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13 unusual facts about Coventry cathedral


Alain John

The statue was subsequently re-cast at the commission of Neville Gorton and stands in the ruins of the old Coventry Cathedral as a memorial to those who lost their lives in the war.

Ann George

One of her last performances was a storyline in which Amy broke into Coventry Cathedral in the dead of night in order to mourn her son.

Bristol Belvedere

In 1962 another Belvedere lowered the spire onto the new Coventry Cathedral.

Colin Semper

He then became Provost of the Cathedral Church of St Michael, Coventry.

Daniel Moult

Daniel Moult was organist and assistant director of music at Coventry Cathedral from 1995 to 2002.

International Centre for Reconciliation

The International Centre for Reconciliation (or ICR) is based at Coventry Cathedral, UK, and was established in 1940 after the destruction of the cathedral in the Second World War.

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

To its right is the Cross of Nails which was made from nails in the roof timbers of Coventry Cathedral.

Kenyon Wright

In 1970, he returned to the United Kingdom as Director of Urban Ministry, at Coventry Cathedral and then in 1974 was promoted to Canon Residentiary at the Cathedral and Director of its International Ministry.

Lyudmila Pavlichenko

She also visited Coventry Cathedral ruins, then the Alfred Herbert works and Standard Car Factory from where most funds had been raised.

Maurice Laing

The buildings and structures built by the firm ranged from the first 52 miles of the M1 - the first motorway in the UK - built in 1958 and 1959 to connect Watford and Rugby; through nuclear power stations; to the new Coventry Cathedral and London Central Mosque.

Stuart Linnell

They ranged from the upbeat to the loneliness of bereavement and were pinned to a board displayed first at the radio station and later in Coventry Cathedral.

Typographica

Contents: Reading by touch; Pat McAuliffe of Listowel; Lettering in Coventry Cathedral; Typewriter type faces; Watching words move (a booklet insert by Brownjohn, Chermayeff and Giesmar).

Wynne Godley

In 1955 he married Kitty Epstein, daughter of Jacob Epstein the sculptor, who used his head as the model for his statue of St Michael at the rebuilt Coventry Cathedral.


Aubusson, Creuse

Coventry cathedral's famous Christ in Glory tapestry, designed by artist Graham Sutherland, was woven in nearby Felletin.

Capel Bond

He left for Coventry in 1749, where he became organist of two large churches, St Michael and All Angels (later Coventry Cathedral), and, in 1752, Holy Trinity Church, Coventry.

Peter Thomas Dunican

He also worked on many of the firms most iconic projects, including the Sydney Opera House, Coventry Cathedral, Centre Pompidou, the Barbican Estate and others.

Scouting in West Midlands

Since then it has had 34 Royal performances, appearing in events and venues such as Westminster Abbey, Windsor Castle, St Paul's Cathedral, the Royal Tournament, Wembley Stadium, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, London's Guild Hall, The Lord Mayor's Show, Horse Guards Parade, Coventry Cathedral, the Spalding Flower Parade, London's Easter Parade, and the Jersey Battle of Flowers.

St. Michael's, Coventry

Currently, the ward contains the city centre of Coventry, including St. Michael's Cathedral and the neighbourhoods of Charterhouse and Hillfields.