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How many of us have an old photograph that contains a mystery person - maybe an ancestor, an old friend, work colleagues or neighbours? Or perhaps you know the people, but can't identify the place? Some of us inherit photos that we know nothing about, and wish to learn where they were taken.... or when. This section of Historic Coventry is where some of those photos can be displayed, both for our viewing pleasure, and in the hope that we might learn more about them from visitors who may recognise some element of your Coventry related pictures....

If you recognise any people or places in the photographs in this section, please contact me so we can solve some of these mysteries. Equally, if you have any such photos of your own, please feel free to contact me, so we can arrange for you to send me a scan - and let's see if someone else can solve your mystery!
 

Bus Driver, Alfred Heath

This particular mystery photograph is a more personal one. Michael Heath was born on the Foleshill Road in 1958, and although he now resides in Chippenham, he can trace his Coventry roots back to the 1850's.
Bus Driver, Alfred Heath - and a mystery group of people...
Clicking on the photo will open a larger version, where much more detail can be seen.

Michael now takes up the story....

I have a family photo that has always intrigued me. The man fourth from left in the front row (holding the dog lead) is Alfred Heath, who was born in Aston, Birmingham in 1901, and died in Coventry in 1958. He was a bus driver for Coventry Transport for many years, (known affectionately as ‘Little Alf') and there is a family rumour that there was a time when he had to convalesce after an illness. I think that this group might be connected, if only for the presence of the nurse in the front row. Other than this, I don't have any more information, except to say that it looks as if the jackets / shirts worn by a couple of the sitters are the same - suggesting that it may also be connected to some club or other. Who the rest are, and why they posed for this quite formal photo, I've no idea!

Michael thinks that this group portrait might have been taken around the late 1940's, so as always, please contact me if you can recognise anyone in the photo, or the location, so we can help Michael with this family conundrum.


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