Water Supply Sign

6 Hay Lane

The is a WWII painted water supply sign

giving instructions to blitz fire-fighters.

 This is what I love about living in Coventry -

hidden treasures reminding us of Coventry's past.

Unfortunately, the paint has faded considerably.

I could only make out some of the words.

Last week I mentioned The Golden Cross pub.

The image below shows the pub in Hay Lane

and the location of the painted water supply sign.

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Coventry Pubs #8 - The Golden Cross

8 Hay Lane

One of the Oldest Pubs in Coventry

The architecture is described as

Tudor Style with jettied upper floors.

The building has been altered and extended since

it was built in 1583.

It is located in the oldest part of Coventry.

You can just see the pub on the left here in Hay Lane.  

The brick building was once a Crown Court

and Holy Trinity Church is beyond.

(Below) The Golden Cross is on right with

Coventry Cathedral ruins beyond and

former Crown Court to left.

There used to be another church (St Michael's Baptist Church) 

on the corner where you can see a white sign (above).  It was

destroyed in the blitz in 1940.

It is thought that in the 15th century this site was once occupied 

by Coventry's mint for a short while.

Participating in Our World Tuesday

A Little Coventry History

Hay Lane

Window Displays showing Coventry from 1910 to 1937
by permission of the
Coventry History Centre, The Herbert Museum & Art Gallery

Since so many buildings were destroyed in WWII, it is
wonderful that the Museum has created these permanent window displays
showing a little of Coventry's history.

The photo above is of High Street c1910.

Below is Hay Lane.  When you walk

down this Lane the window displays are

in the building on the right.  

Below is another one of the big windows reminding us 

that there were trams in Broadgate in c1937.

It you want to see the window displays of
Coventry Cathedral, have a look at my blog post yesterday.

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