Almost A Year

Coventry Central Police Station

That's how long this lamp door has

been open...presumably broken :).

I first took a picture of this lamp in May, 2012. 

For some reason it has been the most visited blog post of mine.

Well, since October, 2014, the flap/door has been open.

So, yesterday I decided to photograph it again. 

(Please note 'blue sky' to go with 'blue lamp'.)

 In the photos above (looking down Little Park Street)

you can just see the tops of

Holy Trinity and Coventry Cathedral Spires.

Want to see inside the lamp?

I don't know, maybe the doors to the Police cells

are kept open too :).

Have a super weekend.  I've got an idea

for September 1st CDP Theme Day - Curiosities.

Hope you have too!

Participating in Skywatch Friday

Coventry Pubs #4 - The Castle

7 Little Park Street

The Castle pub extends into the Grade II listed 

Georgian town house to the left.  It is 

one of only three surviving buildings of this type in Coventry.

The others are:

 Kirby House (16 Little Park Street) and

 11 Priory Row.  All were built in the early 18th Century.

Located right in the center of Coventry

next to Council House Square.

Below is a look at more of Little Park Street with The Castle in the middle.

Photos taken with my phone camera.

How amazing :).

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!

Kirby House

16 Little Park Street, Coventry

Built around 1700, this is a fine example of a City Centre

building only slightly damaged during WWII.  

Oh how I wish I could have moved those railings which don't fit in with the

 Georgian architecture and modern day Zebra Crossing.

There is so much construction going on in Coventry, I could

hardly believe it today.  The photo below is of the Council House,

just down the street from Kirby House.  Looks like they are about

ready to take down the fencing soon.  Hooray.

Council House, Coventry

ABC Wednesday - O is for OPEN

West Midlands Police Station
Little Park Street

This is my first entry on ABC WEDNESDAY.  (Hope I have got the right idea.)

In May, 2012, I photographed this lamp but on a nicer day.  (As of today, it is in the Top Ten most viewed photographs in my blog - I don't know why.)  Click this Blue Lamp link for my original post and a little more about Blue Lamps. Cheers!

'The Blue Lamp' Post

Little Park Street Police Station

Here we have a traditional 'blue lamp' found outside most English police stations.  I am actually standing next to a very busy street close to the City centre.  You would never know it looking at this photo.  Between 1857 and 1969 Coventry had their own force.  They amalgamated with the Warwickshire Constabulary in 1969 and in 1974 Coventry changed again to the West Midlands Police.