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Coventry, The Cathedral Ruins c.1955
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On the night of 14 November 1940, German bombs destroyed the ancient cathedral church of St Michael. It was only in 1962 that the Bishop of Coventry, in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II, finally consecrated the new cathedral built to replace it. During the intervening years the gaunt but still splendid ruins of the old building were left to stand, a lasting reminder of the folly of war.

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Coventry, The Cathedral Ruins c.1955

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We used to stay one week each summer with my mother's aunt and we would be taken to see the sights of Coventry. I remember so well going into the ruined cathedral and feeling a sense of awe and that it was still a place of worship, albeit open-air. I think it was because the original aisles were still in place and where the pews would have been was grass. Later on we came to live in Coventry and I have been a ...see more
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