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Collegiate Church of St Mary's

Warwick

I love it when something like this

is pointed out to me.  The windows above and below

show signatures with dates.

The pains of glass are located in the window below.

St Mary's a huge church located right in the center of Warwick -

a short distance from Warwick Castle.

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Perfect Day For A Wedding

Coombe Abbey Hotel

Today in the Sunshine

A wedding on Tuesday?  Yes, especially when the weather is

like it was today.  That's the happy couple above (taken

with a very long lens).  Below is the view across the lake.

(Note the people sitting on the bench - far left.)

(Below) There they are!  My husband was busy chatting 

with this nice trio when I was snapping away.  

Think he was hinting for some wedding cake :).

Yes, a perfect day for a wedding!

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To the celebrating trio: If you want a print without my ©,

email me.  Otherwise, you have my permission to copy any of these

photographs.  Nice chatting with you!

Airbus A380

Birmingham Airport

Birmingham Airport is about 20 minutes away
from Coventry and has a runway long enough
to support the enormous Airbus A380-800.  Today was the 3rd
day of daily flights between Dubai and Birmingham.
We found the perfect location for a little plane spotting.
Emirates Flight 39 (below) is just about to take off.
  

I am using a telephoto lens in all of these images.
The A380 is so big I just about managed to fit it in the frame.

I am pleased I could get the distant shot of the plane
heading over Coventry and then to Dubai.

When the Emirates flight left I tried some more shots.

Seeing this one (below) made me pause for a moment.

There was a little drama too.  Black smoke.
A recycling centre nearby caught fire just as we were
watching the planes. Not good.
Hopefully, by now, that fire is out.

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Organ Pipes

Coventry Cathedral

Organ Pipes and Reflecting Light

Coventry Cathedral's organ is a gift from the people of Canada.

I have heard the organ music and I can't wait to hear it again.

The pipes (above) play an integral part of the cathedral design.

The light on the wall passes through huge stained-glass windows.

This is a sad day.
News of terrorist attacks in Brussels is heartbreaking.

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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.

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Winter Plumage

Coombe Country Park

Black-headed Gull

My first attempt at photographing

a moving object with a telephoto lens.

Need more practice :).

I believe these are photos of

Black-headed gulls in winter plumage.

If I got it wrong, please say so in 'Comments' below.

Better focus (below) but the gull is facing the wrong way.

All good fun!

Photos were taken Sunday.

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Black Stripe

Coombe Country Park

Nuthatch bird

Photos taken on Sunday from the
bird hide.

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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.

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Tree Series & Good News

Coombe Country Park

The Oak Tree I photograph throughout

the year in a Tree Series.

The good news is that the memorial picnic bench (damaged

by a BBQ fire) has been repaired.  A nice metal

surface has been added to protect it from heat damage.

Dare I mention that these photos were taken with my phone

on Sunday - a totally gloomy day.  Didn't stop us going for a walk :).

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Tiles

Council House, Earl Street

Bird's-eye view of internal courtyard taken
from Coventry Cathedral Spire Tower.

I have visited the Council House many times but

 I have never seen those tiles until now.

Below is the front of the Council House.

You can see the tip of the Cathedral Spire beyond.

I wasn't up that high to take my shot :).

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City Daily Photo Theme Day - Shop Window

Holy Trinity Church

This one of the views you can see right outside the 'shop window' 

I am using for today's theme day post.

It is located in St Michael's Avenue right between

Coventry Cathedral ruins and the new Coventry Cathedral.
(see below)

The Cathedral Shop sells books, gifts and

you can purchase refreshments like coffee and tea too.

Step outside and you'll see Holy Trinity Church to your left, ...

...and look the other way, you'll see the entrance to the New Cathedral (below).

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Change Of Use

Old Post Office, Hertford Street

Correction: Oriental Food Specialist

It was a sad day in 2008 for many when the Post Office moved 

from this building to a bookstore. I'm not joking. Built in early 20th Century,

this building remained empty until 2013 when it became a

pawnbroker shop.

As of last September, this prominent stonework facade

is the entrance to (what they say is) the biggest oriental 

supermarket in Coventry.

Fancy a chow mein tonight?

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Open To The Public

Coombe Country Park

Three-mile circular walk designed

by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown.

Over the last two weekends

the public have been allowed on

this path for the first time in 40 years.

These photos were taken last Sunday.

It was foggy.

We are expecting some high winds in the next few days.

I expect these golden leaves will soon be on the ground.

I'll be posting more about this walk in due course.

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A Quiet Moment

Coombe Country Park

It was pretty quiet here on Sunday, possibly because it was a bit dull out.

Usually that walkway has quite a few people crossing it.

These were taken just
before we went to have a look at
the Truck Fest event I shared yesterday.

Apologies for showing so many photographs
from Coombe Country Park.  We try and go there
at least once a week for a long walk, always with my camera.

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The Shakespeare Express

Snow Hill Station

Looking up Cromwell Street, Birmingham

4965 Rood Ashton Hall Steam Train 

Built in 1929 for the Great Western Railway.

 The photo above was taken at Snow Hill Station

looking between the engine and carriage.

Below is the full view taken at 

Stratford Upon Avon Station later in the day.

On Sunday we had a fun day taking a

steam train ride from Birmingham to

Stratford and back.

Unfortunately, it rained a good portion of the day.

The couple of hours we had in Stratford was

spent taking short walks with plenty of stops for tea!

If you fancy a trip on a steam train like this,
please follow the link for The Shakespeare Express.

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