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.

Participating in Monday Mural

Boathouse View

Coombe Country Park

View from Capability Brown boathouse

The public were given limited access to the

boathouse during Heritage Weekend in September, 2015.

It was a real treat to see the view from this recently restored building.

The boathouse is Grade II Listed and dates back to the 1770s when

Capability Brown was commissioned to remodel

the grounds, at the time owned by the Earl of Craven.

It is located on the south side of the lake.
Below is how it looks from other side of the lake.

Hope you have a 'sunny' weekend.

That's my plan :).

Participating in Skywatch Friday

and
Weekend Reflections

More Rain Clouds

Copsewood Grange Golf Club

Allard Way
I did a similar blogpost in 2014 (if this looks familar).

There is a lovely walk that follows the River Sowe

 at the bottom of this hill not far from where we live.  

Across the river is a 9 hole golf course, except...

...when it rains.  I have shown pictures like this before (similar to the

one above taken in February).  Yesterday, was the worst day ever.

Have a look below.

No worries.  In a day or so, that golf course

will be playable.  Hooray!

PS.  To date, the footpath we follow has never been flooded.

Phew!

Out For A Stroll

Coombe Country Park

Coot

This all-black water bird, with a distinctive white beak

and forehead, was not bothered at all by my

hurried moves to get a shot of it in front of those daffodils.

I must say, it really does have 'intriguing' feet.

Participating in ABC Wednesday - 'I' is for 'Intriguing'

and

Wild Bird Wednesday

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

Daimler Empress 1955

Coventry Transport Museum

Garage Door

Cook Street

The License Plate - MBRT 1

I believe the initials relate to the museum by its former name,

Museum of British Road Transport.

Admission to the Coventry Transport Museum

is free and well worth a visit.

Participating in Monday Mural

Snapshots of Coventry Cathedral

Following on from my blog posts on Wednesday and Thursday,  

I am concluding with a few more images

that stood out during my recent visit.  

Ceiling

The rib vaulted ceiling hides the natural roof.

Chapels

There are four small chapels within the Cathedral.  

Below are the entrances to two of them.

Chapel of Christ the Servant

Chapel of Christ in Gethsemane

Windows 

The placement and design of the windows is breathtaking.

The West Screen (below) is enormous.

Below - The Nave Stained-Glass Windows left

and The West Screen to the right.

The Baptistry Window (below)

Coventry Cathedral is a modern building

that I really didn't appreciate to the full

until I put together this collection of photographs

over the last 3 days.

Have a good weekend :).

Sutherland Tapestry

Coventry Cathedral

'Christ in Glory'

Tapestry Designed by Graham Sutherland

Woven in France and completed in 1962.

It took about 10 weavers over a year to complete.

The looms were made from 2 large tree trunks.

There are over 900 colors.

I think it is fair to say that the

tapestry is the first thing you

notice when you enter the Cathedral.

It certainly dominates the interior when you face it.

The next photograph was taken in the

Lady Chapel which is located

right below the tapestry.

The dimensions are 75 feet by 38 feet (23m x 11m)

It is about the size of a tennis court. 

From where I was standing to take photograph above,

when I turned around this is what I could see:

This is a similar photo to the one I showed yesterday but this one

is taken with a flash.  Hidden from view (by the 

sculpture) is the engraved West Screen windows located at the 

other end of the Cathedral and the Baptistry Window.

I will show you those tomorrow.

You must see the ceiling too as well as 

a couple of the adjoining chapels.

The Great Nave Windows

Coventry Cathedral
Designed by Sir Basil Spence

I'm standing behind the High Alter.
The small cross of nail (set within the sculpture)
is the original Cross of Nails formed from 3 medieval nails
found in the rubble of the old Cathedral roof
after its destruction in World War II.

You will only see this view of the full stained-glass nave windows
when you reach the far end of the nave and look back.

Below is how one set of the Nave Windows looks from outside.

When you walk into the Cathedral your
attention is initially drawn to the
Graham Sutherland Tapestry.
More about that tomorrow.

For now, notice that The Great Nave Windows
are hidden from view as you
enter Coventry Cathedral.

Participating in ABC Wednesday
'H' is for Holy

City Daily Photo Theme Day - Where I Belong

On the first day of each month City Daily Photo bloggers participate in a
Theme Day.  The topic today is 'Where I Belong'.

For me, the answer is 'in and around Coventry, England'.

It is where I am, and I'm making the most of it.
Like last Wednesday.  The sun was out and my husband
and I went into town and joined a tour of the ruins of
Coventry's first Cathedral founded in the 12th century.

Ruins of St Mary's Priory and Cathedral 

This walkway goes around the edge of what
was the nave of the former Cathedral.

The timber building (left) is 15th century Lychgate House and
the stone building ahead (and below) is the former Blue Coat School.
The scene is historic.

The remains of the former Cathedral line
the path on the left.

The tour lasted 30 minutes. I can show
more of it soon.  Tomorrow, I'm going
to show some photos inside the new Coventry Cathedral.

For more 'Where I belong' photos from around the world,
please follow the link - HERE.