IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
London Road, COVENTRY, CV1 2JQ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to London Road, CV1 2JQ by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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Image Map
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Notes
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Image Listing (95 Images Found)
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First World War memorial, London Road cemetery, Coventry CV1
Made of Portland Stone and sited on the raised promenade parallel to the London Road. The general inscription is seen in Image
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 9 Aug 2012
0.04 miles
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Inscription, First World War memorial, London Road cemetery, CV1
The memorial is made of Portland Stone and is sited on the raised promenade parallel to the London Road; see Image The inscription reads: To the / honoured memory / of those sailors / and soldiers who / gave their lives / for their country / in the Great War / 1914 1918 and who / lie buried in / this cemetery
First World War memorials are not often associated with burials because it was the policy of the government not to repatriate the remains of the fallen, so there may be a background story to this.
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 9 Aug 2012
0.04 miles
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Paxton Memorial, London Road Cemetery, Coventry
In 1845 Joseph Paxton, while still manager of the Duke of Devonshire's estates, was commissioned by Coventry Corporation to lay out the London Road cemetery. Paxton was knighted for designing and building the Crystal Palace in 1851. He served twice as Liberal MP for Coventry. This monument by Joseph Goddard was erected in 1868 following Paxton's death in 1865.
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 8 May 2009
0.04 miles
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Entrance to London Road Cemetery, Coventry
The northern entrance and former lodge to the cemetery laid out by Joseph Paxton from 1846. Out of shot, left, is the prospect tower or belvedere Image
The impressive memorial to Paxton greets the visitor at the approach to the terrace, centre. Image and Image
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 8 May 2009
0.04 miles
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Coventry-London Road Cemetery
The Chapel in the Cemetery.
Image: © Ian Rob
Taken: 14 Nov 2007
0.05 miles
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Prospect Tower, London Road cemetery
At the corner by the northern entrance to the cemetery opened in 1847 with grounds landscaped to Joseph Paxton's design. The tower gave a view over the Sherbourne valley, which was not then built upon. Restored 1995-6.
The gazebo is a grade II listed building.
Image: © E Gammie
Taken: 25 Jul 2008
0.05 miles
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London Road Cemetery
The entrance to the Coventry Cemetery, showing the Lodge on the right and the Sir Joseph Paxton Memorial in the centre.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 6 Nov 2010
0.05 miles
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Lodge, London Road cemetery, Coventry
The cemetery [and presumably its lodge] opened in 1847.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 24 Sep 2021
0.05 miles
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Prospect Tower and Superintendent's Lodge
These buildings stand at the entrance to London Road Cemetery and are viewed from across London Road (A4114).
Image: © E Gammie
Taken: 18 Dec 2019
0.05 miles