Historical Pictures


Thomas Mann


Thomas Mann's House

 Sydnall Road, 1905


 Woodshires Road, 1905

 Market Square with Salem Church at far left, early 1900's

Main Street shops. 1970's. The lovely green tile facades at left survive only at one shop, then Barclays Bank. The other three have been 'modernised' but remain empty most of the time. 
The business now running in the surviving shop is doing very well indeed. 


 Coal train delivering to the power station. Near Hawkesbury Junction

 Gasworks — River Sowe at bottom, Foleshill Road at left. Looking South. 1932

 Gasworks — Looking East. 1932

 Gasworks — Looking North-West. 1932

 Gasworks — Looking West. 1932



 Gasworks — Looking North. Longford at top centre. 1932



Gasworks — Longford Park is at top left, Windmill Road running into the distance. 1932



Main Street (Longford Road) 1920's


Hawkesbury Junction

The power station beyond the greyhound Pub

The Greyhound Hawkesbury Junction, 1980/90's

Bedworth Road from Bridge 10

Main Street (Longford Road) from Bridge 10

Hawkesbury Junction


Salem Methodist Chapel. Watercolour of unknown age but probably nineteenth century




The Dovedale Cinema at Junction of Longford Road and Windmill Lane. 1920/30's
Was an an asian cinema specialising in asian film for some years and known as the 
Ritz then, but now mothballed and up for auction.

The power station, Hawkesbury Junction at left. 1929


Longford Power Station viewed from an upper window of the
Old Crown, Aldermans Green, 1960's. 


Aerial view of Longford Power Station, 1950's? 





Interior views of the power station



Two girls on a swing on the towpath of the Oxford Canal Near Tusses Bridge, probably 1940/50's



The power station in 1979



St Thomas Church viewed from Longford Square, probably 1910/20's



Gasworks at site of present Ricoh Arena, Rowleys Green, probably 1980's


Gas tower just before demolition


Hurst Road in flood, 1920's



The Greyhound Inn, 1980's



Landlady of the Greyhound Inn for over 40 years, Mary Beasley. Late 19th Century (died 1928)









Tram coming down Longford Road at the railway bridge toward Coventry, 1920/30's.

Steam train has just passed over



Grange Road, 1920/30's


Sutton Stop, 1979






12 comments:

  1. Absolutely fascinating. Having lived in Longford for 30 years, we have spent a while looking at the photos. Fascinating, especially the aerial views and the Power Station. Thank you for sharing these images.

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  2. Schools in Coventry should be learning about such history!

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  3. 120 Megawatt. £ x 30 MW sets and 2 x 15 MW.
    Served my time there as electrical fitter, 1964 to 1969

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  4. Dear Jeff Hatt, I love the aerial shots of the location.
    Could you please credit the following two images to Robert Longden.
    Hawkesbury Junction (small b/w), two girls with swing, canalside (sepia).
    Thanks, Stephen (his great grandson)

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  5. Born and brought up in Sydnall Rd .Sang in choir at St Thomas's church as small boy.Was in the local cubs and went to St Thomas's C of E School until family moved to Wyken in 1962.Think the head was called Mr Fellows ?. Dad worked at Williams and Ilyffe Longford.
    Great pictures.

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    1. Hi I live next to Sydnall road and I was wondering which one your old house used to be?? what if it’s mine or my neighbours!!!

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  6. I lived in Longford from 1948 to 1971 and have a complete background to the photos above
    If someone is interested give me a ring 07712689042
    David Hargreaves

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  7. Can anyone confirm if on the site of Tom Mann House on Grange/Hurst road corner there used to stand a pub called the Fox Inn, but this was either bombed in the blitz or subsequently demolished for the old folks home....thanks

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  8. Salem, just to be very picky, was a Baptist as opposed to Methodist church, but these are fascinating pics

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  9. Really interesting. I can remember the Gas tanks.

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  10. Yes there was a pub called The Fox on the corner of Hurst Road/Grange Road, by the original Foxford school which my Dad attended from 1918 until 1928, and my grandparents both attended Foxford in the 1880's-90's. I attended Longford CofE, then Grangehurst which was in the buildings which had been the old Foxford school. My great-grandparents lived in the house with chequered brickwork in Longford Square (then known as Market Square). I would love to see photo's of the old Yards of Longford, Woodhouse Yard, Masser Yard and another one between Longford Church and Longford Park main entrance. Jean.

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