Part one of a two parter on the blog this week, a trip to Coventry over the Christmas hols. I (Ben) hadn't been to Coventry since a school trip in the 90's, so we set off for a brief visit with the whole family.
First stop, the ruins of the blitzed Cathedral. Still just as imposing and moving as it was back when I was ten.
In the bright winter sunlight the new Cathedral looked rather nice in its own way, but we didn't have time to pop in.
Actually I'd forgotten how Coventry, thanks to post-war rebuilding, looks. It puts me in mind of how in the 60's they thought the future would look, but its kind of a time capsule of that period, and fascinating to photograph.
The pic which inspired the fake book cover project in a previous blog post. Incidentally the museum opposite housed a Lego exhibition which will be going up on the model making blog soon too...
The famous Lady Godiva statue, which prompted the Youngest Child to shriek "Nudy-rudy!!" loudly enough to echo off the walls of the square.
One of the few old buildings to survive the blitz.
Up next, part two, the motor museum...
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