Coventry Weavers 1700-1860
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Coventry Weavers 1700-1860
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 19 Aug 2023
The ribbon weavers of old Coventry are remembered by a mural by the Coventry Canal, not far from Cash's 'Hundred Houses', the largest surviving monument to their lives and craft. A phoenix, symbol of the rebirth of the city after the destruction of the Second World War, rises from a web of rainbow colours, suggesting that creativity will rise again. The work is signed 'Brink Lord Numb Mig 29'. Brink is a Leamington-based street art organisation, curated by 'Lord Numb'. More of their work appeared by the canal in summer in 2023, on the Old Church Road bridge in Foleshill; see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.41836
Longitude
-1.50887