As The Crow Flies

Coventry City Centre

View of Coventry City Centre from about 6 miles away (I'm guessing).  

Photo was taken from a spot on a hill just outside Wolston Village.  

Please note the two of three Spires shown here:   

Coventry Cathedral (left) & Holy Trinity Church (right).

Christchurch is out of view.

Station Walk

Warwick Road

What you see between Coventry Train Station

and the City Centre.

The Spires just past the mirror architecture,

and plenty of flowers.

The powers that be (in this case, Coventry City Council, I believe),

have done an amazing job.  Even on a very dull day,

this all looks so pretty for those walking between 

town and the train station.

Two Miles Away

Coventry City Centre

Photo taken from Binley, Coventry,

through a telephoto lens.

If you look carefully, you'll see the three spires of Coventry.

Christchurch is on extreme left, St. Michael's (Coventry Cathedral) and

Holy Trinity is to the right.  These spires all survived WWII and are

soon to be hidden behind a multitude of high-rise buildings -

all student accommodation.

I don't have this view from where I live.  But after a short walk  

this is what I can see. Brilliant!

Blue Skies

Trinity Street at Cuckoo Lane

(Left to right) Holy Trinity Church, 

Coventry Cathedral flèche just above the trees,

Coventry Cross and Coventry Cathedral ruins spire.

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 :).

Holy Trinity & The Moon

Holy Trinity Church, Coventry

Taken in February, 2015.

I'm in a rush so here's one from the archives :).

Remember:

City Daily Photo's Theme Day 

1st June, 2015

Topic:  Stylish

City Daily Photo Theme Day - Landmark

Coventry's Three Spires
Photo taken from the village of Ansty (4.7 miles away).

In the days before skyscrapers, Coventry's 'Three Spires' would have
dominated the skyline of the City and served as an impressive and easily recognizable
landmark for visitors to the City.  As you can see, the Spires are visible from some distance.
The trick is to find a vantage point where you can see all three.

Left spire - Christ Church (Greyfriars), just over 200 ft/61 m
Middle spire - St Michael's (Old Cathedral) 300 ft/91 m
Right spire - Holy Trinity 230 ft/70 m

Participating in City Daily Photo Theme Day

City Daily Photo Theme Day - Triangles

Coventry Cathedral and Holy Trinity Spires

View from Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

Taken today!

I am still on vacation but had to pop back to participate in

CDP's Theme Day.  Follow the link for MORE :).

Three Spires

These spires have dominated Coventry's skyline for hundreds of years.

I can say from experience, it isn't easy to photograph all 3 together

these days.

All three survived World War II air raids.

From left to right is Holy Trinity Church,

Christ Church (the church did not survive)

 and Coventry Cathedral (the church now in ruins).

Taken in Greyfriars Green, Coventry

Participating in Our World Tuesday

To The Northwest

This photo was taken from Coventry Cathedral's Spire

looking at Holy Trinity Church Spire and beyond.

On top of the spire is an 8 foot high

stainless steel weather vane in the form of

a Dove of Peace.

I hope you have a peaceful weekend.

I am going to contemplate the purchase of a 

tripod and telephoto lens :).

Happy Birthday, Nadine!

Participating in Skywatch Friday

The Windows

Earlier this month was City Daily Photo's

Theme Day - Street Lamps.  

I thought the photo below might work but it was not quite right.

That street lamp is not exactly on a street and the sky was white.  

In taking that shot I noticed the windows.  I could see the

obvious yellow glass on the right but I had never

noticed the glass in the window on the left.

If you go inside the Cathedral and look out,

you will see the view below.  I have

looked through that window many times and missed the stained glass.

It is almost hidden.

Looking from Coventry Cathedral to 

Holy Trinity Church.

The weekend is upon us.  Of course, I will be watching

US PGA Championships and tending to a rather long

'to do' list.  Have a good weekend all.  

Participating in Skywatch Friday.

Skywatch Friday - Coventry's Market Cross....

...together with Holy Trinity Church Spire against a blue sky (hooray!).

Coventry Cross & Holy Trinity Spire

Cookoo Lane, Coventry

A market cross is found in towns and villages denoting a market square in a market town.  The cross photographed here (unveiled in 1976) is common in many medieval market towns.  There have been several Coventry Crosses over the years.  This one replaces the 1544 cross which stood some 100 metres away in Cross Cheaping.

View of Coventry Cross

Looking towards Coventry Cathedral

These two photographs were taken on different days.  I had an afterthought and thought it would be good to show the a wider picture of the area. The Gladiator grave memorial is on the other side of the path (on the left).

For more photos featuring the sky from around the world,  follow the link to Skywatch Friday.

Friday means a little break over the weekend for me.  I have to do some filing of digital photos - amazing how they add up.  Have a good weekend all.  Cheers!

The Grass Is Looking Good

Holy Trinity Church with Coventry Cathedral to the right

In July I said that I would show you the view from those benches. Well, here it is.  (Oh, the photo above was taken last week when we had beautiful blue skies.)

If you walk pass the flats on the right, someone has a novel idea for curtains.........

Whatever works!

October Theme Day - Silhouette

A Little Bit of Light

Breeze way between Coventry's Old and New Cathedrals

with

Holy Trinity Church Spire lit up in background

Taken at 7pm last Thursday.
To enjoy more City Daily Photo October Theme Day photos - please click this link: Silhouette

Becoming A Distant Memory....

....blue skies.  To be fair, we did have a little break from the rain the day before yesterday when this picture was taken of Holy Trinity Church weather vane.

Holy Trinity Church, Coventry

I did not realise that the object on the top of the spire is an 8ft stainless steel weather vane.  Sure enough it was revolving around.  It was designed by John Clark who also named the weather vane, Dove of Peace.

Kaleidoscope, 'No'!

Holy Trinity Church ceiling, 'Yes'.

Holy Trinity Church ceiling.  Spire is above.

Here is how the church looks when you walk inside.  The spire is half way down the aisle and well lit with natural light.....

12th Century Holy Trinity Church....

Side door, Holy Trinity Church

...no wonder those steps are so worn.

This setting begs for a caption.  My husband votes for: 'If you wake in the night, it's at the top of the stairs to the left.'

Tomorrow I'll show you inside.

Priory Row - Georgian Architecture & Historic 15th Century Cottages

Along side Holy Trinity Church you will find Priory Row.  The restored Georgian buildings give us an idea of how Coventry looked before World War II when much of the City Centre was destroyed.  The 15th Century Cottages are in the distance and were formerly three separate dwelling places.