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Preparatory work has started on a £450m city centre regeneration project. The City Centre South development in Coventry will replace a number of old buildings with new shops, restaurants, open ...
George Wagstaffe (born 1930) is an English sculptor based in Coventry. [1] He is predominantly known for his three iconic pieces of public art for the redevelopment of Coventry City Centre in the 1960s such as the Phoenix in Hertfort Street, Naiad in the Upper Precinct, and his replica of the Coventry Cross outside Holy Trinity Church, which was temporarily removed in 2019, [2] [3] before ...
Coventry Live write how, "he was president of the Coventry Liberal Association, a freemason, a founder member and president of Coventry’s Chamber of Commerce, a Justice of the Peace, and chairman of the Standard Motor Company, and in 1913 he became Mayor of Coventry - the first non-British subject ever to do so" [23] [24] Stoke Park. 2015
The Central Baths contained three swimming pools, including a 165-foot main pool, later shortened to the Olympic regulation 50 metres. [1] Designed in the style of the Modern Movement, the building was viewed as an architectural success at the time, the Architects' Journal of May 25, 1966, stating that "its best features are the main pool hall with its W-shaped roof and seven pitched lights ...
The building is designed to look like an elephant in reference to the coat of arms of the city of Coventry, which shows Coventry Castle being carried on the back of an elephant. [5] Elephants are a popular motif in the civic life of Coventry, appearing on the logo of Coventry City F.C. and Coventry R.F.C. as well as the badge of HMS Coventry ...
Gosford St. Coventry (near Cox Street) painted by Sydney John Bunney on 18 May 1916 The weaving industries declined after 1860, giving rise to cycle manufacture, and to the car industry. [ 4 ] One of the notable relics of this is the Humber Motor Building at the junction of Sky Blue Way, which exists at present as Lloyd TSB Bank .
The Whittle Arch is a public art installation in Coventry, England.It is dedicated to Sir Frank Whittle, the inventor of the turbojet engine, who was born in Coventry. The arch was designed as part of Coventry's Phoenix Initiative regeneration project at the start of the 21st century.
The Council House, Coventry in Coventry, England, is a Tudor Revival style city hall building which is the home of Coventry City Council and the seat of local government. It was built in the early 20th century. It is a Grade II-listed building. [1]