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a Cathedral in the town of Coventry, in the county of West Midlands

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About Coventry Cathedral

The stunning modern cathedral designed by Sir Basil Spence replaces Coventry's cathedral of the 14th and 15th-centuries. The original cathedral was the parish church of St. Michael until 1918, it was a magnificent example of Gothic Church architecture of which following the bombing of 1940 very little remains save for fragments of walls and the ancient spire.

The new cathedral is joined to the relic of the old by a canopied porch, it was completed in 1962 and a massive west screen of clear glass enables visitors to see the old cathedral from inside the new - this, for many is a moving and evocative experience. The building is quite simple in design, with its main features being two free standing circular chapels, of Unity and Christ the Servant. There is a slender spire which was lowered by helicopter on to the roof.

One of the beauties of Coventry cathedral lies in Graham Sutherland's alter tapestry of "Christ in Glory" also of interest is the large group of St.Michael and the Devil by Epstein.

For visitors to Coventry the cathedral is a "must see" it offers the opportunity to experience fine 20th-century church architecture combined with a powerful vision of what the old cathedral must have looked like following its completion in the 15th-century.
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Recommended attractions near Coventry Cathedral

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Recommended towns near Coventry Cathedral

Coventry, in the county of West Midlands (0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
Coventry has been at the heart of industry for many decades and has a great industrial past.
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Ryton-on-Dunsmore, in the county of Warwickshire (4.4 miles, 7.2 km, direction SE)
Located in the countryside between Rugby and Coventry, this delightful village is probably best known for it's ancient parish church.
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Kenilworth, in the county of Warwickshire (4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction SW)
Kenilworth is a pleasant town located in the spacious Warwickshire countryside, it is a town with an 'air of gentility' that tells you that this is a prosperous place with a long, illustrious history.
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Berkswell, in the county of West Midlands (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction W)
This must be one of England's loveliest villages, it is evocative of a life before urbanisation and modernity, it is that perfect idyll of much loved English country life where you can re-discover the peaceful tranquillity of yester-year.
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Nuneaton, in the county of Warwickshire (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction N)
It was the arrival of the railways in 1847 that caused Nuneaton to develop as an industrial textile and engineering town.
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Royal Leamington Spa, in the county of Warwickshire (8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction S)
This town has a history stretching back to the Doomsday Book, but it was Queen Victoria who put the "Royal" into Leamington Spa when she bestowed the title in 1838.
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Warwick, in the county of Warwickshire (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction S)
Warwick offers its visitors the chance to explore England's fascinating history with fine medieval buildings and a truly magnificent castle.
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Dunchurch, in the county of Warwickshire (10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction SE)
Dunchurch is located south of Rugby and just a short distance from the pleasures of the Oxford Canal. It was once famous as a stopping point for the coach travellers of the 18th century.
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Rugby, in the county of Warwickshire (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction E)
This town is the home of Rugby public school, the place where William Webb Ellis carried the ball instead of kicking it, and thus, in 1823 the game of Rugby football was born.
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Solihull, in the county of West Midlands (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction W)
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Nearby travel help

Coventry Station	(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)
Canley Station	(1.3 miles, 2.2 km, direction SW)
M6 Junction 3	(3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction N)
M6 Junction 2	(4.1 miles, 6.5 km, direction NE)
Birmingham International Airport	(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W)
East Midlands Airport	(30.2 miles, 48.6 km, direction N)
Coventry Cathedral to London	(86.0 miles, 138.3 km, direction SE)

Accommodation & Hotels near Coventry Cathedral

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Ramada Hotel & Suites	(0.3 miles, 0.4 km)
Britannia Hotel Coventry	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
Hylands Hotel	(0.8 miles, 1.2 km)
Village Hotel & Leisure Club Coventry	(1.4 miles, 2.3 km, direction W)
Arena Hotel	(1.6 miles, 2.7 km, direction NE)
Brooklands-Grange Hotel	(1.8 miles, 2.8 km, direction NW)
The Allesley Hotel	(2.1 miles, 3.4 km, direction NW)
The Beechwood	(2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction N)
Old Mill Inn	(2.5 miles, 4.1 km, direction S)
Quality Hotel Coventry Stonebridge Manor/Nec	(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction NW)
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