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Unusual Attractions in Coventry

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'Coventry Doom'

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

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Spon Street

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

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Caludon Castle Ruins

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

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Coventry Cathedral Ruins

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

Coventry, England

Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom Clock

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

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St. Mary's Guildhall

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

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Ruins of St. Mary's Priory Cathedral

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.

Coventry, England

Ford's Hospital

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

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Unique Food & Drink in Coventry

Birmingham Balti

Once ubiquitous throughout the city, shops serving this unique Pakistani curry are disappearing.

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