Coventry old & new: Britannia Hotel and Code seen from Priory Row

Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 18 Sep 2021

This view from Priory Row is a juxtaposition of old and new typical of Coventry city centre. In the centre of the picture can be seen the stained, off-white exposed concrete of the 1960s brutalist Britannia Hotel and, behind it, the brighter white of the CODE student flats on Fairfax Street built around 2019. To the right, in the middle distance, is part of a more celebrated 1960s structure, the new cathedral. In the left foreground is part of the mid-19th century addition to the 15th century timber-framed houses on Priory Row known as 'Lychgate Cottages'. Just above the ivy-covered sandstone wall in the centre of the photo are the horizontal lines of the Priory Visitor Centre, part of the early 21st century Priory Place redevelopment; the centre has been closed for some years.

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