Coventry 2 Tone Trail site of Plaque - 16 Lower Holyhead road
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Coventry 2 Tone Trail site of Plaque - 16 Lower Holyhead road
Image: © 360Libre Taken: 20 Feb 2018
This large Victorian building, at the centre of one of Coventry's conservation areas, has served many purposes since it was built in 1898. Originally a "Friends Meeting House". It went onto become a police social club, a youth club and is currently a community arts facility. In its 1970s phase as a youth club it offered rehearsal space to a number of local up and coming bands bands including the Selector and Specials, both instigators of the successful ska music based 2-tome genre. The black "2 tone trail" plaque celebrates this A close up of the plaque can be found here Image
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Image Location
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52.409189
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-1.517484