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Paradise Street, COVENTRY, CV1 2RU

As can be seen from the gable end, this is a timber framed building and is thought to date from the 16th century although the arched window and doors in the frontage are from a much later date.

This stretch of road was once part of Much Park Street, the main road out of Coventry towards London. The building of the ring road in the 1960s (just off to the left of this picture) cut it off from the rest of Much Park Street and the city centre, except for pedestrians, who could use an underpass. The orphaned road became part of Short Street, which ran at right angles to it, off to the right of this photo. Rob Orland's Historic Coventry site presents maps showing the area before and after the ring road https://www.historiccoventry.co.uk/covmaps/allmaps.php . The pub in the centre of the picture is first mentioned in 1781, though the timber framing visible on the side wall suggests it is much older. For most of its life it was known as the Admiral Lord Rodney, after the naval commander George Brydges, who defeated the French at the Battle of the Saintes in the Caribbean in 1782. Since 1997 it has been a gay bar, known first as Rainbows and more recently as Glamorous. The Coventry's Pub History site (Rob Orland again, and friends) outlines its history and includes a photo from its Rodney days https://pubhistory.historiccoventry.co.uk/main/pub.php?pg=admiral_rodney

Ordnance Survey documents indicate that in 1959 a benchmark levelled at 86.771m above Newlyn Datum was verified on #58 London Road, now demolished

A reminder of the Armstrong Siddeley factory site in Parkside. The nearby plaque reads: "On this Coventry University Technology Park site once stood a world famous company renowned for its expertise in the production of quality cars, aero and rocket engines. That company was Armstrong Siddeley Motors Limited 1919-1959. It merged with Bristol Engines Limited to become Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited 1959-1966 then merging with Rolls-Royce. The site was cleared in 1996, the remaining production having moved to the Rolls-Royce factory at Ansty. This ironwork once formed part of the No. 2 gate into the Parkside factory."

Located in Coventry University Technology Park.

The view of Coventry University Technology Park off Puma Way.

This approach to Coventry University's Technocentre, built on the site of the Rolls-Royce engine factory, gives a glimpse of the old cathedral and a tower block that seems to have so far escaped being photographed. The white arch, left, or another close by, may be seen at Image A closer look at the tower block is Image

The top of Gulson Road at its junction with London Road. The blocks under construction in the background are on the far side of London Road. The site of the car accessories business in the foreground is destined to become a residential development.