Coventry Market - The Musical!

Share your memories of the market with us...

Grace Hopkins
A poem for the market:
It's pension day, on the bus I hop
Off to the market to shop 'til I drop
In and out the stalls, rushing round and round
Dodging shopping trollies and boxes on the ground
I've bought my fruit and veg, a nice piece of fish
A plug for the sink and a baking dish
Next on my list is a thermal vest
Then home on the bus for a well earned rest - Oh what a lucky pensioner I must be
Flashing the pass and travelling free

Brian Richards
I worked as an apprentice at H.Crane radio, TV and musical instruments in Far Gosford street in the mid fifties and sixties. We had to repair the record player on the roundabout. We always said we were going to see 'Roundabout Joe', was that his name? I have no idea. But it always amused us to see the english penny taped to the pickup head of the player to stop it jumping up an down due to the vibration of the roundabout. One of the main reasons we had to go so often, to replace the pickup stylus which wore out so quickly. Happy days, lots of memories.

rachel stokes
im very pleased to say that i run the round about and it has been in my family for years i am very happy i am in the musical also so is my daughter

cheriedan stokes
i am the proud grandaughter of anthony stokes and cythia stokes my family is so famous