Coventry Pubs #5 - The Earl Of Mercia

18 High Street

Located across the street from Coventry's Council House,

this building opened in 1896 as Lloyds Bank.

Since the early 1990s it has been a public house 

with a number of names, the most recent The Earl of Mercia.

The name is after Leofric who was The Earl of Mercia

and the husband of Lady Godiva.

This is a Wetherspoon's public house which

translates into reasonably priced food and drink,

conveniently located in the City Centre.

Participating in ABC Wednesday

E is for 'Earl' in The Earl of Mercia

Council House Square

Junction at Earl Street, Little Park Street & High Street

A look at Coventry architecture from 1875.

This is the newly completed Council House Square.

Construction of the Council House (right) began in 1913.

The building in the centre was a furniture shop in 1875 and is now

a small grocer store with apartments above.

The building to the left is a pub, but opened

as a bank in 1896.

 The photos (above and below) show the 

view of Council House Square from the

Council House steps. There is a mixture of new 

and old architecture.

I think this new redeveloped area outside the Council House

looks very nice.  I guess the important thing here is to enjoy

it while it lasts.  A lot of the buildings in the photo (immediately above)

are to be knocked down soon.  Oh dear...more changes.

In the meantime, let's zoom in on those flowers....

...oh, and one more photo of the Council House.

See you tomorrow!