Herald Avenue
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Herald Avenue by E Gammie as part of the Geograph project.
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Herald Avenue
Image: © E Gammie Taken: 16 Jan 2013
Visible on the left is the roof and upper parts of the Standard Triumph Recreation Club, the last remnant of the Standard Triumph factory which occupied the southern half of this square kilometre for much of the 20th century. It was usual for large factories to offer a wide range of recreational facilities for their employees and this site had sports pitches, tennis courts and a bowling green which survives in front of this building, opened in 1932. The building in the foreground was built after the factory was demolished and re-developed as Coventry Business Park in the late 20th century. Also visible on the right is the Standard Triumph monument erected as a memento.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.40312
Longitude
-1.551504