Coventry Butts Stadium Groundsmen

[Stalbridge]

References to this stadium are few and far between. I have exhausted most of my lines of enquiry. I began by looking for photographs (Coventry Archives at the Herbert) and do have just one, an aerial view. Does anyone have any photos which show the buildings on site (1935-1955)? During this period, my grandfather (surname Healey) was groundsman and I know he sometimes was in photographs with teams that trained at The Butts. Any relevant leads would be appreciated. I have already contacted Godiva Harriers.

[Viv Stanshall]

Hello Stalbridge,
Can't help you myself but there are very knowledgable and friendly people on...
 
http://forum.historiccoventry.co.uk/main/forum-index.php

Might well be worth you registering and making contact about this and your British restaurant posting on the same site (I mean The Butts site!)

[Al in Vane]

My brother ran for Godiva in the late 1950s and I also played there in a Cup Final (Football) about the same period but I cannot remember any building except vaguely low huts as changing rooms. The Coventry Rugby Club now play there so maybe they can give you more information.

[Al in Vane]

Have checked with my brother and he confirmed my thoughts, he said conditions were quite primitive with a cinder track and an old wooden hut for changing rooms, nothing else at all.
He was a member from 1954 to 1961. He cannot remember a groundsman.