A return visit to Coventry to see what has happened in the
last five years or so since I was there last.
Firstly the Cathedral for an
organ recital, a great organ in an inspiring setting. Then to The Herbert Art
Gallery & Museum which has opened an interesting new extension which was
being built when I looked in last time.
A few photos of an unusual 1976 Ferroconcrete cross, a
replacement for a Tudor cross which once stood nearby. A walk around the town
centre showed some improvements especially the removal of traffic around the
square that has the statue of Lady Godiva. The square has two imposing bank
buildings facing it, both are not listed (they should be) and probably post
war, but still using Portland stone and columns to impose an image of security
and permanence.
I quite like Coventry, both the reconstructions after the
war and its surviving old bits, also the faux medieval buildings such as
Wetherspoons The Flying Standard. Don’t pass Coventry by if you have the chance
to visit.
M. Sleigh. Polypodphoto
