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PhotoSecrets Coventry, first published May 3, 2016. This version output April 21, 2018.
Curated, coded and designed by Andrew Hudson. Copyright © Andrew Hudson for PhotoSecrets (Photo Tour Books, Inc.). Photos, text and maps copyrights are listed in the credits section.
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A great travel photograph, like a great news photograph, requires you to be in the right place at the right time to capture that special moment. Professional photographers have a short-hand phrase for this: “F8 and be there.”
There are countless books that can help you with photographic technique, the “F8” portion of that equation. But until now, there’s been little help for the other, more critical portion of that equation, the “be there” part. To find the right spot, you had to expend lots of time and shoe leather to wander around, track down every potential viewpoint, and essentially re-invent the wheel.
In my career as a professional travel photographer, well over half my time on location is spent seeking out the good angles. Andrew Hudson’s PhotoSecrets does all that legwork for you, so you can spend your time photographing instead of wandering about. It’s like having a professional location scout in your camera bag. I wish I had one of these books for every city I photograph on assignment.
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Thank you for reading PhotoSecrets. As a fellow fan of travel and photography, I hope this guide will help you quickly find the most visually stunning places, and come home with equally stunning photographs.
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Originally an engineer, Andrew Hudson started PhotoSecrets in 1995. His first book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book and his second won the Grand Prize in the National Self-Published Book Awards.
Andrew has published 38 nationally-distributed photography books. He has photographed assignments for Macy’s, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Men’s Health and Seventeen, and been a location scout for Nikon. His photos and articles have appeared in Alaska Airlines, National Geographic Traveler, Shutterbug Outdoor and Nature photography, Where, and Woman’s World.
Andrew has a degree in Computer Engineering from Manchester University and a certificate in copyright law from Harvard Law School. Born in Redditch, England, he lives with his wife, two kids, and two chocolate Labs, in San Diego, California.
At a Glance | |
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| Name: | Coventry |
| Address: | Coventry, West Midlands County CV1, United Kingdom |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Ceremonial county: | West Midlands |
| Historic county: | Warwickshire |
| Founded: | 1043 |
| Founded by: | Earl Leofric of Mercia |
| Population: | 337,428 (city, 2011);651,000 (metro) |
| Time zone: | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| GPS: | 52.408056, -1.510556 |
| Far: | 138 km (86 miles) from London |
| Website: | coventry.gov.uk |
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the centre of England.
Photographer: Aidan Biltner
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Alexander Beleschenko and Richard MacCormac.
| Addr: | 1 Chauntry Pl, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 1JR | Where: | 52.4108823 -1.510779 |
| What: | Bridge | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Richard Harrison
Year: 2005.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Amanda Slater
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Elliott Brown
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Jim Linwood
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Coventry Transport Museum is a motor museum, located in Coventry city centre, England.
| Addr: | Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry CV1 1JD, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4108 -1.5092 |
| What: | Museum | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Cmglee
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Where: | 52.4114383 -1.511501 | |
| What: | Car | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Ajb83
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Cmglee
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Ashley Dace
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Ajb83
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Thrust2 is a British designed and built jet propelled car, which held the world land speed record from 4 October 1983 to 25 September 1997.
| Addr: | Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 1JD, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.411421 -1.509295 |
| What: | Car | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: David Merrett
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Robjn
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
1998? Jochen Gerz.
| Addr: | Millennium Place, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.410585 -1.508281 |
| What: | Obelisk | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Mintchocicecream
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the centre of England.
| Addr: | 3 Chauntry Pl, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 1JR, UK | Where: | 52.4106758 -1.5093705 |
| What: | Clock | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Cmglee
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Jim Linwood
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Whittle.
| Addr: | Millennium Place, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.410445 -1.508811 |
| What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: G-Man
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Robjn
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Maze by Kate Whiteford.
| Addr: | Garden of International Friendship, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.411841 -1.507793 |
| What: | Maze | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Andy Mabbett
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
1998 Jochen Gerz.
| Addr: | Millennium Place, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.410753 -1.508973 |
| What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Jim Linwood
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
2007 Faith Winter.
| Addr: | Millennium Place, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.410263 -1.508552 |
| What: | Statue | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Jez Sutton
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
Lady Herbert’s Garden is a garden in Coventry city centre, named as a memorial to Alfred Herbert’s second wife Florence.
| Addr: | Coventry CV1 1RA, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.41068 -1.507471 |
| What: | Garden | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Paul Coles
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: John Redshaw
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: G-Man
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
One of two remaining city gates.
| Addr: | 10 Hales St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 1JD, UK | Where: | 52.411039 -1.5090692 |
| What: | City gate | When: | Anytime |
| AKA: | Priory Gate | Wik: |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Elliott Brown
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
1987, by George Wagstaffe.
| Addr: | Bull Yard, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.406110 -1.512326 |
| What: | Statue | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Elliott Brown
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
1999 by Robert Conybear and Uta Molling.
| Addr: | Bull Yard, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.406127 -1.512927 |
| What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Elliott Brown
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
1952 Alma Ramsey. Above the pavement between Shelton Square and Bull Yard.
| Addr: | Bull Yard, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.406208 -1.513291 |
| What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
1910 by G. Maile and Sons.
| Addr: | Ringway, St Patrick’s, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 2LP, UK | Where: | 52.403567 -1.50821 |
| What: | Memorial | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Jim Linwood
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Ford’s Hospital, Coventry, traditionally known as Grey Friars Hospital, is a grade I listed 16th century half-timbered almshouse in Greyfriars Lane, Coventry.
| Addr: | Coventry, West Midlands County, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4064 -1.5105 |
| What: | Almshouse | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Elliott Brown
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Cheylesmore Manor Gatehouse is a grade II listed building and the home of Coventry’s Register office since 1965.
| Addr: | Cheylesmore Manor House, Manor House Dr, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 2ND, UK | Where: | 52.393 -1.505 |
| What: | Manor house | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Elliott Brown
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
1884 Joseph Whitehead and Sons.
| Addr: | Greyfriars Green, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.404205 -1.515212 |
| What: | Statue | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Elliott Brown
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
1883 W. W. Wills and T. W. Wills.
| Addr: | Greyfriars Green, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.404749 -1.513828 |
| What: | Statue | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Stephen Mckay
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
1986 Simon Evans.
| Addr: | Ringway St Patrick’s, Junction 6 Coventry Ring Road, Coventry | Where: | 52.402838 -1.514405 |
| What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Frederick Lanchester Building, Coventry University, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5DD, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.405928 -1.5027394 |
| What: | Library | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Steff
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Paul
Year: 2015.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Coventry University is a public research university in the city of Coventry, England.
| Addr: | Gulson Rd, Coventry CV1 2JH, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4054462 -1.5018144 |
| What: | Building | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Carmen McLean-Ellmann
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
The buildings known as Whitefriars are the surviving fragments of a Carmelite friary founded in 1342 in Coventry, England.
| Addr: | Graham Sutherland Building, Gosford Street, Coventry CV1, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.40502 -1.50148 |
| What: | Ruins | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Andy Mabbett
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
1966 by Philip Bentham.
| Addr: | Student’s Union, Priory Street, Coventry University, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.408378 -1.506289 |
| What: | Statue | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Jim Linwood
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the centre of England.
| Addr: | West Midlands County, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.40806 -1.51056 |
| What: | Building | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Coventry University is a public research university in the city of Coventry, England.
| Addr: | Coventry, West Midlands CV1, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4061111 -1.5044786 |
| What: | Building | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
| Addr: | Coventry School of Art and Design, Coventry University, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.40726 -1.503178 |
| What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Robjn
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
The Mediaeval Stone Building is an unidentified mediaeval ruin on Much Park Street, Coventry, in the West Midlands of England.
| Addr: | Coventry, West Midlands CV1, UK | Where: | 52.405525 -1.50525 |
| What: | Ruins | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Elliott Brown
Year: 2015.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
1991 by Paul De Monchaux.
| Addr: | 140 Much Park St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 2SN, UK | Where: | 52.406244 -1.5065505 |
| What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: E Gammie
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum is a museum, art gallery, records archive, learning centre and creative arts facility on Jordan Well, Coventry, England.
| Addr: | Coventry, West Midlands County, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.407159 -1.506098 |
| What: | Museum | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Cmglee
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Cmglee
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Rock Drum
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
A former building, whose present-day site is accessible from the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry, England.
| Addr: | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 | Where: | 52.4078395 -1.5103076 |
| What: | Former building | When: | Anytime |
| AKA: | Bayley Lane Medieval Undercroft | Wik: |
Photographer: Rock Drum
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Herry Lawford
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Coventry History Centre is a records archive and local history centre for the city of Coventry, England.
| Addr: | Where: | 52.407269 -1.505922 | |
| What: | Museum | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Mooncow
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Rock Drum
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
1956 by F.E. McWilliam.
| Addr: | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK | Where: | 52.407073 -1.505975 |
| What: | Statue | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Widefox
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
1985 by Jean PArker.
| Addr: | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK | Where: | 52.407637 -1.506523 |
| What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Rock Drum
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
1959 by Walter Ritchie.
| Addr: | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK | Where: | 52.407013 -1.505369 |
| What: | Relief mural | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Rock Drum
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
1986 by Gary Galpin.
| Addr: | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK | Where: | 52.407119 -1.506535 |
| What: | Statue | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Herry Lawford
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
The Belgrade Theatre is a live performance venue seating 858 and situated in Coventry, England.
| Addr: | Belgrade Square, Corporation St, Coventry CV1 1GS, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4097757 -1.5165772 |
| What: | Theater | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Elliott Brown
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
1962 by Norelle Keddie.
| Addr: | Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.409972 -1.513752 |
| What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Elliott Brown
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
1958 by James C Brown.
| Addr: | Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.409671 -1.513903 |
| What: | Relief mural | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Paul Coles
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Spon Street is an historic street in central Coventry, in the West Midlands of England.
| Addr: | Coventry, West Midlands CV1, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.408016 -1.516320 |
| What: | Historic street | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Robjn
Year: 2016.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
The Collegiate and Parish Church of St John the Baptist is located in the Medieval area of Spon Street in the city centre of Coventry, West Midlands, England.
| Addr: | Spon Street, Coventry, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4080167 -1.5163194 |
| What: | Church | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Elliott Brown
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
1949 by William Reid-Dick.
| Addr: | Broadgate, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.408032 -1.510402 |
| What: | Equestrian statue | When: | Anytime |
| AKA: | Self Sacrifice |
Photographer: Elliott Brown
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Cmglee
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Jim Linwood
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Amanda Slater
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
1953 by Trevor Tennant.
| Addr: | Broadgate House, Broadgate, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.407588 -1.510682 |
| What: | Clock sculpture | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Mintchocicecream
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
| Addr: | Council House, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5RR, UK | Where: | 52.4072 -1.5079 |
| What: | Council house | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2006).
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: David Stowell
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
1972.
| Addr: | Hertford Street, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.406577 -1.511642 |
| What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Paul Coles
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
A Georgian townhouse in central Coventry, West Midlands, England.
| Addr: | Kirby House, 16 Little Park Street, Coventry CV1 2JZ, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.40615 -1.50880 |
| What: | House | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Rock Drum
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Andrew Walker
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Coventry Cathedral, also known as St Michael’s Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry, in Coventry, West Midlands, England.
| Addr: | Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.408333 -1.506944 |
| What: | Cathedral | When: | Anytime |
| AKA: | St Michael’s Cathedral | Wik: |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2006).
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
1958 by Sir Jacob Epstein.
| Addr: | Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.408217 -1.50695 |
| What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Steve Cadman
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4084071 -1.5082664 |
| What: | Chapel | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Steve Cadman
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.408921 -1.506571 |
| What: | Chapel | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Steve Cadman
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.408348 -1.5074445 |
| What: | Font | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Steve Cadman
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.409088 -1.5074805 |
| What: | Tapestry | When: | Anytime |
| AKA: | Graham Sutherland Tapestry |
Photographer: Steve Cadman
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: David Jones
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Jim Linwood
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.409034 -1.5074265 |
| What: | Chapel | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Steve Cadman
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4089191 -1.5073084 |
| What: | Chapel | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Andrew Walker
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
St Michael’s.
Photographer: Ben Sutherland
Year: 2006.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
1995 Josefina de Vasconcellos.
| Addr: | Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.408047 -1.507478 |
| What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Jim Linwood
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Rebecca Kennison
Year: 2001.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Jim Linwood
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
1969 by Sir Jacob Epstein. South wall of Coventry Cathedral ruins.
| Addr: | Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.40783 -1.5078585 |
| What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Jonathan Woodfield
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4079278 -1.5085825 |
| What: | Spire | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Lk34
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: E Gammie
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the centre of England.
| Addr: | Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.407945 -1.508029 |
| What: | Skyline | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Si
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Si
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Si
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Si
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Steve Cadman
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Jim Linwood
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.407912 -1.5075295 |
| What: | Cross | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Oosoom
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4080 -1.5071 |
| What: | Tomb | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Jim Linwood
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4080888 -1.5086875 |
| What: | Grave | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Amanda Slater
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Bayley Lane is a historic street in the centre of Coventry and is thought to follow the line of the outer ditch or bailey of the former Coventry Castle, founded by the Earls of Chester between 1088 and 1147.
| Addr: | Coventry, West Midlands CV1, UK | Where: | 52.4077726 -1.5083517 |
| What: | Historic street | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Peter Black
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Pub.
| Addr: | 8 Hay Ln, Coventry CV1 5RF, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4078 -1.5086 |
| What: | Pub | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Ben Sutherland
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Steve Walton
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
Only remaining mediaeval timber-framed building in the Cathedral Quarter area of Coventry.
| Addr: | 22 Bayley Lane, Coventry, West Midlands CV1, UK | Where: | 52.40779 -1.50804 |
| What: | Building | When: | Anytime |
| AKA: | The Cottage | Wik: |
Photographer: Rock Drum
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Bayley Lane, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 | Where: | 52.407442 -1.507933 |
| What: | Tower | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Nicholas Jackson
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
listed building in Coventry’s Cathedral Quarter.
| Addr: | County Hall, Bayley Ln, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5RN, UK | Where: | 52.4079815 -1.5098175 |
| What: | Building | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Nicholas Jackson
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Drapers’ Hall is a historic building in the Cathedral Quarter of Coventry built in 1832 by the Drapers’ Company, a large trading guild in Coventry.
| Addr: | Where: | 52.40764 -1.50713 | |
| What: | Historic building | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
St.
| Addr: | Coventry, West Midlands County, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4077 -1.5078 |
| What: | Guildhall | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Rock Drum
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Shastrix
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
St Mary’s Priory and Cathedral was a religious institution in Coventry, England, founded in the 12th century by transformation of the former monastery of St Mary, and destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the early 16th century.
| Addr: | Coventry, West Midlands County, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4089 -1.5085 |
| What: | Cathedral | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Shastrix
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: E Gammie
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: E Gammie
Year: 2001.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Andy Mabbett
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | 6 Priory Row, Coventry CV1 5EX, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4090612 -1.5108799 |
| What: | Statue | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Steve Walton
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
1976 by George Wagstaffe.
| Addr: | Coventry, West Midlands County, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.40822 -1.50858 |
| What: | Market cross | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: G-Man
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Coventry, West Midlands County, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.40861 -1.50889 |
| What: | Church | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Andy Mabbett
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Andy Mabbett
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Oosoom
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Tim Shutter.
| Addr: | Coventry Canal, Longford, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.452112 -1.487897 |
| What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
| Web: | Coventry Canal Society |
Photographer: Mum’s Taxi
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Caludon Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I listed building in Coventry, in the West Midlands of England.
| Addr: | Coventry, West Midlands County, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.412184 -1.444941 |
| What: | Castle | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Kevin Croucher
Year: 2005.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
The Biggin Hall Hotel is a Grade II listed public house.
| Addr: | 214 Binley Rd, Coventry CV3 1HG, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.406978 -1.471188 |
| What: | Pub | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Hugh Craddock
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
2006.
| Addr: | Coventry, West Midlands CV1 4JB | Where: | 52.4176523 -1.5148747 |
| What: | Footbridge | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Stephen Mckay
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Julieanne Savage
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Coventry FC.
| Addr: | Phoenix Way, Coventry CV6 6GE, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.44806 -1.49556 |
| What: | Arena | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Christhedude
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Coventry FC.
| Addr: | Ricoh Arena, Phoenix Way, Coventry CV6 6GE, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.449009 -1.496297 |
| What: | Statue | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Amanda Slater
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Vignoles Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument in the City of Coventry in the West Midlands of England.
| Addr: | Where: | 52.40659 -1.52077 | |
| What: | Bridge | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2005.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
| Addr: | from the railway footbridge by Central Six Retail Park, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.4013863 -1.521145 |
| When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Phil Radbourne
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
The Coat of Arms Bridge is a grade II listed structure on the Coventry–Leamington Spa railway line in the Stivichall area of Coventry in the West Midlands of England.
| Addr: | 23 Coat of Arms Bridge Rd, Coventry CV3, UK | Where: | 52.3876846 -1.5256287 |
| What: | Bridge | When: | Anytime |
| AKA: | Gregory bridge | Wik: |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Stivichall Croft, Coventry, West Midlands CV3 6GN, UK | Where: | 52.387286 -1.5222885 |
| What: | Obelisk | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2006).
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
The War Memorial Park is a large park of about 48 hectares situated in southern Coventry.
| Addr: | Where: | 52.390132 -1.523113 | |
| What: | Monument | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Jez Sutton
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
School.
| Addr: | Warwick Rd, Coventry, West Midlands CV3 6AQ, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.3993 -1.5169 |
| What: | School | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
The original St James’s Church dated back to about 1270 and was demolished around 1800.
| Addr: | Knoll Dr, Coventry CV3 5BT, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.388509 -1.5175938 |
| What: | Church | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
The core of Styvechale Manor may date from the late 17th century and may have been built on the site of a medieval manor house.
| Addr: | Styvechale Manor, Coventry, West Midlands CV3, UK | Where: | 52.3902805 -1.5188616 |
| What: | Manor house | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Allesley is a village and civil parish in the City of Coventry metropolitan borough, West Midlands, England, about 3 miles west of Coventry city centre.
| Addr: | Coventry, West Midlands CV5, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4154246 -1.566359 |
| What: | Building | When: | Anytime |
| AKA: | Allesley Hall Primary School |
Photographer: Jez Sutton
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
All Saints Church is a mediaeval church in the Allesley area of the City of Coventry, in the West Midlands of England.
| Addr: | Rectory Ln, Allesley CV5 9EQ, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.423056 -1.557478 |
| What: | Church | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Carmen McLean-Ellmann
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
The Charterhouse, Coventry also known as St.
| Addr: | Where: | 52.4009 -1.4947 | |
| What: | Building | When: | Anytime |
| AKA: | St. Anne’s Priory | Wik: |
Photographer: Coombe Country Park
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
Coombe Country Park is a country park located in Warwickshire, England.
| Addr: | Where: | 52.412 -1.409 | |
| What: | Country park | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Coombe Abbey is a hotel which has been developed from a historic grade I listed building and former country house.
| Addr: | Where: | 52.41056 -1.42056 | |
| What: | Hotel | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Pc
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
The Church of St Bartholomew is a church on Brinklow Road in Binley, in the City of Coventry in the West Midlands of England.
| Addr: | Coventry, West Midlands County, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.403162 -1.446864 |
| What: | Church | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the centre of England.
| Addr: | St Nicholas St, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 4LY, UK | Where: | 52.4136574 -1.5138916 |
| What: | Canal basin | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Tony Hisgett
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
1998 by James Butler.
| Addr: | Coventry Basin, Coventry, UK | Where: | 52.413342 -1.511626 |
| What: | Statue | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Gareth Jenkins
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: E Gammie
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
City College Coventry is a further education college based in the city of Coventry, England.
| Addr: | 50 Swanswell St, Coventry CV1 5DG, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4144 -1.5042 |
| What: | College | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Fairfaithfull
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
The Electric Railway Museum is located in Warwickshire, south-east of Coventry city, near to Coventry Airport and the village of Baginton.
| Addr: | Where: | 52.373593 -1.4816 | |
| What: | Museum | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Hugh Llewelyn Description
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Taken By Me Snowmanradio
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
The Midland Air Museum is situated just outside the village of Baginton in Warwickshire, England, and is adjacent to Coventry Airport.
| Addr: | Coventry Airport (CVT), Coventry Airport, Rowley Rd, Baginton CV3 4FR, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.3739389 -1.4797000 |
| What: | Museum | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Someone
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: N Quinn
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Maccer
Year: 2003.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Someone
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Maccer
Year: 2003.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Maccer
Year: 2003.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Maccer
Year: 2003.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2001.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Walsgrave-on-Sowe is a village located about 3 miles north-east of Coventry, West Midlands in England.
| Addr: | 2 Hinckley Rd, Coventry CV2 2EX, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.4250299 -1.445262 |
| What: | War memorial | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Snowmanradio
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Ian Rob
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
The Church of St Mary Magdalene is a 12th-century church in the Wyken area of the City of Coventry, in the West Midlands of England.
| Addr: | Coventry, West Midlands County, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | Where: | 52.42365 -1.462195 |
| What: | Church | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
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