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	Coventry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Coventry is the ninth largest city in England with a population of 304,746 (2002 estimate).
		Coventry is home to Coventry University, and the University of Warwick which is several miles to the south of the city centre, mostly within the city boundaries, on the border with Warwickshire.
		Coventry's most famous resident was Lady Godiva, who according to legend, rode through the city naked on horseback (actually, she likely rode the horse bareback, not barenaked), in protest at high taxes being waged on the cityfolk by her husband Leofric.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coventry (1797 words)

	Coventry Cathedral, Death and Resurrection, A History of the Cathedral in Coventry
		Coventry Cathedral, Death and Resurrection, A History of the Cathedral in Coventry
		It was the air raid on Coventry on the night of the 14th November 1940 that destroyed the medieval Cathedral of the city and 568 of its citizens.
		The empty shell of the old Cathedral, still standing adjacent to the glory of the new, is a stark reminder of that event.
	www.know-britain.com /churches/coventry_cathedral_1.html (376 words)

	Coventry Cathedral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The original St Michael's Cathedral was largely constructed between the late 14th century and early 15th century but now stands ruined, bombed almost to destruction on November 14, 1940 by the German Luftwaffe.
		A cross made of nails from the cathedral was donated to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin, which was destroyed by allied bomb attacks and is also kept as a ruin alongside a newer building.
		The foundation stone of the new cathedral was laid by the Queen on March 23, 1956.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coventry_Cathedral (732 words)

	Coventry Cathedral - Wikipedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A cross made of nails from the cathedral was donated to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin, which was destroyed by allied bomb attacks and is kept as a ruin also.
		Basil Spence (later knighted for this work) insisted that instead of re-building the old cathedral, it should be kept in ruins as a garden of remembrance and that the new cathedral should be built alongside, the two buildings together effectively forming one church.
		The first cathedral in Coventry was St Mary's priory and cathedral, which held such status from some time between 1095 and 1102 when the infamous Bishop Robert de Limesey moved the Bishop's see from Lichfield to Coventry, until 1539 when it fell victim to King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries.
	www.birminghamuk.com /wikipedia/CoventryCathedral.html (622 words)

	CoventryCathedral.org.uk \| History
		Coventry’s earliest cathedral, dedicated to St Mary, was founded as a Benedictine community by Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and his wife Godiva in 1043.
		The majority of the great ruined churches and cathedrals of England are the outcome of the violence of the dissolution in 1539.
		The new cathedral was consecrated on 25 May 1962, in the presence of HM The Queen.
	www.coventrycathedral.org.uk /History.html (488 words)

	Coventry History
		Coventry has an important historical place in the region, and there are some attractive historical buildings that can still be found in the City.
		Coventry's guild hall was built between 1340 and 1460, and is among the finest examples of a medieval guild hall in the country.
		This was originally a parish church, and was raised to the status of cathedral in 1918.
	home.freeuk.com /webbuk2/coventry.htm (3133 words)

	Coventry Cathedral
		Coventry Cathedral, the country’s most popular 20th century building, is the star of a new Coventry calendar for 2002.
		Coventry Cathedral is to mark the 60th anniversary of the bombing of the city with a performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem.
		The Lord Mayor of Coventry has spoken of her delight at the news that the Queen and HRH Prince Philip are to visit the city.
	www.cwn.org.uk /religion/coventry-cathedral (664 words)

	Coventry Cathedral
		To walk from the ruins of the old Cathedral into the splendour of the new is to walk from Good Friday to Easter, from the ravages of human self-destruction to the glorious hope of resurrection.
		It is this that has made Coventry Cathedral a dynamic centre of worship and mission, a place of pilgrimage, liturgical creativity, healing; a focus for international reconciliation, education and the arts; a frequent venue for national services and television and radio broadcasts; a church for the City, the Diocese and even for the world.
		The competition to design the new cathedral was won by Basil Spence, and HM The Queen laid the foundation stone on 23 March 1956.
	www.kenilworthweb.com /coventry_cathedral.htm (645 words)

	Coventry Cathedral news - Coventry Cathedral Most Popular Building - 18 November 1999
		Coventry Cathedral has won the hearts on the British public according to a poll conducted by English Heritage and Channel 4 television.
		Canon Vivienne Faull, the Cathedral’s vice-provost, is delighted with the news and believes it is a boost to the whole of the city.
		Over the last few years the Cathedral has proved to be one of the biggest draws for people to visit the city, and Faull says that is continually growing.
	www.cwn.org.uk /religion/coventry-cathedral/1999/11/991118-popular.htm (361 words)

	Coventry Cathedral Servers
		The destruction of city and Cathedral struck a chord, particularly when the Provost of the time prayed for forgiveness, and from his quotation of the words of Christ on the Cross, "Father Forgive" the Community of the Cross of Nails was born.
		The work of reconciliation reached a poignant moment when Coventry Cathedral was invited to act as a host for the massive Cross and Orb that had been designed and constructed in Britain for the restored Cathedral in Dresden, Coventry's twin city that had also suffered devastation in the Second World War.
		Coventry was divided in two, and the neighbouring Church of the Holy Trinity was the Prior's Church and served his half of the City.
	freespace.virgin.net /paul.warren3/history.htm (1659 words)

	Coventry Cathedral
		During the years when the new Coventry Cathedral was being constructed, its services were held firstly in the Crypt Chapel beneath the Ruins, and later in the Chapel of the Cross - a chapel formed in the undercroft of the present building.
		Coventry Cathedral Choir has made many recordings, is in constant demand for concerts both at home and abroad and broadcasts regularly on radio and on television.
		In 1984 the Cathedral Chamber Choir was formed and provides a small auditioned choir to sing Cathedral services in the absence of Coventry Cathedral Choir, as well as maintaining its own schedule of concerts.
	www.churchmusic.org.uk /cathmus/coventry.php (1759 words)

	Channel 4 – Time Team
		St Mary's, as the cathedral was named, once stood in an area adjacent to the modern cathedral and the earlier one, destroyed by the Luftwaffe in a bombing raid during the Second World War.
		The cathedral was offered to the people of Coventry by the king, but they declined to meet the cost of its purchase and upkeep, so Henry – who had a particular disliking for the Benedictines – had it demolished.
		A cathedral is the chief church of a diocese – a bishop's church.
	www.channel4.com /history/timeteam/archive/2000coventry.html (2211 words)

	Christ Church Cathedral - Guided Tour
		Christ Church Cathedral, as is usual with Gothic churches, is built in the form of a cross, with the altar at the East end.
		When the Cathedral was first built, the pulpit was placed in the centre of the chancel steps, thus blocking the already narrow view of the sanctuary and altar.
		In December 1856, when the old Cathedral burned down, a soldier of the nearby garrison jumped onto the altar and cut the painting from is frame with his sword.
	www.montreal.anglican.org /cathedral/english/tour.html (1102 words)

	BJ: Cathedral No. 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Looking up at the south end of the cathedral (the elaborate clear glass window that had once occupied it entirely now lay in a white pile of a million shattered pieces) he could see the dark shell of the old cathedral, the current cathedral's predecessor.
		At the top on her left was the dark stone of a medieval cathedral, and on the right a far more modern, barn-like building, showing yellow stone beneath the burn marks and just about intact.
		She walked up the steps to it and came to a stone set into the wall at waist height, which according to the inscription was the foundation stone of Coventry cathedral laid by HM Queen Elizabeth II.
	www.sff.net /people/ben-jeapes/coventry.htm (3113 words)

	Coventry Cathedral's Message of Forgiveness
		One of the buildings destroyed was this cathedral, which traced its roots to the 12th century.
		Coventry's message is a timely one for me, preoccupied with forgiveness as I have never been before.
		The bishop of Coventry had urged Basil Spence "to design an altar and build a church around it." But the unremarkable altar, built of fl marble and dwarfed by the Graham Sutherland tapestry, seems to me the least imposing part of the new cathedral.
	www.religion-online.org /showarticle.asp?title=501 (3534 words)

	Coventry Cathedral Ruins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Coventry Cathedral is unique among cathedrals in that it no longer stands; the building burned to the ground on the night of November 14, 1940 as a result of a devastating Luftwaffe bombing raid.
		The original Cathedral fell into decay after its monastic community was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1538, and by 1918, when the new Diocese of Coventry was created, nothing remained of the old Cathedral.
		The title of Coventry Cathedral then fell to the old church of St Michael; it was this building that was destroyed in the second world war.
	wso.williams.edu /~dredmond/cathedrals/coventry (219 words)

	BBC - Coventry and Warwickshire Culture - Bablake Coventry Cathedral
		On 14 November 1940 the city of Coventry suffered eleven hours of hell as 500 German bombers almost wiped the city off the face of the earth.
		One of the enduring symbols of Coventry's destruction was the sad sight of its Cathedral lying in rubble.
		But the Cathedral became a symbol of reconciliation, and a new cathedral was built next to the ruins of the old - as a reminder of what was before and what can be rebuilt.
	www.bbc.co.uk /coventry/culture/stories/2004/11/bablake-coventry-cathedral.shtml (222 words)

	Coventry Cathedral on AboutBritain.com
		To stand in the ruins of the former Coventry Cathedral is to stand in one of the most evocative places in England.
		The original Cathedral Church of St Michael was destroyed on the night of 14th November 1940 by incendiary bombs, but rather than look to revenge, the decision was taken to rebuild in the spirit of reconciliation.
		Coventry is the birthplace of British road transport and the Museum displays the largest collection of British cars, buses, cycles and motorcycles in the world, it is designated as a collection of national importance
	www.aboutbritain.com /CoventryCathedral.htm (706 words)

	Coventry Hotels: CHEAP HOTEL RATES in Coventry
		The hotel is situated in the heart of Coventry adjoining the historically famous Cathedral, a tourists favourite.
		Coventry itself is but a short drive as is the National Exhibition Centre.
		Standing in the heart of Coventry's modern city centre and just 200 metres from the Cathedral, the Leofric Hotel is renowned as the first hotel to be built in Britain after the Second World War.
	www.room4u.org.uk /hotels/coventry/index.asp (1003 words)

	Oxford University Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Coventry Cathedral is the most important public building in Britain of the post-war era.
		Not only is Coventry Cathedral's design related to its precursors at Liverpool and Guildford, but also to the great church-building schemes of post-war Europe.
		The different priorities of the architectural profession, the clergy, and the city are analysed by Louise Campbell, and she discusses the developing design of the cathedral in relation to the fast pace of artistic developments in the 1950s and 1960s.
	www.oup.com /ca/isbn/0-19-817519-1 (509 words)

	The Coventry Diocese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Dean of Coventry Cathedral since September 2001 is the Very Reverend John Irvine.
		Coventry Cathedral was consecrated in 1962 and has attracted pilgrims in their thousands ever since.
		The ministry of Coventry Cathedral has majored on reconciliation internationally, nationally and locally and asserting the possibility of forgiveness has proved frequently controversial.
	sh1.ke2k.org /~admin884/cov_cath/cath.htm (204 words)

	St. Michael's - The Old Coventry Cathedral. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This earlier picture of the cathedral showing permanent pews in the nave, would have been taken before 1931 which was when these were removed and separate chairs used, giving greater flexibility.
		This bronze tomb was the only thing within the cathedral to survive the blitz although one of the bishop's hands which holds a small model of the cathedral, was severed.
		You may notice that the small spire, known as a 'fleche', of the new cathedral is also visible in the background on the left of the picture.
	www.historiccoventry.co.uk /cathedrals/oldcathedral.html (2240 words)

	Appeal to secure Coventry Cathedral. www.HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Coventry Cathedral has been in financial trouble since the mid-80s and church ministers want to raise a million pounds to provide more stability.
		The cathedral's financial woes stem from its position as a modern church meaning that there are no large endowment funds from generous benefactors stretching back hundreds of years.
		In 1988, the bank in charge of the cathedral's accounts warned that it was about to go bankrupt because the bills couldn't be paid.
	www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk /CAMPAIGNS/000930cc.shtml (303 words)

	Coventry Cathedral Servers
		Indeed on entering the Cathedral the eye is drawn to that Tapestry which immediately recalls the massive Glory and Power of God, it dominates the whole Cathedral.
		Whenever the Cathedral is used in a different format, there is a sense of loss in terms of focal reference points for the eye.
		This may not be to all tastes and services in the Cathedral do encourage congregational responses and participation, but it offers the opportunity to engage in a worship now rarely offered by local parish churches that do not have the same musical resources.
	freespace.virgin.net /paul.warren3/liturgical.htm (1106 words)

	Acanthus Clews Architects
		The Cathedral was recently voted ‘Building of the 20th Century,’; but its religious significance dates back to the 11th Century.
		Michael is responsible for both the New Cathedral and the Ruins of the bombed Old Cathedral.
		Within the new Cathedral a new Chapel is being formed to mark the millennium.
	www.acanthusclews.co.uk /coventrycathedra.html (147 words)

	icCoventry - A Tour of Coventry Cathedral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This is one of the areas where the Coventry drama department presents its plays and can perform to audiences of around 600 people seated laterally across the Cathedral.
		The grille marking the chapel from the rest of the Cathedral is the second representation of the Crown of Thorns.
		Outside the Cathedral is the area of the undercroft.
	iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk /0850cityhistory/0700cathedral/content_objectid=7542226_method=full_siteid=50003_headline=-A-Tour-of-Coventry-Cathedral-name_page.html (1021 words)

	Cov Uni - The Media - Coventry Cathedral has a sound idea for an avant-garde performance
		To mark the 40th anniversary of the consecration of Coventry Cathedral on 25 May 2002, musical artist Robert Rutman and Adrian Palka from Coventry University Performing Arts will provide an inventive and extraordinary performance on avant-garde musical sculptures, the steel cello and bow chime.
		It is part of the wider Consecration Festival Concert held in honour of Coventry Cathedral's 40th consecration anniversary.
		Coventry University students are to receive a special award from Birmingham's Heartlands NHS Trust.
	www.corporate.coventry.ac.uk /cms/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=426&a=2333 (815 words)

	Links Page of Historic Coventry. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Coventry Watch Museum Project...consists of a group of people, many of whom were born and bred in Coventry, who are seeking to inform people about the history of watchmaking which was so important to the industrial development of the city.
		Coventry Market History Visitors to Coventry Market might be familiar with "Rupert the Fish" and will certainly enjoy reading this detailed history of Coventry Markets stretching from 1217 to the present day.
		Coventry Cathedral The official website of Coventry Cathedral, including a brief history of Coventry's principal places of worship.
	www.historiccoventry.co.uk /main/links.html (3042 words)

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