🎤 To watch with subtitles, please click the 'CC' button on your TH-cam video player :) Good evening! And welcome to this walk around one of the most fascinating and underrated cities in Britain: Coventry! A major Midlands metropolis, Coventry is famous as the home of Lady Godiva, the ruins of its former cathedral, and a collection of pioneering 20th-century architecture, but there’s even more to the city than that. On our walk around Coventry, we just about scratch the surface of its incredible history, but one thing that we didn’t mention is the origin for a popular phrase associated with the city comes from. You might be familiar with the term ‘sending somebody to Coventry’, to mean deliberately ostracising them from any given group. Contrary to what some say, the term isn’t associated with Coventry being a bad place in any way, but it rather comes from the English Civil War, when Coventry was a major Parliamentarian stronghold. As such, Royalist soldiers who were captured by the Parliamentarians were made prisoners of war and ‘sent to Coventry’, where they would meet a frosty reception from the Roundhead-backing locals!
The ruins of Coventry Cathedral are awesome, one of the best ruins I’ve seen in the UK. Your video really did Coventry justice, highlighting many of its amazing features. Have a good week - Nettie🙋
I'm from Coventry but now reside in Western Australia and I found this very interesting. You also taught me few things about my home-town I shamefully did not know! Good work! Coventry has a terrible reputation for violence in the city centre so I am so glad you manage to show another side and in glorious sunshine. Another heatwave? Next time you should visit Spon Street which is a time capsule of preserved 16th century buildings. Coventry is also famous for its weaving history (Coventry Blue) and still has several Top Shop buildings which used to house the weavers. Well done and PUSB!
Also St John the Baptist Church (Spon Street), Ford Hospital, Cook Street Gate, Swanswell Gate. Also linked with Sir Basil Spence and the Cathedral are the churches of St John the Divine (Willenhall), St Chad (Wood End) and St Oswald (Tile Hill). There's the watchmaking history and some of the watchmaker cottages still survive.
I live in Coventry, what made you emigrate to beautiful Australia 🇦🇺, a Country I would love to visit. What part of Australia do you live if you don't mind me asking.
I’m so excited to have found this video. My grandparents and dad were from Coventry before moving their family to the U.S. in 1952. Presently, my son is doing a study abroad program in Oxford. He has taken great interest in his heritage, and took a trip to Coventry, even locating the area where my grandparents lived! Maybe one day I’ll get there too. ❤
We stayed in Coventry for a few nights a couple of years ago on our way down to Kent. I wasn't expecting much but was pleasantly surprised by the city. I would definitely go again. Another excellent video.
Thanks to providers of the best and nice video fom the most beautiful "Coventry city" I had been there for six months in 1971.(I was 25 ) and got a lot of MEMORIES. Coventry streets and some buildings have been changed a lot since that time .🙏♥️
Interesting stuff. I had no idea that Coventry was so full of history. The cathedrals, the blitz and Lady Godiva are fairly well known but the rest was a surprise. Nice day for a wander too.👍😁
And they missed out an awful lot of stuff; not their fault as there's so much of it. eg. the mediaeval buildings in Spon Street & Far Gosford Street, Cook Street gate, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, St John's Church (no, there is certainly more that one compete mediaeval church in Coventry, where did they get that idea from), and much more.
Thank you for the video, I have lived in coventry for all 20 of years and you've showed me a rich history I didn't even learn about in school and showed me details I walk past ever single say and never noticed
The Coventry industrialist, Alfred Herbert, wanted to restore Coventry Cathedral to its original state following the Blitz but of course he was shouted down by the 'we know better' crowd on the city council. Carry on Sargeant Major, carry on! Greetings from a former Coventry resident now living in the USA.
The "we know better crowd" being the Church of England, and no-one "shouted him down. There was a competition (which Herbert had no part in) which Basil Spence won with his design to incorporate the ruins of the old Cathedral rather than demolish them. Architecturally is is a spectacular win.
@@andrewwigglesworth3030 Dresden rebuilt to its former self after all. If the Council House had suffered the same unfortunate fate then 'tradition' would have instantly restored it, no doubt!
the destruction of coventry by its own council is one of the most shameful stories in the country, but it has been told may of times from birmingham to exeter and all over. Seeing coventry on my way to school every day for five years it allways stuck in my mind as how much of a depressing dingy places it looks. It depresses me even more to know it was once a city with many precious tudor buildings among many others, which were swept away in a process that began before the blitz and shockingly continued afterwards, and most for the sake of the car, whole neighbourhoods, the homes of familes and of buissnesses were destroyed merely for ease of travel.
@@andrewwigglesworth3030 only in part, actually. even before the war, the council was keen to tear down its medevil heritage (see butchers row) and it hapilly continued to do so afterwards , with its road widdening and redevelopment schemes
@@pigeon_the_brit565 Actually look into that. You are romanticising rotten, broken down, unsanitary, vermin infested slums that could not be saved. Pretending that these were charming little cottages or anything other than they were is dishonest.
@@andrewwigglesworth3030 you seem to have deleted your previous content. Iam sure that some of the buildings demolished were to far gone, but others, if they were simply looked after could have survived, but the will was not there, and you see this in multiple places across the country.
Somewhere you asked us to suggest places for a walking tour, I don't know where else I could write this. :) I'd like to see a video on Exeter. I've read a lot about this city, it seems to be full of history from the Romans up until now, and it also looks beautiful with the river running through it. :)
You packed a lot into this video that other Coventry videos have missed. However, you failed to explore the Lower Precinct, maybe there is nothing there now. Also sorely missed were Spon Street and the Canal Basin.
When all the ugly post war concrete, pebble dash and soulless 'groundbreaking' buildings that scar the city centre are finally demolished then Coventry could become an attractive city again. The small medieval part of the city is appealing but limited in scale. The brutalist new cathedral built in 1962 is OK but cannot possibly match the beauty of the many Gothic cathedrals across the UK. The adjacent university area is modern and pleasant.
🎤 To watch with subtitles, please click the 'CC' button on your TH-cam video player :)
Good evening! And welcome to this walk around one of the most fascinating and underrated cities in Britain: Coventry! A major Midlands metropolis, Coventry is famous as the home of Lady Godiva, the ruins of its former cathedral, and a collection of pioneering 20th-century architecture, but there’s even more to the city than that.
On our walk around Coventry, we just about scratch the surface of its incredible history, but one thing that we didn’t mention is the origin for a popular phrase associated with the city comes from. You might be familiar with the term ‘sending somebody to Coventry’, to mean deliberately ostracising them from any given group.
Contrary to what some say, the term isn’t associated with Coventry being a bad place in any way, but it rather comes from the English Civil War, when Coventry was a major Parliamentarian stronghold. As such, Royalist soldiers who were captured by the Parliamentarians were made prisoners of war and ‘sent to Coventry’, where they would meet a frosty reception from the Roundhead-backing locals!
The ruins of Coventry Cathedral are awesome, one of the best ruins I’ve seen in the UK. Your video really did Coventry justice, highlighting many of its amazing features. Have a good week - Nettie🙋
I'm from Coventry but now reside in Western Australia and I found this very interesting. You also taught me few things about my home-town I shamefully did not know! Good work! Coventry has a terrible reputation for violence in the city centre so I am so glad you manage to show another side and in glorious sunshine. Another heatwave? Next time you should visit Spon Street which is a time capsule of preserved 16th century buildings. Coventry is also famous for its weaving history (Coventry Blue) and still has several Top Shop buildings which used to house the weavers. Well done and PUSB!
Also St John the Baptist Church (Spon Street), Ford Hospital, Cook Street Gate, Swanswell Gate. Also linked with Sir Basil Spence and the Cathedral are the churches of St John the Divine (Willenhall), St Chad (Wood End) and St Oswald (Tile Hill). There's the watchmaking history and some of the watchmaker cottages still survive.
I live in Coventry, what made you emigrate to beautiful Australia 🇦🇺, a Country I would love to visit. What part of Australia do you live if you don't mind me asking.
I’m so excited to have found this video. My grandparents and dad were from Coventry before moving their family to the U.S. in 1952. Presently, my son is doing a study abroad program in Oxford. He has taken great interest in his heritage, and took a trip to Coventry, even locating the area where my grandparents lived! Maybe one day I’ll get there too. ❤
We stayed in Coventry for a few nights a couple of years ago on our way down to Kent. I wasn't expecting much but was pleasantly surprised by the city. I would definitely go again. Another excellent video.
Thanks to providers of the best and nice video fom the most beautiful "Coventry city" I had been there for six months in 1971.(I was 25 ) and got a lot of MEMORIES. Coventry streets and some buildings have been changed a lot since that time .🙏♥️
It's gone downhill significantly since those days!
Interesting stuff. I had no idea that Coventry was so full of history. The cathedrals, the blitz and Lady Godiva are fairly well known but the rest was a surprise. Nice day for a wander too.👍😁
And they missed out an awful lot of stuff; not their fault as there's so much of it. eg. the mediaeval buildings in Spon Street & Far Gosford Street, Cook Street gate, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, St John's Church (no, there is certainly more that one compete mediaeval church in Coventry, where did they get that idea from), and much more.
Thank you for the video, I have lived in coventry for all 20 of years and you've showed me a rich history I didn't even learn about in school and showed me details I walk past ever single say and never noticed
Great video, I live in and love Coventry
A brilliantly researched and delivered video. Thank you so much.
I love this virtual trip that I just took with you. Thanks so much for a great experience I could never have taken without your walk! Take care! 👍
The Coventry industrialist, Alfred Herbert, wanted to restore Coventry Cathedral to its original state following the Blitz but of course he was shouted down by the 'we know better' crowd on the city council. Carry on Sargeant Major, carry on! Greetings from a former Coventry resident now living in the USA.
The "we know better crowd" being the Church of England, and no-one "shouted him down. There was a competition (which Herbert had no part in) which Basil Spence won with his design to incorporate the ruins of the old Cathedral rather than demolish them. Architecturally is is a spectacular win.
@@andrewwigglesworth3030 Dresden rebuilt to its former self after all. If the Council House had suffered the same unfortunate fate then 'tradition' would have instantly restored it, no doubt!
Great video! Thank you!😀
Thanks for the link from Godiva to Peeping Tom. I hadn't heard that before. And thanks for yet another wonderful tour.
I just want to say thanks for another wonderful trip. Really satisfying and enjoyable!
Great video I enjoyed it 👍😀
Named after a coven of witches too and a tree in its history hence COVEN...TREE I live and was born here best city ever CCFC COV 4EVA XX
Nope, a silly theory that has no basis is any historical fact, or even spelling.
Thanks. I've been meaning to visit but haven't made it yet.
the destruction of coventry by its own council is one of the most shameful stories in the country, but it has been told may of times from birmingham to exeter and all over. Seeing coventry on my way to school every day for five years it allways stuck in my mind as how much of a depressing dingy places it looks. It depresses me even more to know it was once a city with many precious tudor buildings among many others, which were swept away in a process that began before the blitz and shockingly continued afterwards, and most for the sake of the car, whole neighbourhoods, the homes of familes and of buissnesses were destroyed merely for ease of travel.
"The destruction of coventry by its own council is one of the most shameful stories in the country," ... I think you'll find that was the Nazis.
@@andrewwigglesworth3030 only in part, actually. even before the war, the council was keen to tear down its medevil heritage (see butchers row) and it hapilly continued to do so afterwards , with its road widdening and redevelopment schemes
@@pigeon_the_brit565 Actually look into that. You are romanticising rotten, broken down, unsanitary, vermin infested slums that could not be saved. Pretending that these were charming little cottages or anything other than they were is dishonest.
@@andrewwigglesworth3030 you seem to have deleted your previous content. Iam sure that some of the buildings demolished were to far gone, but others, if they were simply looked after could have survived, but the will was not there, and you see this in multiple places across the country.
@@pigeon_the_brit565 I haven't deleted anything, and my comments still stand.
Somewhere you asked us to suggest places for a walking tour, I don't know where else I could write this. :) I'd like to see a video on Exeter. I've read a lot about this city, it seems to be full of history from the Romans up until now, and it also looks beautiful with the river running through it. :)
It only comes out on the hour, as you walk right past it at 1 minute to the hour !!
Very.i.njoy.that
You packed a lot into this video that other Coventry videos have missed. However, you failed to explore the Lower Precinct, maybe there is nothing there now. Also sorely missed were Spon Street and the Canal Basin.
When I was at work a few years ago I was always sent to this place
I don't know why it's lovely 😂 No it's just a joke I'm not like that really
Hi guys,
please anyone could let me know if is better Coventry or Birmingham to live in, which is the best choice?
Thanks 👍
Both have lovely areas and also areas you would not go after dark. Birmingham is much bigger.
Who is getting murdered in the beginning?
The modernist style of the new cathedral just looks bland as hell. Looks like a giant chocolate bar
It looks better from the inside, which this video did not show us.
When all the ugly post war concrete, pebble dash and soulless 'groundbreaking' buildings that scar the city centre are finally demolished then Coventry could become an attractive city again. The small medieval part of the city is appealing but limited in scale. The brutalist new cathedral built in 1962 is OK but cannot possibly match the beauty of the many Gothic cathedrals across the UK. The adjacent university area is modern and pleasant.
That’s where I live some of the kids are annoying and horrible
Could you explain? Would you say its a bad place to live?
@@doszl Just doesn't like kids.