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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
466 of 551  Sat 31st Oct 2020 10:22am  

My family have an heirloom item, of bits of the old Cathedral stolen by father and me on the day of the King's visit. These bits are made into a stick-like object, the cone being a piece of an incendiary. My family wish to keep this item. I would have wished to given it back to the Cathedral. Between each window of the Cathedral is a buttress, that holds the walls together - the top of the buttress is a spire. There was little damage to any of these spires, that leads me to think there were no HE used, only incendiaries. The oak-wood roof with tar created a great heat that did the damage (my version).
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Helen F
Warrington
467 of 551  Sat 31st Oct 2020 11:40am  

I believe that you're right Kaga, the cathedral was only hit by incendiaries. Don't quote me but I believe that part of the destruction was caused by metal replacement beams in the roof. Had they still been wood they would have burnt and possibly left the stonework in place but the metal expanded and pushed/pulled the clerestory down.
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
468 of 551  Sat 5th Dec 2020 1:18pm  

On 19th Nov 2020 5:32pm, CliffB said: Here's another beauty from Celia's photos, if I am not mistaken it's Cross Cheaping as I guess the sign is outside 'Watsons Boot Market'. The banner reads 'West Orchard Sunday School'.
CliffB This photo is worth a study - it tells me it's a religious day and everyone is wearing their Sunday best, that's been in the wardrobe for days or even weeks. They are on their way to St Michael's Cathedral. There are several of the chapel/church groups in the surrounding area. Here they are assembling in order, the older girls waiting for the younger boys to pass, for the younger choirboys assembled in the cathedral first, then teenage girls and lastly the congregation. When the full choir of cathedral, chapel and other churches sang, it fair lifted the roof off. Then they would fade and the girls' rich golden voices came in and it brought shivers down your spine, and throughout the service the older male choir would kind of chant in turn, and you couldn't help but feel there was something magical and mysterious about religion. But the singing, you just didn't want it to stop (well I didn't), but this had to be heard for you to understand the power of the old Cathedral. Post copied from topic Burges and Cross Cheaping on 5th Dec 2020 2:41 pm
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CliffB
Coventry
469 of 551  Sun 6th Dec 2020 3:42pm  

Not really sure where to post this one, so as it shows the spires.... A nice photo of St Michaels, Holy Trinity and rooftops, another of Celia's so taken around the 1900's. I would guess this was taken from or near the Victoria Mill. What say the experts? Wave

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Helen F
Warrington
470 of 551  Sun 6th Dec 2020 7:02pm  

Another cracker. Thumbs up Yes, probably taken from the west end of the Victoria Works.
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Gumnut
Berridale NSW Australia
471 of 551  Mon 7th Dec 2020 7:26am  

I think I prefer that view than the one available now. The place had real life going on.
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Helen F
Warrington
472 of 551  Mon 7th Dec 2020 11:57am  

I love the varied types of shots Gumnut that each tell a different part of the same story. The photos of roofs are surprisingly useful. They tell you the shapes of the buildings in relation to the maps. They say where the chimneys were. They show parts of the city where few photographers and no artists ventured. This photo isn't just interesting, it's artistically pleasing. The two spires exactly frame the end of Holy Trinity but not in an obviously contrived way. Celia's great grandfather had a fantastic eye. To me, as an amateur artist, the railing is slightly displeasing but as an amateur historian, the railing is data. It adds to the industrial/urban feel of the photo.
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NeilsYard
Coventry
473 of 551  Mon 7th Dec 2020 12:03pm  

It also shows to me what a real 'rabbit warren' of hidden streets/lanes and passageways Old Cov was at that time Thumbs up You can almost smell the 'soot'n'muck!' Keep 'em coming, Cliff.
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Gumnut
Berridale NSW Australia
474 of 551  Tue 8th Dec 2020 7:07am  

On 7th Dec 2020 11:57am, Helen F said: I love the varied types of shots Gumnut that each tell a different part of the same story. The photos of roofs are surprisingly useful. They tell you the shapes of the buildings in relation to the maps. They say where the chimneys were. They show parts of the city where few photographers and no artists ventured. This photo isn't just interesting, it's artistically pleasing. The two spires exactly frame the end of Holy Trinity but not in an obviously contrived way. Celia's great grandfather had a fantastic eye. To me, as an amateur artist, the railing is slightly displeasing but as an amateur historian, the railing is data. It adds to the industrial/urban feel of the photo.
I could spend multiple hours just in that area of the photo! The streets are so close and narrow and just everyday life for the residents. Amazing.
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Helen F
Warrington
475 of 551  Tue 8th Dec 2020 10:35am  

A number of rooftop views have popped up and they're very interesting. I find the Britain From Above photos addictive too.
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
476 of 551  Tue 8th Dec 2020 11:28am  

Yes, they show the dirty, filthy, smoky windows and chimneys that killed of thousands and none of you people have to live in them, or did you see the rat infested city of yesteryear? Me, I prefered the new, clean city that we had in 1937 and so did the people of that era. Yes, by all means look at them as history, but don't laud them.
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Helen F
Warrington
477 of 551  Tue 8th Dec 2020 11:48am  

We're praising the photographs Kaga, not the conditions. Without them and memories like yours, these things would be forgotten. We are also curious about the places and how they would have looked. If we wanted to experience the conditions there are sadly places in the world that are still like this.
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Prof
Gloucester
478 of 551  Fri 5th Mar 2021 12:33am  

Forum library image From Rob's pics.
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Dreamtime
479 of 551  Fri 5th Mar 2021 2:48am  
Off-topic / chat  

Prof
Gloucester
480 of 551  Fri 5th Mar 2021 9:48am  

Me too, Dream, first with the boy next door aged eight. We took the bus to town to go up the tower. I posted this one because of the colour - what a loss that approach to the Cathedral past the Gulson Library, when Coventry was a more interesting city with a variety of architecture, e.g. as well as medieval there was the art deco Hippodrome, the new cinema in Corporation Street, the Technical College, to name just a few. Also I saw the Sword of Stalingrad which was on show (in a glass case I think) at the base of the Cathedral tower near the spiral staircase and later the shop was during war-time.
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