A lot of industry moved out of Coventry during the war (famously Rover production moved to a shadow factory in Solihull and never moved back) which makes it all the more remarkable that huge workshop… (View Post)

Me neither. If you follow the link, it was specifically set up to provide competition to the established manufacturers, but it's only one of the many fascinating* stories compressed onto a 6 mil… (View Post)

I recently walked along the Coventry Canal. Literally the industrial heart of the City for over a Century it played its part in both World Wars, and is now one of the quietest places around. Anyway, … (View Post)

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The ever excellent singer/songwriter Andy Thornton once penned a little ditty with the immortal refrain "I don't want to live my life with the jammy side down..." (View Post)