in the late 1950s, Rugby Taxi driver A T Sheffield bought the land on which the old village shop had stood, on the south side of the Rugby Road, just across from the Triangle Garage. Shortly afterwards he reopened it as Hilltop Cafe – which was commonly called Sheff’s Cafe.
There was a notable dispute regarding parking. See articles below from the Coventry Evening Telegraph from early 1960.
Unfortunately Albert Thomas Sheffield passed away in early 1965, aged 58, meaning the closure of Hilltop Cafe – and the subsequent clearance of that side of the road to allow road realignment. The speed limit referred to wasn’t approved for some years.