2018

SP3379 : A bit of town wall

taken 5 years ago, near to Coventry, England

A bit of town wall
A bit of town wall
A small section of reconstituted town wall constructed on the line of wall near Spon Street. As such it is not scheduled as a monument as other parts of the city wall are.

In the background is the grade I listed 14th century church of St John the Baptist.
Coventry city wall

The city wall was a little over 2 miles in circumference when completed in 1534. Having taken 180-200 years in construction, it was not primarily a defensive structure. Charles II ordered it to be rendered indefensible in 1662 and much of it was subsequently demolished and the stone used as a building source. The gates survived into the late eighteenth century, when all but the two surviving gates were removed.

The city wall remains are listed as a scheduled ancient monument.


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Geographical Context: City, Town centre
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SP3379, 1833 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
E Gammie   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 22 December, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 25 December, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 3303 7903 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:24.4970N 1:30.9526W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 3303 7903
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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