Distant Memory

Coombe Country Park

Photo taken 2 weeks ago.

Have a good weekend!

St Michael and the Devil

Coventry Cathedral

Priory Street

Bronze Statues Sculpted by Sir Jacob Epstein

Mounted in 1960 on the main wall near the New Cathedral entrance.

Coventry Cathedral was rebuilt next to the Old Cathedral Ruins 

after the devastation of the Blitz in 1940.

The sculpture depicts Archangel Michael standing over

the Devil in triumph 

from the story of the angel rebellion in the

Book of Revelations.

These photographs were taken today

using my iPhone.

Below is an old 2014 image which
shows the Old and New Cathedrals
so you can see the ruins (left) and new Cathedral (right).

Coventry Pubs #7 - Litten Tree

1a Warwick Row

On a windy day in November, 2015.

Not every public house in Coventry is an architectural gem.

This is just a plain brick building located between the City Centre

and the Coventry Train Station.

When I was taking these photos it was the Zebra Crossing

I wanted to share.  I like them.  

Across the street in New Union Street

stands one of Coventry's 3 historic spires -

Christ Church (formerly Greyfriars).

Sorry about all the text here.  

I just have to add something about the

yellow 'globe' atop the black and white pole.

It has a name, Belisha beacon, and a history too.

Always learning :). 

Hope your week is going well!!!

Black Stripe

Coombe Country Park

Nuthatch bird

Photos taken on Sunday from the
bird hide.

Participating in
Our World Tuesday and Through My Lens

Ceiling Mural

Touchwood Shopping Centre, Solihull

About 20 miles from Coventry.

Taken at Christmas, 2015.

Unfortunately, Coventry doesn't get a mention

on this map.  

So, I fixed that by adding it (below) so you can

see where I am :).

At last I have found a mural so I can 

participate in Monday Mural.

Hooray!

Dusting Of Snow

Coombe Country Park

The Oak Tree I photograph

throughout the year in a Tree Series.

It was a bit of a dark day last

Sunday, but I was delighted to see some snow

on the ground at last.

Have a good weekend everyone.

Thanks for visiting me here in Coventry, England.

Participating in Skywatch Friday

Roses In December

Coombe Country Park

Photos taken on 16th December, 2015

In the photo above you can see a stone wall 

and memorial benches.  There are rose bushes against the wall also.

December was unseasonably warm.  To my delight

these pretty pink roses were still in bloom.

Made me smile when I saw the name:

How fun for me, an American,

to meet up with these lovely rambling roses

at Coombe Country Park. 

The Glass Atrium

Cathedral Lanes Shopping Centre

Broadgate

I can scarcely believe that I only noticed

this view of two of Coventry's famous spires
through the roof of Cathedral Lanes, built in 1989.
You have to go upstairs and I hadn't until recently.

Holy Trinity Church Spire (left)

Coventry Cathedral Spire (right)

Coventry Cathedral Spire (below)

These photos were taken last Friday with my phone.

I loved what I saw and must have taken 30 shots.

Blue sky was a nice addition too :).

Coventry Pubs #6 - The Flying Standard

2 - 10 Trinity Street

The Flying Standard (front on left)
3, 4 & 5 Priory Row
Lychgate Cottages (adjoining to rear on right)

This public house is named after a motor vehicle

 produced by the Standard Motor Company.

Standard Motor Company manufactured a range of cars

in Coventry between 1903 and 1960.

The Motor Victoria was Standard's first car built in 1903.

The Flying Standard motor car was produced in 1936.

This is a large steel framed building with applied

timber frame was built in 1938 and designed to fit

in neatly with the adjoining medieval Lychgate Cottages.

Before it became a public house in 1999 it was

occupied by Samuel's the jewelers and Timothy Whites, chemist.

This public house stands on a historic site that

dates back to the early 1400's.  Maybe I can

explore more of that in a future post.

Participating in Our World Tuesday

Finally!

Coombe Country Park

Snow At Last

Taken from the Bird Hide yesterday.

(Below) Meet 'Nellie' and 'Norman'.

Created by our granddaughters in their garden.

Well done!

Pity About The Fence

Coventry Cathedral Ruins

I took this photograph last month in the late afternoon.

I am working on a article about the restoration of parts of the

Old Cathedral Ruins.  So I can't show you the floor beyond

this statute and tomb of the First Bishop of Coventry just yet.

I do hope to get the same shot again when the fences are removed.

In the meantime, here is a link -

Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs. He was the First Bishop of Coventry.

I believe that this bronze tomb

was the only thing inside the cathedral to survive
 The Blitz during WWII.

Participating in 

Good Fences

Skywatch Friday

Have a good weekend!

Postcard from California

Kelso, California

Holiday Photographs

Kelso Depot is located in the Mojave Desert.  We like

visiting old restored railway stations and this one fits the bill.

Amazingly, it is located in the middle of the desert.

We stopped by here on a drive between Las Vegas and Palm Springs.

The trains pass by frequently.  The only downfall

is getting there...the roads are a bit rough 

so allow plenty of time :).

Back to Coventry photos tomorrow!

ABC Wednesday - A Is For Across

St Mary Street and Bayley Lane

St Mary's Guildhall (to right - where I used to work), Drapers Hall (left)

and Cathedral Ruins straight ahead.

There aren't many T-Junctions in Coventry

where you have 3 historic buildings

'across' the street from each other.

The white canopy covers the entrance to

Coventry New Cathedral that adjoins the Old Cathedral Ruins.

Why did I takes these photographs?

It was the notice board below that caught my attention :).

It reads - 'Pray for Ourselves'.

Participating in ABC Wednesday

Around Coventry Cathedral Ruins

Bayley Lane, Coventry

I thought it might be fun to identify some of the historic buildings

located in the City Centre from this vantage point up the

Old Cathedral Tower.  See the 'key' below.

The truck is turning into St Mary Street.  More on that tomorrow.

In the Cathedral Quarter there are some

wonderful buildings that survived World War II.

The area where the museum stands was destroyed in the war.

Note from Lauren:

I took this photo in 2013.  It pretty much looks like this today.

If you are interested in seeing more of

any of these places, click on the 'labels' below.

Close Up

Coombe Country Park

Blue Tit

Taken yesterday from the Park's Bird Hide.

Note from Lauren:
I have been experimenting a little with my
telephoto lens and whilst I know little about birds,
I did like the challenge of holding the camera still
to get a photograph like this :).

Linking with Mersad's Through My Lens

No Rain

Walsgrave Hill, Coombe Fields

These photographs were taken last week with my phone 

on a walk at Coombe Country Park.

I have photographed this view many times before.

Below is a similar shot.  You can see (on the left)
a corner of Walsgrave Hospital, now know as University Hospital Coventry.

Have a super weekend and take care!

Participating in Skywatch Friday

January Daffodils

Brinklow Road, Easenhall

Seeing these daffodils today gave me a nudge

to get back to blogging for 2016.
Normally, I would be looking out
 for snow about now, not daffodils.

 These photos were taken on a nice country road not far from Coventry

between the villages of Brinklow and Easenhall.

So there you have it -

daffodils, country road, nice house and a big red tracker too :).

Happy 2016.  Hope you are well!!!!