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Originally Posted by cathidaw
thanks mari
re the jewel in the crown-ie Spon Street .
Did you know that most of those medieval buildings were moved there from other parts of Coventry brick by brick and beam by beam. Someone after the war--- during the first revamp-- decided that most of the really old buildings should be moved to one spot ie Spon Street so that they could have a clear sweep to redevelop.
They were taken down-each part numbered and stored away until they could be re-sited. Over the first few years some were rebuilt-those buildings we see now- but with different planners coming and going and finance as it was, and is now, these buildings still lie in storage-some open to the elements in a yard somewhere in the city centre.I went there once years ago on a Municipal visit but cannot remember where it is.
I do not believe that the Christian element has gone-quite the reverse in fact, but the historical aspect has gone to the dogs . There is
a lot of 'empty talk about preservation but if 'they' want something gone-it goes.
There are societies in Coventry who really try hard to get things done but they are outnumbered. Even the Coventry and District Archaeological Society have only a small voice-and Coventry has not got an archaeological unit any more .. A medieval city like this!
They use Northampton unit and others.
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Thanks for that Cathidaw, I never realized that.
The people that destroyed what was left of Coventry after the war, and indeed the destruction of Birmingham in the late 50's, really are beneath comtempt. It is unimaginable what the people in this country put up with.
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