THE CHURCHES OF COVENTRY ***
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[Illustration: COVENTRY, THE THREE SPIRES.]
THE CHURCHES OF COVENTRY
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE CITY & ITS MEDIEVAL REMAINS
BY
FREDERIC W. WOODHOUSE
WITH XL ILLUSTRATIONS
[Illustration: ARMS OF COVENTRY]
1909
BELL'S CATHEDRAL SERIES
COVENTRY
PREFACE
The principal authorities for the history of Coventry and its churches have been Dugdale's "Antiquities of Warwickshire" and the "Illustrated Papers and the History and Antiquities of the City of Coventry," by Thomas Sharp, edited by W.G. Fretton (1871). Besides these the many papers by Mr. Fretton in the Transactions of the Birmingham and Midland Institute and other Societies, and the "History and Antiquities of Coventry" by Benjamin Poole (1870) have been the main sources of historical information. The Author is, however, responsible for the architectural opinions and descriptions, which are mainly the outcome of a lifelong acquaintance with the city and its buildings, fortified by several weeks of study and investigation recently undertaken.
He desires to acknowledge his deep obligations to the Vicars of the several churches for leave to examine, measure and photograph the buildings in their charge; to Mr. J. Oldrid Scott for the loan of drawings of St. Michael's; to Mr. A. Brown, Librarian of the Coventry Public Library for advice and help in making use of the store of topographical material under his care; to Mr. Owen, Verger of St. Michael's and Mr. Chapman, Verger of Holy Trinity, for help in various directions, and to Mr. Wilfred Sims for his energy and care in taking most of the photographs required for illustration.
The other illustrations are reproduced from drawings made by the author.
CONTENTS
MONASTERY AND CITY
THE RUINS OF THE PRIORY AND CATHEDRAL CHURCH
ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH: CHAPTER I. HISTORY OF THE CHURCH II. THE EXTERIOR III. THE INTERIOR
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH: CHAPTER I. HISTORY OF THE CHURCH II. THE EXTERIOR III. THE INTERIOR
ST. JOHN BAPTIST'S CHURCH
THE GREY FRIARS' CONVENT (CHRIST CHURCH)
THE WHITE FRIARS
ST. MARY HALL
THE CARTHUSIAN MONASTERY
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS:
COVENTRY, THE THREE SPIRES
ARMS OF THE TOWN
VIEW FROM THE TOP OF BISHOP STREET
COOK STREET GATE
SEAL OF THE PRIORY
WEST END OF THE PRIORY CHURCH
REMAINS OF THE NORTH-WEST TOWER IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
ST. MICHAEL'S FROM THE NORTH
ST. MICHAEL'S FROM THE NORTH-WEST
INTERIOR OF THE TOWER FROM BELOW
THE WEST PORCH
SOUTH PORCH FROM ST. MARY HALL
SOUTH-WEST DOORWAY
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