Coventry's cathedrals

There's a German term, 'Coventrieren', that was coined by Joseph Goebbels in 1940. It describes what was done to Coventry, ie the levelling of a city by air raids.

The city was pretty well rebuilt after the war, but the remains of the 14th century St Michael's Cathedral was left as a memorial. The new St Michael's Cathedral was built right next to it in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

I grew up a mere 30km or so from Coventry, but I've hardly ever been there, and never explored the place at all. I made a point of getting there last month, on an easy day trip from Birmingham. It's well worth the visit.







The new cathedral was designed by Sir Basil Spence, and is a Grade 1 listed building.