Tower Climb and Shop. Soaring over 100 metres high, this Gothic masterpiece survived the bombing and is now the third-tallest in England.
Coventry Cathedral
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Cathedral in Coventry, England
Modern, 20th-century place of CofE worship plus the Medieval ruins of the building bombed in WWII.
Address: Priory St, Coventry CV1 5AB, United Kingdom
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 12:30 PM Sun
Phone: +44 24 7652 1200
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The Ruins are the remains of a medieval parish church. Hit directly by several incendiary bombs, the Cathedral burned with the city on the 14th November 1940.
This St Michael's Cathedral now stands ruined, bombed almost to destruction during the Coventry Blitz of 14 November 1940 by the German Luftwaffe. Only the tower, spire, the outer wall and the bronze effigy and tomb of its first bishop, Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs, survived.
Aug 14, 2019 · Most of the medieval city centre was left in ruins. A black and white photograph of the outer walls of a cathedral with no roof View over the ...
Elevated view of bombed ruins of Coventry Cathedral in the foreground, with city of Coventry. The ruins of Coventry Cathedral in October 1941 © Historic England ...
First constructed as a chapel for the Earl of Chester's castle in the twelfth century, the former Cathedral Church of St. Michael was significantly expanded ...
Mar 14, 2018 · Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.
Churchill inspecting the ruins of Coventry Cathedral on 28 September 1941. The ruins have been left as they are here, as a garden of remembrance. A new ...
Once on foot, head for Cuckoo Lane for the best entrance into the Ruin. Especially on your first visit, it's always best to enter the New Cathedral, via the ...