I’ve visited Coventry many times and quite like it as a
city, it has some good parts as well as some post war eyesores. I looked around
the two medieval churches in the city centre which I was pleased to find were
open for visitors, both have interesting features and stained glass. On this
occasion I did not visit the Cathedral due to time constraints and at £8.00
admission I would want to get my monies worth! (not sure how they can justify
£8.00?).
One of the best features of Coventry is the central covered
Market, a round construction with a car park on the roof. Busy and full of good
things that can be found in a proper market – fruit & veg, Meat, hardware,
fabrics and household items (nothing arty or crafty). It would be good to have
a covered market in Guildford but economics are against having one, although
most big towns and cities have a market hall as an asset.
The Banks, as is usual with pre 1960 bank buildings ,
display their facades to the public with columns and Portland stone giving an impression
of solidarity and importance - it’s
disappointing that Banks now no longer value their buildings (or customers) and
many good examples have now been sold off. I have written about bank buildings in a
previous blog.
