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Coventry, West Midlands

Old Photos , Historic Maps , Local History Books and Memories of Coventry

Frith photos prompt happy memories of our personal history, so enjoy this trip down memory lane with our old photos, historic maps, local history books, and memories of Coventry. Refresh & enjoy your personal memories, or find some that family & friends will love as gifts.

It's free to browse our vintage and retro photographs of Coventry, but if some spark good memories they are available to buy in a wide range of products, including framed prints, canvas prints and personalised photo gifts including tea towels, mugs, jigsaws, tableware, cushion covers, customised calendars. Don't miss other visitors' Memories and maybe connect with those who have shared their memories - you may even know the names, or learn more about the locality.

Old Photos of Coventry
375 available

See all 375 of our Coventry photos.

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Coventry in 1965

Coventry in 1890

Old Maps of Coventry

Historic Maps of Coventry and the local area.

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Map of Coventry in 1899

Map of Coventry in 1901-1902

Map of Coventry in 1920

Map of Coventry in 1946

Map of Coventry in 1887

Sheet Maps of Coventry

Historic Folded Sheet Maps of Coventry and the local area, matching current OS Landranger Sheet Maps.

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Shows Coventry in 1831

Shows Coventry in 1901

Shows Coventry in 1920

Shows Coventry in 1831

Books about Coventry
41 available

41 photo books on Coventry and the surrounding area.

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Cover image of Coventry - A History and Celebration

Cover image of Warwickshire Photographic Memories

Cover image of Did You Know? Warwickshire

Cover image of Warwickshire Revisited Photographic Memories

Cover image of Did You Know? Leamington Spa - A Miscellany

Memories of Coventry
12 available

Read and share your memories of Coventry itself or of a particular photo of Coventry.
There are 12 memories of Coventry to read. Here are one or two to get you started!

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How The Years Pass ..

Over the years the layout of Greyfriars Green has changed enormously by and in 1950's, it was vastly different to this early picture. In the 50's as a child Father took our family to visit the green using it as a vantage point to watch the, then, Annual Coventry Carnival as it passed down from assembling in the Memorial l Park and between the green and the buildings facing us on The Quadrant side.

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Added 05 August 2019

Allesley Park

It would be early 60's and we would all meet up at Allesley Hall, on one of those long summer evenings, to have a massive game of Hide and Seek ( Rally, rally 1,2,3!) We would be about 8 or 9 years old and most of us were from St. Christopher's School. The rallying post was a huge old tree trunk in the middle of the gardens. There were so many good hiding spots behind all the shrubbery and walls. I have since returned to ...see more

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How The Years Pass ..

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