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Coventry is a city where stories linger in stone, timber, and brick. From medieval guildhalls and timber-framed houses to post-war sculptures and solemn cathedrals, every corner reflects a layer of its long and complex past. This section explores the city’s rich architectural and cultural landscape, its gates and guilds, ruins and reconstructions, churches and civic halls, through photographs and observations captured during my explorations. Each location listed here adds to the quiet but enduring legacy of Coventry’s heritage.

Heritage Sites

10 & 10 A Hay Lane

Anglican Chapel, London Road Cemetery

Bayley Lane Cottage

Blitz Museum

Charter House Heritage Park

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

Holy Trinity Church

Italianate Lodge, London Road Cemetery

Lady Godiva Statue

Lady Herbert's Garden

Lloyd's Bank Building

London Road Cemetery

Lychgate Cottages

Medieval Ruins

Mortuary Room, London Road Cemetery

Naiad Sculpture

Nonconformist Chapel, London Road Cemetery

Old Fire Station

Paxton's Arboretum, London Road Cemetery

Paxton Memorial, London Road Cemetery

Philip Larkin Pub

Phoenix Tree Sculpture

Priory Row

Prospect Tower, London Road Cemetery

SPAR storefront

Spon Street

Spon Street - 1 & 2

Spon Street - Arched Timber Market Building

Spon Street - Black Swan Terrace

Spon Street Building 1

Spon Street Building 2

Spon Street Building 3

Spon Street Building 4

Spon Street Building 5

Spon Street Building 6

Spon Street - Frank Harvey

Spon Street - Green Dragon

Spon Street - Haberdashery Cafe

Spon Street - Magnifisense Building

Spon Street - The Old Windmill

Spon Street - Turmeric Gold

Spon Street - Watch Close

St. George's Church

St. Mary's Cathedral

St. Mary's Guildhall

St. Michael's Triumph

Swanswell Gate

The Bier Store, London Road Cemetery

The Cathedral

The Chapel of Unity

The College of Bablake and Bond's Hospital

The Coventry Doom

The Flying Standard Pub

The Golden Cross

The Oak Inn

The Old Grammar School

Whitefriars Gatehouse

Churches

Anglican Chapel, London Road Cemetery

Coventry Cross

Holy Trinity Church

Nonconformist Chapel, London Road Cemetery

St. George's Church

St. Mary's Cathedral

The Cathedral

The Coventry Doom, Coventry

The New Cathedral

Recreation

Fargo Village

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By Indian Columbus

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