History and record of updates to Historic Coventry
from 2015 - 2021
------------ 2021 ------------ December 2021 21st Vastly increased the viewing area for the Coventry map scans and Goad Fire Insurance plans 14th Updated new photo on the Fire Station, Hales Street Now and Then page 14th New Now & Then of the Hales Street to Corporation Street 13th New Now & Then of the Opera House, Hales Street 9th Scans of programmes added to some shows in the Theatre archive 8th Theatre archive split into years to speed up page loading 5th Updated all photos on the Hales Street Now and Then page 5th Updated photos on the Bishop Street Post Office Now and Then page 5th Updated new photo on the Bishop Street, looking north Now and Then page 5th Updated photos on the Great Butcher Row Now and Then page 2nd More recent map and minor updates to article The First Tudor Feast, by Richard Ball November 2021 25th Automation of embedded image width on the Forum October 2021 12th Keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+I & Ctrl+B added to the Forum September 2021 30th Logged in members can now search within a member's posts or topics on the Forum 21st 53 extra postcard images added to Rob's Pics image collection 16th Another article by Damien Kimberley: A Brief History of Saint Osburg's, in pictures 9th Another photo and more information about St. Michael's choir c1906 August 2021 13th 27 postcard images added to Rob's Pics image collection July 2021 13th Another Edwin Brown painting kindly shared for display in the Victorian Animal Artist article 3rd Bold & Italic features now available on Forum messages and links can also be easily created May 2021 27th Further information about the children at the Munitions Cottages 24th The memories of the Birch family in war-time, by Wendy Lloyd 7th New article: A short history of Coventry's Theatres and Cinemas, by Bill Birch April 2021 26th 10 more images of Ford's and Bond's Hospitals added to Rob's Pics image collection 1st Another Damien Kimberley article: Henry Cave, and the 'Lady' Autocar of 1899 March 2021 31st More photographs and information about the Guildhall ceiling thanks to David McGrory 30th New photo and information about the people at the Munitions Cottages 20th Information about Christopher Kemp Wells' super work restoring the Guildhall ceiling after the war February 2021 28th More images, including 49 Dr. Troughton's Sketches, added to Rob's Pics 24th 51 more images added to Rob's Pics 20th 35 more images added to Rob's Pics 18th Improvement for searches on Rob's pics - words can now be excluded 17th A few more images added to Rob's Pics 3rd 1927 Hippodrome poster added to the Old Hippodrome Now and Then page January 2021 31st Searches on Rob's pics more responsive and can be ordered by image number 24th Improvement to Rob's pics - searches can now be made on image numbers 24th Forum POC Library replaced by link to Coventry Digital 21st Additional information added to the Hippodrome / Coventry Theatre Now and Then page 20th Garfield Road finally added to the 1937 & 1951 street maps 11th Better linking to the List of bombing victims 6th More images added to Rob's Pics ------------ ^ 2021 ^ ------------ 2020 ------------ December 2020 24th New project begun, to list all acts who appeared at The Hippodrome / Coventry Theatre 21st 1887 Ordnance Survey of Stoke and Binley added to Coventry map scans 10th Improvements made to the viewing interface on the List of bombing victims 7th Documents now viewable on the List of bombing victims 6th More names added to the List of bombing victims November 2020 26th More names added to the List of bombing victims 21st Year of demolition for Bishop gate located 20th New article Coventry, the Silk Trade and the Horsfall family, by Ian West 16th List of bombing victims added to the Blitz section 5th J. B. Shelton's book "A Night in Little Park Street" added in PDF format October 2020 15th Ten more images added to Rob's Pics image collection on the forum 12th List of Coventry's Honorary Freemen added to the history section 11th Memories of the Colony Cottages near to Munitions Cottages April 2020 26th Geraldine Williams has recognised a member of the Home Guard in Julie Stevenson's collection of unknown portraits 25th Another ex-pupil remembers Courthouse Green School 3rd A Night in Little Park Street, by J. B. Shelton, added to Forum members' articles March 2020 30th Many more old photos added to "Rob's pics" on the Forum 8th Launched Coventry's Pub History as a replacement for the discontinued Real Ale Rambles website January 2020 26th 1897 Parish map of Stoke added to Coventry map scans 24th A super anecdote from Ian Gentles added to the Horse drawn outing mystery page 17th Another super article by Damien Kimberley: Let's talk about Rex - The Story of Rex and Rex-Acme ------------ ^ 2020 ^ ------------ 2019 ------------ December 2019 20th Nicer background for street maps 18th 1656 'ground plot' added to Coventry map scans 5th Three 1860s stereo-view cards of St. Michael's church added to the forum November 2019 19th Graham Whitehead's memories: A Childhood in Stoke added 18th Small improvements to registration and messaging on the Forum 13th New article on the forum - Draper's Hall: A Building through Time, by Paramjit Sehmi 12th Map added to the Coventry Cross page showing its original location September 2019 25th Photographs of the City Wall around at Bond's Hospital added 24th Coventry on this day... added to this Historic Coventry site (previously only on the Forum) 23rd Rob's Pics image collection on the forum overhauled to make searching more efficient (Only signed in members can access these) August 2019 22nd Update on the Coventry Cross April 2019 12th Another fine article by Damien Kimberley: The Dragoon Cycle Company of Coventry March 2019 18th Additional memories of Jerry Bird added January 2019 31st Next episode of Peter Ellis' memories: From boyhood to young adult ------------ ^ 2019 ^ ------------ 2018 ------------ December 2018 29th Medals, buttons and badges added to the Albert Edward Wright, police and military man page 20th New mystery page full of photos of Albert Edward Wright, police and military man to identify 8th New member's article on the forum - The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist, transcribed by W. A. Bottrill 3rd Improvement to the Forum mail system - "Tick to receive copy" is now available on replying to mail November 2018 9th And yet more family memories of the Munitions Cottages 4th More family memories of the Munitions Cottages 2nd The 1930s-40s Hillfields Memories of Jerry Bird added October 2018 13th Part two added for Peter Ellis' Boyhood Memories September 2018 19th The Boyhood Memories of Peter Ellis added 4th Forum library images can now be easily inserted directly into posts August 2018 21st Improvement to Forum image administration 15th Uploaded Forum images can now be ordered alphabetically or by date to make posting easier July 2018 11th 1911 street plan added to Coventry map scans 9th New history article "The Weavers' Riot of 1831", by Sarah Thornton June 2018 28th A new three part article by Terence Richards: The Saint Joseph the Worker parish May 2018 21st Compatible audio player installed for playing the BBC Radio 4 interview 15th New music player for compatibility with various browsers 1st A pre-1340 town plan added to Coventry map scans April 2018 29th The modern street-map can now be optionally hidden on the City Wall in modern Coventry map 5th Members can now set their forum profiles to receive personal messages to inbox only with no email, if desired 1st Latest street map for 2018 replaces the 2009 map February 2018 13th Forum images now auto-resize if browser width is reduced 6th Old money quiz added to the Forum Fun page January 2018 28th Bug fixed whereby copying a forum post would break the 'previous - next' navigation order ------------ ^ 2018 ^ ------------ 2017 ------------ December 2017 17th Members can now see who has 'liked' a forum post by hovering over the number 1st 1807 street plan added to Coventry map scans November 2017 20th Coventry on this day... page now automatically totals and displays days with no event October 2017 27th Sources (where known) can now be displayed on the Coventry on this day... page September 2017 21st Members can now edit, delete or rename pictures uploaded for the Forum jigsaw puzzles 7th Historic Coventry front page Coat of Arms now fades in and out 18th Forum jigsaw puzzles given various levels of difficulty - choice of smaller and/or rotated pieces June 2017 14th New 'viewer' for Coventry map scans and Goad Fire Insurance plans - now with Google-style zooming and panning 12th Goad Fire Insurance plans of Coventry added 10th Improvements to the navigation of Coventry street maps 4th Update to show the pedestrianised Broadgate 2nd Old map scans now automatically resizes the maps to just under full-screen 1st Improvements to the ordering and display of the Search page results May 2017 31st Coventry mayors list now automatically displays how many times a person has been the mayor 29th A more detailed street plan of 1939 added to Old map scans 26th Old map scans page now remembers selected size 23rd Members' forum profiles now show 'likes' table for their own posts 22nd Map update to the piece of City Wall around Pool Meadow 22nd Month links added and blank days highlighted in the On this day list 19th Coventry on this day... list added to the forum 9th J. B. Shelton's Austin's Monthly magazine articles transferred to run from the database 8th Forum index can now be filtered for Coventry-only topics 7th Further update and photo on City Wall around Pool Meadow 7th Updated some photos for the City Wall, St. Johns, Old Grammar School and Whitefriars 6th The Guest book transferred to run from the database 3rd Most of the Historic Coventry website converted to run from a database April 2017 21st Forum members can now 'like' a post by clicking the 'thumb up' symbol next to it 19th Memories pages now running from the database 15th Barry Page has now added his full memoirs online March 2017 29th Diane Ord has recognised herself in the Wallace Road photo 11th Another article by Damien Kimberley: Motor Panels (Coventry) Ltd 11th Gary Daffron has come up with a lot more names of those at the Wallace Pub on VE day 5th Spinney Lane belatedly added to 1749, 1807 & 1851 interactive street maps 5th 1869 added interactive street maps to show mid-19th century growth 3rd Further adjustment of the City Wall map to show how where the Pool Meadow section of wall crossed the river, the later bridge became the basis of Priory Street 3rd The memories Brian Porter, A Coventry Kid, written by his wife February 2017 26th Forum jigsaw puzzles added for the enjoyment of members 5th City Wall around Pool Meadow page updated with the latest excavation 5th City Wall map and Coventry year maps adjusted for more accuracy in the Pool Meadow area after city wall remains have been unearthed January 2017 2017 14th 1910 Baedeker plan of Coventry added to Old Map Scans 13th The Broadgate section enhanced by two more lovely scenes supplied by Trevor Pring ------------ ^ 2017 ^ ------------ 2016 ------------ December 2016 23rd 1851 City of Coventry map added to Old Map Scans 4th Non-Coventry category amalgamated into the mainstream forum November 2016 24th William West's 1830 directory, compiled by John McSparron, added to the Forum members' articles index October 2016 31st Fixed bug on forum that gave incorrect 'previous' topic when navigating back through a multi-page thread September 2016 29th More detail and larger photos of the tapestry and north window on the Guildhall page 27th Another article by Damien Kimberley: The Arno Motor Company of Coventry 1908-1916 15th Alan Haywood has recognised some relatives in two VE day party photos in Frazer Road, Keresley August 2016 14th Additional information for the Not Forgotten article by Simon Shaw 10th New article The Lion Bicycle Company of Coventry & Wolverhampton 1877-1882 by Damien Kimberley July 2016 16th Godiva Harriers 'mystery' page updated with a link to compare with another photo in the forum gallery June 2016 26th British Sport crossword added April 2016 20th Forum update to allow easy linking to gallery images in forum posts 19th Added Rob's Pics collection of images for signed in forum members to use March 2016 21st Guy Gibson's account of flying over Coventry during the Blitz added February 2016 6th Guest Book closed to further entries due to the success of the discussion forum 5th Prints sub-domain no longer in use, so removed January 2016 19th Another of John Lane's memories - this time a plane crash over Exhall 14th Innocence - John Lane's memories of a new boy at Edgwick primary school ------------ ^ 2016 ^ ------------ 2015 ------------ December 2015 27th Updated photo showing Cheeky being presented to the rightful owner 6th New feature - favourite topics can now be added on the forum November 2015 24th Links to archive videos added to the Blitz section 19th A local BBC Radio photo mystery to solve - Find Cheeky! October 2015 20th Major update to the Not Forgotten article by Simon Shaw 18th Updated pairing for the Blue Coat School now and then 18th Updated pairing for the Golden Cross now and then 10th Another memory added to the Bishop Street now and then page 2nd New pairing for the Priory Row now and then September 2015 28th New Council house 'Now and Then' on Steve's website 28th Updated Bishop Street / Old Grammar School 'Now and Then' photo on Steve's website 28th New pairing for the Council House now and then 27th Updated Jordan Well & Earl Street now and then (and corrected position) 27th Updated Art School in Ford Street now and then (and corrected position) 27th Updated Pool Meadow engraving 'now and then' 20th Updated Spon Street now and then August 2015 31st Patrick Casey shares a postcard showing St. Michael's Church in the late 19th century 21st Update and improved map in Simon Shaw's Not Forgotten article 21st Updated aerial view on street maps July 2015 6th New short story by John Troughton added to the Book index 6th Book index added to Local Authors June 2015 1st Inserting external images or links now automatically updates and previews the post on the forum 1st Pop-up window provided to make adding external images easier on the forum May 2015 26th Centred, Bold & Italic text can now be applied to forum posts 12th New 'now and then' of Burtons in Broadgate April 2015 20th Printability of Historic Coventry webpages improved 12th Amendment to the Sherbourne Viaduct engraved 'now and then' March 2015 31st New forum 'member article' The Earlsdon Company, by Simon Shaw 17th New Search for people category added to the forum 17th Improvements to forum admin to make category changing quicker 7th Another of Edwin Brown's paintings kindly submitted for display in the Victorian Animal Artist article February 2015 26th John Richardson has sent in a photo of the Broad Street School Rugby team of 1962/63 for the photo mystery section 24th Christine Heap has identified herself in a VE day party at Hardy Road 22nd Another ex-pupil remembers Courthouse Green School 16th Samuel Bradford's 1749 Plan of the City of Coventry added to Old Map Scans 15th Keyboard left & right arrows can now be used to navigate previous & next pages on the forum. Also, 'F' = first page, 'L' = last page, and 'R' = most recent post 15th Keyboard left & right arrows plus 'Home' & 'End' can now be used to navigate images in the forum gallery 12th The forum's automatic backup system sped up January 2015 6th "Sharpen" and "Flip" facilities added to the forum image editing suite 4th Additional 'Title search' facility added to help forum members to place posts into the correct topic ------------ ^ 2015 ^ ------------
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