Coventry Cathedral ruins and Spon Street.
The ruins of the old Cathedral are the remains of a medieval parish church, consecrated to be the Cathedral of the new Diocese of Coventry in 1918. The building has been in ruins since the nine-hour blitz of 1940. To-day the ruins of the old Cathedral are preserved as a memorial and sacred space for the city.
Spon street was an industrial area from at least the 12th Century when it was predominantly occupied by dyers, who were moved to the edge of the city because of the fumes their process produced.
Strictly Paranormal Ghost Hunting The beginning Spon Street Coventry August 2014
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Medieval Spon St Coventry
A medieval street in Coventry
Coventry City Centre
Video of Coventry City Centre. I have also posted a video of the Lower Precinct.
2016.03.23 WARNING STROBE LIGHTS - Coventry Blitz, at the Coventry Transport Museum England
Coventry Blitz, at the Coventry Transport Museum, England
River Sherbourne, Coventry
The River Sherbourne is a river that flows under the centre of the city of Coventry, in the West Midlands, of England.
The source of the river is in the fields of Hawkes End in the Parish of Allesley. From where it flows south continuing through Spon End (where it is spanned by Vignoles Bridge) and the city centre, where it is culverted just before it reaches the Inner Ring Road and Spon Street, and through the suburb of Whitley. It joins the River Sowe south of the A45 road near Baginton, and eventually flows into the River Avon near Stoneleigh.
The name Sherbourne is said to derive from Scir Burna....clear stream.
Mediaeval Spon Street
The Mediaeval Spon Street in Coventry is an amazing sight to see. In this video you can explore with me.
Coventry Cathedral
A video about Coventry Cathedral. Produced by our final year Media Production students.
Crew involved in the making:
Executive Producer
Lydia Thomas
Producer
Laura Garwood
Co-Directors
Kelvin Fred-Horsfall
Laura Garwood
Camera Operator
Tayo Daramola
Additional Camera Operators
Mike Deakin
James Colley
Timothy March
Music Composer
Kerry Beaumont
Editor
Dawn Ashfield
To find out more about studying Media Production at Coventry University please visit
Underground explosion rocks Coventry
AN underground explosion in Coventry caused an accident on the roads.
A man was hit by a car after the eruption knocked out traffic lights in Spon End.
2013.12.02 Christmas Market in Coventry England
Dave has a look at the Christmas Market in Coventry England
Alien Coventry
Alien activity has been increasing recently in Coventry, so Leon's group go to investigate.
Scribbler Coventry
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1000 Years of Coventry Heritage
A VISIT TO COVENTRY
A recent visit to Coventry where we visited the ruins of the old Cathedral and the Transport Museum.
Spon Gate Coventry
We were asked to produce a short one min video about our favourite place in Coventry mine being Spon Gate due to the and entertainment and leisure facilities.
Coventry - City of Spires
The first part of the History Gallery looks at life in late medieval Coventry, from 1450 to 1509. In many ways this was a 'golden age' for the city. Coventry was the largest city in the Midlands and one of the most important in England. It was a thriving commercial centre with a population of around 10,000 merchants, craftspeople, monks and labourers.
Ruins of Coventry Cathedral The Cathedral Church of St Michael in Coventry
The Cathedral Church of St Michael, commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry, in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current (9th) Bishop is Christopher Cocksworth and the current Dean is John Witcombe.
The city has had three cathedrals. The first was St Mary's, a monastic building, of which only a few ruins remain. The second was St Michael's, a 14th-century Gothic church later designated cathedral, that remains a ruined shell after its bombing during the Second World War. The third is the new St Michael's Cathedral, built after the destruction of the former.
The first cathedral in Coventry was St Mary's Priory and Cathedral, 1095 to 1102, when Robert de Limesey moved the bishop's see from Lichfield to Coventry,[1] until 1539 when it fell victim to King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. Prior to 1095, it had been a small Benedictine monastery (endowed by Leofric, Earl of Mercia and Lady Godiva in 1043),[2] Shortly after 1095 rebuilding began and by the middle of the 13th century it was a cathedral of 142 yards in length and included many large outbuildings.[3]Leofric was probably buried within the original Saxon church in Coventry. However, records suggest that Godiva was buried at Evesham Abbey, alongside her father confessor, Prior Aefic.
Things to do in Coventry
Things to do in Coventry?
Paul Curtis Tours Offers a walking guided tour of Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Tudor, Georgian, Edwardian & Victorian Coventry whilst dressed as a Town Crier, a monk or an elephant hunter?
Each Saturday at 1:30pm the sound of his ding-a-Ling rings loudly over Broadgate as he announces with a Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye Todays Historical Fact of the Day, Birthday Announcements and Coventrys Good News only.
Follow, Like, Share and Comment on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for next tour dates and to book.
We also come into old people’s homes and speak to community groups about the history of COVENTRY In a hilarious style that will have you crying with laughter
“God Save The Queen, God Bless COVENTRY and God Bless the next UK City of Culture for 2021”
Ghost Hunting at Medieval Spon Street
Ghost Hunting with Is It Paranormal!
Ghost hunting highlights from Spon Street. Ghost of wife murder who does not like woman. Touch moves on its own, glass divination.
A short stroll down Spon Street
What it says on the tin.