Morris dancing in Fargo Village, Far Gosford Street, Coventry
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Morris dancing in Fargo Village, Far Gosford Street, Coventry
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 5 May 2018
Morris men are dancing accompanied by a flautist in the main square of Fargo Village, a rather traditional performance for this chic and bohemian venue. The photo was taken in May 2018. This part of the square has since been roofed over and is used as covered but open air seating. The elephant mural has also been replaced, by a painting of a giant human eye, but this, too, features an elephant, a totem of Coventry which appears on the shield of the city coat of arms. The elephant is traditionally said to represent strength and stability, though it may have had more elaborate medieval religious symbolism also. https://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/130/lord_mayor/890/the_history_of_civic_life/2
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