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Sandy Lane, COVENTRY, CV1 4BE

This site used to house a garage and small petrol station. You can see where the pavement has been lowered for cars to enter and leave the forecourt of the former petrol station. The houses in the background are in Somerset Road.

There is a footpath over the railway leading from the end of the road at the left hand side of the image. There is an OS benchmark Image on the right hand side of the near house (#1 Ellys Road), near its front corner

Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm92981

The converted turbine house of Coventry's Victorian electric power station at Electric Wharf, viewed from the Sandy Lane side.

Ellys Rd is a short residential road between Sandy Lane and St Nicholas St. This is the view east and the half timbered mock Tudor house on the right is called Ickleford.

The buildings from Coventry's Victorian electric power station in Sandy Lane were retained when the site was converted to a mixed use residential and business site known as Electric Wharf. This is the end wall of the turbine house and the text reads: "Resolved that application be made to the Board of Trade for a provisional order under the Electric Lighting Acts 1882 and 1888 authorising the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of Coventry to create and maintain Electric Lines and produce, store, supply and distribute Electricity for public and private purposes within the City of Coventry and that all proceedings heretofore taken in that behalf be confirmed. 10 February 1891 City of Coventry Resolution"

Part of the old electricity generating plant, now converted to a mix of commercial offices, live-work space and apartments. Viewed from the footpath by the canal.

Early 20th century terraced housing and shops on the left, industrial units on the right. The land to the right was originally occupied by Daimler and is where the first British produced Daimler car was made in 1897. The bus, a 1945 Daimler CWD6 (registration VV8934), is approaching the entrance to the former Coventry Transport Sandy Lane bus garage (where the people are standing) where it will put down/pick up passengers being shuttled between there and the Transport Museum as part of a Coventry City Transport centenary bus rally.

A visiting former Birmingham City Transport Guy Arab IV bus from c. 1950 (registration JOJ548) awaiting passengers to ferry back to the city centre from the entrance to the former Sandy Lane bus garage. One of several buses on display at a Coventry Transport Museum open stores day and celebration of Coventry Transport bus centenary.

The industrial looking buildings round the bend of the canal are the former Coventry electricity generating plant, dating from the late 19th century. It has been refurbished in recent years and converted to a variety of live-work spaces and apartments, known collectively as Electric Wharf.