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    • Day 605
    • Monday, December 23, 2024 at 11:59 AM
    • ☁️ 5 °C
    • Altitude: 135 m
    • EnglandCoventry52°24’54” N  1°30’37” W
    Our mooring just outside Coventry Basin
    This pedestrian and cycle bridge accross the ring road wobbled disconcertingly as you crossed it 😬Outside the transport museum.The Waterwindow art work in the priory area. The steeples of the old cathedral and Holy TrinityA site excavated by BBCs Time Team in 2003 in the area of Coventry's first cathedral.The old Cathedral which was bombedLocal children fundraised for the new cathedral (1962) and their pennies remain in the floorWindows from the original cathedral were removed and stored safely before the bombing2We really loved the cathedral buildingThe old and new cathedrals linked togetherBrunch at Herbert's Art Gallery and MusuemAn exhibition in the Herbert Art Gallery1Will at the 'peeping Tom' interactive exhibitionDippy; a life-size replica of a Diplodocus skeleton on tour in The Herbert

    Central Coventry

    December 23, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C

    Another post for the photos we took while exploring Coventry in the days after Christmas. We particularly loved the old and new Cathedrals and enjoyed our brunch at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum.

    Pete Duckworth

    TravelerI thought Dippy was the actual fossilised remains....

    1/10/25Reply
    Vicky 'n' Will's Travels

    Vicky 'n' Will's TravelsA plaster of paris replica but I think I read somewhere that it was cast from fossilised remains 🤔

    1/10/25Reply
    Jane Jinks

    TravelerSuch an amazing space.

    1/13/25Reply
    Vicky 'n' Will's Travels

    Vicky 'n' Will's TravelsAwe inspiring 😲

    1/13/25Reply
    Jane Jinks

    TravelerWill at the 'peeping Tom' interactive exhibitionHa-ha :)

    1/13/25Reply
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