A wander around the centre of Coventry [29]

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A wander around the centre of Coventry [29]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 25 Sep 2021

This 14th century steeple, in New Union Street, is all that remains of the Franciscan friary founded 1234. The rest of the church, which had been rebuilt in 1832, was destroyed by bombing in WWII. Constructed of ashlar. Listed, grade II*, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1076628 Coventry is a large city in the West Midlands, on the River Sherbourne. It is some 16 miles southeast of Birmingham and 85 miles northwest of London. There is evidence of occupation earlier, but the present settlement grew around the abbey of St Mary, founded in 1043, and Coventry became an important medieval city. Over the centuries the principal industries have been weaving, watch making, cycle manufacturing and the production of motor vehicles. The city centre has been almost entirely rebuilt following bombing damage in WWII and includes a new cathedral built in 1962.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.405758
Longitude
-1.511524