allongman3 жыл бұрын
Excellent !
@stevebuckley2429 Жыл бұрын
Moved to Coventry in this year.
@Mark286442 жыл бұрын
I was only a year old, or so. When this footage was taken in 1965.
@VivaVictory9 ай бұрын
I was born 1963. Fond memories of mum taking me to Coventry on the bus when I was little and waiting for Lady Godiva's appearance when the clock struck... and sitting near the fountain. Much nicer times.
@VideosbyJosh4 жыл бұрын
It used too look so nice
@alfievids234 ай бұрын
MYB DAD IS FROM COVENTY he was born shortly after this footage
@Sara.Rose.3 жыл бұрын
Coventry is beautiful. Was that the Kenilworth Rd.?
@ianm4083 жыл бұрын
Yes it is. Filmed from Gibbet hill
@Sara.Rose.3 жыл бұрын
@@ianm408 That’s lovely. One of my favourite running paths was from Memorial park to the round about near Gibbet Hill, along this road. Thank you for these brilliant videos 💛
@bigyin25863 жыл бұрын
You can never go back🙁
@alecjefferson69933 жыл бұрын
Not now CITY OF CULTURE 2021 have chopped all the trees 🌲 down in the Center well done the COUNCIL 🌱🌲🌳🌳🌿be monitored about CO LEVELS!! Next
@stevem-h356210 ай бұрын
The year I was born in Hillfields... and the era of Coventry that I love the most. If it could have stayed like this and the council not continuously f**ked with it, it would have been a better place.
@nickobeduffroyaltyfreemusi58175 жыл бұрын
LOVELY..............AND I MEAN IT..............
@coventryirishsociety42216 жыл бұрын
Hi- we are putting together a short film about the Irish in Coventry and we were wondering if we could use some of this footage? We would credit you as the original copyright holder. Kind regards Ciaran
@ianmcdowall76496 жыл бұрын
Hi Ciaran. That's no problem. Thanks for asking. Ian
@ianmcdowall76496 жыл бұрын
Hi again. Did you see the other film of the Coventry carnival
@coventryirishsociety42216 жыл бұрын
Hi yes, lovely footage but less relevant to our project. (We are mainly looking at what the city would have been like for newly arrived peoples and the kind of jobs they did) The launch will be March next year at the Herbert, please come along! Ciaran
@dianaaston92398 ай бұрын
Appreciate your video thankyou very much But compared to the present time most people who were from the 50s 60s and 70s are gonna be critical of the new modern Coventry. they will see it as an utter complete mess and ruined as they've ripped up all the grass from.every where .chopped down all the trees from every where and removed comfortable wooden benches and replaced all with concrete and fountains plus unfortunately to make matters worse we've no more big.family. stores through mergers etc British home stores gone Woolworth gone co.operative gone Owen & Owen .gone these were.all great favourites Wheres all the improvements !!!
@marcuswalton292214 күн бұрын
Where is Coventry in relation to Londin
@sarahlouise716311 ай бұрын
those poor caged birds though ☹️
@bhav42772 жыл бұрын
0:53 Thats them big flat
@m18tankdestroyer434 жыл бұрын
To be honest, I never liked Coventry and still don’t! You either like or hate a place. I was born in 1977 just outside of Coventry both my grandparents lived in Cov so we visited family here a lot growing up. All I will say is this.... the one thing I do miss is the people from yesterday years ..... today’s generation are a disappointment in Coventry.
@f32440i3 жыл бұрын
Post war brutalist architecture at its best.
@ianm4083 жыл бұрын
And it didn't last too well either.
@andrewwigglesworth30302 жыл бұрын
Coventry Precinct had nothing to do with so-called "brutalism." Many aspects of modernism, and modern building techniques, yes. The Precinct was filled with artwork, colourful mosaics, neon artwork on the buildings, fountains etc. Donald Gibson's plan was forward thinking, incorporated designs for modern life and was a boon to the people of Coventry.
@snoosnoo70545 ай бұрын
Todays generation isnt actually from Coventry, its "cosmopolitan". Strangely, all the new inhabitants are from the same places - the indian subcontinent and eastern europe. Immigration should be balanced - lets swap half a million asians for some canadians, australians, new zealanders, french, germans, italians, scandinavians etc etc. Of course they wouldnt want to come to the new coventry. Nope, its just pakistan, india, poland and romania - garnished by the overseas student population. I remember sixties coventry, and the coventrian people. All these years of labour council policies have destroyed the place more completely than the luftwaffe ever did.